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Breaking Down Who's In, Who's Out

... induction of Jerry Jones , at least in terms of his being selected while Paul Tagliabue was snubbed. It seems voters realized the impact Jones has made in terms of growing the game. The sentiment against the maverick owner - that the Cowboys haven't won titles since the mid-1990 s - is mitigated by the fact that only one franchise has won more championships than Dallas since Jones entered the league: the Patriots. 2) The Short-Career-Window Argument meets its match: brilliance. Perhaps the oldest running argument for what makes a player Hall-worthy is the one that pits the player with the short but swinging career against the steady Pro Bowler. Historically, longevity has won out. Which is why Davis has waited nearly a decade to hear his name called and why Easley's initial 20-year window ran out without his ever being inducted. It took a Seniors Committee nomination to put his name on the ballot. Here's the deal: Davis was the best player at the running back position from 1996 to '98, or at least ...

Eagles Get Potential Shutdown Corner

... me and Derrick Gunn on Quick Slants. We had a blast. We cracked jokes on each other, we laughed throughout the whole show, and when it was over I gladly accepted his offer to help publicize his charity whenever he had an event in Philly. A few days later, he blocked me on Twitter. I don’t know why. I haven’t talked to him since. It doesn’t even matter. It doesn’t change the fact that he’s one of the greatest receivers in NFL history, and there’s absolutely no question he belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and anybody who didn’t vote for him – which apparently is an awful lot of the voters – had to do it solely for personal reasons. This is the problem with writers voting for the Hall of Fame. It’s their way of getting back at guys who didn’t give them interviews or weren’t good with the media. Guys they didn’t like. And that’s a travesty. How else do you explain Terrell Owens, second in NFL history only to Jerry Rice in receiving yards and third ...

Lady Gaga Has Grand Entrance At Super Bowl Halftime

... dead, mannnnnn. » Halftime hot take: It is such a big advantage for a halftime performer who can do their thing in a dome or outdoors after dusk. Last year's Coldplay show, played well before sundown in Santa Clara, didn't have the same feel as tonight's performance, indoors with the light turned down low. Just an observation. » Gaga closed the set with "Bad Romance," which come on, is still her best song. She ended the show by making a catch as she dove into a big bucket - never to be seen again. Well, we think she caught it. Couldn't see if Lady Gaga held on to the ball when see hit the ground. Ruling stands. Catch and a great show. — Mike Pereira (@Mike Pereira) February 6, 2017. Whoever did this wins the Internet. Who did this? ���� #Super Bowl __link__/AFb Upt 5 FVL. — TED ...

Is The Nfl Doing Enough To Test For Performance Drugs

... after usage. "I think the (NFLPA) would be open to hearing from the league" about bio marker testing, said Atallah. The USADA can also create a "biological passport" of an athlete by compiling an athlete's results over time. Such a profile can help identify changes or physiological trends that may occur in an athlete's body. The NFL destroys a player's specimens after 90 days, but the USADA can keep them for 10 years. This allows them to test them again the future with even more precise technology. Why pro sports may oppose rigorous testing. The fear of decimating a team may be one reason why other sport leagues are unwilling to adopt the USADA's rigorous model of testing. Join the conversation. See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. The UFC wants to show other leagues around the world that you can have a gold standard program and still have a successful business model, Novitzky said. "You're gonna see some bumps and bruises early on. You're gonna see some big-name athletes falling by the wayside. ...

There's An Asterisk On Brady Being Best Ever

... lines with the Patriots and we just cannot pretend like they didn't happen. Faulk, of course, was addressing the Spy Gate controversy. The Patriots defeated Faulk and the Rams back in Super Bowl XXXVI 20-17 thanks in part to their game plan to slow the running back down. Faulk was the only panelist who brought up the Patriots ' uncertain past. Both Steve Mariucci and Kurt Warner suggested a win Sunday by the Patriots quarterback would either cement his legacy as the greatest of all time, or simply elevate his status since he's already there. "I know I'm going to hear from the 49 er faithful and they're gonna say, 'Mooch, come on, Montana 4-0, never lost one,' all that kind of thing," Mariucci said. "And then I'm gonna hear from the Green Bay Packer fans because they're gonna say Bart Starr won five and he lost one in the championship game. But you know what? This is a different era. There are 32 teams now. We have free agency. You know how difficult it is to get to the Super Bowl and he's done it seven times? It's not just five wins, it's two silver medals too. This guy's resume is second to none.". Added Warner: "I'm with Troy ...

Romo To Texans, Vikings-colts In Super Bowl Lii, More

... the relieved pressure, Cam Newton rebounds and contends for the MVP award he won in 2015. The Panthers reclaim the NFC South after one year out of the running. Everybody forgets about the ugly 2016 season in which all the stories were about how many more hits Newton could take. 9. Antonio Brown stirs controversy by Facebook Live-streaming an entire game with a Go Pro camera. Much head-wagging about proper focus and respect for the game ensues. Mike Tomlin makes stern remarks. Meanwhile, Brown (and Facebook) continues to rake in the cash. And some are left to wonder whether this is the wave of the game-watching future. 10. The Minnesota Vikings become the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium. Their opponent is the Indianapolis Colts , who win a 41-38 thriller after Andrew Luck throws a go-ahead touchdown with 1:45 left and Sam Bradford ...

Super Bowl Goes Social As Nfl Seeks China Touchdown

... watching only highlights rather than entire games. The NFL provides near-live recaps with a series of short clips that show big plays soon after they occur on the field. The fan base in China has grown 1,000 percent over the past five years, Young said. Boot camps. The Super Bowl broadcast in China will feature Chinese graphics and announcers explaining the rules and plays. The NFL has hosted "boot camps" for Chinese commentators to bone up on touchdowns, fumbles and other football jargon. Hong Kong superstar singer and actor William Chan, the NFL's China ambassador, will attend the game in Houston, where he is expected to post updates for his more than 21 million followers on Weibo. show chapters. Friday, 3 Feb 2017 | 5:22 PM ET | 02:42. And later this year, the league plans to expand a fantasy football league it is testing called Tian Tian NFL, Young said. Still, the NFL lags far behind sports such as basketball in China. Industry experts said many of today's football fans in China are Americans living abroad or foreign-born Chinese. "There is no existing fan base but for the expats and people who were educated and lived in the ...

Taylor Swift And The Super Bowl Are Meant To Be

... 2017 at 7:59 am PST. "I have to be really honest with you about something: As far as I know, I'm doing one show in 2017. And as far as I know, this is that one show," Swift said to a hugely enthusiastic response. "So what I'm trying to tell you is, by coming here tonight, you're essentially attending 100 percent of my tour dates for the year, so thank you!". Work that crowd! Having never seen Swift perform in a live setting, I was seriously impressed by the whole production - her look, voice, charisma, command of the stage, and, yes, a deepening catalogue of hit songs that makes the 27-year-old the total package as a pop star. The two young Swifties in front of me were swooning for their hero and it made me think how eternally confident Swift's fans must be when any sub-reddit battles break out about which pop star rules them all. I say that because it feels like Swift's fans are on the right side of history. She'll make for a fine halftime headliner if that opportunity comes. OK, when that opportunity comes. A few more takeaways. » I kid you not. They built an ...