NFL
With Help From the NFL, Alumnus Hopes to Make Concussions in Football a Thing of the Past
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Baytech, founded by Robert Bayer ’57, has been awarded a grant by the NFL to develop better helmets for professional football players.
Football
‘It Empowers Me to Do the Same’: Cornell Football Reflects on NFL Protests
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For some members of Cornell football, the NFL protests hit home especially hard.
Football
Former Cornell Quarterback Lazor ’94 Named Bengals’ Offensive Coordinator
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A multi-year starter and former coach for Cornell, Bill Lazor sits in fourth place in the program’s record books for passing yards.
Football
Fraser ’17 Invited to Bears, 49ers Rookie Minicamps
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Fraser was just the third in conference history to receive four first-team all-Ivy nods.
Football
In Quest for NFL Roster, Fraser ’17 Relies on NFL-Experienced Mentors
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Former member of Cornell football Chris Fraser ’16 has been preparing tirelessly for the NFL Draft this month. The punter tells the Sun about his journey up to this point what may be in store for him.
Columns
McDEVITT | Marshawn Lynch’s Comeback Could Make Football Great Again
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Speculative or not, football fans everywhere should be ecstatic at the possibility of Beast Mode’s return.
Columns
MCDEVITT | Michael Vick Has Paid His Debt
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Perhaps no one in recent years is a better example of character improvement than Vick. And he deserves every bit of credit for it.
Columns
MCDEVITT | Brady and Belichick: The Chicken or the Egg?
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Columnist Dylan McDevitt ponders the question: Does Brady need Belichick, or vice versa?
NFL
Michael Sam Addresses LGBT Inclusion in NFL Community
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“[Being gay] may affect your ability of playing,” Sam said. “I was the top prospect and should have probably been in the first round of draft, but now I’m not even in the league. [Football] is a dirty business and there are a lot of backroom deals.”
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First Openly Gay NFL Player to Speak at Cornell
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Michael Sam, the first National Football League player to come out as gay, will deliver a free lecture in Statler Auditorium on Nov. 14, the Cornell University Programming Board announced Thursday. Sam made headlines when he told his teammates that he was gay in 2013, after finishing his career as a college athlete. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 2014, and is currently a free agent.