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NFL Implements New Guardian Cap and Rules to Minimize Concussions

Hadley Golden, Entertainment Editor ◊ Oct 30, 2024

While it’s no secret that football is a contact-heavy sport, what goes on behind the scenes to protect the players often goes under the public’s radar. According to the BBC, in 1952 a study revealed...

Tom Brady Returns from Retirement

Julianna Miracco, Staff Reporter ◊ May 9, 2022

In February of 2022, Tom Brady, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced his retirement after playing 22 years in the NFL. Brady’s career began in 2000 when he was drafted for the New...

Ranking the Top 10 Picks in the NFL Draft

For the second consecutive year, the Jacksonville Jaguars had the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. After giving up an average of 26.9 points per game during the 2021 NFL season, the Jaguars are trying to rebuild their defense with the selection of Travon Walker.

Nick Cepek, Sports Editor ◊ May 5, 2022

1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Georgia DE Travon Walker For the second consecutive year, the Jacksonville Jaguars had the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. After giving up an average of 26.9 points per...

NFC Championship Game: The Battle For California

This Sunday’s NFC Championship Game will not only settle the score between the Rams and 49ers, it will also decide who will represent the NFC in this year’s Super Bowl.

Nick Cepek, Co-Sports Editor ◊ Jan 29, 2022

“Credit [to] the Niners, they made more plays than we did,” Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said, following the team’s 24-27 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. “We’ll move forward the right...

The NFL Postpones Games After Players Test Positive For COVID-19

With NFL players testing positive for COVID-19 and the Titans vs Steelers game being the first in a string of games that have now been rescheduled, some fear the season may be in jeopardy.

Nick Cepek, Co-sports editor ◊ Nov 4, 2020

On Oct. 11, the NFL announced eight games had been postponed because of new COVID-19 outbreaks among Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots players. The change in schedule will affect 11 NFL teams. The...

Fans Believe it’s Time to Return Back to Sporting Events

“People love sports, they want to be able to go back to sporting events, so as long as they can remain healthy, it seems like the positives will outweigh the negatives.”

Cooper Hancock, Co-sports editor ◊ Oct 30, 2020

If you sit down with anyone and ask them what COVID-19 took from them, they could talk for hours. For sport fans, the cancellation of all professional sports amid the pandemic would be on the top of their...

NFL Week Five Forecast

Xavier Allison, Staff Member ◊ Oct 6, 2016

The first four weeks of the 2016 NFL season have been pretty exciting. No team has been dominant so far this year, leaving the early playoff picture wide open. Week five has some intriguing match-ups...

Kaepernick’s Kneeling Met With Frowned Upon Feeling

Jacob Mckibben, Staff Writer ◊ Oct 6, 2016

Embed from Getty Images Colin Kaepernick, a player who I personally like (being a 49ers fan), has started a country-wide trend of kneeling during the national anthem. The question people are...