Tim Tebow is FINALLY freed from the New York Jets. The team acknowledged that the one-year experiment failed in letting the popular – yet polarizing – backup QB go. Head coach Rex Ryan said as much: “We have a great… Read More ›
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49ers-Seahawks Is the New Steelers-Ravens
Move over Pittsburgh and Baltimore, there is a new and nasty rivalry in town. Say hello to San Francisco and Seattle, whose rivalry is not only the Steelers-Ravens of the NFC (let alone the NFC West), but just may have… Read More ›
Alex Smith Trade a Win-Win for 49ers and Chiefs
Alex Smith was traded from the San Francisco 49ers to the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this afternoon. The 49ers received the Chiefs’ second round pick from this year’s draft as well as another conditional mid-round pick in 2014. Now there… Read More ›
The Time Has Come for the Redskins to Change its Name, but…
In a day-long symposium last Thursday at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, a number of hurtful names and racial stereotypes in sports were discussed. Among them were the nicknames of sports teams in America. And as expected,… Read More ›
Joe Flacco Is Officially Elite
Congratulations Joe, and welcome to the elite NFL QB club. Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens to a 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, and trust me when I say that he earned the Super Bowl… Read More ›
Russell Wilson Should Have Won Offensive ROY Award
On the eve of the Super Bowl, a travesty of enormous proportions took place last night. No, I don’t mean Jerome Bettis Hall of Fame candidacy being snubbed for the third year in a row, though the Steelers fan in… Read More ›
Ray Lewis Should Man Up to Questioning
Ray Lewis had built his reputation on taking on obstacles head-on, whether it was blockers or ball-carriers, during his illustrious 17-year NFL career. Too bad he has been dodging other obstacles like Walter Payton in his prime during Super Bowl… Read More ›