What if Josh Gordon had caught a few hundred less yards in 2013? Perhaps we wouldn't view him as some form of superhero who's trouble has inconvenienced our fantasy prospects. Perhaps the Browns would have released him years ago instead of offering him bone after bone until Saturday night's final straw. Not only was Gordon enabled but the Browns' blind...
With the sweet, familiar routine of the regular season setting in, numerous NFL players have reconnected with their foundations and creating smiles in the community. This week’s roundup includes an array of uplifting acts of kindness by players, and a special appearance by a high ranking NFL executive who is taking the path of empathy. We know there a...
From the The Football Girl Podcast, hosted by Melissa Jacobs. to get new episodes of the pod in your feed the second we publish – and if you like what you hear, please rate and/or review us! Listen on | Listen on Melissa opens the show with a quick review of the new MNF football squad, a...
Let us begin not with the process of a catch (that somehow wasn't an issue today) but instead the process of choosing how to top this column. It's fairly simple. Watch all the games. Find a storyline that sings. Write. Typically the process is not too treacherous. Maybe two or three topics will stand out. But this week it was one after another. Retu...
As the trudgery of the preseason turns into the adrenaline of the regular season, our minds will naturally be consumed with nervousness, fantasy football and irrational anger at referees. But let us not forget about inspiring players who are using their platforms for change by servicing their communities. This roundup begins our second month of spotl...
When I first started TFG I immersed myself in fantasy coverage from waivers to a Startability Index, my weird spin on the traditional start/sit columns, and many more columns in between. The advice was apparently not terrible because soon my fantasy league dance card was overflowing with expert leagues galore, even a league sponsored by one of the NFL...
Hallelujah! Real live football that actually counts. In this super-sized episode, Melissa picks the five teams she believes are the most intriguing headed into the regular season, and dissects each one with a notable reporter from each market. Both local fans and NFL fans at large should appreciate these scene-setting conversations. The five teams selec...
The NFL landscape is gearing up for the loooong-awaited regular season kickoff. But that hasn’t slowed down the sense of giving and community that is so commonplace with players, both active and retired. Here is this week’s roundup of the positive impacts on the lives of the less fortunate. As always, drop us a comment at if we missed anyone this w...
From The Football Girl Podcast, hosted by Melissa Jacobs. to get new episodes of the pod in your feed the second we publish. If you like what you hear, please rate and/or review us! In this 28th episode, veteran NFL writer Kimberley A. Martin, and VERY soon to be Senior Reporter for Yahoo, takes listen...
The preseason’s penultimate week has come and gone and there are plenty of takeaways and lingering questions which I'll get to shortly. But first, this may be the day after the weekend when the starters (sans Bears and Rams) showed us their most robust body of work to date, yet this preseason’s clear winner remains a reality TV show… Like John ...