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Alan GrantTraining camp fights are as common as two-a-days, but there was nothing routine about the brawl between Marcus Williams and Bill Romanowsk-or what came next
Story | Conversation | December 01, 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, 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...know what he does. He lingers. He hovers. There was a moment a few years ago during Raiders mini-camp when Al Davis came down from his office to get a closer look at Norv...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 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, 2008November Greetings
Alan GrantSo this guy named Maurice Maeterlinck was big on mortality. Like most in his line of work, autumn held a special place in his heart, loaded with image...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 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, 2008Rock of ages
Alan Grant...Super Bowl XXXIX. Some others, especially members of the Raiders brain trust, figured Jerry Rice was done. Turns out both predictions were wrong. When Oakland dealt the 42-year-old Rice to Seattle on...
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