By Derrick Edafe, Staff Writer This year, the National Football League (NFL) did not hold their annual combine, where top scouted collegiate players get to showcase their abilities in front of NFL teams and the country. Instead, athletes had their “professional day” tryouts at their respective colleges. The NFL came…
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By Christopher Trick, Staff Writer Drew Brees, former quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, has announced that he is retiring. The announcement came via an Instagram post, which included a video of Brees’ four children sitting on a couch with Saints jerseys. “After 20 years as a player in the…
By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor Eddie McQuade, a senior sports management major, got the opportunity of a lifetime when he had the experience to intern at the Super Bowl. Over his time there, McQuade got to witness and work firsthand in what went on to prepare for the big game…
By Andrew Scarpaci & Theresa Morrisey, Sports Editor & Staff Writer Super Bowl 55 was one for the ages as for the first time ever, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played a Superbowl in their own stadium, as they “hosted” the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. The game was highlighted…
By Lila Nolan, Staff Writer Over the past several months, it seems like all of our societal norms are slowly shifting to be COVID19 friendly. Our very own LIU Shark football team has given us a first-hand account of their new season regulations under the pandemic safety guide. Amid this…
By Hailey Duchnowski, Staff Writer Football, an American classic, has been played on Thanksgiving day since 1920. NFL and college football have historically hosted games on Thanksgiving day and usually have various teams that play throughout the day. This Thanksgiving, the NFL teams that had played were Houston Texas at…
By Connor Lambert, Staff Writer This NFL season has been different than any other before, with COVID and many injuries around the league. One thing that has stayed consistent most of the season is the NFL power rankings. For almost all this season, the Kansas City Chiefs have been ranked…
By Connor Lambert & Hailey Duchnowski, Staff Writers Two of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play in the NFL face off for the all-time NFL touchdown passes record. Tom Brady and Drew Brees are neck and neck in the competition for touchdown passes. Currently, Drew Brees has the upper hand…
By Milan Flagler, Staff Writer Jake Bofshever, Broward County native and former wide receiver to the LIU Sharks has made his name in LIU ranks. On Oct 24, Bofshever was signed as a wide receiver to the Jousters of the Spring League. The Spring league is a professional football league…
By Connor Lambert, Staff Writer Despite optimism from fans before the season, the New York Giants and the New York Jets are both winless with 0-4 records a month into the NFL season. This offseason the Giants made some significant additions such as cornerbacks Logan Ryan and James Bradberry, offensive…