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NFL Scouting Combine: 5 Fast Facts

The "Underwear Olympics" is prime viewing for many NFL fans
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Talent evaluation in the NFL has gone from individual player workouts on college campuses to a nationally televised event in a stadium. I am talking, of course, about the NFL Scouting Combine, which is taking place this weekend, but not in its usual format thanks to the pandemic. Here are five things you need to know about the event also known as the "Underwear Olympics."

 

Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers: 5 Most Memorable Moments in the Rivalry

Dallas leads the series 18-17-1
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Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers: 5 Most Memorable Moments in the Rivalry
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The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers series is one of the rare NFL rivalries that is not between two teams in the same division. While the two teams enter Sunday’s game not having their best seasons, this rivalry has produced many memorable moments. Here are the top five.

 

Deion Sanders as a Head Coach: 5 Reasons it Could Work

It's TBD, but there are reasons "Prime Time" could succeed as a head coach
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Well, Deion Sanders is now a college football head coach. The FCS program Jackson State recently announced that "Prime Time" would be the head coach for its upcoming season, which has been delayed until the spring because of COVID-19. The timing works out well for Sanders who will finish serving as offensive coordinator this fall at Trinity Christian School in Dallas, where his son plays quarterback.

70 Best Two-Sport Athletes of All-Time

Where does Oklahoma’s Heisman winner and MLB first-round pick Kyler Murray rank?
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Kyler Murray is a bona fide two-sport star. Oklahoma’s reigning Heisman Trophy winner recently declared for the 2019 NFL Draft, as an undersized dual-threat QB. But the 21-year-old was also selected by the Oakland A’s with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, as a fleet-footed toolsy center fielder. Murray is the latest in a long line of two-sport stars.

 

Here’s a ranking of history’s most accomplished two-sport athletes of all-time, using the following scoring criteria:

 

Is there anyone in sports that openly admits to having cosmetic surgery?

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders started using Botox after his 50th birthday.
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NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders started using Botox after his 50th birthday.
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That is a sensitive subject for most TV personalities, but there are a few who openly discuss their cosmetic changes.

 

FOX play-by-play man Joe Buck famously admitted to getting hair plugs in his autobiography, Lucky Bastard.

 

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The NFL Scouting Combine (Feb. 22-25) is crossing the finish line on another so-called “Underwear Olympics.” The Combine is just one step in the job interview process leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10). But make no mistake, millions of dollars are on the line during the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical leap, broad jump, cone drills, Wonderlic test and BOD Pod tests.

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