Month: March 2022

Jerry Jones loves his Dallas Cowboys more than anything, as he is paying Randy Gregory $70 million on a five-year deal to stay with the franchise in his free agency. On today’s episode on why the Dallas Cowboys are the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones grossly overpaid for a pass-rusher who is approaching 30 years old and has never […]

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. There is a perception that the golden age of NBA big men was a distant era. Maybe the 1960s, when Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell were doing battle. Maybe […]

The Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars spent big money in NFL Free Agency, but who were the biggest winners and losers of Day 1? The legal tampering period that kicks off NFL Free Agency started with a bang yesterday as teams threw out a ton of money to improve their rosters, with the Jacksonville […]

The Cleveland Browns have traded linebacker Mack Wilson to the New England Patriots for edge rusher Chase Winovich. There is a chance the Cleveland Browns won the Mack Wilson for Chase Winovich trade with the New England Patriots. These two AFC franchises have an interesting history, stemming almost entirely because of Bill Belichick. New England […]

The Phoenix Suns have one of the most potent pick-and-roll attacks in the NBA with multiple options to score. Is there any way for defenses to counter? Despite a surprising hand injury shelving Chris Paul for several weeks, the Phoenix Suns have the luxury of coasting their way into the playoffs thanks to the cushy […]

Former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Phillip Evans is heading east and to the American League after agreeing to a deal with the New York Yankees. Free-agent infielder/outfielder Phillip Evans is in agreement on a deal with the New York Yankees, according to a source familiar with the situation. Evans, 29, has shown flashes in small stints […]

Why Vince Carter’s final season as an Atlanta Hawk, and his years as a veteran mentor, mean just as much as prime Vinsanity did. He stepped onto the court for the first time in the 2019–20 season, donning a white Atlanta Hawks uni with bright red and neon green lettering — a loud contrast against […]