Photo: sporting news The Denver Broncos swung the first big offseason trade of the year, agreeing to ship a fourth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. The move will have a trickle-down effect not only for the Broncos but the rest of the quarterback market as we barrel toward the opening of free agency on March 13. […]
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THE BEST NFL COVERAGE BY THE MICHAEL BARI SHOW
The New York Giants are lined up, 50 players in a rowed formation, stretching in downward dog position. A head pops up. Odell Beckham Jr. begins dancing. It’s because Drake’s verse from the new Travis Scott song “Sicko Mode” is coming through the twin loudspeakers. Drake is a good friend—Beckham stays at his house from […]
NFL NEWS & NOTES BRADY, ODELL BECKHAM JR., LUCK AND MUCH MORE
Tom Brady could have avoided being suspended because of Deflategate if he was willing to blame two New England Patriots staffers for the scandal. The star quarterback proposed a $1 million fine, but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell demanded that he state former equipment managers John Jastremski and Jim McNally had tampered with the footballs without his knowledge, according […]
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES, DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
Good news for Virginia Tech cornerback Adonis Alexander. On the eve of the NFL’s supplemental draft, teams have received records of a clean drug test taken this week, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL.com (on Twitter). Alexander was arrested on a marijuana charge in 2016, but his camp has been working to prove that it was just […]
MONDAY JULY 9, 2018 SPORTS REVIEW, TROUT, RAIDERS, LEBRON, COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Something has been gnawing at me about Mike Trout and Mookie Betts. Both are practically perfect hitters, and in practically identical ways. It’s not just that they both hit the ball hard and far, but that they control the construction of each plate appearance: Los Angeles Angels center fielder Trout has a phenomenal batting eye — his chase rate is […]
THE BEST THE GREATEST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2018 NFL DRAFT
The 2018 NFL draft is here — and now we can finally figure out where all of these quarterbacks are going. My Big Board goes to 300 prospects, and my position rankings cover more than 700. But it’s important to note that the cutoff for undrafted free agents starts around 35 for positions like wide receiver. That means approximately 90 […]