Week in Review: The Pain of David Montgomery
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Get right for a Monday Night Football showdown between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks with our latest feature on running back David Montgomery.
Last February, his sister got into a car crash that left her paralyzed from the neck down. Her eight-year-old son also has leukemia. David Montgomery opens up about it all for the first time with Go Long. There’s a reason the Detroit Lions’ bell cow is the hardest runner in the NFL.
The Full Monty: Why Detroit Lions RB David Montgomery runs so damn hard
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The running back who shrouds himself in mystery is coated in tattoos and battle scars. A crucifix behind one ear. The image of teeth and lips smiling between his thumb and index finger with the message: “Why so serious?” Bruises and scabs blot both knees. And as David Montgomery digs at one gash on his le…
You don’t want to miss what NFL scouts and execs say about Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Bob McGinn has the goods. (Yes, they see early shades of “Mahomes,” and think he’ll be able to keep this up.)
'He’ll be in the Mahomes category:' NFL scouts & execs are loving Jayden Daniels
Did the Chicago Bears make a big mistake? NFL scouts and execs think they might've missed a chance at the next generational quarterback. Our Bob McGinn opens up his notebook on Jayden Daniels.
The Packers and Vikings collide at Lambeau Field this Sunday. Malik Willis more than kept Green Bay’s offense afloat, while Sam Darnold and Brian Flores have the Vikings thinking playoffs. Who wins this early NFC North clash? We discuss on the “Ty & Bob Pod,” in addition to the Detroit Lions’ close win in the desert.
Ty and Bob Pod, S4 Ep3: NFC North revs into a three-horse race
It’s time for everyone to take Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings seriously. Kevin O’Connell just may have some “special shit” brewing.
As we write: Forty-eight games have been played so far this season and this was the most humiliating of them all. This was more of a Boar on the Floor shaming than a football game. The Bills did whatever they damn well pleased against the Jaguars. It’s hard to imagine what Doug Pederson even told his team inside the cavernous visitor’s locker room.
They're eating the cats: Reinvented Buffalo Bills offense makes a MNF statement
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Sadly, James Cook wanted absolutely nothing to do with this conversation. Once the Buffalo Bills were finished impaling the Jacksonville Jaguars, 47-10, the starting running back was all smiles inside the home locker room. This Monday Night Massacre officially introduced Buffalo’s offense as a juggernaut and, obviously, …
Kevin O'Connell, Brian Flores and their reborn quarterback have a formula that can work. Here’s why it’s time to take the Minnesota Vikings seriously.
The Minnesota Vikings have something 'special' brewing with Sam Darnold
For one paralyzing moment, with three minutes left in the third quarter, the demonic presence that has haunted this franchise for years appeared to return. These Minnesota Vikings were in the midst of humiliating a team with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations when Sam Darnold threw to his right and was chopped down from behind by ex-Viking Da…
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