
Adrian’s Field Goals
10 June 2009
Every player has his own way of motivating himself for the upcoming season. For Adrian Peterson, it starts with a piece of paper. In his young professional career the superstar running back for Minnesota has already surpassed milestones that most backs never come close to, but for Adrian it’s all a matter of course. A course he sets at the beginning of every season by putting his very specific goals down on paper, and then holding himself to that self-made contract as if it’s legally binding.
“Focus Points – footwork, pass protection, quickness … Put on a go ...
PRO COMBAT: GO ON THE OFFENSIVE
28 May 2009
Football gear usually has one of two purposes – help protect you better, or help you perform better – but rarely does a piece of gear do both. That’s what so remarkable about Nike’s new Pro Combat line of football gear. For the first time, a compression short is ab ...
Nike SPARQ Training
15 April 2009
Nike is sponsoring a training program called the Nike SPARQ Training Football Academy, which focuses on improving Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, and Quickness. 32 different high school football teams are currently participating in this program, including Mater Dei High School of Santa ...
Super time again
29 January 2009
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So now we come to the payoff. Super time again. The 43rd edition of the Big Enchilada, and on the surface, it's hard to make a case against the hated Pittsburghers. Let's get it out front--as a devout Cincy fan, I have loathed the black and gold since I was in pantaloons. I've ...
Larry Fitzgerald : “Spidey”
16 January 2009
Other wide receivers get more publicity. Other wide receivers are considered more dangerous. But is there another wideout you would rather have on your side right this moment than Larry Fitzgerald? Didn’t think so.
They call him “Spidey” down in the desert because of ...
Nike Pro Combat
12 January 2009
The BCS Championship isn’t decided in January. It begins on on dirt roads and trails or inside a field house at 6 AM on the previous winter’s bone-rattling mornings. It simmers on the practice turf and bleeds in the squat rack, the payoff measured in overloaded barbells and ...
