Even though my NCAA sports analyst is on sabbatical, I’m going to start a column about the NFL this upcoming fall because some interesting things are going on:
Joint practices: Rival teams are taking practice scrimmages with one another in an effort to protect their QBs and get their defensive linebackers used to making the heavy hits that should not be maiming their own players.
Can anyone imagine the great Giants DL Lawrence Taylor going after his own QB Phil Simms? In practice? This was not a good idea and I welcome the change. I don’t worry about revealing special plays to the opposition; there is an enormous amount of time spent analyzing film and previous performances as it stands.
“LT” revolutionized the game while he was playing (see salaries of left tackles who protect a QB’s blind side) but his impact on the game continues even after he retired in 1993.
ST UnWoked & UnVaxxed! 
P.S. I have accumulated several autographs over the years (mostly literary) but the one that is framed and my true pride and joy is that of #56. 🙂
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