If there’s one thing the NFL is guilty of, it’s hype. Yes, the league is not solely responsible for talking up a player incessantly before the draft or a big game, but they are accomplices. Before the 1999 NFL Draft, Andy Katzenmoyer was the latest college player to be hyped by the league and the national media. Katzenmoyer was built like a tank and, even … [Read more...] about What Happened To Andy Katzenmoyer? (Complete Story)
The Life And Career Of Ickey Woods (Complete Story)
The Miriam-Webster dictionary defines the term ‘flash in the pan’ as, “one that appears promising but turns out to be disappointing.” In professional sports, a flash in the pan is not quite a bust. Rather, it is an athlete that showed great promise or ability only for that promise to be snuffed out. There have been plenty of busts in the NFL just as there … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Ickey Woods (Complete Story)
What Happened To Roberto Aguayo? (Complete Story)
Roberto Aguayo, the most accurate kicker in NCAA history, could've rewritten the record books in the NFL. He could've been mentioned in the same breath as Justin Tucker, Lou Groza, Morten Andersen, and George Blanda once he hung up his cleats. Alas, fate had other ideas. While Aguayo took the college game by storm, his reputation took a massive hit in the … [Read more...] about What Happened To Roberto Aguayo? (Complete Story)
The Life And Career Of Max McGee (Complete Story)
Fame is fickle. For most professional athletes, their fame peaked in college. They make it to the pros, but barely play and are released before they know it. Others are famous for their God-given skill set. They are professionals for a reason and they prove it week in and week out. Then, there are the athletes who become famous for a specific … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Max McGee (Complete Story)
The Life And Career Of Charles Woodson (Complete Story)
Sometimes, a person is born who just seems to have “it.” That “it” factor can best be described as having the capacity and capability to find success in whatever endeavor one aspires to. You know just by being in the person’s presence that he or she is going to do very well in life. Charles Woodson is such a person. Woodson was born to succeed and he has … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Charles Woodson (Complete Story)
The Life And Career Of Jack Tatum (Complete Story)
In the NFL’s history, no team has personified lawlessness and thuggery like the Oakland/Los Angeles/Las Vegas Raiders. Replete with a skull and crossbones and outfitted in black and silver, the Raiders manifest the stereotyped outlaw from old Western movies. Examining a list of past Raiders provides a bevy of athletes that fit into the team’s ethos of ‘bad … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Jack Tatum (Complete Story)