Sources say that the Blue Jays will give Springer a six-year deal worth $150 million. The deal is said to be completed and Toronto is expected to announce the signing once Springer passes his physical.

Earlier rumors claimed that the New York Mets were also in the running for Springer. The Mets have a new billionaire owner, Steve Cohen, who is clearly ready to spend big money to build the team after signing former Cleveland Indians superstar Francisco Lindor to a huge contract.

However, the Blue Jays ended up offering Springer a better deal. The 31-year-old outfielder played all seven of his professional seasons with the Houston Astros, winning the World Series with the team in 2017 and the American League pennant in 2019.

A three-time All-Star, Springer had a batting average of .265 last year, with 14 home runs and 32 RBIs during the shortened season.

On paper, Springer is the perfect veteran addition to this young Toronto team that finished last season with a winning record and qualified for the postseason for the first time since 2016. The Blue Jays’ best players outside of Springer, Cavan Biggio, Bo Bichette, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., are all under the age of 25.

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Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur makes history by being the first coach to take his team to the conference championship game in each of his first two seasons with the team.

But not a lot of coaches have had someone like quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is the clear favorite to win the MVP award this year. Rodgers continued to shine in the playoffs, picking apart the vaunted Rams defense to the tune of 296 passing yards and two touchdown passes.

The Green Bay offensive line performed brilliantly as well, not allowing the Rams to sack Rodgers even once. However, the fact that Los Angeles standout defender Aaron Donald was playing injured definitely factored into the Rams’ lack of pass rush.

Los Angeles quarterback Jared Goff, who was playing through a serious thumb injury, battled valiantly and kept the Rams in the game for as long as he could.

But the Packers’ offensive attack was too much to overcome in the end. Complimenting Rodgers all day was a fantastic rushing attack that tallied 188 yards on the ground.

Green Bay will be hosting the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week to battle it out for the right to represent the NFC in this year’s Super Bowl.

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He also added that he believes that the current situation in which Houston is in can’t be fixed, which is the closest Harden has gotten to publicly asking for a trade since rumors of him wanting to leave Houston surfaced in the offseason.

According to reports, the Rockets would be willing to deal their star scorer and former league MVP, but it would have to be for a king’s ransom. The Rockets reportedly want at least a young franchise cornerstone player and a few first-round picks in exchange for Harden.

Reports have claimed that the Rockets have had discussions with more than six teams and have kept Harden in the loop as well regarding the negotiations.

Sources say that Harden told Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta in the offseason that he did not believe in the current direction of the franchise and that he would prefer to be traded to a team that had a better chance of contending for a title.

Despite his displeasure with the situation, Harden is still averaging 24.8 points per game this season.

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That didn’t happen, with the New Orleans Saints easily cruising to a 21-9 win over the Bears in their Super Wild-Card matchup on Sunday.

Earlier in the season, Trubisky was benched in Week 3 after a slow start leading the offense. The team was handed over to journeyman quarterback Nick Foles, who quickly showed that he was not the answer at quarterback either.

Trubisky then got his job back in Week 12 and showed significant improvement in his play at the end of the regular season. However, reports claimed that the improvement he showed wouldn’t be enough to save his job unless he led a deep playoff run.

The New Orleans Saints and their veteran quarterback Drew Brees made sure that wasn’t going to happen. Brees threw two touchdown passes and star running back Alvin Kamara ran in another one to give the Saints an easy 21-9 win.

Trubisky went 19 of 29 for 199 yards and threw one touchdown at the end of the game that was completely inconsequential as the Saints had already secured the victory. The Bears were also poor in the running game, managing only 48 yards from scrimmage on the ground.

The Saints will face Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the next round, a team that they have already beaten twice this year.

The Bears will have a very important offseason ahead of them in which they will have to decide whether they are going to give Trubisky another shot or move on from him and find another quarterback.

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Gailey previously retired in 2017 after coaching with the New York Jets for two years but decided to return and take the Miami offensive coordinator job this year.

Gailey had a history with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who was slated to be the Dolphins’ starting quarterback at the beginning of the season. Gailey coached Fitzpatrick when they were both members of the Buffalo Bills from 2010 to 2012.

A new offensive coordinator in 2021 will probably be the best thing for the Dolphins, since rookie Tua Tagovailoa, who Miami took with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 draft, did not look very effective in Gailey’s scheme, which was obviously designed with Fitzpatrick in mind.

Despite missing the playoffs, Miami finished the season with 10 wins and appears to be a team on the rise.

Finding the right offensive coordinator to tap into Tagovailoa’s potential and mold him into a true franchise quarterback will be the biggest priority this offseason for the Dolphins, along with putting together a good supporting cast for Tagovailoa on the offensive side of the ball.

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Henry ends the season with a total of 2,027 rushing yards, making him only the eighth running back in the history of the NFL to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.

This is also the second season in a row that Henry will win the rushing title. He had the most rushing yards in 2019 as well, rushing for 1,540 yards in just 15 games.

With the 41-38 win over the Texans on Sunday, the Titans have also clinched the AFC South. It’s the first time that they’ve finished the season as division champions since 2008. The Titans will face the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs next week.

Tennesee knocked Baltimore out of the playoffs last year on their way to the AFC Championship Game, which they lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs.

The Titans will need Henry to continue his dominance in the playoffs in order to keep electric Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson off the field.

The star running back was recently rewarded for his play, signing a four-year contract with the Titans worth $50 million.

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In his long and productive career, Davis suited up for 16 seasons, despite having to battle back from three ACL tears over the course of his playing career. He also famously played in Super Bowl 50 as a member of the Carolina Panthers with a broken arm.

Davis’ career could end on Sunday if the Washington Football Team loses to the Philadelphia Eagles. However, if Washington wins on Sunday, they will be crowned NFC East Champions and will be going to the playoffs.

Davis was a safety coming out of college and had to completely reshape his body in order to become an NFL linebacker. Over the last 16 years, Davis was incredibly consistent despite battling serious injuries and was regarded by teammates as a true leader both on and off the field.

During his career, Davis posted six seasons in which he recorded more than 100 tackles. In 2015, when the Carolina Panthers finished the regular season 15-1 and ended up losing in the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos, Davis had his best season and was named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team.

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According to the Memphis Grizzlies, their star point guard has a sprained ankle. X-rays were performed on Morant’s ankle that didn’t show any fractures, but the team will perform an MRI on Tuesday to better understand the severity of the injury.

The 21-year-old sophomore was selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft and has immediately become a star in the league. Over the first two games of this season, Morant averaged a startling 36 points and eight assists.

He finished last season with an average of 17.8 points, 7.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds on his way to being named Rookie of the Year.

Morant was able to take the Grizzlies—a team that most experts originally thought would have one of the worst records in the league last year—to the brink of qualifying for a playoff spot in 2020.

Memphis has high expectations and would like to reach the playoffs in 2021, but they won’t be able to do it without a healthy Morant leading the team. Understandably, this is why the Grizzlies will hope that his ankle injury is not a serious one.

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Starting the season off with a win, the Jaguars haven’t won a game since, dropping 14 straight over the course of a tough season in which the team used three different quarterbacks.

The team will almost certainly use the top pick in next year’s draft to secure their quarterback of the future. The consensus top pick in next year’s draft is Trevor Lawrence, a true junior from Clemson and someone most scouts believe is a can’t-miss prospect and the best quarterback prospect that has come out of college since the Indianapolis Colts drafted Andrew Luck in 2012.

The Jaguars got help to secure the pick on Sunday from the New York Jets, who started the season off with 13 straight losses but have now won two games straight.

Now that it’s almost certain that the Jets have officially missed out on the Lawrence sweepstakes, it will be interesting to see what the team will do with the No. 2 pick.

The Jets could look to other top quarterback prospects such as Justin Fields from Ohio State or BYU prospect Zach Wilson. Or they could choose to build around their current quarterback, Sam Darnold, who is playing in his third season and is still only 23 years old.

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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan made the announcement this week, saying that Kittle’s fractured foot is fully healed. Many experts are questioning whether it is smart to play the star tight end and risk further injury, considering that there are only two games left in the season and that San Francisco has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

The 49ers, who were NFC champions and lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s Super Bowl, were absolutely devastated by injuries this season. The laundry list of serious injuries suffered by San Francisco players this season includes quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, star defensive ends Nick Bosa and Dee Ford, running backs Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman, center Weston Richburg, and more.

When he does take the field this week, Kittle is expected to catch passes from San Francisco’s third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, after Garoppolo’s replacement Nick Mullens suffered an injury that knocked him out of last week’s game.

Shanahan said that even though Kittle feels great, he will be on a pitch count and the team plans to play it safe with their star pass-catcher and ease him into the gameplan.

San Francisco will face their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who are still in the playoff hunt and currently boast an 8-6 record.

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Sources say that the Blue Jays will give Springer a six-year deal worth $150 million. The deal is said to be completed and Toronto is expected to announce the signing once Springer passes his physical.

Earlier rumors claimed that the New York Mets were also in the running for Springer. The Mets have a new billionaire owner, Steve Cohen, who is clearly ready to spend big money to build the team after signing former Cleveland Indians superstar Francisco Lindor to a huge contract.

However, the Blue Jays ended up offering Springer a better deal. The 31-year-old outfielder played all seven of his professional seasons with the Houston Astros, winning the World Series with the team in 2017 and the American League pennant in 2019.

A three-time All-Star, Springer had a batting average of .265 last year, with 14 home runs and 32 RBIs during the shortened season.

On paper, Springer is the perfect veteran addition to this young Toronto team that finished last season with a winning record and qualified for the postseason for the first time since 2016. The Blue Jays’ best players outside of Springer, Cavan Biggio, Bo Bichette, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., are all under the age of 25.

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Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur makes history by being the first coach to take his team to the conference championship game in each of his first two seasons with the team.

But not a lot of coaches have had someone like quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is the clear favorite to win the MVP award this year. Rodgers continued to shine in the playoffs, picking apart the vaunted Rams defense to the tune of 296 passing yards and two touchdown passes.

The Green Bay offensive line performed brilliantly as well, not allowing the Rams to sack Rodgers even once. However, the fact that Los Angeles standout defender Aaron Donald was playing injured definitely factored into the Rams’ lack of pass rush.

Los Angeles quarterback Jared Goff, who was playing through a serious thumb injury, battled valiantly and kept the Rams in the game for as long as he could.

But the Packers’ offensive attack was too much to overcome in the end. Complimenting Rodgers all day was a fantastic rushing attack that tallied 188 yards on the ground.

Green Bay will be hosting the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week to battle it out for the right to represent the NFC in this year’s Super Bowl.

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He also added that he believes that the current situation in which Houston is in can’t be fixed, which is the closest Harden has gotten to publicly asking for a trade since rumors of him wanting to leave Houston surfaced in the offseason.

According to reports, the Rockets would be willing to deal their star scorer and former league MVP, but it would have to be for a king’s ransom. The Rockets reportedly want at least a young franchise cornerstone player and a few first-round picks in exchange for Harden.

Reports have claimed that the Rockets have had discussions with more than six teams and have kept Harden in the loop as well regarding the negotiations.

Sources say that Harden told Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta in the offseason that he did not believe in the current direction of the franchise and that he would prefer to be traded to a team that had a better chance of contending for a title.

Despite his displeasure with the situation, Harden is still averaging 24.8 points per game this season.

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That didn’t happen, with the New Orleans Saints easily cruising to a 21-9 win over the Bears in their Super Wild-Card matchup on Sunday.

Earlier in the season, Trubisky was benched in Week 3 after a slow start leading the offense. The team was handed over to journeyman quarterback Nick Foles, who quickly showed that he was not the answer at quarterback either.

Trubisky then got his job back in Week 12 and showed significant improvement in his play at the end of the regular season. However, reports claimed that the improvement he showed wouldn’t be enough to save his job unless he led a deep playoff run.

The New Orleans Saints and their veteran quarterback Drew Brees made sure that wasn’t going to happen. Brees threw two touchdown passes and star running back Alvin Kamara ran in another one to give the Saints an easy 21-9 win.

Trubisky went 19 of 29 for 199 yards and threw one touchdown at the end of the game that was completely inconsequential as the Saints had already secured the victory. The Bears were also poor in the running game, managing only 48 yards from scrimmage on the ground.

The Saints will face Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the next round, a team that they have already beaten twice this year.

The Bears will have a very important offseason ahead of them in which they will have to decide whether they are going to give Trubisky another shot or move on from him and find another quarterback.

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Gailey previously retired in 2017 after coaching with the New York Jets for two years but decided to return and take the Miami offensive coordinator job this year.

Gailey had a history with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who was slated to be the Dolphins’ starting quarterback at the beginning of the season. Gailey coached Fitzpatrick when they were both members of the Buffalo Bills from 2010 to 2012.

A new offensive coordinator in 2021 will probably be the best thing for the Dolphins, since rookie Tua Tagovailoa, who Miami took with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 draft, did not look very effective in Gailey’s scheme, which was obviously designed with Fitzpatrick in mind.

Despite missing the playoffs, Miami finished the season with 10 wins and appears to be a team on the rise.

Finding the right offensive coordinator to tap into Tagovailoa’s potential and mold him into a true franchise quarterback will be the biggest priority this offseason for the Dolphins, along with putting together a good supporting cast for Tagovailoa on the offensive side of the ball.

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Henry ends the season with a total of 2,027 rushing yards, making him only the eighth running back in the history of the NFL to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.

This is also the second season in a row that Henry will win the rushing title. He had the most rushing yards in 2019 as well, rushing for 1,540 yards in just 15 games.

With the 41-38 win over the Texans on Sunday, the Titans have also clinched the AFC South. It’s the first time that they’ve finished the season as division champions since 2008. The Titans will face the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs next week.

Tennesee knocked Baltimore out of the playoffs last year on their way to the AFC Championship Game, which they lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs.

The Titans will need Henry to continue his dominance in the playoffs in order to keep electric Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson off the field.

The star running back was recently rewarded for his play, signing a four-year contract with the Titans worth $50 million.

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In his long and productive career, Davis suited up for 16 seasons, despite having to battle back from three ACL tears over the course of his playing career. He also famously played in Super Bowl 50 as a member of the Carolina Panthers with a broken arm.

Davis’ career could end on Sunday if the Washington Football Team loses to the Philadelphia Eagles. However, if Washington wins on Sunday, they will be crowned NFC East Champions and will be going to the playoffs.

Davis was a safety coming out of college and had to completely reshape his body in order to become an NFL linebacker. Over the last 16 years, Davis was incredibly consistent despite battling serious injuries and was regarded by teammates as a true leader both on and off the field.

During his career, Davis posted six seasons in which he recorded more than 100 tackles. In 2015, when the Carolina Panthers finished the regular season 15-1 and ended up losing in the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos, Davis had his best season and was named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team.

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According to the Memphis Grizzlies, their star point guard has a sprained ankle. X-rays were performed on Morant’s ankle that didn’t show any fractures, but the team will perform an MRI on Tuesday to better understand the severity of the injury.

The 21-year-old sophomore was selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft and has immediately become a star in the league. Over the first two games of this season, Morant averaged a startling 36 points and eight assists.

He finished last season with an average of 17.8 points, 7.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds on his way to being named Rookie of the Year.

Morant was able to take the Grizzlies—a team that most experts originally thought would have one of the worst records in the league last year—to the brink of qualifying for a playoff spot in 2020.

Memphis has high expectations and would like to reach the playoffs in 2021, but they won’t be able to do it without a healthy Morant leading the team. Understandably, this is why the Grizzlies will hope that his ankle injury is not a serious one.

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Starting the season off with a win, the Jaguars haven’t won a game since, dropping 14 straight over the course of a tough season in which the team used three different quarterbacks.

The team will almost certainly use the top pick in next year’s draft to secure their quarterback of the future. The consensus top pick in next year’s draft is Trevor Lawrence, a true junior from Clemson and someone most scouts believe is a can’t-miss prospect and the best quarterback prospect that has come out of college since the Indianapolis Colts drafted Andrew Luck in 2012.

The Jaguars got help to secure the pick on Sunday from the New York Jets, who started the season off with 13 straight losses but have now won two games straight.

Now that it’s almost certain that the Jets have officially missed out on the Lawrence sweepstakes, it will be interesting to see what the team will do with the No. 2 pick.

The Jets could look to other top quarterback prospects such as Justin Fields from Ohio State or BYU prospect Zach Wilson. Or they could choose to build around their current quarterback, Sam Darnold, who is playing in his third season and is still only 23 years old.

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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan made the announcement this week, saying that Kittle’s fractured foot is fully healed. Many experts are questioning whether it is smart to play the star tight end and risk further injury, considering that there are only two games left in the season and that San Francisco has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

The 49ers, who were NFC champions and lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s Super Bowl, were absolutely devastated by injuries this season. The laundry list of serious injuries suffered by San Francisco players this season includes quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, star defensive ends Nick Bosa and Dee Ford, running backs Raheem Mostert and Tevin Coleman, center Weston Richburg, and more.

When he does take the field this week, Kittle is expected to catch passes from San Francisco’s third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, after Garoppolo’s replacement Nick Mullens suffered an injury that knocked him out of last week’s game.

Shanahan said that even though Kittle feels great, he will be on a pitch count and the team plans to play it safe with their star pass-catcher and ease him into the gameplan.

San Francisco will face their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who are still in the playoff hunt and currently boast an 8-6 record.

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