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Kiper compares a top 2021 NFL Draft quarterback prospect to Tom Brady originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Mac Jones hype train is gaining a lot of steam in the lead up to the 2021 NFL Draft, and it’s easy to see why. Jones was prolific last year for Alabama, completing 77.4 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards, 41 touchdowns, and just four interceptions en route to an undefeated season and a national title for the Crimson Tide. He has been getting a lot of praise for his… Source link

REFORM Alliance CEO sits down with Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers to discuss his organization the REFORM Alliance, the work it’s doing to build a more equitable criminal justice system, and his thoughts on what new leadership could mean for his work. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] KRISTIN MYERS: Criminal justice reform has been a political hot potato over the last several years but has lately picked up more bipartisan support. So let’s talk about what’s next in criminal justice reform…. Source link

The Dallas Cowboys’ season may be over, but team owner and overall decision-maker Jerry Jones still has a lot to say about his franchise, including his injured quarterback Dak Prescott. During his weekly appearance on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan, Jones talked about the contract status of Prescott going into the offseason, what leverage the Cowboys may have in negotiations, and the “world record” attendance at AT&T Stadium this season. Jones says Prescott has leverage in… Source link

The NFL boasts some interesting matchups this Sunday in Week 17, but let’s be honest — the matchup you care about the most is in your fantasy league. Who is set for a big Week 17, who should you be starting and who should you be sitting? Here is a roundup from some of the top fantasy football experts around, including from Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports and our own expert. QUARTERBACK: START ‘EM Here are some quarterbacks you should start this week NJ Advance Media: Ryan Tannehill, Titans. He’s… Source link

Plenty of people discouraged Mac Jones from ever going to Alabama. After all, the Crimson Tide already had a quarterback named Jalen Hurts a year ahead of him and another named Tua Tagovailoa in their 2017 recruiting class. Why go to Tuscaloosa when you aren’t even the top QB they are bringing in? Plenty of people encouraged Mac Jones to leave Alabama. After all, halfway through his third season on campus the Jacksonville, Florida, native had attempted a grand total of 33 passes. Oh, and… Source link

Legendary macro hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones expects “an explosion” of economic growth next year as a coronavirus vaccine becomes more widely available. As the federal government moves quickly to approve and distribute experimental inoculations from Pfizer (PFE)-BioNTech (BNTE) and Moderna (MRNA), Wall Street’s becoming increasingly bullish on 2021. Reflecting that mood, the CIO and founder of Tudor Investment Corp., expects risk appetite to rebound even further, especially with… Source link

Hey, it clearly worked. Mike Tyson wasn’t shy when asked whether he smoked marijuana just ahead of his exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “Absolutely, yes,” he responded to the question, via USA Today. Tyson, 54, stepped back into the ring for the first time in 15 years on Saturday night for his exhibition match against Jones Jr. — which was eventually declared a draw by the celebrity judges from the WBC. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole… Source link

Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got into the ring again at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday at a combined age of 105 … and it wasn’t bad. It wasn’t scored officially, but the celebrity judges from the WBC saw it as a draw. Yahoo Sports scored it six rounds to two, 78-74, for Tyson. The idea of men older than 50 fighting isn’t a good one, but despite those misgivings, the entire show was fun. The production was top-notch and the music interludes were good and didn’t overwhelm… Source link

Reuters NFL: Denver QBs ineligible for Sunday’s game due to COVID-19 exposure Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles were all deemed to be a “high-risk” close contact to fellow Broncos quarterback Jeff Driskel, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, it said. The report, which cited unnamed sources, said Lock, Rypien and Bortles were pulled off the field early during Saturday’s practice and told to isolate at home after contact-tracing concerns had arisen. Source link

Jerry Jones always had a plan to increase attendance for his Dallas Cowboys games. That is the first problem here. That the NFL has gone along with it is the second and more troubling problem. If there is anything we have learned in Texas during this COVID-19 marathon of frustration, it’s that setting a timetable for the resumption of anything has been a practice in arrogance. In March, it was maybe we get right in a couple months. In April, that became well, hopefully things settle down by… Source link