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The McDermott Problem, Part I: Blame Game
“This job’s too hard to fight from within and that’s what you do there. ... You’ve got to overcome the head coach." Our three-part series begins with a…
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The McDermott Problem, Part II: Lost in translation
“It’s like you make a good batch, but then he just adds a drop of poison in there and it makes the whole thing bad." There's a reason these Bills fail…
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The McDermott Problem, Part III: Let Josh be Josh
“He wants to run through your face and establish the fact that he’s the biggest alpha male dog quarterback in the history of pro football." Buffalo…
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Why Damar Hamlin is exactly what the Buffalo Bills need
He's lost more friends than he can count. Life in McKees Rocks was not easy. Nor was a mystery injury at Pitt. But now? This rookie safety can help the…
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'It was a bad, bad situation:' Inside the Buffalo Bills fateful 13 Seconds
Sean McDermott isn't talking about it. So, Go Long reached out to players who will. Here's the inside story and what it says about the team — and head…
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Lynn Bowden Jr. is free
The Raiders gave up on the most electrifying player in college football. They never understood him as a player or as a person. Now, in Miami, he’s going…
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You're up, Caleb Williams
The Chicago Bears believe they've finally found their QB in Year 105. Drafting Caleb Williams, however, is only the beginning. Go Long sifts through the…
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What happened to Kevin Kolb?
Four concussions rocked the quarterback's world more than anyone knew. Kevin Kolb is the story of pro football as much as any star on TV, and he opens…
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‘I bleed for that win:’ Our 1 on 1 with Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott
Is this the year? The Bills, again, have a legitimate shot to reach the Super Bowl. Go Long sits down with Sean McDermott, the man who's always been…
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Rise of the Jaguars
From worst to first to… the Super Bowl? Our inside look at how the Jacksonville Jaguars removed the disease — Urban Meyer — and built something special…
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The Real Romeo
Romeo Doubs is taking these playoffs by storm. We sit down with the wide receiver who escaped South Central Los Angeles. He's unlike anyone else at his…
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It's a new day for the Minnesota Vikings, Part I: Culture Shock
Can a new "culture" really trigger a Super Bowl run? It was bad here before — really bad — but, as Go Long learns, new head coach Kevin O'Connell is…
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