Following Hugh Mulcahy, scores of other pro baseball players were drafted into the military. After the season, Ted Williams and Bob Feller were among the stars to go off to aid the wartime effort. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt composed a “ green light” letter that allowed Major League ...
as well as it needs to in a playoff environment. So I think it’s great. The strides that they’ve made offensively, they’re great. They’re exactly what this organization needed. It’s what this organization wanted from Kenny Atkinson. It’s what the...
Coach Bullington replied, "Ove, you just made the team." At the conclusion of the season, he was picked in the 12th round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers, becoming the oldest player drafted in NFL history at 28 years, 281 days old and the first Swedish-born player in...
The other reason is the Browns simply haven’t used enough draft picks on offense. Since Andrew Berry became GM in 2020, the Browns have had 14 picks in the top 100 of the draft. Nine of the 14 have been used on defensive players, and of the five offensive players...
Players To Watch Broncos Russell Wilson: After a blockbuster trade sent the Seattle QB to Denver, many were left wondering if the Broncos finally found their QB. The one-time Super Bowl champion has done a lot in Seattle but his 2021 season was derailed by injury. Time will tell if his ...
to enter the draft in a long time. Bosa was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording nine sacks and 60 quarterback pressures, second most among all NFL players. The key for Bosa has been and remains staying healthy, something he did in 2019. If he can do the sam...
Today was day three of Patriots training camp and the first day where players were allowed to be in full pads and make contact. While today’s session was less physical and fast paced as previous years there were several players and areas that stood out. Defensive backs Duron Harmon and Rya...
All eyes were on Kyle Hamilton in the waning hours of the combine. The Notre Dame prospect who was touted as the best player in the Draft by several pundits ran a 4.59, much slower than most people thought he’d run given his status at this stage of the process. That mi...
Torrence, however, sold himself as one of the best players at his position in this draft class. As for why he should be the top lineman drafted, he told Pelissero: "Because I'm the most dominant interior offensive lineman in the draft, and I feel like any team that gets me...
Did the Packers care about Rodgers' feelings when they drafted Jordan Love? They did not. And it ended up with him having the best years of his career. Sure, they lost horrifically in the playoffs, but still, the best years of his career. ...