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Tuck Em’ In and Kiss Em’ Goodnight: How to Sack the Quarterback in 2018

Brayden Stamps Staff Writer Fans of NFL teams with tenacious pass rushers have been holding their breaths on Sundays in the wake of the NFL’s new roughing-the-passer rules. The NFL rulebook defines roughing the passer as “any physical acts against a player who is in a passing posture which, in the referee’s judgment, are unwarranted by the circumstances of the play.” However, this is nothing … Continue reading Tuck Em’ In and Kiss Em’ Goodnight: How to Sack the Quarterback in 2018

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Buffalo Bills’ CB Vontae Davis Abruptly Retires at Halftime

Monique Williams Staff Writer   While on the clock at their full-time job, an employee takes off their uniform and walks out the door. There were too many customers and not enough help. They do not clock out or present any signal that they want to resign or quit. How would the boss feel? The team members? They would feel betrayed, similar to how cornerback … Continue reading Buffalo Bills’ CB Vontae Davis Abruptly Retires at Halftime

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Opinions

Cheerleader Draft Day

Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer The National Football League announced last week that three male cheerleaders will debut during the upcoming season. This monumental addition to the NFL is a refreshing change of pace, especially given the recent controversy over players kneeling during the national anthem. Of the 32 teams in the league, two of them will host the cheerleaders. Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies joined … Continue reading Cheerleader Draft Day

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Industry News, Sports

Division in the Country Reflected in the NFL

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor It was not until week three of the 2016 preseason for the public to notice, then San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick was not standing for the National Anthem to protest police brutality towards people of color and injustice in the court system. At the time, Kap was not kneeling next to his teammates, but instead sitting on the bench. The … Continue reading Division in the Country Reflected in the NFL

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