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Alan GrantSuper Bowl Sunday will offer a quietly interesting dynamic when Larry Fitzgerald Sr., journalist for the Minnesota Spokesman Reporter reports on a gam...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009OFFICE POLITICS
Alan Grant[Author's Note: Talking politics can be a slippery slope. As a former athlete who just happens to be an outspoken black man, the terrain can be even m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: ART IS EVERYWHERE
Alan GrantA few minutes into the second quarter in their win over Pittsburgh, the Philadelphia Eagles defense raised the level of their game. On first down, Ste...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: TEARS FOR FEARS
Alan GrantVince Young speaking to a team therapist? Big, strong, virile NFL players on anti-depressants? Tears? It doesn't surprise me. At different points in m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: THE LINGERING DOUBT
Alan GrantIn 1994, the Cincinnati Bengals special teams coach was a guy named Marv Braden. Like most special teams coaches, he was colorful and naturally high-s...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: WHY OFFENSIVE LINEMEN ARE LIKE MARSUPIALS
Alan Grant...comforting, no? Cozy, even. I recently spoke to Justin Blalock, a young tackle who was the Atlanta Falcons' first round draft pick in 2007, Blalock is an interesting cat—gregarious and affable. For...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2008BOWL OF CONFUSION
Alan GrantBelieve it or not, there's only about a month left to cast your vote in the next election. This particular element of the democratic process has bee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: YOU WANT THE ROCK?
Alan Grant...that he was in his twilight years. That role came with time. I recall a game against Atlanta on a Monday night when Rice took exception at being ignored in the offense. After a scoring...
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