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The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Nikola Jokic is in the midst of a remarkable, MVP-worthy season. His numbers have been impeccable and he’s even helped keep the Denver Nuggets afloat since Jamal Murray went […]

The Kansas City Chiefs picked Patrick Mahomes No. 10 overall out of Texas Tech four years ago. By trading up to No. 10 in a deal with the Buffalo Bills, the Kansas City Chiefs forever changed their fortunes by drafting franchise quarterback Patrick Mahomes out of Texas Tech. It was a move made four years ago […]

Bill Belichick historically favors trading down in Round 1, but the Patriots are already making plans to move up to land a falling quarterback.  The Patriots’ need for a long-term answer at quarterback has the franchise acting out of character. First, New England spent a fortune in free agency. Now, Bill Belichick and the team’s […]

Justin Fields has endured media narratives and racial stereotypes throughout the 2021 NFL Draft process. We dispel each one. The 2021 NFL Draft marks the last chance for most teams to better their roster before preparing for the season. Adding an impactful rookie can change a franchise for years to come. The journey to the […]

Ohio State football star Justin Fields was just like Michael Vick when he was in high school. Given that Justin Fields grew up in Suburban Atlanta, no doubt he was influenced by former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick. Fields may have watched Matt Ryan more in his upbringing, but Vick was in Atlanta during his formative […]

Mac Jones, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance really aren’t great prospects. Everyone is just guessing. This is the NFL Draft column the NFL doesn’t want you to read. Other than Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, the quarterbacks in the 2021 draft class aren’t all that spectacular. That’s a dirty secret that the Draft Media Military-Industrial Complex didn’t […]

Per usual, some clubs were more active that others when it came to adding veteran talent. Which was the top pick-up for each NFL team entering the draft? We are less than a week away from the 2021 NFL Draft and the primary focus now is on the seven-round process. Franchises have spent the last […]

These college football superstars won’t be first rounders but they’ll be NFL Draft steals. With the 2021 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, these former college football stars will likely have to wait until day two to hear their names called. While only 32 players are lucky enough annually to hear their names called on Thursday night, […]