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The NFL’s Offseason Carousel Is Mostly Pointless

As my colleague Ben Morris wrote Wednesday, the NFL’s annual free agent market is not, by and large, where Super Bowls are won and lost. At best, it’s a place where teams tread water, paying the going rate for known talents. At worst, it’s where teams waste a ton of money. It’s not hard to […]

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Rob Bironas Just Might Have Been The Best Kicker Of His Era

In a tragic piece of NFL news somewhat overshadowed by a full slate of games Sunday, former Tennessee Titans placekicker Rob Bironas was killed in a single-vehicle accident late Saturday after losing control of his SUV. A nine-year veteran of the league, Bironas wasn’t on an NFL roster at the time of his passing, but […]

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Rob Bironas Just Might Have Been The Best Kicker Of His Era

In a tragic piece of NFL news somewhat overshadowed by a full slate of games Sunday, former Tennessee Titans placekicker Rob Bironas was killed in a single-vehicle accident late Saturday after losing control of his SUV. A nine-year veteran of the league, Bironas wasn’t on an NFL roster at the time of his passing, but […]

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