Jarrett Bell

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Jarrett Bell

PITTSBURGH – Drop the name of Aaron Rodgers to a couple of friendly strangers in the Steel City and it doesn’t matter that you’ve just met. Pass the truth serum. In these parts, where the fans bleed Black and Gold, it seems that everybody has some passionate opinion about the new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. “I was expecting this to happen,” Corrine Farrell said.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Jarrett Bell

Jim Irsay passed away in his sleep during the afternoon of May 21. The official cause of death has not been disclosed, but given the significant health challenges that confronted the Indianapolis Colts owner over the years and the personal demons that severely impacted the course of his very public life, it is natural to wonder. With all due respect, I’d suspect that his heart was in good shape. At least when it came to goodwill.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Jarrett Bell

Introducing … the NFL on the Olympic stage. That is so inviting if you’re Roger Goodell, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill and among many others, organizers bent on making the L.A. Summer Games in 2028 even more of an event to remember. Sponsors also can undoubtedly envision a field day. Nothing sells like the flag. Wrap that around the USA’s most popular sports league and it is, well, solid gold.

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Jarrett Bell

Bad optics, NFL. Just bad. This is the week when another installment of the league’s ambitious coaching accelerator program — designed to bolster diversity efforts — was slated to kick off in conjunction with the NFL owners meeting in Minnesota. But that prime opportunity to connect up-and-coming coaches with team owners has been punted into hiatus by the NFL, pegged to return in some reimagined fashion next year. Why give it the hook now? It reeks of politics, silly.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jarrett Bell

This is the week when another installment of the league’s ambitious coaching accelerator program – designed to bolster diversity efforts – was slated to kick off in conjunction with the NFL owners meeting in Minnesota. But that prime opportunity to connect up-and-coming coaches with team owners has been punted into hiatus by the NFL, pegged to return in some reimagined fashion next year. Why give it the hook now?