USA TODAY SportsTreatment of Eric Reid at the confidential NFL meeting speaks volumesUSA TODAY - Tanya Ray FoxThe New York Times made waves on Wednesday when they published quotes from a leaked three-hour audio recording from the NFL summit between owners and players last fall. The confidential meeting included 13 players and 11 owners, and the stated mission was to unify against the onslaught of criticism …
USA TODAY SportsTwitter reacts to the news that Gronk will return for the 2018 seasonUSA TODAY - Colin LiottaBreathe easy, Patriots Nation, Rob Gronkowski will return for the 2018 season. After much speculation as to whether or not the All-Pro tight end would lace it up in the fall or call it career, the future Hall of Famer took to Instagram today to announce the good news (for New England fans, at least). …
USA TODAY SportsRanking the best NFL Draft classes of the last 25 yearsUSA TODAY - Alan SiegelThe 2018 NFL Draft is upon us. Let’s celebrate by taking a look back at the best classes of the last 25 years. 10. 2016 Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It’s early, but the 2016 draft class looks like it could produce several all-time greats. The top five picks—Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Joey Bosa, Ezekiel …
USA TODAY SportsNegative player comparisons for the top-5 QB prospects in 2018 NFL DraftUSA TODAY - Michael ColangeloWe’ve done the positive comparisons, but there’s always a yang to the yin. Let’s get to the worst case scenarios for the top-five quarterback process. Browns, Jets, Giants, Broncos, and Bills fans are allowed to be nervous reading this. Sam Darnold There hasn’t been a ton of bad Darnold comparisons …
USA TODAY SportsPositive player comparisons for the top-5 QB prospects in 2018 NFL DraftUSA TODAY - Michael ColangeloIt’s a lot easier to compare players we’ve only seen play against inferior competition in college to pro players we already know. Everyone does it. It’s an easy way to explain players to fans who don’t know the importance of arm slots or don’t care about strict measurables. It’s unfair to the …
USA TODAY SportsThe 50 ugliest sports uniforms of the centuryUSA TODAY - Chris ChaseThis weekend, the Utah Jazz wore one of the ugliest uniforms the NBA has ever had the displeasure of seeing – a 13-shade paint swatch in horizontal sections that looked like a meteorologist’s heat map. What it had to do with Utah and/or Jazz was a mystery to the casual NBA viewer who’s already …
