The Eagles have staggered spending for more than two decades, dating back to Banner time with the team. Seattle strategy of re signing core players is one way teams can take advantage of a quarterback on a fixed contract. Another is being aggressive in free agency. After Andrew Luck rookie season, the Colts took advantage […]
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is back, but his status beyond this season is uncertain, and he sustained a concussion last weekend. The Bills added Jordan Matthews in the Darby trade, but of the eight players who caught a TD pass last year, only two return: tight end Charles Clay, with four, and running back LeSean McCoy, […]
Advocates in several states are pushing for legislation to prevent prosecutors from unilaterally charging kids as adults without judicial oversight or defense representation (« direct file »). And grassroots activists, public defenders, and juvenile experts are pressuring elected officials to simply stop charging kids as adults so that they can stay in juvenile programming, where they belong. […]
8 Consecutive NFL Drafts have passed without an Arkansas or Vanderbilt player selected in the first round, the longest active first round droughts in the SEC. The most recent Razorbacks to come off the board in the first round are RB Darren McFadden, who went to the Raiders at No. 4, and RB Felix Jones, […]
Mueller, like George Mitchell before him, will not have subpoena power, so he’ll be depending on the voluntary cooperation of all involved. Goodell has promised to make all NFL personnel and previous investigative material available, but it will be no surprise if Mueller’s report simply produces a meticulous timeline documenting everything we already know. Some […]
Our country needs unifying leadership right now, not more divisiveness. We need to seek to understand each other and have civil discourse instead of condemnation and sound bites. I know our players who kneeled for the anthem and these are smart young men of character who want to make our world a better place for […]
The Top SeatsWith the exception of Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers and without a bad seat in the house, ideal seats tend to be around the 50 yard line. And of course, they’re also the hardest tickets to snag. Resist the urge to seat in the first row; although it might be […]
5th Round Pick: Nate Gerry, LB Gerry was cut by the Eagles out of training camp and is on the practice squad. The Eagles willingness to expose him to waivers just a little over four months after drafting him speaks to how they feel his transition from college safety to NFL linebacker is going. « Cortez […]
Many spent their small fortunes during a short career; others retired unprepared for real life along with the loss of their celebrity status and football perks; some never foresaw the post career toll that injuries and concussions could take. « A lot of guys come to me so late and in such deep holes that it’s […]
Traditionally, football fields used a variety of turfgrasses to maintain a playing surface. With the invention of artificial turf, which is a man made product, natural grasses were replaced on many athletic fields including football fields. Artificial turf eliminated grass maintenance and upkeep. It allows many games to be played regardless of weather or conditions. […]
« I went back in the game! » Hogan said with a laugh. « That was 2005, 2006. I had no recollection of going back in or playing the second half. I’m pretty sure they knew I had a concussion, because they told me to stay up all night. It really wasn’t that scary because it wasn’t such […]
This advice actually comes less from a certainty that whatever they’re suggesting will work, than from a certainty that whatever you’re doing won’t work. About half of all Americans are trying to lose weight at any given time, so any given person is likely to have tried a bunch of different methods, which apparently don’t […]