Author: Michael

Before Joe Douglas went all in on the Jets securing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to lead the franchise in the 2023 NFL season, he was once in a place seeking to cultivate third-year quarterback Zach Wilson as the team’s starter.
However, since the Jets drafted Wilson at No. 2 in the 2021 NFL draft, the former BYU standout has not thrived in New York’s offense. In two seasons, Wilson has thrown for 4,022 yards, 15 touchdowns and 18 interceptions while completing 55.2% of his passes in 22 games.

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The San Diego Padres and New York Mets were the toast of the Major League Baseball offseason.
Both franchises brought in big names to add on to an already talented core group of players.
The Padres signed Xander Bogaerts to a massive, 12-year contract. They also added Matt Carpenter and Nelson Cruz after acquiring Juan Soto and Josh Hader in trade at the 2022 deadline.
With Fernando Tatis Jr. set to return from his PED suspension, preseason expectations for the team were extremely high. And deservedly so.

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The Chicago Cubs have a bit of a weird history with stadium lights, and the latest chapter in it is occurring right now.
The Cubs quite famously never played a night game at Wrigley Field until 1988. That’s a solid 74 years after they moved into the place.
For this season, the team upgraded their lighting setup, with a collection of LED lights.
If you’ve ever been driving and had a car with LED headlights come the other way toward you, you know that they will sear the inside of your eyeballs if you’re not careful.

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Some musicians wear their sports fandom on their sleeve. Drake pretty much came of age with the Raptors’ fortunes. Eddie Vedder has made little secret of his affection for the Cubs. OutKast pretty much cornered the market on Braves jerseys in the ’00s. And so on.
Taylor Swift, however, has opted to play her sports allegiances closer to the vest. Until now.
At her show in Philadelphia Friday night, the singer-songwriter and West Reading, Pa. native confirmed that she is a fan of the Eagles.

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Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn offered an intriguing explanation on Saturday after he was asked to address star pass-rusher Micah Parsons’s comments on changing positions ahead of the 2023 season. 
Parsons, a first-team All-Pro selection in each of his first two seasons, made headlines earlier this month after announcing he’s spent his offseason preparing to transition from linebacker to a full-time role as a defensive end.

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Some people are students of history. Perhaps, Marlon Humphrey is one of them, but he’s the kind of student that doesn’t pay attention. Like, at all.
On Friday, the Baltimore Ravens cornerback picked up his phone and proclaimed to the Twitter heavens that he had just learned that the Titanic — and the tragedy associated with it — were completely real.

Was today year old when I found out the Titanic was real….that’s wild lowkey
— marlonhumphrey.

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