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Every so often, an NFL team strikes gold with a draft choice. In 2022, virtually no stone is left unturned when teams belly up to evaluate potential draftees. Film, personal workouts, sprint times, psychological profiles, and personal interviews are all considered as part of the process to determine which players will be identified as probable … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLI, which was held on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida, between the second-time NFC champion Chicago Bears and the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts, who were in the Super Bowl for the first time since moving to Indy in 1984. As always, we have a pop quiz, … Read more
This week I spoke with Michael Mertes about a project he started to celebrate the NFL’s 100th season, called “The Quarterback Project.” He started the project to find a way to determine who the greatest quarterbacks were of all time in the NFL. To do this, Michael created a formula to assign a score. This … Read more
A good friend of mine who enjoys listening to my podcast here on the Sports History Network commented to me recently that he would like to hear me discuss the worst trades that occurred during the 1970s in pro football. It is definitely a topic that I had not addressed before, so to my good … Read more
The New York Giants joined the National Football League in 1925. From that time until 1964, the team had success. Here’s how. Although there wasn’t an NFL championship game played in 1927, the Giants were named NFL Champions based on having the best record in the league (11–1). They would play in 14 NFL Championship … Read more