Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Photo courtesy of Maize & Blue Nation, Flickr Another North-Jersey native is set to make his way into the NFL as Jabrill Peppers, a Paramus Catholic alumni, will be up for grabs in this year’s NFL Draft. Many mock drafts predict that he will go to New England. Bill Belichick, […]
Photo courtesy of SSG Teddy Wade, Wikipedia The NFL salary cap is a strategy implemented by NFL executives to give teams an even playing field, or the owners’ way of structuring an owner-player wage gap. According to the NFL Players Association, the salary cap for the 2016 season for each […]
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikipedia Athletes have a platform that not many other citizens have in this country. They have their every word written down, and their every movement recorded. With such a platform, players can use it to make statements of their own beliefs, which always receives mixed […]
Photo courtesy of SSG Teddy Wade, Wikipedia Many professional athletes have spoken out about their political views regarding the presidential election, the inauguration and Trump’s executive orders. However, NFL players consistently tend to shy away from sharing their political opinions with the media. It is an interesting idea that there […]
Photo courtesy of Eric Garcetti, Wikipedia Super Bowl LI was everything we could have hoped for and more. Matt Ryan showed us why he was the NFL MVP as he torched the New England secondary with a perfect quarterback rating in the first half. Despite holding a comfortable 28-3 lead […]
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Flickr Unlike any other sports’ all-star game, the Pro Bowl has failed to gain much popularity. The NBA, NHL and MLB have all marketed their all-star games far better with “all-star weekends” featuring multiple events. Legendary moments in sports history have occurred during events like […]
Logo courtesy of Superbowl51Source, Wikipedia The Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots will square off in Super Bowl LI on Sunday in Houston. It is only the second Super Bowl appearance by the Falcons in NFL history and they’ll be looking for their first ever Lombardi trophy. On the flip […]
Photo courtesy of Parker Anderson, Flickr While football is still the most popular sport in the United States, ratings have fallen off tremendously throughout the season. Right now, NFL ratings are the lowest they have been since 2011. There are many apparent factors as to why the ratings have fallen, […]
Photo courtesy of Tom Hanny, Wikipedia Through nine weeks of the NFL season the New York Giants are 5-3, currently holding the fifth seed in the NFC. The New York Jets are 3-6, which has them as the third worst team in the AFC. After starting the season 2-0, the […]
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia With a combined 8-3 record, rookie quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz have both made winning in the NFL look relatively easy. From Week 1 through Week 4, neither quarterback committed a single turnover and had both of their teams well above .500. When […]
