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While the opening of training camp is a hopefest for every NFL fan – dreams of Super Bowl titles flowing through their brains (though really, it’s just the delirium caused by dehydration) – there is another side to it.
Opening camp also means that tension rises in real (full-pad practices) and artificial (the manipulation of depth charts) ways. Considering that, there are a number of players, coaches and even some executives who are already facing scrutiny this season.
Here’s a look at 20 individuals, pairs and even a whole group that bear watching as camp opens.
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When Derek Jeter arrived in the major leagues in 1995, the soon-to-be superstar displayed an innate modesty and reverence for the sport. That season Jeter had the good fortune of playing alongside pinstriped legend Don... more »
Before we allow this very important debate about the importance of player safety in pro football to disintegrate into a silly exercise of infantile name-calling (oops, too late for that), I was actually hoping that some... more »
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