The 2022 NFL Draft takes place April 28 to April 30, and everyone is excited. The draft itself will take place in Las Vegas at the Draft Theater, which is located behind the High Roller Observation Wheel and The LINQ+Experience Hotel and adjacent to Caesars Forum. In addition to the draft itself, there is something called the Draft Experience, an interactive NFL theme park. Features include games and clinics, food and beverages, and exclusive NFL merchandise available for purchase. In addition to those, the park also features the 40-yard dash, a vertical jump against NFL players on LED screens, a Super Bowl ring display and live autograph sessions with current and former NFL players. Along with the activities listed above,
Legal Troubles
Dallas Cowboys’ cornerback Kelvin Joseph has been named a person of interest in a homicide case, that resulted in the death of 20-year-old Cameron Ray, a native of Lower Greeneville, Texas. The fatal incident took place on March 18after Ray was hanging out in Dallas with some buddies. Things went south when another group of men started a fight with Ray’s group. According to police, Ray was not aggressive. After the fight. Ray and his buddies began to walk back to their car when an oncoming SUV opened fire and killed Ray. According to various sources, such as Yahoo News and TMZ, Joseph is believed to be either seen around the time of the shooting or was in the
Dwayne Haskins Death
The NFL world was shaken with some tragic news on Saturday morning with the death of one of its young stars. Quarterback Dwayne Haskins, an Ohio State standout and a member of the Washington Commanders and Pittsburgh Steelers, passed away on Saturday when he was struck by a dump truck in South Florida. He was in the Sunshine State training for the upcoming season with his fellow Steeler teammates. While the death was certainly tragic, more people are talking about the controversial tweet that ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter sent on Saturday. The now deleted tweet said the following: “Dwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before struggling to catch on with Washington and Pittsburgh in the NFL, died this
Draft Trade
With the NFL Draft just around the corner, teams are already making moves. On Monday the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints swapped draft picks. In the reported deal, the Saints have acquired the Eagles two first-round player pick no. 16 and pick no. 19 as well as a sixth-round selection, pick no. 194. On the flipside, the Saints are sending the Eagles their first-round selection pick no. 18 this draft, a 2023 first-round pick, a third-round pick from this year’s draft, no. 101, and a seventh-round pick no. 237. New Orleans adds two draft picks for the price of one and are hoping that pick lands somewhere late in the 2023 draft. The number of draft picks exchanged in this deal may
NFL Owners Meeting
The annual NFL Owners Meeting took place this past weekend, March 27-30, 2022, in Florida. Many topics of discussion were up for debate including modifying overtime rules and the lack of minority hirings by the 32 franchises. On Tuesday March 29, the owners voted to modify the rules of overtime during the NFL postseason. Under these new rules, both teams will have a chance to possess the ball in the extra period instead of one team getting the ball, scoring a touchdown, and the game is over. There has been outcry from NFL and football fans alike for this change after several instances the team that won the coin toss and took the ball right down the field and scored
The G.O.A.T Returns
That didn’t last long. After only 40 days of being in retirement, Tom Brady announced he is returning to the NFL to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Sunday, the now unretired Buccaneers’ quarterback said the following in an Instagram post: “These past two months I’ve realized that my place is still on the field and not in the stands. That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. Unfinished business. LFG.” When Brady initially retired in February, many found it strange, maybe even rushed, that he announced it only a week after the
Latest NFL News
It has been a crazy week for the National Football League. On Monday, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley was suspended for the entire 2022 NFL season after illegally betting on games. The league determined that Ridley had bet on games that the Falcons would win on his mobile device. They learned of his activity through their connections with the team. Calvin Ridley NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell penned a letter to Ridley, saying the following: “There is nothing more fundamental to the NFL’s success than upholding the integrity of the game. This is the responsibility of every coach, player, game official, and anyone else employed in the league. Your actions put the integrity of the league at risk, threatened to
NFL Broadcast Shakeup
Troy Aikman shook up the NFL broadcasting world this past week. Aikman, a Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the lead football analyst on Fox Sports’ NFL coverage for more than two decades, has reportedly agreed to join ESPN as the lead analyst on their series, ESPN Monday Night Football. The deal is reportedly for five years and worth $90 million. This has created a massive shift in the world of broadcasting. If Aikman were to leave, it would create several openings for major roles for the league’s longtime broadcasting partners. The question, now, is: who will replace Aikman at Fox? There
Tom Brady Retirement Saga
The retirement of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been anything but uneventful. Earlier this month, the seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP announced his retirement after 22 seasons. Brady cited family as the reason to step away from the game. There have been many questions surrounding his retirement, given that it was so bizarre. He announced his retirement nearly a week after he lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams. According to recent reports, Brady was “frustrated” with the Buccaneers. Look no further than former teammate Rich Ohrnberger, who spent three seasons with Brady in New England. He sent out a series of tweets saying that Tom
Super Bowl LVI
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday. Both teams got off to a slow start after a 7-3 first quarter, but the action picked up in the 2nd. With 12:51 in the second quarter Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to receiver Cooper Kupp. The Bengals answered with 5:47 left in the half with Joe Burrow throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins. The half ended with the score of 13-10. The second half could not have started any better for the Bengals. 12 seconds into the third quarter, Joe Burrow tossed a 75-yard touchdown pass to receiver Tee Higgins. On the play,