Kalyn Kahler
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senior NFL writer @theathletic | formerly of @defectormedia , @theMMQB , @sinow | spunky | "exaggerated nothingness" | send tips to kkahler @theathletic .com
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Meet Prospect X, the best-kept secret in this draft: a small school, non combine, non top-3 all-star game guy w/ a good draft chance.
Tiny bible school, DL, hides snacks on his body 24/7, college HC is cousins w/ NFL HC, killed his pro day.
Any guesses?
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Since I know most people aren’t going to actually read this article, I’ll point out there’s no description of what his program is, what he’s doing in the program, or one example of how he’s made progress. Also, the sourcing is vague.
Deshaun Watson has made what NFL and NFLPA experts have described as "signs of progress" during his mandatory treatment program, per sources.
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Watson has never had to play a game in front of his accusers — until now. Attorney Tony Buzbee told he’ll have a suite at the Browns- Texans game in Houston Sunday and he says ten of the women he represented against Watson have told him they plan to come.
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This is a pretty gross mischaracterization. Not being charged criminally means there wasn’t enough evidence not that it’s “the truth”
This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of the criminal complaints.
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Just talked to Arthur Liu, dad of Team USA skater Alysa Liu. He is big mad about the CAS' decision to let Valieva compete. "I just simply can't believe the 'irreparable harm' to her. How about the irreparable harm to other clean athletes? You are depriving them."
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Brett Favre's foundation, Favre 4 Hope, aimed at helping disadvantaged children and cancer patients, gave funds to USM Athletics
from
@KatieJStrang
& me:
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Per
@SNFonNBC
broadcast, Mahomes counted out 10 fingers after that last TD, as in, he was the tenth player drafted. As in, as if anyone in this stadium needed a reminder, THE BEARS DID NOT DRAFT HIM.
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"That was shiny, sparkling redemption." -
@JohnnyGWeir
Mirai was eating In and Out with
@Adaripp
and watching the last Olympics when she was left off the team. Tonight, she's the first US woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics.
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24th plaintiff says that she stopped the massage after Watson got an erection, but that he continued to masturbate in front of her and then ejaculated, getting some on her chest and face. She says she quit massage therapy soon after.
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Josh Allen was golfing last March w/Matt Barkley when GM Brandon Beane called to ask him to recruit Von Miller. Ok, Allen said, but only if you sign Barkley. Allen held up his end of the deal w/a 3-line text to Miller. Beane signed Barkley.
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.
@PatMcAfeeShow
all i have to say is all the sources were on the record. you could, you know, read it to find that out
They wrote A LOT about your hand signals Aaron.
"That was by far the dumbest article of the season" ~
@AaronRodgers12
😂😂
#PMSLive
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I counted 111 NFL coaches who are related to a current/former NFL coach. How does that impact the league's goal of increasing opportunities for minorities?
One coach said:"If I don’t have a last name that is recognizable, then it’s kind of for nothing."
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After nearly 5 yrs (& an internship), I got let go today at
@SInow
. I’ve enjoyed every second of it (except for the mock drafts). Here’s a photo from my fav assignment- track a cow on its way to a football. We really did that! If you happen to be hiring during pandemic, email me!
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Some Lions players were so happy to get a break from Matt Patricia after his first season that they celebrated with... mimosas (!) in the locker room (!!)
Inside Patricia's Detroit and the challenges of taking the Patriot Way to another team:
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If Zac Taylor doesn't walk across the field to talk to Sean McDermott, this game might have actually gone on... So curious to hear what that conversation was like between the two head coaches.
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listened to the
@nytimes
the daily podcast on John McCain today and learned this amazing tidbit: When he was interrogated as a POW, McCain gave his North Vietnamese captors the names of the Green Bay Packers offensive line and said they were real names of his squadron.
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BREAKING with
@KatieJStrang
Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than $22 million from team
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.
@obj
texted
@dh_simba7
three short words after the draft: "Show em why."
Inside Dwayne Haskins Jr.'s draft party in Maryland, where the event production rivaled Nashville:
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Referee Brad Allen’s crew has been haunting NFL teams this season. One team source texted me earlier this season about getting assigned this crew in an upcoming game: “I’m sick.”
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"If I had known this system was so rigged & officials were so blatantly ignoring the facts & the law & WADA code, I would probably not have put Alysa in skating. Why would you want to put your kids into a sport that is so obviously rigged?
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Amazed Pat got on his show to issue a correction (his words) about saying I had anon. sources when everyone was really on the record, but then used that an opp. to do a dramatic read aloud and further criticize my reporting. 👍👎
Again, Pat, just have me on the show.
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Some news: Per an NFL memo sent to club execs, the NFLPA has filed a collusion claim, arguing that NFL owners are colluding to prevent fully-guaranteed contracts, since no QB has gotten one since Deshaun Watson.
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Multiple Chiefs players told me that if they had won the overtime coin toss, they would have elevated to kick ( gone on defense).
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LINK TO HIM!!!!!! this reporter literally owns his own business my god
Here’s the instance that
@TyDunne
reported on that Bills’ HC Sean McDermott addressed this afternoon:
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"Eteri started the quadruple revolution in ladies figure skating with the aid of drugs. They cause other skaters to try to match them technically, without the aid of drugs, often causing injuries to themselves! What an uneven play field!"
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KGB, the Packers all-time sack leader, stayed in GB after he retired & became a local hero. Then he joined a new religious movement & the community that was once so proud to have him make his permanent home in GB is now fearful he lives so close. Part 1:
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Aaron Rodgers expects his offense to know somewhere around 30 hand signals. Every Sat players are tested on them, but the tricky part is the signals aren't officially taught, there's no real record of them, & Rodgers often revives signal from yrs before.
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Arthur Liu says Alysa is trying to focus now, but, "It is going to be very hard for all the clean athletes to see that the Russians are doping and they are going to walk away, run away with all the medals and you can’t do anything about it."
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I asked if anyone who has coached/worked with Alysa has ever brought up doping to keep up with the Russians quads:"No, no, no. Nobody, no coaches here in Alysa’s career has ever offered to dope her & I would never have allowed it. That is pure a child abuse. Child endangerment."
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“An insane level of control.”
“I think too many people have tried to say they created Aaron Rodgers.”
“Aaron won’t be upset this story is being written.”
How the Packers got to 4-6-1 and on the verge of second lost season:
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Arthur says Kamila should be held responsible even though she is 15. "Alysa has been tested since she was 12 or 13 years old and she knows what she is supposed to take and what she’s not supposed to take. Even when she was a junior, when she was 12, during nationals she got
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interesting that Aaron Rodgers was only fined for attending the Halloween party.. a regular ole citizen of GB sent me this pic of Rodgers out at a local axe throwing bar. Source said this was Oct. 15 & their group was right next to Rodgers, Bakthiari, Cobb, Lewis & Adams.
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Also, Arthur Liu will not be watching the Russian women skate. "I am not going to watch the Russian ladies. Who cares what they do? They could land a quintuple jump, who cares!"
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ESPN needs to reimagine how to do draft night interviews. Every question tonight in WNBA draft is some variation of: how did you keep believing in yourself?
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Oh so now signing a player with 24 sexual assault allegations was actually a successful team building activity
Joel Bitonio believes the
#Browns
will be booed wherever they go like when Deshaun Watson took the field in Jacksonville. “It seems now more than ever, it’s Cleveland against the world. We’ll be ready for it”
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Not only rigged by the skaters & coaches but also by the officials!"
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I’m watching hard knocks in season and Kliff Kingsbury is driving to work at 3:12 am and begins his workout at 3:57 am. NFL coaches, I beg you, please get more sleep!!!!
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how it started:
how its going:
Andy Benoit - who has worked for Sports Illustrated, the New York Times and CBS Sports - has been hired as the assistant to Rams’ head coach Sean McVay/Special Projects. Benoit now will be a regular sounding board and researcher for McVay.
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🚨draft scoop 🚨
Athletes First agency is directing it's prospects to not take cognitive tests in the pre draft process this year. A direct response to the CJ Stroud S2 leak last spring.
(1/3)
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The Eagles ran 32 QB sneaks this season (the most since 2000, when trumedia data starts. likely an all-time NFL record) League avg: 8.6
With Hurts, they convert 93.3 percent!
I spent the last 3 weeks obsessing over how the Eagles exploit this play:
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So no one hit the 43 yard field goal but i am proud to say I cleared the "defensive line". Such a fun event
@GooseIsland
and I think people appreciate Cody Parker's job now
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We decided to track two cows on their way to becoming NFL footballs. One hide industry expert told me, “that’s a Mickey Mouse idea. 10,000 -1 odds of pulling that off.”
We did it.
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really sick and I didn't give her any medication because of concerns of doping. I didn't even give her any medication, she was so sick."
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hello all, it's my first day at the athletic as a senior NFL writer! So excited for this opportunity. subscribe and follow along:
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Worried about Josh Allen's safety, Case Keenum incentivized his QB to slide in a game by telling him he'd wear only a jockstrap to a walkthrough 😂
and that motivation actually worked
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Talked to Joel Bitonio last night (before he tested positive). He said he spent the 25min drive home from the stadium on Sun reflecting on the struggles in 7 yrs in CLE (635 days without a win). "I didn’t know what it was like to win again." This dude deserves a playoff game :(
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"His story is fantastic!" - Joe Buck on Cowboys rookie WR Kavontae Turpin
(Reposting this bc my original tweet incorrectly credited to Aikman. Sorry Troy.)
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taylor swift should not have to be subjected to the chicago bears offense
Taylor Swift at Arrowhead, sitting with Travis Kelce’s mom:
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Like a lot of millennials, Drew Lock moved back to his parent's basement for the start of quarantine. It was the longes time he's been at home since HS. His mom set up a quiet study table, phones were not allowed. Here he is studying the Broncos new O.
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Danny Trevathan on if he’s concerned about Roquan Smith: “I’m not as concerned as you guys are.”
other things I learned about the Roquan Smith mystery from bears open locker room:
1. He did not miss any meetings last week
2. He is at the facility today
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It's Friday, Jan. 12 and Caleb Williams has not yet declared for the NFL draft. The deadline is Monday Jan 15. On Wed, I called Carl Williams, Caleb's dad, to ask why the delay? He referred me to their publicist, who declined to comment until everything is "buttoned up." (1/9)
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Me scouting Justin herbert and predicting his absolute NFL domination in 2019
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2 yrs ago, Su'a Cravens was a promising Redskins rookie w/ a chance to be a big part of team's future. Then came the falling out, & a year marked by isolation & paranoia, mistrust & betrayal. Is Cravens a quitter or a victim? My story on the ugly divorce:
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This NFL draft class is small. How small??
By mid-April of 2019, 1,972 players had signed with an NFL agent. By mid-April of 2020, 1,839 players had signed.
This year, as of April 7, that number is only 657!!!
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@safewalk69
@PatMcAfeeShow
the players are literally named here they are
Randall Cobb
Jordan Love
Romeo Doubs
Sammy Watkins
Amari Rodgers
Jace Sternberger
Kylin Hill
Chris Blair
Shaun Beyer
Eq St Brown
Rob Tonyan
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postgame sneak scene from Eagles locker room. Jordan Mailata, sitting just next to the scrum of reporters circling Jason Kelce, saw me and said hello. I said the six sneaks were beautiful, despite the loss.
He whispered: "There's an art to it, & I'm never going to share it."
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I also would like to point out that just because someone is on a practice squad and you haven’t heard of them before does not mean their opinion is not valid and that they didn’t have expertise to speak about. They are in the same building and in the same meetings.
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fun news! I am going to work for
@DefectorMedia
!!!
See you there next week and in the meantime you definitely need to subscribe:
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That was actually a good anecdote from Whitworth about how he knew he was concussed in a game and was pulled but he knew how to pass the concussion test, so he got back in bc he wanted to play, and it wasn’t until another teammate reported him that he got pulled for good.
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Forget about the CFP semifinal games, the most important sporting event today has to be
@Ashlyn_Harris
&
@alikrieger
’s wedding.
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Asked an Olympic snowboarder to break down
@A_kamara6
’s viral snowboarding debut: “Lot of confidence there. He was going really fast, like I don’t think I have seen a whole lot of people on their first day go that fast.”
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rereading an interview i did with Justin Tucker in 2017 and idk why but i love this detail so much.
"Before games I lay out my uniform in the shape of a man on the floor."
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another advantage teams around the NFL are convinced the Eagles exploit in short yardage/sneak situations:
@JasonKelce
artfully moving the ball past the LOS... Kelce said "it hasn't been intentional."
(2019 vs. NYJ, peep Gregg Williams react, now maybe my fav NFl clip ever)
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I spoke to more than a dozen current and former Cardinals employees to learn about the troubling workplace culture that had some employees 'working in fear'
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1 of the 4 women still suing Watson has filed a civil lawsuit filed today against the Houston Texans. I think this is new info about what the Texans knew about Watson: The lawsuit says the owner of the massage business the Texans use complained to the team about Watson's behavior
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Me, trying to go to sleep
My brain: MRS. LONG, WE FOUND A BABY GIRL FOR YOUR ADOPTION-
Waking up- BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW-
Brushing my teeth- SHE’S IN SIBERIA AND SHE WAS BORN WITH A RARE CONDITION
Getting dressed- HER LEGS, THEY’LL NEED TO BE AMPUTATED
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This is the $100 bill that
@VonMiller
signed and dated for "Big Money Lock"
@DrewLock23
after his first start and win. It's still at his locker now. On Lock's rookie yr & his quest to prove John Elway and Von Miller right and solve Denver's QB problems:
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Aaron Rodgers really seemed to be hinting at wanting The Packers to make some moves with the trade deadline coming.
“Simple mistakes on complex plays. To me, the natural response is to simplify things even more, or, if you need to make some moves, you make some moves.”
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Someday I am going to write a book on the 2017 QB draft, but until that day, enjoy this deep dive into how and why CHI picked Trubisky.
fav detail: The Bears told Mahomes pre-draft that he was their top QB. (further explains why he counted to 10 last yr)
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I need all 32 starting quarterbacks to post their chugging videos so we can really get these rankings right. I feel like Philip Rivers is really a dark horse here
Unofficial QB beer chugging times:
Tom Brady (w/ Colbert): 2.71*
Matthew Stafford: 3.61
Mitchell Trubisky: 4.05
Patrick Mahomes: 5.27
Aaron Rodgers: DNF
* = left a little bit in the cup
@sabermetrics
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the number of Broncos teammates rushing to support Wilson on the same day... when they had all season is very interesting
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Staley the Bear’s reaction to the field goal miss is devastatingly real
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Gang Spleen
The longest TD from scrimmage this season.
Sam Darnold &
@youngamazing9
#TakeFlight
for 92 yards! 🛩
#DALvsNYJ
📺: CBS
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Watch free on mobile:
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I gave a disposable camera to six players on six teams across the league with the vision of capturing the preseason grind, unfiltered. the player photogs delivered! Hey,
@derekcarrqb
&
@AaronDonald97
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New Olympic fascination: North Korea's "army of beauties." As a former cheerleader, I found
@jiatolentino
's story on the 230 North Korean cheerleaders soooo interesting.
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Fake vaccine cards are a real problem in the NFL.
Two agents told me that their players asked for help getting a fake. (They declined). Another agent told me a player told him that "a big name guy on his team has a fake card."
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Just had an old white man inform me that chicago sky alienated sponsors at their champ rally and were not going to selle season tickets Bc a player wore ripped jeans and swore on stage.... I’m really ready for millennials to take over
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two Packers players have deleted their Halloween party IG posts... and the director of the venue that hosted the party told me that there was conversation last week among the players about whether they should cancel the party.
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obsessed with how the philly crowd BOOED sirianni for sending out the punt team on fourth and one at their own 26-yard-line. LOL this would not happen anywhere else! He did then send out the offense for the tush push thank GOD
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Nepotism is everywhere in the NFL and outside of it. So what's the big deal? Using the Vikings Mike and Adam Zimmer as an example, here's how it can affect morale on an NFL staff and its players:
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The NFL said no defensive players received a vote for Super Bowl MVP.
The Patriots defense got the Super Bowl victory, but not the Super Bowl MVP?
@KalynKahler
in The Morning Huddle newsletter
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news! 🚨🚨 The NFL is investigating a fifth player on the 2022 Detroit Lions roster for a potential violation of the league’s gambling policy, per league sources.
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Lisa Salters just said Stefon Diggs came out of the locker room in a towel, so it looks like the game is over.
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Also at the combine last night a coach ate my business card … I wish I had asked for it back. true story
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Xavier Rhodes stands *in front* of his D line before each play to find his WR and follow him step for step. It's a mental tactic passed down from shutdown corners of the past. For d-linemen, it takes getting used to.
"Bro, what are you doing here? Move!"
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Honey … I don’t know how to tell you this …
please send all green bay recommendations!!!!! food, things to do, etc
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reporters are juggling a million dif things at all times... the fact that detroit plays indoors in a dome is a perfectly understandable detail to forget/overlook. i'm not even going to get into the blatant sexism here... but please stop mocking her for this. we've all been here
A reporter asked Todd Bowles how the Bucs are preparing for the weather in Detroit this weekend.
Here’s the thing…..the game is being played in a dome. Just like every Lions game has been played for the past 50 years.
@BSMotorCity
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Ex-NE WR Malcolm Mitchell to
@ByTimLayden
on life after NFL: "It’s like I’ve been reincarnated, as somebody else. And I don’t want to be anybody else... I have to come out of this grieving phase... I can’t stay here, b/c if I do, I’m as good as dead."
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this is exactly what i wrote about last year -- Jason Kelce's secret advantage -- scooching the ball forward past the line of scrimmage on sneaks!!!
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Buzbee now calling out Adam Schefter in his opening remarks...
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Glad I bought a ring light last minute to do some more “snitching” on Rodgers on MSNBC :)
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Whoever reads this story is a TRUE football sicko nerd and I’m sorry for writing this.
NFL teams do the absolute most when it comes to scouting the officiating crews:
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Packers CB Jaire Alexander gave a short and sweet assessment of Mitch Trubisky: “If his first read isn't there, then he will turn and run."
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Rodgers was asked post-game how do you go from here? "I don’t know, I really don’t. A lot of unknowns going into this offseason now. I am going to have to take some time away for sure and clear my head and see what is going on with everything, but it is pretty tough right now."
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First story freelancing for
@BleacherReport
! Though Peyton Manning doesn’t have a formal job in the game, few have more sway in football. How Peyton influences the NFL draft, coach hiring & young QBs, and what he might do next...
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Dwayne Haskins wore a John Elway jersey to his job interview with... John Elway. Haskins visited the Broncos yesterday and wore a throwback No. 7 Elway jersey. He also wore No. 7 at Ohio State.
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