During the first half of the Super Bowl that featured the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers, the Chiefs were not playing very well. To make matters worse, they had just fumbled the ball. So, an irate player for the Chiefs, Travis Kelce (a.k.a. Taylor Swift’s boyfriend) approaches head coach, Andy Reid on the sideline. Kelce grabs Reid …
Andrew Whitworth: The Importance of a Positive Role Model
Andrew Whitworth received the NFL’s most coveted award: The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for 2021. This award honors a player’s commitment to philanthropy and community impact, as well as his excellence on the field. All 32 NFL teams nominate one player from their respective team and the NFL selects one winner each year. Last year, Whitworth …
“We Coach Ball. We Don’t Look at Color”
Tampa Bay Bucaneer Head Coach, Todd Bowles, made headlines the other day when a reporter asked about race. Specifically, the reporter asked the coach how he felt about facing another rival black coach in the NFL (Mike Tomlin) in the upcoming game. Bowles responded, “I have a very good relationship with Tomlin. We don’t look at what color we are …
Sometimes You Can do Everything Right and Still Lose!
Josh Allen is the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. His team was in a AFC Division Playoff game on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a barnburner. Touchdowns everywhere. Lead changes galore. Allen completed 27 of 37 passes for 329 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. His passer rating was 136. Combined with the previous playoff win …