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Helmet-to-Helmet: NFL draft preview

Jason Asvestopoulos April 24, 2024
This week's edition of Helmet-to-Helmet covers the upcoming NFL Draft and gives a ten-pick mock draft, including a trade and four quarterbacks.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet to Helmet: Is the changed format of the Pro Bowl sustainable?

Jason Asvestopoulos February 1, 2024
It’s that time of the year again, the National Football League Pro Bowl is back, but if we’re being honest with ourselves, the competition is nowhere near as exciting as it once was.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: Previewing the 2023 NFL Draft

Brett Abrams April 24, 2023
The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday with the first of seven rounds. By the end of the night, 31 of the best college football players will have accomplished their lifelong dream of making it to the pros.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: The state of officiating in the NFL

Brett Abrams March 27, 2023
On this week's edition of 4th and Inches, columnist Brett Abrams discusses potential rule changes in the NFL that can impact play and how likely, or unlikely, these changes are to get a vote of approval.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Inside the Huddle: It’s time to switch up the Pro Bowl

Ethan Biddle February 9, 2022
Columnist Ethan Biddle claims the NFL Pro Bowl should switch to a flag-football format.
First and Goal: The NFL dishes out a virus punishment, but to the wrong team

First and Goal: The NFL dishes out a virus punishment, but to the wrong team

Chris Larabee December 3, 2020
The Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens both struggled with players being sidelined due to COVID-19 in Week 12 of the National Football League. However, only the Broncos were punished. Chris Larabee breaks down the NFL's mishandling of both situations.
Between the Lines: The NFL should care about players’ skills over political views

Between the Lines: The NFL should care about players’ skills over political views

Michael Alcaraz April 23, 2018
So when it comes to decisions made by teams about the players they put out on the field, we’re often led to believe it is a business decision. When the Dallas Cowboys released starting wide receiver Dez Bryant, he admitted the move was a business decision. Danny Amendola and the New England Patriots: business decision.
Between the Lines: Football traditionalists don’t understand Josh Rosen

Between the Lines: Football traditionalists don’t understand Josh Rosen

Michael Alcaraz April 5, 2018
As the 2018 NFL Draft nears, there is one storyline that continues to show that the NFL is the stubborn old guy in the room who wants to do everything the “old-school way.” That story’s protagonist is Josh Rosen.
Instant Replay: Why Gronk's hit is more serious than you think

Instant Replay: Why Gronk’s hit is more serious than you think

Sophia Lipp December 5, 2017

Robert Gronkowski may have just sealed the deal for parents teetering on the fence of yanking their children from youth football programs in fear of the big bad “C” word. In the midst of NFL-threatening...

Between the Lines: A blemish on the NFL’s seal

Between the Lines: A blemish on the NFL’s seal

Michael Alcaraz November 7, 2017

Some may have known that October was Domestic Violence Awareness month, but if you are like me and the majority of your media consumption is sports-related, this may have never come to your attention....

Instant Replay: Boston needs to stop playing the blame game

Instant Replay: Boston needs to stop playing the blame game

Sophia Lipp October 3, 2017

In the wake of a rocky clinch of the American League East by the Boston Red Sox and a disappointing Patriots loss to the Panthers, New Englanders have just about lost their heads. Spoiled by five Super...

Instant Replay: Who cares about Tom Brady's stolen jersey?

Instant Replay: Who cares about Tom Brady’s stolen jersey?

Sophia Lipp March 27, 2017

At long last, the most sacred garment in New England — nay, the world — has been restored to its final resting place. Yes, that’s right: Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl LI has been recovered,...

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