data-mm-id=”_0jv1d1vy2″>Patrick Mahomes is one hell of a leader. Over the summer he and Tyrann Mathieu spoke to their teammates about the importance of voting. That's when Mahomes shared the story about how he registered to vote, only to learn that his registration had been canceled. No one told him. He just happened to look it up ahead of addressing the team. This seems like a problem!Mahomes was undeterred. He even helped pay to make sure that Arrowhead Stadium was open and available for use as a polling place yesterday. That's great work by him and the Chiefs. It's something to build on. And this is in a state that has voted Republican in eight of the last 10 presidential elections (Hi, Bill Clinton.). KC QB Patrick Mahomes split the cost of opening Arrowhead Stadium …

data-mm-id=”_nmrdmo0su”>The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are about a month away and we're starting to get a clearer picture of what the games will look like. CNN's Selina Wang walked through the Olympic Village and shared some images of the usual dorm room accomodations. This year, of course, they feature all the COVID protocol rooms that look like the last thing you see before the protagonist in the movie breaks free to go find his family.CNN's @SelinaWangTV takes a look at Tokyo's Olympic Village, a city within a city where elite athletes will spend their time when they're not competing for Olympic gold: https://t.co/7d4furEcli pic.twitter.com/C5QaJF495q— CNN (@CNN) June 21, 2021You do not want to test positive at the Olympics. And yet organizers still have athletes…

data-mm-id=”_6s6c8vv3h”>Adam Thielen has never won a championship, is on the back nine of his career, and hit free agency for the first time this offseason. That combination of factors almost always leads to a cheap deal with a Super Bowl contender. With that in mind, experts largely predicted he would end up with the Kansas City Chiefs or another team basically assured to be in contention next year. Thus, many were surprised when Thielen ended up signing with the Carolina Panthers. A team very much not in championship contention. Thielen inked a three-year deal with the Panthers worth $25 million, including $14 million guaranteed. That latter number feels like the strongest reason the veteran wideout signed there. That's a lot more guaranteed money than any true contender would g…

data-mm-id=”_osymuqzdi”>The Seattle Seahawks are in a dogfight with the Detroit Lions on Sunday and a fourth quarter call nearly screwed them out of a scoring opportunity. Head coach Pete Carroll flipped out about it, and while Geno Smith yelled at the referee, he stopped his penalty announcement to say, "I'm talking to America here." So here's the play that was called intentional grounding. Smith faced no pressure and this appears to be just a miscommunication with his receiver on route depth:That’s a brutal intentional grounding call. Geno isn’t even under pressure. It’s clearly just a miscommunication between WR and QB. pic.twitter.com/cuWYSeZjzN— Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) September 17, 2023Smith couldn't believe he was called fo…

data-mm-id=”_ughfj86qi”>New York Jets fans were hoping Aaron Rodgers would be the man who would help break the team's lengthy losing streak against the New England Patriots. Unfortunately he did not last long enough to do so. That meant it was Zach Wilson's job on Sunday to lead the Jets to their first win over the Patriots in seven years, aided by homefield advantage at Metlife Stadium. It went about as you'd expect. Wilson looks just as bad as he did last year when he was the worst starting QB in the NFL. The offense was toothless and unable to capitalize off anything positive the defense did. And after New York's third three-and-out in four possessions to start the game, the boo birds came out. The home crowd thunderously booed Gang Green, and one fan got so work…

data-mm-id=”_agkn1vo4q”>"The Steelers lost to the Browns yesterday, so of course it was a bad day for Kenny Pickett," is what I am sure you're thinking. Saying a losing QB had a bad day is not exactly the peak of observational skill. But why, exactly, Pickett had a bad day is worth discussing. Because it goes far beyond his stat line. Which was horrific, to be clear. The former first-round pick completed a whopping 53 percent of his passes for a total of 106 yards. With 15 completions on the day that's an average of 3.8 yards per completion. Obviously he threw zero touchdowns. The Browns' defense is very good but for those numbers to come from a second-year QB with 21 starts under his belt coming into the contest is bad beyond words. It's not like Pickett …

data-mm-id=”_7ezy5uwi1″>The Kansas City Chiefs have a great opportunity to get right this week as they take on the bottom-feeding New England Patriots after consecutive games filled with offensive struggles. They appeared to get off to a good start on Sunday afternoon, with Patrick Mahomes finding Noah Gray for a 30-yard completion on their first offensive play of the game. They moved quickly down the field after that but the drive ultimately ended with no points in part due to one of the worst pass interference calls we've seen this season. On second down in the red zone, Mahomes found the much-maligned Kadarius Toney for a catch-and-run that gave the Chiefs a first down. But there was a flag on the play. The referees called Rashee Rice for offensive pass interference, and replay…

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data-mm-id=”_yg1cevq4j”>A bit more than two decades ago, a sixth-round draft pick burst onto the scene in New England and seized the reins at quarterback from the first-round selection who previously held the job.That's not exactly what played out in the rain last night under the bright lights at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, but sixth-round selection Joe Milton III, who played six years of college football split between Michigan and Tennessee, was under center at QB for the final quarter and a half of a preseason contest that saw the Patriots roll to a 17-3 win over the Carolina Panthers. Milton, who has largely been an afterthought due to New England selecting Drake Maye at No. 3 overall in the draft out of UNC, was 4-of-6 for 54 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown. But it was r…

data-mm-id=”_3f2zuifrn”>Buffalo Bills wide receiver Curtis Samuel has only been with the team for a short time, but he's already seen firsthand the impressive talent and leadership of quarterback Josh Allen. Despite concerns about Allen's left-hand injury sustained during the Bills' season opener, Samuel has offered a crucial update that should ease fans' worries. "He's a leader. He's shown us each and every day that he's a competitor," said Samuel, emphasizing that the injury hasn’t impacted Allen’s throwing strength or determination. "Ain't nothing different. He's out there throwing how he usually throws. Throwing them dimes."Josh Allen ➡️ Curtis Samuel#BillsMafia | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/ZRRZ9fPhKx— Peter …