Just this year, Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers jerseys have been spotted around TPC Scottsdale, with the occasional hometown Arizona Cardinals jersey sprinkled in. That’s why so many heads turned Friday when not one, not two or three, but seven, guys in seven different Mark Sanchez jerseys walked through the mass of people […]
Continue readingThings have gone wrong. Tune in to First Take to see Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate the hottest topics in sports every Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. Embrace Debate In each case I wound up publicly pilloried as a madman, a football fool, a quarterback hack who is daft […]
Continue reading“I think the real substantive talks will come tomorrow,” he said. “I think we’re in a position at No. 9 and No. 13 in the first round to get two really good players, but it also opens up the gates for potential alternatives, potentially trading down and picking up more players. We’ll be open minded […]
Continue reading“It was hard to stomach,” the former West Virginia star said. The Jets welcomed Mark Sanchez‘s potential successor, making it clear they have no intention of bringing him along slowly. They picked him in the second round, 39th overall, with the belief that he will compete immediately for the starting job. “Our goal is, ‘Hey, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tom Brady does not see the excellence he saw in the past in the NFL. (0:53) There was a time — not too long ago, in fact — when it was a special occasion for the NFL to play on Thursdays. It happened only on Thanksgiving, usually with games in Detroit […]
Continue readingIt’s NFL combine week, which means we get a highly coveted measurement from 2022 NFL draft prospects: hand size. There seems to always be anticipation surrounding combine hand measurements, and this year is no different. Top quarterback prospect Kenny Pickett has the smallest hands among the quarterbacks at the combine, measuring at 8 1/2 inches. […]
Continue readingSteve Sarkisian had a decision to make in February. An offer from Colorado was on the table. Five-and-a-half years after his career went off the rails, he could sign on the dotted line and become a head coach again, and he could do it closer to home and within the familiar confines of the Pac-12. […]
Continue readingThis week, I checked in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I took detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to you another time. If you […]
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