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NFL Needs a Thoughtful Response to National Anthem Protests

August 30, 2016

It was my job to make teenagers stand for the Pledge of Allegiance for nearly 20 years. I am a former public high school teacher. New Jersey state law requires students to stand ...

Preseason ‘Dress Rehearsals’ Can Be More Misleading Than Enlightening

August 25, 2016

The 2001 Patriots lost their “dress rehearsal,” their third preseason game, 20-3 to the Buccaneers. The starting offense recorded just three first downs. The first-team defense allowed two touchdowns. Tom ...

Josh Brown Case Proves That the NFL Learned All the Wrong Lessons from Ray Rice

August 23, 2016

Imagine that you are a top executive in a major industry that also happens to be a cultural institution—you are a Roger Goodell type, in other words—and you want to ...

Is Dak Prescott Shattering the Myth About the Need for Veteran Backup QBs?

August 18, 2016

In these contentious times, when political rhetoric can turn brother against brother and total strangers can get into shouting matches about anything from global warming to Suicide Squad, at least ...

After Close Call with Carson Wentz, Doug Pederson at Risk of Costing Eagles Big

August 16, 2016

It was an odd sight for this time of year. On a steamy morning at Eagles training camp, safety Malcolm Jenkins and other veteran starters took part in a full-contact punt ...

Predicting the NFL’s Biggest Comebacks in 2016

August 11, 2016

Reggie Bush only needed a one-word endorsement to convince me that his comeback bid could be successful.  Bush caught a screen pass from Tyrod Taylor during a Buffalo Bills full-squad drill ...

Meet Ben McAdoo’s New Giants: Healthier, Smarter, Better and Relaxed

August 9, 2016

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The music that teams play during training camp practices can be so predictable. Drake. Metallica. The theme from Happy Days.  Wait...the theme from Happy Days? Yep. It was ...

Terrell Owens Has One Person to Blame for Hall of Fame Snub: Terrell Owens

August 4, 2016

Terrell Owens will someday be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Probably some day in the next few years.  That's not wishful thinking, an educated guess or my position ...

Rob Gronkowski Too Good for TE Money: Patriots Need to Pay Up

August 2, 2016

Patriots training camp has been one big party boat for Rob Gronkowski so far.  When Gronkowski is not making circus catches, he's celebrating his teammates' catches, or pumping up the crowd ...

Ryan Fitzpatrick and the NY Jets Finally Did the Smart Thing for a Silly Reason

July 28, 2016

Sometimes, it takes something really stupid to convince smart people to do the smart thing.  Take Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets, a journeyman quarterback and the team he led ...

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