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Rookie IOLs with mettle to medal
Amid the Summer Olympics, the NFL season has officially begun with a full slate of preseason games. This is the time of year when the attention is typically on the skilled position players as fantasy football degenerates are fine-tuning their draft strategies to ...
When Life Choices Become Grave Mistakes
I'm deeply saddened to hear about the tragic "accident" that claimed the lives of three young men: Khyree Jackson (24), Isaiah Hazel (23), and Anthony Lytton Jr. (24). These childhood friends shared dreams and aspirations of becoming professional athletes. They ...
Running back: Devolution of a proud position
In this, the first in a series on the state of running backs, we discuss how a dramatic evolution has negatively impacted a once proud position. The series will look back at RBs selected in the 2024 draft, ahead to a 2025 class that seems loaded with runners and ...
Trump's forgotten charge: Killing the USFL
July 11, 2024, is already etched in history as the day former President Donald Trump will be sentenced for 34 felony convictions. Regardless of the outcome, I am reminded of July 29, 1986, when he actually won his battle in a New York court and lost the war.
Trump ...
Larry Allen: A long road to respect
Arguably the most dominant offensive lineman in football history, Larry Allen died Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 52.
His life story redefined perseverance. It could have been the original plot line for Straight Outta Compton, but ...
Controversy: Are punters, kickers NFL-draft worthy?
Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker made an impression in 2023 by making 33 of 35 field goals. Last week, he made quite an impression at Benedictine College, where Butker, shall we say, pushed his commencement speech wide right.
Controversy and ...
Jim Otto, the original Mr. Raider, dies at 86
The original Mr. Raider has passed.
Jim Otto, the first Raider to touch a football, died Sunday at his Auburn (CA) home, with his family at his side. He spent most of his 86 years sneering at the inevitable, enduring last rites three previous times.
Otto is survived ...
2024 Draft: A next-gen affair
As we look forward to watching the 257 draftees selected last week in the 2024 NFL Draft, we also gaze in the rear-view mirror at those relatives who preceded them and established the family name long ago.
Fathers, uncles, and brothers with names everyone ...
Calculating the 2024 Draft grades of all 257 picks
2024 DRAFT: 32 TEAMS AND 257 PLAYERS GRADED
Exhale. The 2024 NFL Draft did indeed conclude when Mr. Irrelevant, Jaylen Key (DB, Alabama) was drafted by the New York Jets with the No. 257 selection. We can break out the calculators and over analyze the selection ...
2024 NFL Draft: But wait, there's more!
Pay attention. If history taught us anything, there is still a lot of talent left in the draft.
Let’s think back...oh, yea, all the way to the 2022 draft, when the San Francisco 49ers took quarterback Brock Purdy No. 262, and he took them to an NFC Championship ...
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Steelers positional analysis: Kenny Pickett stands alone in QB room
2/17/2024If the Steelers were concerned about the uncertain future at quarterback when Ben Roethlisberger retired, the outlook ...
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t deserve criticism since Super Bowl
Globe StaffUpdated February 17, 2024, 9:38 a.m.Kyle Shanahan has been on the defensive all week following the 49ers’ 25-22 ...
New Raiders GM expected to be aggressive in search for top QB
February 17, 2024 - 4:19 PMIf Tom Telesco’s past offers clues about his future, expect the Raiders’ new general manager to ...
Mark Kiszla: After hating on Russell Wilson, maybe Sean Payton should give Sam Darnold some love
Sam Darnold needs a second chance to prove his worth in the NFL almost as desperately as the Broncos need a quarterback.Could ...
Grading the Week: Broncos QB Russell Wilson sounds like he can’t get away from Sean Payton fast enough
2/17/2024Apparently, Russell Wilson and Ciara didn’t buy what Sean Payton was shoveling on radio row during Super Bowl Week.A ...
When Deshaun Watson will begin throwing; how he feels about new OC Ken Dorsey, and more: Browns Insider
cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — Deshaun Watson is on track in his rehab schedule from shoulder surgery — maybe even a little ...
Jay Harbaugh stepping out of family circle for first time with Seahawks
Seattle Times staff reporterIf Jay Harbaugh’s last name gives him a hefty family legacy to live up to, his new position with ...
What the 49ers said after coming back to beat Packers
16-20 minutes 1/21/2024The 49ers earned a wild playoff win in a rainstorm Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium, coming back to ...
Why 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw wouldn’t go down after game-winning interception vs. Packers
5-7 minutes 1/21/2024SANTA CLARA — Dre Greenlaw was running zig-zags with the joy of a third-grader dodging tackles at recess.A ...
3 things that went right for Steelers offense, 3 that new offensive coordinator must fix
Mike Tomlin is going outside of his comfort zone — and the organization — to find his next offensive coordinator.Not since ...
Lots of veteran quarterback choices will be available for new-look Falcons
WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the ...
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