American Football

Donald Trump, the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles: a sport brought to the brink by politics

by Ben Morse - 0147

In the words of former U.S. speed-skater Eric Heiden, "sports and politics don't mix.”  But during the time that Donald Trump has been United States President, we’ve seen players called “son’s of b*****s” by Trump, players filing lawsuits against the league over allegations of collusion and new rules implemented by the

NFL reminds us they don’t care about their players, or racial injustice

by Matt Bowers - 0683

The NFL announced today players must stand and "show respect" during the National Anthem. The owners of the National Football League have revealed their solution to player protests, which have become a massive national (and international) debate in the last year and a half. This issue is perhaps the most daunting

From England Sevens to the Atlanta Falcons: Alex Gray is a different kind of NFL rookie

by Matt Bowers - 03483

"You have to be willing to sacrifice who you are right now for who you want to become."  Alex Gray is an enigma of the National Football League. Coming off his first season with the Atlanta Falcons, he's taken a phenomenal leap of faith. After a successful eight-year professional rugby career,

Predicting the fate of the NFL’s loaded 2018 quarterback draft class

by Matt Bowers - 01689

It was just the third time in the modern era of the draft and 21st century that five college quarterbacks were taken in the opening round. This group legitimately have the potential to become the greatest QB class of all time, up there with the famed draft class of 1983 which included

OverHyped: AFC/NFC championship round with Jonny Williams!

by Matt Bowers - 01032

https://soundcloud.com/user-821454638/overhyped-afcnfc-championship-with-jonny-williams Matt is again joined by Perform NFL expert Jonny "Football" Williams as they break down the INSANE Divisional Round games, NFL coaching hires/fires, chat about the upcoming AFC/NFC Conference title games, and make their picks for Pats/Jags and Eagles/Vikings!!   *Note: After looking into the Blake Bortles/Brett Favre reference on the broadcast,

OverHyped: Week 15 with Jonny Williams

by Matt Bowers - 0967

Matt is joined by Jonny Williams (NFL expert from Perform) talking the Carson Wentz-less Eagles, the insane NFC playoff picture, make their picks for Week 15 games, and rank the top 5 teams! https://soundcloud.com/user-821454638/overhyped-week-15-w-jonny-williams

NFL All-Star injured team: defence

by Ben Morse - 0641

DL - JJ Watt, Arik Armstead, Jonathan Allen The last two seasons have been tough on JJ Watt. After leading the league in sacks in 2015 and with people talking about him possibly being the greatest pass rusher of all time, he had back surgery in 2016 causing him to miss