We always appreciate the league’s efforts to maintain safety during the game. During lightning storms, both fans and players are evacuated from the arena. During illegal drone flights over the stadium almost similar procedures. In 2016, when Miami, Florida was hit with Hurricane Matthew, the Miami Dolphins had to use their bye week, the first game of the season, to […]
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You may wonder what teams around the league do from the Super Bowl to Offseason Training Activities or OTA’s. Well coaches and owners attend the Combine to get a glimpse at who they are drafting going through a series of workouts. It is fun to look at current players and see videos of them as rookies working out for this event. […]
New salary cap increase grants more room for veteran players
What will NFL fans do now with the season over and another six months before preseason resumes. Many fans keep up by participating in mock drafts and watching teams make free agency moves. There is now an increase in the NFL salary cap from $30.6 million to $255.4 million per team. This is a significant difference and teams will […]
One dead, 22 injured in Chiefs parade shooting
There is never a dull moment in the NFL, even after the season has ended. Teams are still busy making trades and adjustments on their salary caps. Most teams feel their hands are tied when they have very little cap space to acquire veteran players. However, if you play your cards right that challenge can be overcame. Organizations like the Los […]
Dale McCrea inducted into Hall of Fame
EAGLE BUTTE – Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School (CEB-HS) teacher and coach Dale McCrea was inducted into the South Dakota Technical Education Association Hall of Fame at the organization’s annual conference in Pierre on January 26, 2024. Well-known and greatly admired by CEB-HS students, faculty and staff for many years, McCrea said he felt “humbled” by the award which was […]
Super Bowl showdown reaches overtime
The End ZoneIt was the Super Bowl that we all expected, a defensive struggle to the very end, a see saw battle with a score that was always in reach of winning the game. A Super Bowl first was Andra Day performing the Black National Anthem, ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ moments before the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the San […]
Final Four stage now set for Conference Championships
The End Zone It was a wild ride as divisional opponents faced off with each other to determine who will represent their conferences for the Super Bowl. Many of the wild card teams showed their grit giving the top seeded teams all they could handle. What is striking is that all teams showed they had the ability to go all […]
Tuff Harris, ‘Fastest Man in Montana History’ Cheyenne/Crow inducted into Montana High School Association Hall of Fame
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana High School Association has announced its sixteenth list of inductees into the MHSA Athletes Hall of Fame, sponsored by Wendy’s. The class of 2024 has seven, including Chester David “Tuff” Harris, featured in this story as the only Native American in that crowned group. Here is something about him: He graduated from Colstrip […]
Massive coach firings overshadows Wild Card weekend
The End ZoneThe End Zone With the 2023 season at its completion, there are always termination notices for coaches and assistants especially this season. This is a fallback from years past when the league invented four year rookie contracts. It was a good idea in some ways and a bad idea in other ways. Previously, rookies, especially the high drafted ones, would […]
Playoff picture set for Wild Card weekend
Well NFL fans we have reached the conclusion of the regular season. Even though it is scheduled for seventeen games it is hard to believe we are at the end of the regular season. End of the regular seasons has changed over the decade. Teams would seal a playoff spot or win their division ahead of schedule and choose to rest […]