Preparing for Sam, and Beyond
The NFL’s ramped-up efforts to promote understanding and inclusion within its ranks in advance of Michael Sam’s expected entry into the league are continuing this week at the annual owners meetings,...
View ArticleSo This is the NFL, Part I
AURORA, Ohio — The Rookie Symposium is not the first test of an NFL player’s resolve, and it is never the last. Its importance is ambiguous; a matter of individual realization. You can sleep through...
View ArticleNFL Needs a D-League
At the same time that hope springs eternal across 32 NFL training camps, there are ubiquitous reminders of how cold a business the NFL is during these dog days of August. As one who has been an agent,...
View ArticleIn Addressing Domestic Violence, the NFL Takes Its First Tangible Steps
NEW YORK — Dwight Hollier, the former linebacker who works as the NFL’s director of transition and clinical services, had thought of ways to relate to his audience. Standing in the Huddle Café at...
View ArticleThree Months After Ray Rice…
IRVING, Texas — Let’s start here, with the question that has hung over the 2014 NFL season: How should the NFL have handled the Ray Rice case? Wednesday at the quarterly league meetings, 32 club owners...
View ArticleThe Man in Charge of the Future of Football
NEW YORK, N.Y. — For 12 seasons, Roman Oben was an NFL offensive lineman. Now, he’s in the trenches of an issue central to the future of football—the game’s youth ranks. Oben was hired in January as...
View ArticleThe NFL Drops the Hammer, and Sends a Message
Initial reaction to the Tom Brady/Patriots deflated-footballs ruling by the NFL Monday: Stunning. Borderline astonishing. The four-game ban for Brady for not fully cooperating with the Ted Wells...
View ArticleRobert Kraft is Talking, and He’s Pretty Peeved
Since the football world was stunned by the release of the Ted Wells report 12 days ago and roundhoused by the strong league sanctions last Monday, you haven’t heard much out of the New England camp...
View ArticleI’m Talking About You, Ndamukong Suh
1) I think Ed Bouchette, the longtime NFL writer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has the right idea for how the league should handle footballs moving forward: Everyone should use the same ones on game...
View ArticleThe MMQB 100: 51-60
Editor’s note: This is part of our summer series, The MMQB 100, counting down the most influential people for the 2015 season. CHICAGO — Former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator and current FIU head...
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