Detroit Rock City is ready to rock tomorrow night, as the NFL Draft is here! (Ready to rock, but not ready to roll. Rock is still here, but what happened to "roll?") Meaning it is time for our final 2024 NFL Mock Draft. Projecting who each NFL team will take on draft night is a very popular activity, as there are literally hundreds of NFL mock drafts available on the … [Read more...] about Final 2024 NFL Mock Draft Update (4-25-24)
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Exclusive with Rodney Peete, Kitten Bowl Host, Lions, USC Legend
Hallmark Channel may have cancelled the Kitten Bowl, before last year, but it the format does live on. You can watch the Kitten Bowl on YouTube, and more information on that is available here. So with that in mind, we now flash back to our exclusive with USC Trojans and Detroit Lions legend Rodney Peete, one of three celebrities who did color commentary for Kitten Bowl V. … [Read more...] about Exclusive with Rodney Peete, Kitten Bowl Host, Lions, USC Legend
25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
Editor's Note: this article originally ran in the fall of 2018. The sports calendar is sort of imbalanced, but once it gets moving, it has a lot of velocity. For about four months in the summer you have pretty much nothing but baseball. And that lull is extremely brutal. But once college football starts– boom! The NFL is the very next week. Hockey preseason starts two … [Read more...] about 25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
Experience the NFL at its Finest: The Top 5 Stadiums
Stadiums are the heart of any team. They are not merely places for athletes to play or people to watch sports teams in action; stadiums are both a castle to call home and a revenue generator for teams. A modern stadium is a world in itself, furnished with the latest technology such as football field marker, rotating seats, a microbrewery and much more. The National Football … [Read more...] about Experience the NFL at its Finest: The Top 5 Stadiums
Cornerback Nate Hobbs Continues Stepping Up for Las Vegas Raiders
In today's NFL, the most valued position is naturally quarterback, for obvious reasons. While passers come first, pass rushers are also right up there on the list of positions prioritized. Pass defenders and pass blockers aren't far behind, and that's where Nate Hobbs, the Las Vegas Raiders second year cornerback comes in. The University of Illinois alumnus started at … [Read more...] about Cornerback Nate Hobbs Continues Stepping Up for Las Vegas Raiders
Jeff George: Polarizing NFL Bust Entering Illini Hall of Fame
The University of Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame commenced in 2017, and it wasn't until this year's class, announced today that a quarterback made the cut. Hard to believe, given all the great QBs that have donned orange and blue, that it took this long, but the drought ends with Jeff George. Yes, the Indianapolis native and Purdue transfer, who led Illinois to a Top 10 … [Read more...] about Jeff George: Polarizing NFL Bust Entering Illini Hall of Fame
2022 NFL Mock Draft 4-28-22 Final Edition
Welcome to our latest 2022 NFL mock draft! We're headed towards the home stretch now of the NFL Draft talking season. If there is one thing we do know, it's that the NFL "season" supposedly, is now year round, due to the overhyping of the NFL Draft and the explosions of mock drafts. Also, here is the link to a list of 70 of the worst NFL Draft cliches, buzzwords and other … [Read more...] about 2022 NFL Mock Draft 4-28-22 Final Edition
Flashing Back to Jon Gruden Washington Team Name Debate Take
In the wake of the news surrounding Jon Gruden this week, we felt it might be interesting to flashback to some of the rare past occurrences where he actually did give his take on social issues. It seems pretty crazy right now, doesn't it- a man who seemed to love absolutely everyone and everything, was Mr. positivity as an announcer, is actually a deplorable person on the … [Read more...] about Flashing Back to Jon Gruden Washington Team Name Debate Take