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Monday Morning Digest: Lovable Patriots, Bradford’s Moxie and Injuries Galore

September 19, 2016

Everything was going right for the Vikings on Sunday night. Then something went very, very wrong.  A potentially devastating knee injury to Adrian Peterson overshadowed a 17-14 victory over the Packers ...

Decline of Darrelle Revis and Josh Norman Should Have Jets, Washington Worried

September 15, 2016

So that's all $17 million buys these days? Sheesh. The Jets are paying Darrelle Revis $17 million this season. He sits atop their budget ledger, according to Over the Cap, earning more ...

Next Big Thing: The Re-Education of Bills Cornerback Ronald Darby

September 14, 2016

Ronald Darby has nothing to worry about when he steps onto a football field. But that doesn't keep the pregame butterflies away. "I'm a little nervous before each game," he admitted.  Make ...

NFL’s Climate of Distrust Will Undermine Cam Newton Probe No Matter the Result

September 13, 2016

Maybe the NFL should hire Morgan Freeman to make all of its official announcements. Freeman would make the league sound more authoritative. More enlightened. More...trustworthy.  Read the beginning of the official statement by ...

Mike Tanier’s Monday Morning Digest, Week 1

September 12, 2016

Did you blink? Eat a meal? Run to the potty? Turn your head for just a moment?  If so, you may have missed: A thrilling last-minute comeback by the Seahawks after a ...

Four Plays That Will Shape the Outcome of the 2016 NFL Season

September 8, 2016

Each NFL season ultimately comes down to just a handful of plays—the blitz that doesn't get picked up, the tight end seam route that the safety cannot cover, the fake ...

The Next Big NFL Playmaker: Jaguars Receiver Allen Robinson

September 7, 2016

If Jacksonville wide receiver Allen Robinson slipped past you last year, you are not alone. Many NFL cornerbacks were in the same boat.  Robinson caught 80 passes for 1,400 yards last ...

How 5 Years of NFL Controversies Have Changed the World

September 6, 2016

We used to turn to football to escape our everyday problems. Now we look to football to explain our everyday problems.  For five consecutive years, the opening of the NFL season ...

Adrian Peterson, Eli Manning, Others Poised to Climb the All-Time Leaderboards

September 1, 2016

Now that he has retired, we don't have to worry about Peyton Manning shattering a new record every week. We now must worry about Eli Manning shattering a new record every ...

Teddy Bridgewater’s Injury Ends a Fairy-Tale Vikings Season Before It Begins

August 30, 2016

Teddy Bridgewater hit Charles Johnson for 19 yards, then connected with Stefon Diggs on a deep corner route for 22 yards, then found Kyle Rudolph over the middle for a ...

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