Author: Michael

The 2023-24 NFL season kick-off is almost here! OutKick is unveiling its team-by-team preview series. Over the past two weeks, we covered the AFC West and NFC West and the AFC North and NFC North. This week, we’re tackling the two South divisions, continuing with last year’s third-place finisher in the AFC South, the Indianapolis Colts.
Indianapolis Colts 2022-23 Record: 4-12-1

Indianapolis Colts 2023-24 Win Total Over/Under: 6.

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Luckily, it’s Aug. 22.
After looking solid in two preseason games thus far (and splitting them), the Packers slogged through one of their final training camp practices in front of fans at Nitschke Field, directly across from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
In individual drills, receivers dropped passes. In team periods, there were multiple false starts and one botched snap to rookie tight end Luke Musgrave. In the kicking game, it was a major struggle for rookie kicker Anders Carlson, who missed more field goal attempts than he made.

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Lonzo Ball can stand up after sitting down. Take that, Stephen A. Smith!
Lonzo Ball’s ongoing left knee injury is the saddest story in the NBA. The Chicago Bulls guard exited a game against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 14, 2022, and he hasn’t played a minute of basketball since.
Ball missed the second half of the 2021-2022 season as he recovered from what was initially diagnosed as a torn meniscus. When doctors realized Ball actually had a bone bruise on his knee, he needed another surgery and missed all of the 2022-2023 season.

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Xander Schauffele smiles during his pre-tournament press conference at East Lake Golf Club on August 22, 2023. | Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR via Getty Images
Schauffele automatically qualified for the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the first time Sunday, but his initial reaction was quite hysterical.
ATLANTA — Xander Schauffle automatically qualified for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, which he is quite proud of. But his initial reaction to making the 2023 squad was quite hysterical.
“I was hot and just pissed off,” Schauffele said, chuckling.

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The Seahawks’ decision to throw the ball from the 1-yard line, instead of opting to run the ball with Marshawn Lynch, in Super Bowl XLIX is one the most scrutinized plays in league history.
As a result of the questionable play call, Russell Wilson’s slant pass was intercepted by Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler, sealing the 28–24 victory for New England.
Recently, head coach Pete Carroll joined former Seahawks standout cornerback Richard Sherman on the “Richard Sherman Podcast.

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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is in no rush to select Trey Lance or Sam Darnold as the team’s No. 2 quarterback behind starter Brock Purdy.
Lance is coming off a bounce back preseason performance on Sunday where he led San Francisco on three back-to-back scoring drives in a 21–20 win against the Broncos. Prior to Sunday’s showing, Lance was the subject of a great deal of national criticism from his opening preseason game against the Raiders, but the former No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL draft rallied in his second appearance, throwing for 173 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

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Ashlea Albertson, a dirt racing driver who was part of Tony Stewart’s racing team, has died after what is being called a road rage incident. She was just 24 years old.
WHTR reports that Albertson was killed in an incident last Friday morning.
Albertson was a passenger in a GMC Terrain that was being driven by a 31-year-old male. Video recorded by a police officer reportedly shows the GMC Terrain and a Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 22-year-old male rapidly accelerating to prevent the other vehicle from passing them.

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