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Podcast: Paul Lukas from Uni Watch chats about the evolution of NFL uniforms
Paul Lukas might be a tad obsessed. For more than two decades, Lukas has chronicled the highs and lows of sports uniforms more in-depth than perhaps…
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Kevin Damask
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Boom, Bust or ‘Tweener: Looking back at top NFL Draft picks in the 1980s, Part 2, 1985-89
Note: This is the second part of a series looking back at the top ten selections in each draft through the decade. Check out part one here. 1985 While…
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Kevin Damask
Boom, Bust or ‘Tweener: Looking back at top NFL Draft picks in the 1980s, Part 1, 1980-84
Another NFL Draft is set to commence, this time in Kansas City, and while the event has changed a lot over the years in style and substance, one aspect…
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Kevin Damask

March 2023

Podcast: Was the 1989 NFL Draft the greatest in league history?
Four future Pro Football Hall of Famers selected in the first five picks and five overall in the first round … no doubt the 1989 NFL Draft has to be…
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Kevin Damask
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Draft memories: New Orleans Saints trade 8 picks for Ricky Williams in 1999 blockbuster
The New Orleans Saints decided it was time to roll the dice. It was the moment to go all in. And no team in NFL history went more ALL IN than the Saints…
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Kevin Damask
Football provides a morale boost as WWII lingers: Recalling the New Year's Day Spaghetti Bowl of 1945
It was Jan. 1, 1945, and America was bracing for its fourth year of World War II, the most destructive war in modern history. In the European Theater…
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Kevin Damask
Phyllis George blazed a path for women in sports broadcasting as a shining star on 'The NFL Today'
Phyllis George never thought she would become a pioneer for women journalists when CBS Sports approached her in 1974 with an offer to work as a sideline…
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Kevin Damask

February 2023

2023 Hall of Fame class, part 1: Coach Don 'Air' Coryell's San Diego Chargers lit up the NFL in 1980
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a four-part series profiling 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Don Coryell, Joe Klecko, Ken Riley and…
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Kevin Damask
With new book 'Weird Moments in Cleveland Sports' out, author Vince Guerrieri chats about highs, lows and the strange saga of his beloved…
While Cleveland sports fans have seen their share of heartbreaks over the years, along with a few triumphs (see: 2016 Cavaliers), there’s no denying…
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Kevin Damask
Joe Montana may no longer be the GOAT, but to deny him top 5 status is ludicrous
Maybe Dan Orlovsky had consumed some of Aaron Rodgers’ herbal, mind-altering drugs. Maybe he hadn’t had his daily cup of coffee yet, or missed an…
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Kevin Damask
Two Black quarterbacks are starting in the Super Bowl... finally - Marlin Briscoe paved the way for the Denver Broncos in 1968
Marlin Briscoe would be proud, but probably wonder why it took so long to get here. For the first time in Super Bowl history, two Black quarterbacks…
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Kevin Damask

January 2023

In 1988, Cincinatti Bengals rookie Ickey Woods danced into our hearts
The RB captivated the nation with a goofy end zone dance, but a gut-wrenching injury derailed a promising career
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Kevin Damask
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