On Skipping Bowl Games and Consistently Inconsistent NFL at it Again

The REAL THING Patriots Podcast

Jam-packed show with Brady Quinn and Matt Chatham taking on the hot-topic of top college football players skipping bowl games to prepare for the NFL Draft. The guys look at what today's bowl games really are -- and what they're not -- and how that affects any discussion of 'commitment to your team' and the like. Christan McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette have made their decisions for personal reasons related to the NFL, but did they show a glimpse of the power college football players have to someday return some of the financial windfall of bowl games to the young men playing in the games? Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott jumped in a Salvation Army pot and watched the NFL cave on their so-called rules integrity. New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo cheated in the real-est way Roger Goodell's tenure has seen, but took home the prize of a mild penalty....because, ya know, NFL. And Odell Beckham Jr got punished for honoring the recently deceased Craig Sager with a special pair of cleats. Last week the league markets how great they are for promoting causes on cleats. This week they return to taking money from players for good deeds. Yippie, NFL!