Despite lingering concerns regarding the number of minority head coaches in the NFL, the league saw a significant increase in the minority hiring rate when considering all categories of open positions. Via the Associated Press, the latest cycle resulted in the hiring of three minority General Managers, two minority head coaches, three minority offensive coordinators, [more] … [Read more...] about Minority hiring rate climbs for NFL in 2021
Archives for February 2021
Report: Pat Flaherty returning to Giants in advisory role
Former Giants offensive line coach Pat Flaherty is returning to the team this season. Dan Graziano of ESPN reports Flaherty is joining Joe Judge’s staff in an advisory role. Flaherty will help with the offensive linemen among other duties. Flaherty previously worked for the Giants on Tom Coughlin’s staff from 2004-15. Flaherty, 64, spent the [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Pat Flaherty returning to Giants in advisory role
Tom Brady is still motivated by his pre-draft scouting report
Earlier today, we pointed out that ESPN’s Dean of Draftniks had Tom Brady as a fifth-round pick and the No. 10 overall quarterback in the 2000 draft. Mel Kiper wasn’t alone, and Brady still derives motivation from the assessment of his skills as he made the leap from Michigan to the NFL. In response to [more] … [Read more...] about Tom Brady is still motivated by his pre-draft scouting report
Broadcasting legend and former Pro Bowler Irv Cross dies at 81
Irv Cross, a former NFL defensive back who became one of the cornerstones of The NFL Today in the 1970s, has died. He was 81. The Eagles announced his passing on Sunday night. Cross played for the Eagles from 1961 through 1965, and again in 1969. He spent 1966 through 1968 with the Rams. Cross [more] … [Read more...] about Broadcasting legend and former Pro Bowler Irv Cross dies at 81
FMIA: New Insight On NFL’s 17-Game Schedule. Plus The Story Of One QB’s Quick (Door) Dash To Top 5 Prospect
On many weekends late last spring and early summer, with his football future very much in doubt, Brigham Young quarterback Zach Wilson pulled his Mazda 6 onto an I-15 on-ramp in Provo, Utah. It would be a Friday, mid-afternoon, and Wilson would be road-tripping to see his quarterback tutor, John Beck, in southern California. On [more] … [Read more...] about FMIA: New Insight On NFL’s 17-Game Schedule. Plus The Story Of One QB’s Quick (Door) Dash To Top 5 Prospect