The Riders selected Bouka in the third round (24th overall) of the 2016 CFL draft out of the University of Calgary. He then signed as a free agent with the NFL Arizona Cardinals and spent the 2016 season on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. The Cardinals released Bouka after the 2017 pre season….
Reply Polls continue to show that black NFL players are becoming less and less popular, because of those few who are dishonoring our National Anthem, our flag, our veterans, and our citizens. You see, our National Anthem is not about the government; it about us (all of us including blacks) and our flag which represents…
Syd has friends among his fellow workers at Mount St. Mary’s, with whom he can jawbone about his primary passion football. (Several years ago, his favorite player, Tom Brady, threw him a pass at a Best Buddies event.) Beyond that, he has best buds all around the world, knows officials, chats with sponsors, catches up…
Yahoo reports ESPN was going to make the cuts in May, but moved up the schedule due to tension among employees on the media reports of the impending layoffs.After 17 years reporting on NFL, I’ve been informed that I’m being laid off by ESPN effective immediately.The network has spent billions of dollars in recent years…
The first full Sunday of the NFL’s 2015 season has arrived, but even on Saturday, the pro teams were fiddling with their rosters. For former Hazlewood High School star Don Jones, that meant he has a chance to play in the New Orleans Saints’ season opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. For former Alabama…
Lewis Bush, a Tacoma native and former San Diego linebacker who was drafted in 1993 out of Washington State, died earlier this month of a heart attack in Arizona at age 42. He’d been a member of the Chargers team that played in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995. Two other members of that team, Shawn…
I think it’s more likely than not that Big Blue will want one of its two veterans to back up Manning initially. While they may like Webb, he’s a developmental quarterback they hope to turn into a starter in a couple of years. But right now, he needs time adjusting to the pro game which…
As of 2008, Port Charlotte High School’s “Pride of Port Charlotte” Bands have consistently ranked among the top bands in the state of Florida for several years. The Pride of Port Charlotte Marching Band has participated at many famous events, such as the Fiesta Bowl, Macy’s Day Parade, the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day…
Challenge ReviewWhen a challenge flag is thrown, the referee will stop play and go to a monitor provided outside of the field of play. They will look at slow motion replays at different angles before making a decision. There must be indisputable evidence for a referee to overturn a call. Although rules state the referee…
Just as “teaching” is hardly the only responsibility for anyone brave enough to stand in front of a classroom, “running” is a small part of Lynch’s job. Watch Lynch when he takes a handoff. He doesn’t race toward the end zone, dreds whipping in the wind. When he gets the ball he’s studying the defense,…