Each week through the 2017 season I will give you my leading candidates for the NFL Most Valuable Player prize. After one round of games, my top five gives a nod to the value of the quarterback position and the fact that a passer always seems to pick up this annual award! 1. Alex Smith, quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs Smith …
By Neil Reynolds Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman would like to be in a position where a difficult decision needs to be made at quarterback by the end of the 2017 season. Spielman would like to have options with regards to current starter Sam Bradford and former number one Teddy Bridgewater, who is battling back from a career-threatening knee …
By Neil Reynolds I’m off to the United States this week and will be attempting to visit the eight London-bound teams in eight straight days, weather and travel schedules permitting! My visit on behalf of Sky Sports and NFL UK will see me rack up an approximate 16,780 air miles on 11 flights. Just hook me up with a coffee-filled …
Week 2 of the season is in the books and the preconceptions of opening weekend have been readdressed. Are Seattle and Green Bay really Super Bowl contenders? Can Jacksonville really rise up? The Gridiron team considers these points and more in another Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board Jags Lose Their Roar Really, Jacksonville? A 38-14 loss against a San …
A fine first pre-season with the Philadelphia Eagles reminded NFL fans just why Sam Bradford was once selected first overall. Gridiron takes a look at the quarterback’s story so far ahead of his defining campaign. Born Winner Even as a teenager Bradford had an enviable amount of natural talent and, when the Oklahoma native combined these gifts with his athletic …
While the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers can make the task of playing quarterback in the NFL appear relatively simple, the reality is very different. To better understand what an NFL quarterback goes through in a game – and to help aspiring young passers become better players in the UK – Gridiron have called on some of …
