Photo courtesy of Alexander Jonesi, Wiki. Something nobody thought they would ever hear — Tom Brady is retiring from the National Football League after 22 seasons. Yet it finally happened. After a heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional round of the playoffs, Tom Brady decided […]
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Star quarterback Tom Brady leaves team after 20 years
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikipedia After 20 years and six Super Bowl wins, star quarterback Tom Brady announced in mid-March his decision to officially leave the New England Patriots. Why did Tom Brady leave his promising run with the Patriots? Howard Stern managed to get the whole story in […]
The Patriots redefine dominance with Super Bowl 53 victory
Graphic by Maddie Ryan, Creative Director When the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams squared off in Super Bowl 53 this past Sunday, the resulting game ultimately didn’t appeal to the average NFL fan. The two teams only mustered up a combined 16 points, six of them through the […]
Patriots trade wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams
Photo courtesy of @BrandinCooks, Twitter The New England Patriots seem to find a new formula to winning every season. Their off-seasons are often filled with many transactions through free agency and trading with other teams. Last season they landed New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks for their 32nd overall […]
Quarterback Brady Reigns with Fifth Super Bowl Win
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 […]
Falcons and Patriots Face Tough Game on Sunday
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 […]
NFL Ratings Drop Leading Many to Wonder Why
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, […]
Peyton Manning Retires After 18 Season, Goes Down As One of NFL’s Greatest Quarterbacks Ever
Photo by Darin Overstreet, Wikipedia On Monday, Peyton Manning, one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks of all time, hung up his jersey after 18 seasons on Monday. During his 18 years in the league, Manning broke and tied records that were held by Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Manning holds the record […]
NFL Stars Retiring Early Possibly to Avoid CTE
Photo courtesy of Kevind810, Wikipedia Over the past few years, more and more studies about concussions in the NFL have been coming out. Not only have past and current players suffered from concussions, but they have also gotten CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a progressive degenerative disease of […]
NFL Producing Surprises Midway Through Season
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikipedia After nine weeks of the NFL season, there are three 8-0 teams, setting an NFL record for the most undefeated teams after week nine. Those three teams are the New England Patriots, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers. The Patriots began the season […]