
Student, Athlete, Employee ?
From playing on scholarship to playing for cash at a collegiate level would make college athletics a decent job with a tuition reimbursement program and I’m not buying it. I get it, college as a student is hard enough as it is, and factor in a time demanding athletic regimen…you have yourself a full schedule and what seems like an unrealistic window of free-time. For years now, big name college athletes in various sports have been trying to get four to six figure digits in th

Big bucks for Bortles
Once, the only player who stood between the Jags and the 2017 Lombardi Trophy, is now the guy the front office is locking in for their future in hopes of taking the team to the next level. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, has just signed a 3-year, $54 million extension with $26.5 million of that being guaranteed money. Seems a bit pricy given his resume, but if they feel like that’s their best option moving forward with free agency and the draft all around the

Quitting on Kawhi ?
With Kawhi Leonard’s return to the court looking more and more unlikely, one could argue there is a rift brewing between Coach Pop and the superstar. Leonard who has SLOWLY, fallen out of the game changer, yet alone franchise difference maker conversation, has all the sudden rapidly boarded the next player out of town conversation…as wild as that sounds. Leonard, who had been shut down due to a quad injury for well over two months, has just been medically cleared to return to

Pay the man
Still deciding what to do with Le’Veon Bell and his contract…or lack thereof, just might be the biggest and most crucial decision of the past decade for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The concerns surrounding the ongoing Le’Veon Bell contract saga, draw people to question whether or not the Steelers franchise can trust him, having been suspended twice under the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Another question people often throw out is whether or not he still has “the juice,” in which

My love for sports is in the air
With it only being 14 days into February, not only is it the day to show love to your significant other, but a day for me to share what I have fell in love with in sports thus far this month. Underdogs to top dogs: The Philadelphia Eagles did exactly what nobody outside of the state of Pennsylvania thought would do. Former backup and resurgent quarterback Nick Foles and the “underdog” Eagles dethroned the Belichick and Brady led Super Bowl empire of a sixth Super Bowl victory