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Just as Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the end-of-year holiday season, the NFL Scouting Combine marks the start of draft season. And just as retailers like to jump the gun and put the Christmas decorations out on Sept. 8, draftniks like to get an early start. Some of them are already preparing for 2016. Saner minds are preparing for a week of press conferences, weigh-ins and drills starting on Feb. 21 and -- thanks to the reruns on NFL Network -- continuing throughout Lent.
Every combine has unique elements, but most are pretty much the same. You can set your watch by the Rex Ryan press conference stampede. Famous college players will give press conferences from podiums, less famous ones will sit at...
Last year, I loved watching the Super Bowl. I had no real rooting interest in either team, and it was a great viewing experience. One of my best friends, Jeff Swisher, invited me to the Bay Area to watch the game at a friend's... more »
Third-and-8 is hard. Anquan Boldin can tell you all about the defensive backs who will tug and pull as a receiver tries to find space in the traffic. Catching the ball over the middle is hard. Boldin knows about that, too, the... more »
Is it OK to feel sorry for San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver? Can I say that? Because I do. He was asked during Super Bowl Media Day about his sexual plans for Super Bowl week and if they... more »
The NFL season ends Sunday, as it always does, with two teams of the walking wounded pounding each other one last time. This year it’s the Baltimore Ravens against the San Francisco 49ers—or if you’re inclined to credit... more »
A strange thing is happening to the most management-dominated sports league in the U.S. The players are taking over. It's happening on the field and off, in locker rooms and in grievance hearings, and it undoubtedly happened ... more »
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