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 [...]

That’s Ms. Coach! Heels and Helmets Football Update

Our resident sports expert, Shavannia Williams, writes on recent changes in football on her Heels and Helmets blog: There are tons of changes going on in the world of football.  Jake Delhomme is changing his jersey to the Cleveland Browns.  Tim Tebow is changing his throwing motion.  LaDainian Tomlinson is changing his home to the [...]

Helmets & Heels: 2nd Quarter – Defense

blackgirlgrown is proud to feature the second in a 4-part series of guest posts from Shavannia Williams of the SW Group. Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant said, “Offense sells tickets.  Defense wins championships.”  The “Bear” was a famous college football coach and is still considered the world’s greatest college football coach by many.  He led the University [...]

Helmets & Heels: 1st Quarter – Scoring and Offense

blackgirlgrown is proud to feature the first in a series of guest posts from Shavannia Williams of the SW Group. It’s fall and in America that means football! The National Football League (NFL) is in Week 4, so I’m sure by now many of you have heard your colleagues (in particular men) walking around the [...]