Tagged - Football

We don’t care enough about actual games

Sports media puts a heavy focus on off-the-field stories, but is that what fans want to see?

Super Bowl: Fun to say, not to eat

Super bowl parties can be fun, or at least entertaining, as long as you avoid allergens.

Is there room for more pro football in the US?

The XFL is back, but will it last longer than its ill-fated predecessor?

Too many games ruins a season

Some fans lose interest in the regular season when leagues play upwards of 100 games.

Why I choose to not support the D.C. football team

Hometown loyalties are less important than standing against racist imagery.

Goodell dons the dunce Kaep

Colin Kaepernick did something that Tom Brady, Ezekiel Elliott, and the United States Football League all failed to do. He…

Yellowjackets blow out Patriots in Super Bowl surprise

UR Football’s 76–3 victory over the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LIII last Sunday left everyone reeling from the improbable result.

What the Super Bowl should have been

A week from Sunday, the New England Patriots should be playing the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl LIII. Instead, they are facing the Los Angeles Rams.

NFL falls short of inclusion

Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer, who played in the league in the 1980s, became the first former NFL player to openly enter into a gay marriage in mid November.

Are NFL rule changes making the league ‘soft’?

The NFL Competition Committee has made couple of significant changes to their rulebook that have left the NFL community with mixed feelings. There have been more rule changes, but I’d like to focus on use of helmet, the catch rule, and protection of the quarterback.