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The Magic and Mythology of Joe Burrow’s Deep Passing Game
2022 Georgia-Alabama national title column
Welcome To College Football’s Free Market
College Football Can’t Be Killed. But It Can Be Changed for the Worse.
George Kittle Will Run You Over
How Lamar Jackson Became The Center Of The Football Universe
Lincoln Riley, Brian Kelly, and the Shifting Paradigm of Coaching Power
The Cult of the Coach Is Losing Its Power. Good Riddance.
The Bryson-Brooks Beef Is the Perfect Petty Drama the PGA Tour Needs
Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid Fulfilled Their Destiny
Aaron Rodgers Has Game Of Thrones Takes, But He Has New Shows, Too.
Matthew Stafford Is The Franchise
How The Browns Brought The Process To The NFL
Andrew Luck Was Unapologetically Himself
The Chiefs’ Plan For Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes Led the Chiefs Out of the Wilderness and Into the Super Bowl
Non-NFL:
Tyson Fury is Boxing’s New King
Andy Ruiz, Anthony Joshua and the Future of Heavyweight Boxing.
The 2009 Orlando Magic: The Forgotten Innovators
2018 Season:
The NFL’s Analytics Revolution Has Arrived
Two Seconds Or Less: The High-Speed Battle Defining The NFL
Drew Brees’ One-Touchdown Club
The Curse of the Salary Cap-Eating Quarterback
Dunks, Dinosaurs, and Demolishing QBs: The Growing Legend of Myles Garrett
Kirk Cousins: The NFL’s Greatest Gambler
2017 Season:
The 2007 Patriots: The Team That Changed Everything
The Collected Stories Of Marcus Mariota
The NFL Is Getting Worse At Finding Quarterbacks
How Football Stopped Being Fun
How A Cycling Team Helped The Falcons Become NFC Champions
2016 Season:
Von Miller: The NFL's Best Player Is Also The Weirdest
Cam Newton Would Like To Crash Your Pickup Game
The NFL's Brewing Information War
Jarvis Landry Wants First Blood
Kirk Cousins, Practice Celebrator
Alex Smith: Football's Human TV Guide
Why The NFL Can Never Protect Quarterbacks
How NFL Players Lost Their Leverage
WSJ:
Why the NFL Has a Quarterback Crisis
Look Out! Tom Brady Wants to Play Catch
The Secret Left-Handed Life of Odell Beckham
The Patriots’ White Whale: Praise From Belichick
The Hardest Part of NFL Training Camp: ‘Game of Thrones’ Spoilers
In Vino Vikings: The NFL’s Sommeliers
The NFL Team That Is Solving Millennials
Andrew Luck: The NFL’s Most Perplexing Trash Talker
Bill Belichick: The NFL’s Scary Alex Trebek
Aaron Rodgers’s Hardest Catch: His Jokes
Green Bay’s Board-Game Obsession
How The Seattle Seahawks Changed The NFL
Bad News: You're Golfing With Peyton Manning
Why Jim Harbaugh Is Still Throwing
The Philadelphia Eagles' Secret Coaches: Professors
The Cleveland Browns' Strategy: Write This Down
Peyton Manning Is Mr. Annoying
Seahawks’ Richard Sherman, Compulsive Jersey Fixer
Bill Belichick’s Army of History Buffs
The Eagles' Personnel Strategy: College Grads
How Technology Is Killing NFL Defenses
Tablets: Too Complex for NFL's 'Old' Folks
The Uptempo NFL Is Forcing Refs Into Shape
The Cardinals' Secret: Elderly Coaches
Green Bay: More Legends Than Streets
How the Miami Dolphins Fell Apart
NFL Offenses Exploit a Fear of Fines
How The Patriots Lost Their Way
Ray Lewis Has a Pep Talk for You
The NFL's 300-Pound Fashion Victims