Author: Michael

Say it ain’t so, Tom!
During an appearance on The Colin Cowherd Show, Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady appeared to come to the defense of Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, who was suspended three games after a devastating (and by some accounts intentional) forearm-led hit on a sliding Trevor Lawrence. The Jaguars quarterback would end up immediately going into the ‘fencing’ position, signifying a head injury that was later ruled a concussion. 
“Defensive players have to be aggressive. That’s their nature.

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Are the Miami Dolphins soft? The question boggles because it is basically asking if men who risk their lives, really, on a week-to-week basis playing the most violent of American sports are simply not tough.
It’s lunacy.
But it’s out there. 
And that’s where we begin this edition of All That And A Bag Of NFL Mail:
Q. Mando,
I just read the article in the Times about the Dolphins being soft. Wow, it’s nationwide now. What a label to have. Ouch.

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The Chargers’ great NFL Draft rookie class has a steal in Tarheeb Still
When the Chargers opened their 2024 season, I figured their defense would be good but still have some shortcomings at corner. Cornerback was a spot that the previous regime had swung and missed on multiple times, so the cobbled together prospects of late round draft picks and value signings like Kristian Fulton probably wouldn’t move the needle that much.
Boy, was I incorrect.

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The ending to the season is going to be wild.
It’s essentially a two-horse race to the finish in the NFC South. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons are both locked at 6-6, and with five games left on the schedule there’s a very real chance we could once again see a 9-8 team make the playoffs from football’s funniest, most chaotic division. The Bucs exceeded all expectations this season, while the Falcons has watched as their pants fell down, before stepping on a million rakes like Sideshow Bob.

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The Aggies picked up two five-star recruits after both flipped from their previously committed schools.
In two of the biggest flips of the 2025 recruiting class, the Texas A&M Aggies have flipped five-star offensive lineman Lamont Rogers from the Missouri Tigers and five-star wide receiver Jerome Myles from the USC Trojans.
Let’s break down both of the major decisions on early National Signing Day.

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