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Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Premier League, MLS, US Soccer, UFC

Is Penguins' Evgeni Malkin already campaigning for future decision after hot start to season?

He is in the final year of his contract and teased in September that he could be willing to join an advertised contender during the campaign. 

Shane Steichen shares why Colts are different with Daniel Jones at QB

Jones is enjoying a career revival while helping the Colts become one of the biggest surprises of the NFL season.

How Bears' Rome Odunze remained positive after disappointing rookie season

Rome Odunze spoke with ESPN's Courtney Cronin about how he stayed positive despite everything that went wrong for the Bears during his first pro season.

Falcons' Bijan Robinson calls certain talk 'dead' after loss to 49ers

Robinson indicated he no longer wants to hear this kind of talk.

Did Browns' Kevin Stefanski ever worry about losing job to Mike Vrabel?

On Monday, Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland/The Land on Demand asked Kevin Stefanski if he ever felt uncomfortable or threatened by Mike Vrabel's presence last year. 

Does Giants' Brian Daboll regret call that led to costly Jaxson Dart mistake in loss to Broncos?

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator/play-caller Mike Kafka came under fire after they put rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart

Steelers' Broderick Jones addresses tackling Aaron Rodgers in loss to Bengals

While speaking with reporters on Monday, Broderick Jones insisted that he and Aaron Rodgers are just fine with each other following what occurred in Cincinnati.

Patriots' Drake Maye praises Mike Vrabel for handling of emotional Titans game

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel did all he could last week to downplay the storyline related to the club's Week 7 game at the Tennessee Titans.

Have Giants players lost faith in DC Shane Bowen after collapse vs. Broncos?

Do the Giants still have faith in Bowen after surrendering 33 points in the fourth quarter against the Broncos?

Why Lions' Dan Campbell knew Jahmyr Gibbs' breakout performance vs. Buccaneers 'was coming'

Gibbs tallied season highs of 136 rushing yards and 82 receiving yards during what became somewhat of a defensive struggle on Monday night.

Buccaneers react to devastating Mike Evans injury news

It's now unclear if the 32-year-old will ever play another meaningful snap of in-game football, as he previously teased that he could retire after this season.

Patriots TE expands on how Drake Maye has grown as a leader

Maye has the Patriots rolling and seems to have embraced one criticism of his handling of being a starting quarterback in the NFL.

Jerry Jones addresses potential issue with George Pickens extension

Wide receiver George Pickens seems to be setting himself up for a future payday while featuring for the Dallas Cowboys in a contract year.

Bengals' Joe Flacco addresses Joe Burrow elephant in the room

Flacco addressed the situation while speaking with NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated for a piece published Monday.

DeForest Buckner discusses what's different about 6-1 Colts after win over Chargers

The Colts were already one of the top positive surprises of the season before an impressive 38-24 win at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon.

Patriots' Mike Vrabel expands on emotional win over Titans

Vrabel spent six seasons serving as Tennessee's head coach from 2018-23.

Did Giants coaches fail Jaxson Dart before critical mistake in collapse vs. Broncos?

Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart contributed to the New York Giants' historic collapse at the Denver Broncos on Sunday when he tossed an inexcusable interception on a third-down play with under five minutes remaining in regulation.

Massive update about Dolphins' Mike McDaniel revealed after loss to Browns

This is a huge update regarding the embattled Dolphins coach.

Nick Sirianni addresses Eagles ignoring 'noise' after win over Vikings

There was plenty of chatter about the state of the Eagles after they lost two straight games, but they bounced back with a win over the Vikings in Week 7.

How Baker Mayfield helped struggling Buccaneers rookie WR ahead of season

Analysts have routinely referred to Mayfield as a legitimate Most Valuable Player Award candidate ahead of the Bucs' Monday night game.

Browns' Myles Garrett reflects on controversial comments after blowout win over Dolphins

Following Cleveland's win over the Dolphins Garrett revisited previous controversial remarks he made about the team's start to the season.

49ers' George Kittle had big goal for Christian McCaffrey ahead of win over Falcons

After the 49ers improved to 5-2 on the season via a 20-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Kittle revealed that he had a big goal in mind for running back Christian McCaffrey heading into the "Sunday Night Football" contest. 

Giants DT makes concerning admission after historic collapse in loss to Broncos

The New York Giants fell to 2-5 on the season when they suffered a historic collapse during what became a 33-32 loss at the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn addresses major locker-room concern amid 0-7 start

Things continued to go from bad to worse for the New York Jets under first-year head coach Aaron Glenn on Sunday.

Patriots players admit obvious about Mike Vrabel after win over Titans

Leading up to Sunday's game between the Patriots and Titans, Vrabel did all he could to downplay the storyline related to him facing Tennessee, which unceremoniously fired him in January 2024 after he spent six seasons in charge.