There's a reason Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot made a cross-county flight for a personal workout with Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. before the NFL draft. Morris, who lined up at linebacker for the Penix workout, said the up-close sounds and sights were impressive, helping convince the Falcons to make the quarterback the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night.
The rain and the cold couldn't dampen the demeanor of Deion Sanders. The cowboy hat-wearing coach of the Colorado Buffaloes was in a feel-good mood during the spring game Saturday at Folsom Field. On top of it all, his QB son, Shedeur, looked sharp in front of a respectable crowd given the weather.
"Oh my God. She's so gassed. Oh, she's telling me she wishes she could feel this way all the time and who wouldn’t want to," he recalled