Think back to the 1998 NFL draft, the clash of the two future NFL MVPs battling for the coveted position of the first overall draft pick. One–the man who wound up going first, was Peyton Manning, five-time NFL MVP and 14 time Pro Bowler. The other was Ryan Leaf, whose...
Recently, Major League Baseball reached a new collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union, avoiding a strike. The changes agreed to within the CBA were largely insignificant to sports fans, but one facet did catch the eye (and ire) of many: the elimination...
Troy James Smith was a superstar under center at Ohio State University. He was a unanimous All-American, named a Sporting News Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy winner in 2006. ESPN called called him the “Big 10 Player of the Decade.” Troy...
Let’s start a movement to abolish field turf! I have long been an opponent of artificial playing surfaces for football stadiums. I’m old school. Football was made to be played on REAL grass not the fake stuff that now is the surface of over 60 major college football...
He’s the signal caller. The field general. The man under center. The quarterback is the lifeblood of most NFL offenses. And, to be honest, teams often live and die by the man taking snaps for the team. To be completely frank, a lot of teams–perhaps we can say...