The countdown to Thursday night’s kickoff was filled with anticipation. But not as much as previous NFL kickoff games as New England-Kansas City drew a significantly lower number. ...
There are the best players, then there are most fascinating players. The guys who tap into our emotional brain space because they are an underdog, mounting a comeback, a medical miracle, have a boatload to prove or just freakin’ awesome The list belo...
Despite his five Super Bowl rings, his perfect wife, his clear G.O.A.T. status, despite his age-defying stamina, pinpoint accuracy, ability to turn no-name receivers into stars, impeccable taste in footwear, model good looks, cleft chin, and ability to . ...
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett shared quite the powerful story on Twitter this morning, According to Bennett, he was threatened and handcuffed by police following the Mayweather-McGregor fight in Las Vegas two weeks ago simply for being black. ...
MetLife Stadium is about ten miles outside of New York City in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Going out there from Manhattan is essentially the equivalent of following Moses around the desert for 40 years looking for the Promised Land. Nothing really ever c...
Anonymous NFL personnel and random New York Times guest columnists may believe that Colin Kaepernick is no longer good to play in the NFL, but the league’s biggest stars disagree. Broncos linebacker Von Miller told SI Now’s Robin Lundberg that is ...
“I wanted to win the award for those guys, because they put in a lot of work behind the scenes.” –Jordy Nelson on (briefly) thanking his athletic trainers during his Comeback Player of the Year Award speech, 2017 “We are...
All of the hours logged preparing for your draft and assembling a roster of would be rockstars has led to this moment. Let the fantasy season truly begin! Week 1 is often a fantasy crapshoot and this year is no different but there are several top end opti...
The 2017 NFL season’s infancy is for the most part sticking to script. Star player (in this case Ezekiel Elliott) possibly suspended for the opening weeks as the result of an NFL investigation that is more probable than not lacking in credibility. Supre...
If the NFL is consistent with anything, it is running murky investigations. Ezekiel Elliott was suspended six games for his alleged role in a domestic violence assault against his ex-girlfriend. Elliott’s appeal hearing quickly followed and concluded Th...
