In the gauntlet of the NFL playoffs, it is often the small advantages that can make the decisive difference. As they spent the first week of the postseason enjoying a greatly cherished bye, the San Francisco 49ers saw their list of seemingly significant edges balloon as the Wild Card round lived up to his name. The Niners were already in …
The job head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have done in transforming the San Francisco 49ers roster since taking the helm in 2017 can hardly be overstated. When Lynch joined forces with Shanahan to begin the 49ers’ rebuild, they inherited a roster largely devoid of foundational pieces and in dire need of an overhaul. At the end …
Given the litany of events that take place across an NFL Sunday, it’s somewhat surprising that, from around Thanksgiving onwards, discussion at the business end of the regular season is framed primarily by one overarching question: who will win the MVP? Without fail every year the question is asked as early as the opening few weeks of the campaign, but …
As Gridiron celebrates its own ‘second coming’ in the shape of a new website, we open the archive to recall, somewhat appropriately, the subject of the magazine’s first-ever cover story… the man they called ‘Purple Jesus’. By Neil Reynolds ————————————————————————————————— On Christmas Eve 2011, the Minnesota Vikings were playing the Washington Redskins on the road and trying to get through …
The third annual Jacksonville Jaguars Academy event has been branded a success by all involved after a weekend that saw over 100 amateur players and coaches receive expert tuition from their NFL counterparts. Eight NFL legends – headed by Super Bowl-winning QB Mark Brunell and Hall of Fame candidate Tony Boselli – took time out to put British and European …
