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NFL Free Agent Feeding Frenzy Finale – Team Needs (AFC South and AFC West) and Position Wrap-Up
It’s been a long haul, but now we’re wrapping up with a look at our final two divisions – the AFC South and AFC West - as well as a drive-by look at the top five guys at each position (besides the O-line which was covered previously). Didn’t quite get this series wrapped up before the official...
Jim Caldwell Is Somehow Still Under The Radar
Who the bleep is Jim Caldwell? Jim Caldwell was the guy on your TV Sunday night not showing any emotion. The guy who looked like he forgot he was coaching one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play in the Super Bowl (probably no coincidence, as you'll be told later). He's the guy that was...
Today in Sports History: November 4th
(Peterson runs against the Chargers. Photo by Doug Pensinger, Getty Images) 11/04/1994 - The Water Cannon Incident There are good ways to begin a year... and there are bad ones. The way the San Antonio Spurs began the 1994-95 season definitely fits in the second category. During the introduction...
Today in Sports History: January 17th
(Junius Kellogg, a key player in the scandal, pictured middle left. Photo by AP) 1/17/1951 - Players arrested for game-fixing On this day in 1951, two basketball players for Manhattan College -- Henry Poppe and Jack Byrnes -- and three bookmakers were arrested for conspiring to throw games. The...
Today in Sports History: December 28th
(Alan Ameche scores the winning TD. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 12/28/1958 - The Greatest Game Ever Played In the first overtime game in league history, the Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants, 23-17, in the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The game was played at Yankee Stadium and famously...
1/12/1969 - Broadway Joe upsets the Colts
(Namath throws during Super Bowl III. Photo by Walter Iooss Jr., Getty Images) Three days before the kickoff of Super Bowl III, Jets quarterback Joe Namath was accepting the AFL MVP at a Miami Touchdown Club dinner. A Baltimore Colts fan interrupted the celebration and heckled that the Colts were...
Today in Sports History: March 28th
(The Mayflower leaves with the Colts' stuff. Photo by Lloyd Pearson, AP Photos) 3/28/1984 - Irsay Moves The Colts To IndyRobert Irsay, the owner of the Baltimore Colts, had contemplated moving the team for some time. Memorial Stadium was in desperate need of renovations and could barely contain...
Today in Sports History: July 26th
7/26/1972 - Rams and Colts swap owners In a truly unprecedented move, Robert Irsay, the owner of the Baltimore Colts and Carroll Rosenbloom, the owner of the Los Angeles Rams, trade ownership of their NFL teams. Rosenbloom wanted to retain ownership of a team while living in a more profitable city,...
Today in Sports History: January 22nd
(Johhny Unitas in a San Diego Chargers uniform) 1/22/1973 - Unitas traded to Chargers After 17 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, Johnny Unitas is traded to the San Diego Chargers for the draft rights of quarterback Bert Jones. Unitas had thrown for more yardage and touchdowns than any player in...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1970
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1970 season. Relive the completion of the NFL-AFL merger. Relive the 49ers' triumphant return to the playoffs. Relive John Brodie's MVP season. Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent's...
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