New rule makes NFL kickoff seem even more boring than before

One of the things I wanted to see (actually, the only thing) during the NFL’s 2024 Hall of Fame Game between the Bears and Texans at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday night was the new kickoff rule. Why the new rule? Because the NFL has decided that kickoffs are… read more

The annual schedule reveal is the height of NFL absurdity

I write an article every year about how stupid the NFL’s schedule release is. Amazingly, the league has managed to make it an event where people wait around with bated breath, wondering when each team’s schedule will drop. How stupid is that? I mean, this isn’t Cobra Kai, a masterpiece of a show (one that,… read more

Dick Butkus was NFL royalty

Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears famous and ferocious Hall of Fame middle linebacker, passed away on Thursday. He was 80. Butkus was a Chicago native who played his college ball at Illinois where he was highly decorated as both a center and middle linebacker. He was voted the Big Ten Player of the Year in… read more

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