JC Abbott

Every football career comes to an end. If you’re a part of the lucky few, you get to bow out on your own terms. Most see the door closed as their talent fades or the level available to them exceeds their ability. […]

They say the average NFL career lasts just three years. By the time a player has entered his fifth year, traditional wisdom says his development has peaked. For most, the end of the line is nearing.

Not so for […]

Bill Howton, Bill Groman and Harlon Hill.

It’s a group of players that the casual football fan would struggle to pick out of a lineup, but they hold a distinguished pro football record. The trio are the only p […]

Some say that fullbacks are a dying breed. The once proud position has been whittled down over the  course of the last two decades and in 2020, only 20 teams have employed a designated fullback with just 13 […]

Nothing in football comes easy. You’ll just have to forgive the Fujitsu Frontiers for making it look that way.

The reigning Japanese champions ensured a chance to defend their crown Sunday, downing the Elecom […]

Anthony Lawrence was going to be the hero.

All game long, the University of San Diego quarterback had methodically picked apart the Obic Seagulls defense by going 34 of 46 for 331 yards passing and on the final […]

Michael Birdsong took his time chasing the pro football dream, but could never really find his fit. In college he bounced around, starting at James Madison before a coaching change wrote him out of the system, […]

The future is global.

It’s a sentiment that has been expressed by every major sports league and after decades of lagging behind the rest, the game of American football is growing at an unprecedented rate […]

In a year where the world has learned to stay six feet apart, the Wroclaw Panthers have proved completely untouchable.

The undefeated Polish powerhouse culminated a historically dominant 2020 season on […]

The Wroclaw Panthers look as good as any team in Europe right now. With a shutdown defense and a high-powered offense, they’ve rampaged through Poland and left opponents scrambling in their wake. Even when they […]

We’ve all been there.

Laying awake, tossing and turning as we struggle to fall asleep. Debating whether to simply give in to the insomnia and find something to do. Those sleepless nights were all too familiar […]

The eyes of the international football world are fixed on a divided nation.

No, we’re not talking about the United States.

As the world’s superpower finished up at the polls last week, a massive shift was […]

Why can’t a professional rugby player find success in the NFL? It’s a question that has perplexed sports fans for years. The two sports seem naturally compatible and possess shared origins. Plenty of high school […]

Under the national spotlight of Thursday Night Football, Carolina Panthers DE Efe Obada fought through the double team to free up his teammate, waited for Matt Ryan to evade the pressure and then picked himself […]

It seems the Bialystok Lowlanders are a fan of ironic costumes.

With a name like theirs, you might expect a playoff game plan designed to rumble along the ground, especially with the physical Glen Toonga ready […]

As Tommy Kaczocha sits in his Polish apartment, smiling ear to ear, he thinks about an undersized kid with a lofty dream and how far he’s come.
“I wanted to be the next Randy Moss,” he laughs, remembering when […]

Offensive lineman are a unique breed of athlete, often a mess of contradiction. Gifted with unique size, they must also defy logic with their athleticism. They must be patient and yet aggressive. Confident, but […]

Shutdown defense, a pounding running game and grinding clock control. It’s never flashy. Some might call it unexciting. Others might dub it a war of attrition. Crusaders quarterback Danny Farley called it “the […]

Coaches and players don’t always see the game the same way. Players trust their own abilities and have a natural inclination to swing for the fences, betting on their talent. Even the quarterback, often considered […]

Tim Morovick isn’t one for a lot of talk. Generally, he likes to keep his comments short and upbeat, never distracting focus from the task at hand.
“Before games I don’t really like to talk too much, I’m one of […]