Archive for June, 2012

We pity anyone too young or too unlearned to comprehend what was the “Bo Knows” Phenomenon.  Beginning with his Heisman Trophy winning career at Auburn – coming in the same era that Nike was elevating … MORE ►

In case you missed the Top 100 Players of 2012 Wednesday night, here are numbers 11 to 20 as voted by the NFL players.  Do you agree with their picks?

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From Monday, June 18th to Thursday the 21st, 23 current and former NFL players are our guests here at 1 NFL Plaza while they participate in the sixth annual NFL Broadcast Bootcamp.  The event provides … MORE ►

It’s interesting how NFL quarterback evaluation and perception work. If you win a Super Bowl early in your career, you are classified a “winner,” and it is left at that, with nothing more needed to … MORE ►

LaDainian Tomlinson’s NFL career is over.  The 11-year veteran will sign a one-day contract with the Chargers so he can officially retire with the team for whom be played 9 seasons and rushed for nearly … MORE ►

Though underrated, the Chiefs defense of the 1960s may be among the most dominant in NFL history, and Bobby Bell, HOF ’83, was a huge reason why.  As a linebacker and defensive end, he was … MORE ►

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On this date in football, June 14, 1994, the New York Giants released Phil Simms. Drafted 7th overall in 1979, Simms endured injuries and withering criticism early in his career but by the mid-1980s was … MORE ►

In case you missed the Top 100 Players of 2012 Wednesday night, here are numbers 21 to 30 as voted by the NFL players.  Do you agree with their picks?

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In the Infamous Sporting Goods Hall of Fame — somewhere alongside George Brett’s Pine Tarred Louisville Slugger, George Mikan’s Seminal Rec-Specs, and Craig MacTavish’s Invisible Helmet — Tom Matte’s Cheat Sheet Wristband is … MORE ►