Turns out Iowa State’s 48-3 victory over UNLV in September at Allegiant Stadium wouldn’t be Brock Purdy’s final football memory in Las Vegas after all.
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The NFL draft and upcoming Super Bowl signal a strengthening relationship between Las Vegas and the NFL.
Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay have transformed the draft from a two-day football festival into a year-round phenomenon.
North Dakota State wideout Christian Watson transformed from a lanky, unranked prospect into a 6-4 receiving dynamo who could be a first-round pick in the NFL draft.
Haskell Garrett battled his way to All-Big Ten honors as a fifth-year senior in 2021 despite spraining his ankle midway through the season against Maryland.
The “I made it” sentiment is what Roger Goodell’s hugs have come to signal since their organic inception during the 2010 NFL draft.
Jalen Nailor, the former Bishop Gorman and Michigan State wideout, returned to Las Vegas to put the finishing touches on his professional preparations.
Bubba Bolden, the 22-year-old native Las Vegan, is among the draft’s top safety prospects and is ready for the NFL after seminal experiences in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Miami.
Charles Williams left UNLV’s football program last fall as its all-time leading rusher. But carrying the football isn’t the only thing he believes he can do for an NFL team.