Good Question: How Does the NFL Lockout Impact the Draft?

The savvy experts at Heels & Helmets have the answer: The NFL lockout ended yesterday by a court ordered injunction. Doors are open for players to return to work this morning, but this does not mean that business is back to usual. The collective bargaining agreement expired so the teams and players are operating without [...]

Is Football Dead?

What does decertification of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and the ensuing court battle mean for football? Heels & Helmets has a brief blog post explaining what happened and what’s next for NFL Football: The NFL and its club owners decided to give up professional football for Lent. The NFL and the NFLPA [...]

Heels & Helmets Superbowl XLV Primer

Are you ready for some football?  Whether you’re watching the game with your man or going to a Superbowl Party you need to be prepared to talk shop with the boys (and girls).  Our favorite sports blog, Heels & Helmets has a great four part series to get you up to speed by Sunday’s game.  [...]

Heels & Helmets: Understanding Fantasy Football: Pick Your Quarterback

The office chatter about fantasy football has already started.  Which fantasy league are you in?  When is your draft?  Ochocinco may not get a lot of points with T.O. in town.  In some cases you will hear more about fantasy football than real NFL games.  What’s all the hype about?  Fantasy football allows a lot [...]

Understanding College Football

Compliments of Guest Blogger Heels and Helmets: It’s August and college football is here!  Over the weekend, college football programs opened camped and the USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll released its 2010 Preseason Top 25.  Here are the teams that the 59 head coaches on the USA TODAY Board of Coaches voted to be on the [...]

Football Moms: National Signing Day

By Shavannia Williams, Heels & Helmets Recently, I received several questions from “football moms” seeking advice on helping their sons choose a college to play football.  So, I decided to share a few points to help moms go through college recruiting with their sons.  This is not an endorsed list from a university or the NCAA, [...]

Heels & Helmets Deserves its OWN Show

Many of you are familiar with our popular Heels & Helmets series written by Shavannia Williams.  She helped us understand the game of football and the analogies that go along with it. Well now, she is trying to turn Heels & Helmets into its own show.  And she needs our help to do it! Heels [...]