2015 Topps Inception football card of recently retired NFL quarterback Kyle Orton, who played 10 seasons in the league for 5 different franchises. He had stints as the starting signal caller for the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos, then finished up his career as somewhat of a “mercenary” backup with short stays in Kansas City, … Read More
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NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Perfect Ending
It’s the best time of the year for Ray On Sports, the beginning of another NFL season. That means the start of another season’s worth of Throwback Thursday posts, featuring games of the past played between franchises who are slated to play that week on the NFL schedule. This is the 50th Anniversary of the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Omaha Mammoths, who were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League, which is trying to become a developmental league for the NFL. The Mammoths played only one season, in 2014, finishing in second place. They quietly folded up operations following that season, with team ownership citing travel costs as the … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 Topps football card of former NFL receiver Howard Twilley, who played his entire 11 year career in the league for the Miami Dolphins. He was an original member of the team, as he was chosen in the 14th round of the NFL draft by the Dolphins in their inaugural season in 1966. Twilley was … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills’ 2015 Season Preview
It’s like night and day. That’s about the only way to describe the difference in the Buffalo Bills’ franchise entering the 2015 season compared to the start of last season. The team is now in a stable situation with new owners Terry and Kim Pegula in place, and Rex Ryan and his coaching staff now lead the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Canton Cougars, who began play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League in 2011, the league’s first season of play. In 2013 the league became the United Indoor Football League, then switched back to “Ultimate” in 2013. The Cougars finished 1-13 in that first year, with their only win coming when the team … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1983 Topps football card of former NFL defensive back Dennis Thurman, who played nine seasons in the league, mostly for Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys. He split his time in Dallas between playing safety and cornerback, and his best year came in 1981, when he intercepted 9 passes and made his only Pro Bowl, as a … Read More
The 10 Best Football Team Nicknames of All Time
Pro football, more than any of the other major sports, has a rich history of folklore that incudes many team and tandem nicknames. It was really hard cutting this list down to only ten, and some of the “honorable mention” names that didn’t make the list are well known ones, like Miami’s “No Name Defense”, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a football team that played in the old defunct World Football League, the Philadelphia Bell. The club played 2 seasons, 1974 and ’75, in the league, and were owned by John B. Kelly Jr., brother of actress and princess Grace Kelly. Former Green Bay Packer star Willie Wood coached the Bell in their … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1965 Philadelphia football card of former NFL receiver and kick return specialist Walt “The Flea” Roberts. He played the first 3 seasons of his 6 year career with the Cleveland Browns, 1964 to 1966, helping the Browns win the league championship in his rookie campaign. He was left unprotected in the 1967 expansion draft to stock the … Read More