Defensive Line
Force More Turnovers With Ohio State Football’s ‘Match the Hand’ Defensive Drill
Turnovers change the complexion of a football game. Few teams force them like the Ohio State Buckeyes. After suffering a midseason loss to Iowa, the Buckeyes ripped off five straight [...]
At The NFL Combine, The 3-Cone Drill Reveals The Next Great Pass Rusher
For as much as we obsess over the NFL Combine, it cannot predict the future. A player can have a monster showing and end up a bust, or he can [...]
How Terrell Davis Jump Started His Football Career By Playing Nose Guard—And What You Can Learn From It
Terrell Davis was a running back. He had been since he first strapped on a helmet at 7 years old. It was really the only football position he’d ever known. [...]
The Lethal Pass-Rush Move That Fueled Adrian Clayborn’s Historic Six-Sack Game
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn entered yesterday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with 22.5 career sacks. He finished the game with 28.5. Adrian Clayborn is the fourth player in [...]
How Aaron Donald Dominated Two NFL Games in Five Days Despite Not Practicing All Summer
Two games in five days. It’s one of the most grueling gauntlets an NFL player can endure, and ever since the induction of Thursday Night Football, one that’s become all [...]
N.C. State DL Kentavius Street Squats 700 Pounds and Runs a 4.58 Laser-Timed 40-Yard Dash
Picture this: a 6-foot-2, 283-pound defensive lineman who can run a 4.58 40-Yard Dash, jump a 40-inch Vertical and Squat over 700 pounds. Ridiculous, right? Well, you can stop using [...]
This 346-Pound Washington DT Played Running Back in High School and His Highlights Are Spectacular
Today, Sports Illustrated writer Bruce Feldman released his annual list of the biggest freaks in college football. Penn State running back Saquon Barkley took the No. 1 spot, but a [...]
Florida State DT Derrick Nnadi Squats 750 Pounds, Proves He’s the Strongest Man in College Football
We’ve already told you about Donte ‘Cheetah’ Jackson, the LSU cornerback who’s likely the fastest player in college football. Now it's time to get acquainted with Derrick Nnadi. A 6-foot-1, [...]
Why WR Doug Baldwin is Working Out With the Seahawks’ Defensive Linemen
Measuring 5-foot-10, Doug Baldwin is far from the biggest receiver in the NFL. But that didn’t stop him from posting 94 receptions for 1,128 yards last season en route to the [...]
The Atlanta Falcons Invented a Stat For Measuring Competitiveness That Could Revolutionize the NFL
In the NFL, intangibles are attributes that cannot be measured. Motor, toughness, effort, heart, pride—there’s no space for these in the box score and no Combine-like event that can test [...]