North Carolina State’s Nyheim Hines and PC-component manufacturer NZXT claim to have one important thing in common: speed. The NFL-bound running back, who ran the fastest 40-yard dash for a RB at the combine, has partnered with the company to promote its products. Step one: show everyone the joys of playing Fortnite on a PC […]
Pop quiz, draftnik. As Bleacher Report’s trio of NFL draft analysts prepare for their extended Facebook Live coverage of the seven-round event, a producer is periodically sent into the room with a scenario: “The Buccaneers just traded the No. 7 pick to the Bills, who are now on the clock. Go.” “We spend a lot […]
When potential #1 overall NFL draft pick Sam Darnold was training last summer, his coach Jordan Palmer noticed he’d developed an elongated throwing motion on longer passes and was wasting time and energy. Deploying a Wilson football with undetectable sensors, Palmer and Darnold evaluated alternative throwing motions for long passes and were able to come […]
It’s been nearly 100 years since eight Chicago White Sox players were accused of intentionally throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Since then, player salaries have increased exponentially throughout professional sports, reducing incentives to intentionally lose a game. But the same can’t be said for unpaid collegiate athletes, raising concerns about how […]
Zebra Technologies, the company that makes the player-tracking RFID chips in NFL shoulder pads, is extending the technology to the Senior Bowl to help scouts evaluate potential draft prospects. The chips, which will be on each individual player’s equipment, will begin tracking players during practices and also during the game. NFL coaches, scouts and general […]
