Zak Keefer
@zkeefer
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Senior writer @TheAthletic, adjunct professor @IUMediaSchool.
Joined May 2009
"I was gonna play until I was 40 or 45," Andrew Luck tells me. To which I said, "Wait a minute, what?" After it was over, he found himself in a fog. "I can't be 30 years old and retired. This is ridiculous." Then something pulled him out of it:
nytimes.com
Luck walked out on one locker room that needed him. He wasn't ready to walk away from another.
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This one, and @JenSeniorNY's story, "What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind" are exceptional reads every day — especially today:
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Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss.
I read this story by @TomJunod on this day every year. Still, in my eyes, maybe the greatest piece of journalism I have ever read.
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What's it **really** like to work in the shadows, knowing the spotlight could come at any moment? This is a really unique look at what life is like for a backup QB — in their words — from @JourdanRodrigue
https://t.co/Wp95pCCGNy
nytimes.com
NFL backup quarterbacks go inside the unseen details and complex emotional balance of their jobs.
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NEWS: At least eight men employed by the Detroit Tigers, its business arm or broadcast partner have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023, including four VPs and two other high-ranking employees, an investigation by The Athletic found. More from @Britt_Ghiroli ⤵️
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Pandemonium? In Week 1? You best believe it. What it meant for the Vikings’ sideline to erupt like it did for J.J. McCarthy, and what the conversations were like as the QB ignited the thriller:
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Playing in his first-ever NFL game, the second-year quarterback put his team back and on to an exhilarating victory.
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we chatted with @zkeefer of @TheAthletic about how smart teams develop young QBs. Saints fans this is incredibly great stuff since Saints are in young QB business | Presented by @HardhideWhiskey
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Congrats on publication day, @SethWickersham. I'll never look at the quarterback position quite the same way after reading this book — the ambitions, the stakes, the frailty, the costs. Good preview from @jon_greenberg
https://t.co/IwMGR6ydAn
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SCFHS invites you to a pivotal event at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA, from September 22–24. A global platform to co-create and shape strategies that strengthen the readiness of the health workforce and the future of health systems worldwide.
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Peyton Manning really handwrote a note to The Pope to try to get him on the ManningCast.
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The Ravens have been saying for months that they’ve learned their lesson. Does it look like it? All Baltimore did in a stunning 41-40 loss is show it hasn’t learned a thing, writes @jeffzrebiec.
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"Oh no, this s— is big ..." Good look inside Aaron Rodgers' debut with the Steelers from Ian 👇🏼
Why this Aaron Rodgers takedown of the Jets was one of the sweetest wins of his Hall of Fame career. #Steelers
https://t.co/D0ycAPfvHg
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From inside Matt LaFleur's office — where the coach was about to game plan into the night for Thursday's game vs. Washington — @MikeSilver captured the Micah Parsons debut in Green Bay 👇🏼 https://t.co/y0FW5Ttt74
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The buzz at Lambeau Field felt surreal during and after Green Bay's startling win, a result infused with the aura of Micah Parsons.
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The world’s most influential leaders, investors and changemakers will converge at FII9 to shape the future under the theme ‘The Key to Prosperity,’ Oct 27–30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Attend as a Member.
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Watching Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson going toe-to-toe like this has to be completely deflating for about half the AFC fanbases.
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The #Colts hadn’t won a season opener since 2013 — that is, until Daniel Jones and Lou Anarumo arrived. Indy’s beatdown of Miami, on the day Jim Irsay entered the Ring of Honor, would’ve boosted his typically unbridled hope. Is it OK to hope again?
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The late Jim Irsay told GM Chris Ballard to "fix it," referring to Indy's recent struggles. For one week, at least, it looks like he did.
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Just once I want a Tirico, Burkhardt or Nantz to say, "I checked out the new drama running on our network and it absolutely sucked. Pure trash. Terrible script. None of the cast appeared to want to be there. I'll never get that hour back." "First and 10 for the....
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BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY 💪 A top urologist just revealed the one thing men over 40 need to build muscle FAST. No crazy workouts. No useless supplements.
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Just the Colts' second Week 1 win since Peyton Manning left town in March 2012.
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