Are NFL Players Underpaid?

Are NFL Players Underpaid?

A professional athlete complaining that he doesn’t get paid enough money is like a cat complaining it didn’t get enough rest. It’s hard to sympathize. Embed from Getty Images After being selected as the cover athlete for the new NFL Madden 16 game, Odell Beckham Jr. was asked what he would change about the NFL.… Continue reading Are NFL Players Underpaid?

The PAT Has Changed (And Not For The Last Time)

Adam Vinatieri warms up during the pre-game of Super Bowl XXXIX. The Patriots didn’t need a last second field goal, but his 22-yard field goal made the difference in the game. II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines saw it from the sidelines, using tickets from the Cleveland Browns’ Hats Off to Heroes program.

I wrote here two months ago that the PAT changes being thrown about were stupid. Yesterday, the NFL officially changed the Point After Touchdown rule for the 2015 season. Their reasoning was to make an “automatic” play a little more exciting. Extra points are moving back fifteen yards, so the kick is now a 33… Continue reading The PAT Has Changed (And Not For The Last Time)

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Four Games for Brady

New England Patriots at Washington Redskins 08/28/09

Deflate-gate continues to get more ridiculous, as Tom Brady has been suspended for four games by the NFL. Embed from Getty Images Brady will miss the season opener vs the Steelers, as well as games against Buffalo, Jacksonville, and Dallas. His return to the gridiron will be week six, at Indianapolis.  I have a funny… Continue reading Four Games for Brady

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A Calculated Risk in Clark

The Seattle Seahawks took Frank Clark with their first selection in the 2015 NFL draft, a player accused of punching a woman in the face. The pick wasn’t the first of its kind from the Seahawks but that hasn’t slowed the ballooning criticism they’re facing for selecting a player that allegedly struck his girlfriend and… Continue reading A Calculated Risk in Clark

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The pick is in…Winston Wins

In two short weeks, Commissioner Roger Goodell will arrive at the podium & say the famous words, “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are now on the clock”. Everyone knows that the franchise will change April 30th, on what will surely be a windy & wild Chicago night. The only problem is that when the pick is made, the… Continue reading The pick is in…Winston Wins

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Seahawks Steal Jimmy Graham

Free agency hasn’t even officially begun and I had to already turn off the SFTB Free Agent tracker because of this deal.  Mere moments ago, the Seattle Seahawks traded their center, Max Unger, and their first round pick to the New Orleans Saints for superstar tight end Jimmy Graham. This is obviously a coup for… Continue reading Seahawks Steal Jimmy Graham

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NFL Free Agency Instant Analysis

Welcome to Sports From the Basement’s first annual free agency tracker.  As the moves come flying in, we at SFTB will update this page with immediate analysis.  Free Agency doesn’t officially even start until tomorrow, but there are moves to get to already.  This page will be updated with terms when they are official. SIGNINGS… Continue reading NFL Free Agency Instant Analysis

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