Today is a sad day in the NFL. One of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game has passed away at the age of 85. Bart Starr led the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships and two Super Bowls. He was the first player to be named Super Bowl MVP multiple times, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. Starr was an extraordinary human being off the field as well by all accounts, and the league is mourning the loss of a great.
A message from the family of Bart Starr pic.twitter.com/TmduH0EiZb
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 26, 2019
This is a big year for Leonard Fournette. Some have already started to call the No. 4 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft a bust, and he was certainly underwhelming in 2018. Fournette missed half of last year’s games due to various injuries, and when he was healthy, he averaged just 3.3 yards per carry. The Jaguars have one or two more seasons to make a serious run with this team before they have to make wholesale changes, so Fournette becoming the dominant running back they thought he would be when they drafted him is important.
Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette said Friday that he used this offseason to essentially re-boot himself and start over. Admitted he made some mistakes — meaning his arrest for driving with a suspended license — but said he doesn't feel he has to prove to… https://t.co/JHzrdZPAsH
— Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) May 24, 2019
Antonio Brown has left Pittsburgh for Oakland, and one of his old neighbors in Pittsburgh is not happy with the state of AB’s yard. Brown signed a three-year contract for just over $50 million after being signed by the Raiders, so you think he could at least have a kid come over and cut the grass from time to time.
Hey @AB84 @Raiders we are happy you left the Pittsburgh neighborhood but don’t you think you can spend some of that signing bonus and cut your grass? pic.twitter.com/LpAG2Yd25w
— pontuna (@Tunadjb) May 23, 2019
Joey Bosa is switching back to No. 97 entering his third season in the NFL. Bosa wore No. 97 in college and high school, but he decided not to wear the number after learning that it would cost him $500,000 to make the switch. The exorbitant amount wasn’t due to a veteran requesting that much money, but because of all the jerseys and other merchandise that already had his name associated with No. 99. With the Chargers changing up their uniforms this season, he was finally able to make the switch without paying a dime.
Chargers DE Joey Bosa said he's been meaning to switch back to his college No. 97 for some time. Bosa, his younger brother Nick and his father John Bosa all will wear the same No. 97 now in the NFL. "They told me it would be $500,000 if I wanted to do… pic.twitter.com/mAVTJYQyl4
— Eric Williams (@eric_d_williams) May 20, 2019
