Good morning!
Players are officially reporting to training camps across the country. The 2025 NFL Season is almost here.
That means one thing: It’s time for all of your mailbag questions. The June edition was fun. Let’s see what you’ve got for us this month.
Email me at golongtd@substack.com or leave a comment below. I’ll get to everything.
Thanks, all.
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'The secret sauce is Howie:' Why it's always sunny in Philadelphia
A record 127.7 million witnessed the destruction. Without mercy, the Philadelphia Eagles bludgeoned Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. If this was a youth sports game, all parents involved would’ve signed off on a running clock.
REBELS: How Terry Fontenot, the NFL's most fearless GM, is driving the Atlanta Falcons into title contention
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Football is a testosterone-fueled enterprise. The most alpha of alphas congregate inside a modern-day coliseum to legally whup each other’s asses for three hours. Seventy thousand fans cheer. And boo. And curse. And burn through their kids’ college funds on NFL-sanctioned gambling apps while sipping an …
Tyler - there’s some cautious optimism around Charlotte with the Panthers for the first time since 2018. I’m still in wait and see mode but Bryce Young’s resurrection after the week 2 benching likely took some major weights off the shoulders of everyone in that building. What say you and how will you celebrate the Charlotte Hornets 2025 summer league championship?
Has the perception around the league about the Bears changed since Bob's annual, pre-season scathing critique calling their front office and ownership an unserious, mom and pop operation? Something feels different with Kevin Warren and somehow getting Ben Johnson in the building. Has Warren fundamentally changed how the Bears operate or are perceived around the league? He seems far more concerned with winning than that reptile Ted Phillips ever was, even if at the end of the day he still answers to a family member of the Habsburgs of the midwest