Former NFL QB talks draft process, life after football
During Super Bowl week in Phoenix, I enjoyed the chance to escort former NFL quarterback, Christian Ponder, around Radio Row to speak with reporters and show hosts. He spoke about his football career, his famous wife (Samantha Ponder is the host of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown), their children and life after sports. Christian Ponder, a […]
Re-upping social media do’s/don’ts for NFL Draft
Social media already a topic before athletes move to the next level Three years ago I wrote one of many pieces (there were a few before that) about athletes’ social media posts that can come back to bite them. That week my list of do’s and don’ts were prompted by an NFL Draft social media […]
Lessons to learn from Tunsil’s NFL Draft PR inferno
Bill Belichick can get away with saying, “We’re onto [name-the-city],” each time he’s asked about a hot topic. A rookie that hasn’t played a down of football in the NFL? Not so much. As if Dolphins’ first-round pick Laremy Tunsil didn’t have a rough enough introduction to the league, he eventually met the media in […]
Like a kid in a candy store, NFL Draft weekend is like a days-long treat for analyst Charles Davis
It’s a day he’s prepared for all of his life. Well, his life the last five months. For anyone associated with or is a fan of the National Football League, the NFL Draft is like every holiday on the calendar wrapped into one weekend. Tonight, NFL Network analyst Charles Davis joins his colleagues after countless […]