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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, 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, 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, 2008THE GUY BEHIND THE GUY BEHIND THE CENTER
Alan GrantNFL washout Steve Clarkson is now the most powerful QB coach in football.
Story | Conversation | September 08, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: THE WIRE
Alan Grant...I knew it was a business," says Jones. This past June, after he was signed by San Diego, Jones approached the situation with his head, if not his heart. In San Diego he saw...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2008Inner Winner
Alan GrantBrainy Jags QB Byron Leftwich studies all the angles. His most important lesson? Knowing when to cut loose and just play.
Story | October 12, 2004Legacy
Alan GrantFormer Notre Dame RB Rodney Culver believed anything was possible in training camp. If you had met him, you'd believe too.
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