Archives for February 2022

Tom Brady is not the only Buccaneers player walking away from football this offseason. Left guard Ali Marpet announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Sunday. Marpet was a 2015 second-round pick out of Hobart and became a starter during his rookie season. He started 101 regular season games and six postseason games, including [more] … [Read more...] about Ali Marpet announces his retirement

Kirk Herbstreit, who has long been one of the top commentators in college football, could soon get a prime time assignment in the NFL. Amazon is interested in hiring Herbstreit to work Thursday Night Football, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. Thursday night games will be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime Video [more] … [Read more...] about Amazon interested in Kirk Herbstreit for Thursday Night Football

Two Sundays ago, during the Super Bowl pregame show, we pointed out that the owners may adopt this year a simple and straightforward solution to the inherently unfair postseason overtime procedures — each team would be guaranteed one possession. This Sunday, via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, the Competition Committee is meeting in Indianapolis amid [more] … [Read more...] about Competition Committee ponders possible postseason overtime change

Whether the Competition Committee officially recommends a change to current overtime procedures no longer matters. One of the 32 teams has put the ball on the tee for the owners. Judy Battista of NFL Media reports that the Colts have proposed a revision to the current overtime protocol. It would guarantee each team a possession [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Colts propose overtime change for regular season and postseason