Tom Brady is a quarterback, not a wide receiver. Eagles cornerback Malcolm Jenkins made sure to remind him of that at Super Bowl 52. Brady found himself wide open after handing the ball off to James White on third-and-5 and sneaking past a disinterested Philadelphia defense. He broke into the flat behind former teammate Chris […]
Month: February 2018
Panthers name Marty Hurney general manager (again)
Marty Hurney has been named the Panthers’ new general manager. The team announced the deal Wednesday. Earlier this week Luck told Sports Illustrated the focus right is now is still strengthening all those muscles and making sure that my shoulder can handle it. Luck, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL […]
Winter Olympics medal count 2018: Norway running away with overall lead
With one week to go in the 2018 Winter Olympics, Norway has established itself as the top medal leader. As of Sunday evening, the Norwegians have 26 medals total, well ahead of Germany’s 18, Canada’s 16, and the Netherlands’ 13. Norway added to its medal total after several strong performances on Saturday. The cross country […]
Mayfield acknowledged this past weekend that NFL personnel have talked to him about having more awareness of his social media use and trying to stay out of trouble.
We’re two completely different people, Mayfield said. I’ve always been a team-oriented guy. Not saying that Johnny wasn’t, but I’ve quickly earned the respect of my teammates because of how I worked. I wasn’t given the natural talent that Johnny had. Because he’s a talent. And there’s a reason he got taken in the first […]
Smith was a rotational linebacker going into this game, and he came out of it with a new car.
He was on the field, however, for two huge plays, his 69-yard interception return and a fumble recovery. But this is where the voters should have looked deeper in the Seahawks’ 43-8 destruction of the Broncos. The Legion of Boom, behind Seattle’s pass rush, took control of this game from the beginning. Laying the boom […]
The Patriots will face a new challenger in their seventh consecutive AFC championship game Sunday.
The Jaguars follow the Ravens, Broncos, Colts and Steelers in trying to get the better of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. New England is not invincible, given it has split the previous six trips, including a home loss to Baltimore as more than a touchdown favorite five years ago. Jacksonville is a nine-point underdog in […]
Week 1 had some surprises but the games weren’t as competitive as you might like.
Teams barely averaged two touchdowns per game and the final margin of victory (13.6 points) was the highest it’s been since the opening week of the 2011 season. Injuries to key players were plentiful — David Johnson, Allen Robinson, Danny Woodhead and Kevin White are all expected to miss significant time — while other teams […]
The Rooney Rule was not created to be an obstacle to hirings, either on NFL sidelines or in front offices.
Yet that’s exactly how it appears teams are viewing it. Deepen the pool of candidates? No, check off a box before grabbing the guy they wanted all along. The Raiders sent that perception all over the football world in their pursuit of Jon Gruden as head coach. The Browns sent the same perception in December […]