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Covers the Bengals for ESPN. IG/Threads: @bbaby41

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Would that eventually extend to here?

17.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Seahawks were fourth in the NFL in rate of plays that went for 20 or more yards (ESPN).

Among the top 12 vet deals when sorted by guaranteed money, they have as many QB/WR as specialists.

16.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cincinnati Bengals need to get back to their big-play ways The Bengals ranked sixth in explosive plays the season they reached Super Bowl LVI but have plummeted since.

From last week:

A low-key Bengals problem that was highlighted by the two teams in the Super Bowl? The offense hasn't been nearly explosive enough in recent years: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

16.02.2026 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tyler Reddick!!!

15.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ilia Malinin places 8th after falling twice in Olympic free skate American sensation "Quad God" Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate Friday night, allowing Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov to claim a stunning gold medal.

Thought ESPN’s D’Arcy Maine did an incredible job documenting what exactly happened with Ilia Malinin’s stunner in Italy: www.espn.com/olympics/fig...

14.02.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big win for the owners.

Many improvements made in recent years have come after criticism from the NFLPA.

Now teams can operate without public blowback from the players.

13.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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Excited to be part of this panel at SMU’s Bridwell Institute in March!

We’ll talk the upcoming IndyCar race in Arlington, cricket and the economics and interest driving both sports.

www.smu.edu/cox/centers-...

12.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You were correct! Sorry about that. Had some wonky stuff happening in the data and got that sorted out

11.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I cleaned up a couple of the points for guys who had somewhat wonky contracts (see Grant Delpit, who signed a deal late in the regular season).

11.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's how this year's free agent safety class fared in coverage this year (min. 150 snaps). Average salary per year is represented by the size of each respective point.

11.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Has another year left on his deal

11.02.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Spoken like a true Giants fan!

Numbers suggested that when he was out there, he was incredible.

10.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NFL Bluesky:

How good was Julian Love for Seattle last season? Trying to get a sense of it because the numbers suggest he was far and away the best coverage safety in the league last season.

10.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, I agree with your original part and I apologize for the sidebar haha

09.02.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah that seems a bit much from Martin. I am still pretty new to the sport (since 2020), but there's no need to start a race if the course is getting slammed and drivers can't see.

09.02.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But isn't danger an inherent part of F1? Like there's a non-zero chance that someone could die in any given race.

09.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Super Bowl LX: How the Seahawks shut down the Patriots The Seahawks are Super Bowl champs! Let's size up Seattle's defensive wrinkles, an explosive RB, great special teams and Sam Darnold's performance.

New column: How the Seahawks blew out the Patriots:

・ The wrinkle Mike McDonald saved for a month and unleashed on a Pats offense that never adjusted
・The weird schematic decisions the Pats made
・The Kenneth Walker-Michael Dickson MVP debate and more!
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

09.02.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

QB Drake Maye acknowledged that he received a pain-killing injection for his right throwing shoulder before Super Bowl LX.

He made it clear he was β€œready to go”; at the same time this adds some context to what he was managing injury-wise.

09.02.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 25

Best players in this Super Bowl, ranked:
1. Christian Gonzalez
2. Milton Williams
3. Devon Witherspoon
4. Michael Dickson
5. Jason Myers

09.02.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone done a study on how a family's last name highly increases your odds of working in the NFL?

If you aren't born into the right family, getting an NFL gig feels exponentially difficult

09.02.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

NFL has updated that Uwosu TD and credited him with an interception, which takes away the forced fumble from Witherspoon.

09.02.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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*checks score, peeks at my other prediction*

09.02.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Devon Witherspoon: Two sacks, one forced fumble (returned for a TD), ZERO targets in 33 coverage snaps.

GIVE HIM THE MVP!!!!

09.02.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

He understands the assignment. Never could figure why people hate him so much

09.02.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AI is this year's crypto

make of that what you will

09.02.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Cris Collinsworth is so good, man. Thought the exact same thing about that out route. That is a dicey call.

09.02.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Just saw this on Threads. Was a child actor: www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/...

09.02.2026 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I tried to put a two-way go on my SB vote: Burrow if the Bengals won (b/c of the pressure he dealt wth) and Donald if the Rams won.

09.02.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cooper Kupp is going to win the second Super Bowl MVP he shouldn't have won, huh?

(I voted for Aaron Donald in SB LVI)

09.02.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Devon Witherspoon has not been targeted once through three quarters, per Next Gen Stats.

He's been on Stefon Diggs on six of his coverage snaps.

09.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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