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Do you remember Ryan Leaf? Let’s time travel back to 1998. Leaf comes in 3rd for the Heisman Trophy, behind runner-up Peyton Manning and winner defensive back Charles Woodson. Leaf finishes his junior year at Washington State University, forgoing his senior year to enter into the NFL draft. Manning, finishing a degree in Speech Communications in 3-years, returned to the
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Happy Presidents Day everyone! And by the way, bonus points if you can identify the president above. Yeah, good luck with that. Anyway, ever wonder what happened in football on February 16th in the past? Well, I did. So here you go, let’s do a little time traveling… 2004 Pioneering Celebration Injury Master Moves On Everyone remembers Detroit Lions’ linebacker
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As I noted last time, Richie Incognito is no saint, but if we compare him to… Aaron Hernandez (25-years old), former tight-end for the New England Patriots, is currently standing trial for murder. Sam Hurd (29-years old), former wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, was sentenced to 15 years after being convicted on federal drug-trafficking charges. Darren Sharper (39-years old),
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Mark Wahlberg has done a lot since his underwear days. Honestly I didn’t expect a whole lot from the Calvin Klein model. It always seemed to me that the height of his career would be the Funky Bunch and that Donny was headed up, up and away. Ha! Was I wrong or what! And, well, many of you might think
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After a five year stint with the New York Jets at his first head coaching job, Rex Ryan was hired as the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills. Choosing to ignore the criticism and potential backlash, one of Ryan’s first decisions as head coach was to sign offensive lineman Richie Incognito. Rex Ryan is known for giving washed-out players
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Ever wanted to know more about the personal lives of football players? If you’re as much of a stalker as I am, sure you do. So let start with the famous inventor of the “Gronk Smash” himself, Rob Gronkowski. You might hate the New England Patriots, but you can’t hate Rob Gronkowski. I dare you to try. In case you didn’t
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There are a ton of articles out there dissecting the final Seahawks play of Super Bowl XLIX. I think they’re all wrong. Let me explain. Pete Carroll – ND Enemy #1 I really dislike Pete Carroll. Basically, being a Notre Dame fan, I have a significant dislike for USC. And because it was recent history, and thus top of mind, Pete Carroll, as
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Like cute cat pictures? Of course you do, or else you wouldn’t have clicked on my article. But that’s not what we’re here for today… It’s actually that time again — Time for your favorite game show in article form: “Who is that Guy?” (Start the intro music in your head again) Was it difficult identifying the offensive players in “Who’s that Guy?
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On exiting the stadium, I heard Pete Carrol mumbling to himself. At first, I couldn’t make it out, but eventually, he got loud enough for me to hear. He was saying: “would’a, could’a, should’a.” Yep. That about sums up the last Seattle play of the Super Bowl. But enough talk bout the losers. I’m sure all you want to talk
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I’m no fan of the Mentalist. Not because I don’t like the show, but because it basically totally rips off one my favorite shows of all time, Psych. And it isn’t nearly as funny. The adventures of Shawn and Gus over 8 seasons were not only incredibly amusing, and consisted of some really fun mysteries, but it also helped me develop a
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