There is not a long history of good NFL Draft suits. Think about Brett Favre’s country boy chic in 1991, sitting on his bed in jean shorts, or Keyshawn Johnson’s 1996 flowy white arrangement. In the last decade, two-tone garnishes were fashionable: Trent Richardson in an awful brown around his lapels in 2012 and Dante Fowler in 2015 with bad lapels and a double bowtie catastrophe stick out. From aggressive, out of touch pinstripes to unusually bland pattern choices, football players are often our gaudiest fashion offenders.
The bar sometimes is in hell. Yet, as the years move on, talent innovates. And at last night’s 2021 NFL Draft, we saw more of the modern flourishes that might turn the event into the red carpet fashion runway the NFL yearns for. Football can be stylish, too. At least, this year’s crop of players are trying to prove that they belong in the conversation. There’s nothing as courageous as LaKeith Stanfield’s titillating Oscars jumpsuit. But, the boys are
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If you re an NFL draft viewer, three short phrases likely dominate your living room during Round 1 every year.
1. That s a steal!
2. That s a reach!
3. That s a surprise!
Steals, of course, are players who should have come off the board earlier than they did. Reaches are players in the opposite circumstance. Surprises are, well, surprises sometimes positive, sometimes negative, always unexpected by definition.
With that in mind, let s review the opening round of the 2021 draft through those lenses.
Steal: Atlanta Falcons Select Florida TE Kyle Pitts Fourth Overall
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A tight end is drafted in the top four for the first time in modern NFL history, and we re calling it a steal? Yup, because Kyle Pitts is so much more than a typical tight end. He s arguably the top non-quarterback in this class.
NFL Draft Fantasy Busts: 20 Years of the Unremarkable & Forgettable
Senior expert Michael Fabiano presents the biggest fantasy busts from each year of the last 20 NFL drafts
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Apr 28, 2021
The 2021 NFL Draft is almost upon us! It s without question the biggest event of the league s offseason, as the next in line of potential superstars will have their names called in Cleveland, Ohio. Success or failure in drafts all comes down to statistics these days, as the emergence of fantasy football has put a bigger emphasis on the numbers. And what are every NFL team and fantasy fan looking to avoid in the draft?
You think Saquon Barkley will play his entire career with Giants? Don’t be so sure
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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is returning from a torn ACL which cost him most of the 2020 season.AP
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Saquon Barkley is barefoot, leaning forward, running across the grass. He wears a shoulder harness, attached to a rope and resistance device. He pumps his knees up and down, faster and faster. His daughter runs alongside him, smiling.
Barkley is in Arizona, rehabbing a serious knee injury. Instagram videos provide glimpses into his journey back to the NFL, where a potentially lucrative contract awaits him. More than ever, the pressure is on Barkley to return and remain healthy, finally help the Giants win, and justify general manager Dave Gettleman’s decision to draft him second overall.