Nothing can prepare you for the dumbest moments from Super Bowl media day
Super Bowl media day is the most farcical date on the NFL calendar. Players and coaches are herded into the stadium, forced to sit at tiny elevated podiums, or walk around the floor while getting peppered with questions from all angles, often from outlets with questionable credibility.
The issue isn’t so much its construction, but that outside of known NFL reporters the league basically has absolutely no standards for who gets allowed in.
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As underdogs, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are 7-1-1 against the spread, 6-3 straight up. Nick Wright looks at this week’s matchup and explores whether the Chiefs should be more concerned about their defense or their skill player matchups. Nick looks at the Patrick Mahomes’ injured ankle and the Chiefs injured receivers and explains they both need to perform well for the Chiefs to have a fighting chance in this matchup. Nick has confidence Mahomes’ ankle will be fine after his performance in the AFC Championship Game but has concerns for the wide receivers in this matchup.
Nick Wright believes his Chiefs will win Super Bowl LVII despite being early 1.5-point underdogs vs. the Eagles. Nick foresees Patrick Mahomes having his first great Super Bowl from start to finish and believes the Eagles defense will be exposed on the back end. The Eagles have only played against 5 above average quarterbacks the entire season and Nick believes the Eagles are not ‘ready’ to play Mahomes. Nick looks to the year each team has had and explains the Chiefs have shown they are battle tested unlike the Eagles.
Of the six quarterbacks to lead the league in passing, none have won the Super Bowl. Can Patrick Mahomes break that trend?
Super Bowl LVII is coming up this weekend, as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will battle it out to crown a new NFL champion. With the big game comes a lot of wagering, too. In fact, the American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s leading trade group, estimates that more than $7.6 billion was wagered on Super Bowl LVI when the L.A. Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals.
The current point spread at SI Sportsbook has the Eagles as a 1.
Actor Liam Neeson called out UFC fighter Conor McGregor and it isn’t pretty.
Yes, that same Liam Neeson from the “Taken” movies clearly isn’t a fan of McGregor. And he didn’t shy away from sharing his opinion on the former UFC champ.
“That little leprechaun Conor McGregor, he gives Ireland a bad name,” Neeson said. “I know he’s fit, and I admire him for that. But I can’t take it.”
Oh no. He just ripped McGregor’s height and compared him to the fabled Ireland creature. Them are fightin’ words right there.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Parker reflected on her pioneering role, her decision to join the Aces, the Kyrie Irving trade and working with Shaq.
Candace Parker was 14 years old when Allen Iverson diced up Jason Kidd, outshined Kobe Bryant and seized the MVP award of the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. It was the kind of fireworks show that sparks the imagination of a young fan, the kind of memory that endures for a lifetime.
“It was the comeback by the East,” Parker recalls, mentally replaying the famous fourth quarter of that game, “and Allen Iverson put the team on his back.
Eddie George and Shannon Sharpe reflect on the epic battles between the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens. Eddie reveals the 2000s Ravens defense was “nothing to play with” which was spearheaded by a young Ray Lewis. When asked about his thoughts on the Titans-Ravens games, Eddie simply said: “I hated y’all.
“This is my first time making it past the first round in the playoffs, and I’m in Year 10. So I’m just very thankful for this moment,” said Slay, the Eagles cornerback and team captain.
The 53-year-old is still recovering today, her daughter writes.
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Bills co-owner Kim Pegula went into cardiac arrest last year, her daughter and U.S. tennis player Jessica wrote in The Players’ Tribune on Tuesday.
In June, the Bills announced that Kim, 53, was receiving treatment for “unexpected health issues,” but did not expand upon the specifics of her condition. The latest public update on her status came June 28, when the family said in a statement that she was “rehabilitating” and “progressing well.
Jaylen Watson is a seventh-round pick who’s already made his mark with a stunning pick-six this season. Now he hopes to make one in the Super Bowl.