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The Giants and Jets had two of the worst offensive lines in football last season. Both clubs addressed the issue in Round 1 of the 2020 Virtual NFL Draft. From glimpses of every coach and GM's war rooms (Guys, check to make sure your wife didn't leave you for Kliff Kingsbury's pad ), to Roger Goodell awkwardly announcing draft picks behind a collage of fans booing him on zoom, there was a lot to chew on from Day 1 of the NFL Draft. It was weird, unusual, interesting, and entertaining all wrapped into one. For the Giants they took Georgia's Andrew Thomas with the fourth overall pick. Thomas is a bruising 6-5, 320 pound left tackle that the Giants desperately needed. Heck, the Giants needed a left tackle years ago.  The Giants needed blind side protection for quarterback Daniel Jones. They needed someone to clear a path for Saquon Barkley, and they believe they found that in the former First Team All American and two-time First Team All SEC tackle, who can play both ...

 All it took was Tom Brady to go to Tampa Bay for Rob Gronkowski to come out of retirement. The Patriots agreed to trade the All Pro tight end to the Buccaneers Tuesday for a fourth round pick, reuniting him with Brady, his teammate of nearly 10 years in New England. According to reports, through Gronk's agent Drew Rosenhaus, Gronkowski "feels fantastic" and is back up to his playing weight of 260 pounds. The question is how much football does Gronk have left? He retired after the 2018-19 season concluded in a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 53, citing physical pain as a main reason why he retired at the ripe age of 29. Over the past 14 months, Gronkowski has spent much of his time on television as both a guest host, and unofficial comedic relief.  He will be 31 on Opening Day this year. What will he have left? And where does he fall into a tight end rotation that already includes O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate? Regardless, at least for right...

Check out the latest from the Open Mike Podcast, as Michael Cohen discusses the possibilities that exist for the New York Jets to either keep or trade All Pro Safety Jamal Adams.

The New York Jets and safety Jamal Adams appear to be at a crossroads yet again. The two-time Pro Bowler is upset at Gang Green for not presenting him with a new contract extension, and is planning to skip the teams' voluntary virtual offseason program that begins next week, April 27. Adams anger stems from his belief that he is not the highest paid safety in the NFL, and the fact that the Carolina Panthers gave running back Christian McCaffery a new four-year, $64 million extension. While they play two totally different positions, McCaffery was taken a few picks after Adams in the 2017 NFL draft. Adams has one year remaining on his deal at $3.5 million. The Jets can strap franchise tags on him in 2021 and 2022 if they so choose, which is usually a messy proposition to begin with, but one that everyone seems to do anyway. The question is how much longer will Adams remain a Jet? It has been the topic of conversation since last November when the Jets dangled Adams in trade ta...

Yankees Co-Owner Hank Steinbrenner has died, he was 63-years according to a report by the New York Post.  The Post reports that Steinbrenner was battling a long illness and his death was not related to the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19. Hank and his younger brother Hal have run the Yankees since the passing of their legendary father George Steinbrenner in 2010. The Yankees have not issued a press release as of 11 a.m., but this is a sad and painful loss for the Yankee family.

2020 was supposed to be the year that professional baseball would return to Iowa, to the Field of Dreams where the classic Kevin Costner baseball movie was filmed in 1989. It was supposed to be the summer we would get the Yankees and Chicago White Sox at that same field to commemorate the film, and its importance to the game. Instead a "Field of Dreams" for baseball's players, its fans might be in Arizona this year. That's right Arizona. Chase Field in fact, and the 10 spring training facilities located in the Phoenix area might become the home to all 30 major league clubs should a federally approved plan go into effect. According to Jeff Passan, ESPN's Baseball Insider who broke the story on SportsCenter early Tuesday morning, Major League Baseball and the players are looking to start the season in May in Arizona, and they have support of "high ranking federal public health officials," Passan writes. All 30 teams and league personnel, umpires, f...