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This month: Julio Jones and Aaron Rodgers defend their trade demands, Frank Reich defends his quarterback, Urban Meyer defends his tight end, Matt Rhule defends his practices, and rookies grow up fast.
This month: Trevor Lawrence defends his mindset; DeVonta Smith defends his size; rookies in Arizona and Detroit get a severe case of potty-mouth; the 49ers-Seahawks beef reignites; and Baker Mayfield has a close encounter.
This month: Dak Prescott cashes in. The 49ers trade up. New faces show up in new places. The NFL adds an extra game. And Randy Moss gets lunar.
1983: The year when Return of the Jedi, Trading Places, and National Lampoon's Vacation hit movie theaters. Also the year the Colts lost John Elway and Baltimore lost the Colts; the USFL made a bunch of players rich; a rookie quarterback took the league by storm; the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were a special kind of awful; and Marcus Allen and the Raiders brought a Lombardi Trophy to Los Angeles.
It's the calm before the free agency storm. J.J. Watt, Jared Goff, and Carson Wentz have already switched teams. Will Allen Robinson and Deshaun Watson be next? Plus: Baker Mayfield sees a UFO, "Tom Brady" joins the Steelers, and Alvin Kamara finds a Rocky Mountain high.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. The NFL is in trouble. The USFL is making a challenge. Franchises are moving under cover of darkness. College football is crazy. Yet some things in 1984 were just like they are today. Bad feelings run throughout the AFC North Central. The Bears are desperate for a quarterback. And the record-setting young quarterback loses in the Super Bowl to the reigning GOAT.
This week: the Bucs win the Super Bowl and have a boat parade, the Chiefs try to keep their ship afloat, and Russell Wilson and J.J. Watt make some waves.
This week: Jared Goff gets traded, Aaron Rodgers gets a ride, and a backup offensive lineman gets a haircut. Also, there's a Super Bowl going on.
This week: the Chiefs and Bucs get ready for the Super Bowl, the Packers and Bills lament their losses, and Aaron Rodgers bares his soul.
It's championship week, which means everyone is looking back at the biggest plays in the divisional round (including Chad Henne's game-clinching performance for Kansas City) and looking forward to seeing who will play in Super Bowl LV.
