A jest about “my head hurts” was half-serious, but Denver Broncos offensive lineman John Moffitt has left pro football and a salary of over $1 million, saying he’s lost his zeal for the game.
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Some general themes are beginning to take hold when it comes to forecasting the postseason destinations of Mountain West football teams.
Harvard. Stanford. A degree from an elite college to be proud of for the rest of your life. But if your next stop was the NFL, that academic success might be a problem.
There are injuries and then there are INJURIES, and a hurt Aaron Rodgers is Green Bay’s ultimate nightmare
Offense — or lack of defense — has been one of the themes for the Mountain West this football season. But Utah State is showing teams can still put a top defense on the field and be successful.
Being a coach in the NFL isn’t necessarily an automatic ticket to the emergency room. But the hospitalization of two coaches on one midseason weekend— one after collapsing on primetime television — is a scary reminder that the unrelenting pressure of trying to win football games week after week can be a dangerous thing.
Suspended Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito sent text messages to teammate Jonathan Martin that were racist and threatening, two people familiar with the situation said Monday.
A coin was flipped into the air, and when it landed, Robert Griffin III was smiling. A short time later, bettors on the Washington Redskins were lining up at the windows to cash.
Houston coach Gary Kubiak collapsed leaving the field at halftime of the Texans’ game Sunday night against Indianapolis and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
UNLV’s comeback attempt fell short, and San Jose State left Sam Boyd Stadium with a 34-24 victory today.
Ian Locke ran for one touchdown and tossed a TD pass Saturday to lead Mountain View’s football team to a 38-8 home win over Lincoln County.
This has been anything but a typical season for Tom Brady, who is putting up numbers indicative of a middle-of-the-pack quarterback in the NFL. Still, the New England Patriots’ record does not reflect a decline.
Antraye Johnson ran all over the field to help put Basic in a position to beat Coronado at home Friday night.
It had become a sitcom in San Diego, with two stooges tripping over each other and falling on their faces at the most inopportune times. Philip Rivers, once considered an elite quarterback, turned into a reflection of his clumsy coach.
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