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The Houston Texans are a mess, and while Deshaun Watson is trying to get out of town, some of his teammate weigh in on the matter. Houston has a problem. But, much like the astronauts onboard Apollo 13 and the engineers 238,855 miles away back on Earth, the Texans have a solution to solving their […]

Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a toe injury and concussion, but was delivering a gem before exiting the game. We have his report card and analysis. The Kansas City Chiefs narrowly avoided a second-round disaster against the Cleveland Browns as the unexpected happened. Missed field goals and injuries nearly buried their attempt […]

The Indianapolis Colts quarterback has elected to retire. What does that mean for Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers. One down, two to go. Philip Rivers officially announced his retirement after 17 years in the NFL. His legacy will forever be mixed with those believing on a better roster, he’d be a Super Bowl champ. On stats alone, Rivers […]

Sports fandom is usually an unconditional relationship. But when a team like the Raptors fails to live up to its stated values and address issues like domestic abuse head on, it’s time for conditions. I am a diehard fan of my hometown Toronto Raptors. It’s tough to quantify the intensity of my fandom, but here […]

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. After a double-digit blowout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, the Utah Jazz are officially on a tear. They’ve won six straight and eight of their […]

Umar Nurmagomedov put Sergey Morozov to sleep in his debut at UFC Fight Island 8. It only took Umar Nurmagomedov two rounds to finish Sergey Morozov in his debut bout at UFC Fight Island 8 on Wednesday from Abu Dhabi. Nurmagomedov controlled Morozov easily with kicks to start the fight until he was given the chance to […]

Philip Rivers’ retirement leaves the Colts in need of a new quarterback. Here are three signal-callers they can target to fill the vacancy.  The Colts wanted Philip Rivers to come back for one more season, but his retirement could easily turn into a blessing in disguise for the franchise. Indianapolis now has a chance to […]

After nearly two decades playing quarterback in the NFL, Philip Rivers is going to call it a career.  It’s truly the end of an era for the NFL. While we await official word on what the future holds for Drew Brees, another monolithic quarterback from the last two decades is calling it a career. On […]