Middle linebackers are typically the leaders of any defense and, therefore, require a specific set of skills. Especially in today’s NFL, the middle linebacker has to diagnose an offense, cover a tight end or slot receiver, and hit like a heat-seeking missile. Failure to do any of these well means a team will likely find someone else who can. Junior Seau was … [Read more...] about The Short Life And Career Of Junior Seau (Story)
The Life And Career Of Ahmad Rashad (Story)
During the 1990s and early 2000s, NBA fans tuned into the television program NBA Inside Stuff. The program, hosted by Ahmad Rashad, was filled with game highlights and top plays of the previous week. The show also followed Rashad as he went behind the scenes to interview some of the biggest names in the league. As the likes of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Ahmad Rashad (Story)
The Life And Career Of Zach Thomas (Story)
Zach Thomas arrived in Miami in 1996 as a mid-round draft pick with a questionable professional future. Despite the fact that he was a dynamo at Texas Tech University, where he reached hero status, Thomas’ NFL ability was uncertain. He hoped to make the Dolphins as a special teams player and backup linebacker. Instead, Thomas became a starter and never looked … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Zach Thomas (Story)
The Life And Career Of Bill Parcells (Story)
The New York Giants were frequently one of the best organizations in the NFL from the franchise’s inception in 1925 through the 1963 season. During that span, New York appeared in the NFL Championship game 15 times and won the contest four times. After 1963, the Giants went through a rough patch and only made it to the postseason once in the next 20 years. In … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Bill Parcells (Story)
The Life And Career Of Troy Aikman (Story)
In the first three decades of the team’s existence, the Dallas Cowboys appeared in two NFL Championship games, five Super Bowls, and three straight NFC Championship games in the early eighties. By the late 1980s, however, Dallas had fallen on hard times. The lowest of the low came in 1989 when the franchise won just a single game. That marked the Cowboys’ … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Troy Aikman (Story)