BOOMTOWN!
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The first snap of Super Bowl XLVIII sailed over Peyton Manning’s head and landed in his end zone. He trotted to the sideline already trailing by two points – having never touched the ball!The idea, to beat Denver, was to keep Manning...
Super routine of the NFL’s Mr. Nice Guy
Super routine of the NFL’s Mr. Nice GuyNEW YORK Here is how the day will go. Peyton Manning will wake up in his hotel room. Bluebirds will circle his head. They will sing. He will walk down the hallway and knock on doors. “Come on, sleepyheads,” he...
For Super Bowl QBs, new is old is new
NEW ORLEANS – The first Super Bowl I covered was in 1985. It featured two quarterbacks who, at the time, were considered stars of the future. Joe Montana was one. Dan Marino was the other. Montana, who eventually would win four Super Bowls, threw one of the...
8 KIDS WITH 6 MOMS? NFL STAR IS SHAMEFUL
It is already one of the most embarrassing video clips in sports history, and it has nothing to do with dropped passes or missed dunks. It is footage of New York Jets defensive back Antonio Cromartie, a 26-year-old man, trying to list the names of his...
THE SKINNY ON THE DRAFT IS AWFULLY THIN
It’s silly season again.
The NFL draft is a few days away. At some point in history, the draft went from an insider thing to an outsider thing. That is when it got silly. It used to be a bunch of bleary-eyed football coaches in small rooms with chalkboards. Now there are endless TV updates, devoted Web sites, all-day Internet conversations, talk radio shows – all about which team might take which player with which pick.
WELCOME, WORLD
I remember my first time.
I was nervous. I was embarrassed. I was already in my 20s and had never done it before.
But I did it.
And I liked it.
I came to Detroit.
Perhaps you are doing the same thing today for Super Bowl XL, arriving at our airport, checking into our hotels, looking at our river that leads to a Great Lake. Maybe you’ve never seen a Great Lake. Don’t worry. It’s like an ocean, but usually without the waves.
Let’s give thanks, NFL style
Let’s give thanks, NFL style
Filled with the spirit of this wonderful holiday weekend, we who follow the NFL should be thankful today that: Dexter Manley doesn’t have a brother who plays football.
Lions fans only have to see Anthony Carter twice a year.
Brian Bosworth plays way up in Seattle, where nobody can hear him.
The Broncos won’t make the Super Bowl, so we won’t have to be bored to death again.
Tom Landry isn’t the screaming kind.
Elvis never showed up for Jerry Glanville’s tickets.
Jamie Morris is getting a chance in Washington.
TOP PICKS OF THE LITTER IN TODAY’S NFL DRAFT
Year after year, the NFL combs the country for the best young college football players. And today, draft day, many of those players will huddle around TV sets with their loved ones: mom, dad, sister, brother, agent, lawyer, accountant, personal trainer, PR flack and shoe company representative.
Many are called, few are chosen.
HAS THE NFL DRAFT GONE TOTALLY DAFT?
Well now, wasn’t that a fun little NFL draft? The No. 1 pick bolted to Canada, the No. 6 pick never went to college, and Todd Marinovich went in the first round to the LA Raiders, where his cocaine possession charge will be laughed at as kid stuff.
Wait. Did I mention the Lions? Amazing. They went into Sunday with one first-round pick and came out with two. They needed a receiver and a defensive
lineman — and they got a receiver and a defensive lineman. I am not prepared for this. I must take a Maalox and sit down.
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