There’s something special about a fresh start. It’s one of the enduring sentiments of sports, even if we hear it stated differently. Some of the best clichés are about starting…
The film rooms for the offensive and defensive lines of the Chicago Bears has a different feel to it this year. Every lineman who comes into the rooms knows there’s…
This Saturday, the Heisman Trophy will be awarded in New York. The frontrunner, according to most oddsmakers, is the quarterback from the University of Alabama. Tua Tagovailoa is an amazing…
While there are still five weeks left in the NFL season, I know which team I’ll be cheering for come the playoffs. The one that just fired its star player.…
If you’re a sports fan, you’ve known about curses. No, not the kind that the microphones accidentally pick up during a game broadcast—the kind that prohibits your favorite team or…
This past Sunday, I sat down to watch a little bit of the Oakland Raiders game. I’ll be honest—I wasn’t planning on watching the game; it was what was on…
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard this saying: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s become quite popular in recent years, and regardless of whether or not Peter Drucker actually…
This past Saturday, while the Purdue Boilermakers were stunning the Ohio State Buckeyes with a 49-20 win, one of the most famous Boilermakers was probably finishing up his own game…
I love writing for Forbes. It’s an incredible platform, and they are incredible partners—with them, I have a well-defined lane: the intersection of leadership, sports and business. And most of…
When you’re a kicker in the NFL, the job description is pretty straightforward: put the ball between the uprights on field goals and extra points and limit your opponent’s field…
In the aftermath of a broken leg, a middle finger, and one hellacious Tweetstorm, one of the most pressing questions in the NFL this week has to be: What is…
“I couldn’t have done this without the help of everyone around me.” Those were the words of Tiger Woods on Sunday evening as he stood, victorious, at Atlanta’s East Lake…
The other day I was listening to sports radio and the hosts were arguing about what to do with New York Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. Do you throw him…
The other night I saw something incredible. The Chicago Cubs were playing the Washington Nationals and it was the bottom of the 9th, two outs, three men on, with the…
If you’ve ever been slighted or snubbed, then you and PGA golfer Brooks Koepka have something in common. You might remember that I was just writing about Koepka after he…
Sean Newcomb was just one out away on Sunday from becoming only the 15th Atlanta Braves pitcher to throw a no-hitter. Then a two-out single in the ninth by Chris…
Sean Newcomb was just one out away on Sunday from becoming only the 15th Atlanta Braves pitcher to throw a no-hitter. Then a two-out single in the ninth by Chris…
As I write this, a handful of golfers have a legitimate chance later today of hoisting one of the most coveted of all trophies in golf. He will lift the…
How much success would be too much to handle? For Jason Day, it was after he won the Players Championship in 2016. It was a wire-to-wire victory that cemented him…
Hanging on the edge of my computer screen is a newspaper clipping from 23 years ago written by a newspaper in Las Vegas. The article isn’t flattering. These days, it…
