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From tragedy to Taylor Swift: The cost of the NFL’s invincibility
The league’s unquestioned dominance is treated as the result of perfect design, but as we think back on the league’s recently-concluded 104th season, with the Chiefs standing as champions (again), the Super Bowl revealed itself as both the beneficiary of a divided country — and an enthusiastic architect of those divisions. For a sport that […]
Continue readingPanthers’ defense is blast from past
This looks oh-so familiar. “When we started out in 2003, we said we want to be the blueprint for what people in Carolina want their defense to look like, no matter who was the coach,” former Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Brentson Buckner said last week. “That’s what we did. “The guys they have now are […]
Continue readingChargers hire Jim Harbaugh as coach: Perfect match for both sides?
If you have to hire a head coach, landing the reigning national champion seems like a good place to look. The Los Angeles Chargers got their man on Wednesday, hiring Jim Harbaugh away from Michigan to take over. After nine seasons at the collegiate level, Harbaugh returns to the NFL, where he went 44-19-1 in […]
Continue readingGus Malzahn: Newton, Manziel similar
Malzahn said the reigning Heisman Trophy winner reminds him a lot of former Tigers star quarterback Cam Newton, who captured the award in 2010. “I would say probably those two are probably two of the best that ever played the game in college football,” said Malzahn, who was Newton’s offensive coordinator. “We only got to […]
Continue readingBetting nuggets for Seattle-San Francisco
Thursday morning line at Westgate SuperBook: Seattle -6.5, 42 | Current offshore lines • As of Wednesday evening, 80 percent of the money wagered at William Hill’s Nevada sportsbook was on the Seahawks. • Sophisticated bettors at Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology had bet up the Seahawks to -7 (-105) by Wednesday night, according […]
Continue readingDerek Carr says Colin Kaepernick would fit in ‘great’ with Las Vegas Raiders
HENDERSON, Nev. — Quarterback Derek Carr on Tuesday endorsed the Raiders giving Colin Kaepernick a workout at the team facility two weeks ago and said, “I think he’d be great” in the locker room, should Las Vegas sign him. Kaepernick, who took a knee to protest police brutality and racial injustice during the pregame national […]
Continue readingSources: Colin Kaepernick’s workout with Las Vegas Raiders ‘positive,’ but no deal imminent
Colin Kaepernick’s arm strength and conditioning stood out in his workout with the Las Vegas Raiders, but no signing was imminent as of late Thursday night, sources told ESPN. The Raiders considered Kaepernick’s workout a “positive,” a source said. Las Vegas could be looking for another passer to serve as the backup for Derek Carr […]
Continue readingJosh McDaniels on Colin Kaepernick workout: Derek Carr knows Las Vegas Raiders are his team
HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday he didn’t feel the need to give quarterback Derek Carr a heads-up that the team was taking a look at Colin Kaepernick. McDaniels, speaking after a Raiders organized team activity, otherwise revealed little about the first known workout the free-agent quarterback has had with […]
Continue readingColin Kaepernick completes workout with Las Vegas Raiders, source says
Colin Kaepernick, who last played professional football in 2016 — the year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice — worked out Wednesday for the Las Vegas Raiders, a league source told ESPN. It marked Kaepernick’s first workout with an NFL team since being exiled, and it was the first time […]
Continue readingMiami Dolphins provide framework for diverse leadership on, off field
Race and social justice took center stage during the NFL’s opening weekend, when protests during the anthem, unifying T-shirts and decals honoring victims of police brutality were methods players and coaches used to make their voices heard. Add on that an NFL-record 10 Black quarterbacks started Week 1. Yet it was the Miami Dolphins, with […]
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