Why Fitzgerald couldn't be stopped
Alan Grant, ESPN The MagazineThe Steelers did everything right, but in the end they couldn't stop Larry Fitzgerald.
Story | Conversation | February 02, 2009
Stopping Fitzgerald is a matter of timing
Alan Grant, ESPN The MagazineThe best way to stop the NFL's best receiver? Attack his quarterback.
Story | Conversation | January 23, 2009
Hope They're Ready
Alan GrantTyrone Willingham likes to say it's a shame when many are judged by one. Willingham, before this, his worst season as a head coach, always cautioned a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2008PLAYING IT OUT
Alan GrantSo these two men, the lone survivors of a shipwreck, are seated in a dinghy. All around them, there's nothing but ocean. Each man uses a single oar to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2008OFFICE 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, 2008THE SPECTER OF AL DAVIS
Alan Grant...of grief, he still has control of his team. As the Raiders prepare to play the New Orleans Saints, consider this the beginning of the end for Tom Cable. At least that's what a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: YOU WANT THE ROCK?
Alan GrantSo Terrell Owens wants the rock. After the Cowboys' loss to the Redskins last Sunday, Owens was upset with having caught just seven balls. How many t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 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, 2008Make Reggie Bush pay for No. 5
Alan Grant, Special to Page 2Alan Grant once gave up his jersey number to another player with the 49ers -- so he has some advice for the Saints' No. 5, Adrian McPherson.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2006Faith in this new Saint
Alan Grant, Special to Page 2Football needs a savior and Reggie Bush will be the Saint who brings faith back into the league, writes Alan Grant.
Story | Conversation | May 05, 2006Twelve months of black history
Alan Grant, Special to Page 2February's not enough for Alan Grant -- he looks forward and sees a full year of black history, from Shani Davis to Tony Dungy.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2006Notre Dame's tarnished legacy
Alan Grant, Page 2Once upon a time, Notre Dame football mattered to Alan Grant. But not after the Irish fired Ty Willingham.
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2005Aftermath of hurricane weighs on Saints' minds
Alan Grant, Special to ESPN.comThe Saints maintained an upbeat tempo throughout their workout in California, but there minds were thousands of miles away.
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