Published on: 27th September, 2010
Packers vs. Bears is the fourth Monday Night Football game of the year and features two of the NFL's most storied franchises.From Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, to Walter Payton and the Monsters of the Midway, the Chicago Bears have embodied the blue-collar nature of their home city.A new era ...Published on: 11th August, 2010
As the Hall of Fame welcomed Jerry Rice into their hallowed club this past weekend, the world watched the greatest player in the history of the NFL write the final chapter of his football career.Forevermore, Rice's elegance and grace on the field will be nothing but a encapsulated memory, a ...Published on: 8th August, 2010
While most NFL fans view the preseason as a necessary, if sometimes pointless exercise in playing meaningless games and dodging avoidable injuries, the preseason is hugely important for rookies and fringe players in cementing their statuses on their respective rosters. With the 2010 NFL season officially kicking off at Sunday night's Hall of Fame ...Published on: 21st June, 2010
As social media has become an increasingly important part of the professional sports landscape, so too has the way in which fans interact with their favorite players. In the past, fans were relegated to catching soundbites of their favorite players on the nightly news, or through an article filed by the ...Published on: 15th June, 2010
While the average NFL fan today sees the endzone celebration as another example of the "me first" attitude of the professional athlete, the origins and motives of the end zone celebration actually come from a much more interesting place. Dr. Harry Edwards, a professor of Sociology at Cal-Berkely who moonlights as ...Published on: 11th May, 2010
The wide receiver position in the NFL is truly unique. While today's receiver is often cast as a 'me-first' prima donna, there is little doubt that no other player on the field has as much potential to change the nature of a game in a single play. While the characters of ...Published on: 24th April, 2010
Dylan MacNamara here, Deputy NFL Editor of Bleacher Report and NFL Draft fanatic. I'll be here for the next two days breaking down each pick, offering analysis and candid reactions. Get involved in the discussion in the comments section below...On to Radio City Music Hall On the Clock: Philadelphia Eagles (Round ...Published on: 23rd April, 2010
Dylan MacNamara here, Deputy NFL Editor of Bleacher Report and NFL Draft fanatic. I'll be here for the next two days breaking down each pick, offering analysis and candid reactions. Get involved in the discussion in the comments section below...On to Radio City Music Hall On the Clock: Cincinnati Bengals (Round 3) On ...Published on: 21st April, 2010
While the NFL Draft offers fans much excitement, it doesn't offer them much fashion advice. As the decades have passed by, so too have the fashion trends. Many young, soon-to-be millionaire football players have followed those trends a little too closely (lot of wide lapels in the 1990's). So, let's take ...Published on: 19th April, 2010
As teams make final adjustments to their big boards in the days before the draft, hundreds of prospects' fates hang in the balance. While the difference between Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy may be minute, there is a difference. And the tape doesn't lie... Take a look at the top 50 prospects ...