For years, flag football lived in the shadows of its full-contact cousin, embraced in parks, schools, and rec leagues but often overlooked at the elite level. That changed in 2023 when the International Olympic Committee approved the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

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Various college football programs are well-known for producing star players at certain positions. For example, for many years, Penn State was known for its outstanding linebackers. LSU is well-known for its outstanding defensive backs.

There are tons of great sports books coming out soon. As usually lots of football/soccer books, but some from my favourite writers. Some top-quality boxing books coming out too. Can also tell Winter Olympics are coming with, among other things, two different books by Curling legends.

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Flag football is a sport in its own right. It’s not some watered-down version of tackle. It’s not just that casual game you play in the backyard with your cousins. It’s technical. It’s fast. It demands precision, a high football IQ, and serious athleticism.

A decade ago, we met in the lobby of a Canton, Ohio hotel ahead of the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions. I’ll never forget Joe DeLamielleure — NFL great — offering this total stranger a seat. Before we knew it, an hour passed by.

And we’re back! Today diving into my early Top-5 EDGE rushers looking ahead towards the 2026 NFL Draft, because it’s never too early to scout the NFL Draft. This EDGE class is a fun one, with all 5 of these names being Top-30 players on my early big board, with the top-4 EDGE rushers being Top-16 early on.

**Author’s note:*** This article series is a 3-part series looking at Mykel Williams. By the time I finished writing it and pulling film clips, there was too much good content for one article, allowing the readers to instead see a more in-depth look at Williams. I started with his background, college stats, and measurables in this introductory piece. Pa…

Good afternoon! Hearing all of Joe D’s epic stories from the 70s and 80s last week got me thinking that it’d be a smart idea to link to some past Go Long conversations.

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Whilst the initial foray into Web3 by sports brands was marked by enthusiasm and innovation, many have since re-evaluated their positions due to market volatility, limited consumer engagement and unclear return on investment. Now, there are some sport brands which have a different playbook regarding Web3 - doubling down when others are pulling out. The …

Longtime Minnesota Vikings captain Jim Marshall, one of the most respected players in NFL history, has moved on, but memories of his career will be a hot topic for a while.

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It has been almost a year since John Muller and his cohost Tiotal Football released an episode of the Post Script podcast, but I am still drawn back to its thesis. The podcast examines how soccer analytics evolved through the dissemination of ideas written by dedicated folks utilizing the best data available. The importance of communicating ideas through writing came to mind again earlie…

Prima di partire un paio di precisazioni/istruzioni/pensieri-allunga-brodo.

PLANTATION, Fla. — He’s down here, in the sultry south, preparing for a role that may or may not come. Last season was strange. Ty’Ron Hopper was effectively banished from his home — the football field. Hopper went from blitzing and blasting and chasing down the best athletes in the sport as one of the best linebackers in the SEC to riding p…

A handful of Wisconsin football related questions rolled in from our BadgerNotes subscribers this week — and we’re diving into all of them in the mailbag below.

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