Welcome to the Offseason Journey! Let me introduce myself. My name is Eric Green, and I am a 26-year-old NFL lifer. I followed this sport since I was 5 years old. I grew up as a Denver Bronco fan, back when Jake Plummer was the quarterback for the team, until the last year of the Kyle Orton period.
Then I moved to Southern CA, and I became a fan of the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers and have been following them ever since. Also, a year after this period, I became more eager to expand my reach of teams to follow, including the Baltimore Ravens and the New Orleans Saints, when they had Drew Brees as their quarterback. During my freshman year of High School, I played the sport of football in Corona del Mar. I played running back for the Sea Kings, and started to develop my football IQ and understood concepts such as formations, and the different code words for where a play was supposed to go. Our team used the code words of “hot” and “cold” for all of our offensive plays. Different teams will use the same language, or a variation, to describe directions.
Even though I only played one year, the knowledge that I received helped me greatly in cultivating my intelligence and deepening my love for the sport. Our team went undefeated and I won Most Inspirational Player of the Year, due to the speeches I would give.
This blog will dive in everything in terms of happenings around the league during the offseason. We will talk about all things free agency and the combine. For those who are new to football, the combine is a four-day interview process that the collegiate hopefuls partake in so that teams all across the league can judge whether these players are the right fit for their team. One key contributing factor will be whether that said player is available for them at the draft slot. Some teams will see whether it is worth it for them to move up, to improve their chances of getting such player.
Who are the main players in this combine you ask? How about Shedeur Sanders, the QB from Colorado Boulder. Travis Hunter, the special dual WR/CB for the same school. Abdul Carter, the tantalizing star defensive end from Penn State. We will also discuss players that underrated that had really great ends to the season, such as Cam Skattebo and Ahmed Hassanein.
As part of speaking on offseason football, we will talk about free agency too. Free agency is the period in early March where players will look to head to the market, if their contracts are expiring. Free agency lasts the whole offseason, so there will be plenty of time to discuss all of the different acquisitions and trades that happen during the offseason. There are plenty of offseason moves that happen after the draft, such as notable undrafted free agent signings.
I hope that all of you are looking forward to this as much as I am! Happy reading and let’s get ready to dive in, and enjoy the journey!
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