Questions for Cardinals' Fans and Theo Mackie re his 53-Man Roster Prediction (Part 1: Offense) By Walter Mitchell In terms of the media who follow the Arizona Cardinals, in my opinion, Theo Mackie of the azcentral.com has emerged as a bell cow reporter. He has a penchant for turning over rocks to see whether snakes slithers out. In other words, Theo asks the Cardinals' administrators, coaches and players the kind of tough questions that most reporters, many out of allegiance to Michael Bidwill, will not dare to ask. The excellence of Theo Mackie's work has inspired me to re-order a digital subscription to the newspaper. I am not sure if Theo will respond to the questions (if he happens to see them) about his recent post-OTA 53-Man Roster predictions, but just as he believes, it doesn't hurt to ask. For all of the readers here, these questions are for you as well, with a prize reward attached. Here is the link to Theo's predictions (tomorrow we will look at his 2...
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NFL is Preaching Integrity with Regard to On-Line Betting? What a Crock. By Walter Mitchell For the first time since 2021, the NFL is no longer tied to an official sportsbook enterprise/sponsorship, per the Sports Business Journal: NFL opens April without an official sportsbook (sportsbusinessjournal.com) "The final league option on deals with FanDuel, DraftKings and Caesars expired at midnight (April 1, 2026) with none of them renewing, a surprising turn considering the estimated $30B in betting volume the NFL generated last season. Negotiations are ongoing, NFL EVP Renie Anderson said at league meetings Tuesday. The sticking point for FanDuel and DraftKings, sources familiar with the negotiations said, stemmed from an increase in the price of official streaming data from Genius, the NFL’s exclusive distributor. Without a deal for official data, sportsbooks are ineligible to sponsor the league or its teams or advertise during games. The NFL is Genius’ largest s...