Robert D. Cobb
Rant Media Network Featured Columnist/NBA Network Manager , Follow me on Twitter, @RobertCobb_76
36, I'm a Rant Media Network Featured Columnist and NBA Network Manager that covers MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and UEFA Champions League soccer. Background - Former Bleacher Report Featured Columnist for the Cleveland Browns and NFL Writer for sites such as NFL Touchdown and National Football Authority. My pieces have been featured in national media outlets such as Huffington Post, Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Fox Sports, ESPN and NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk. My soccer pieces has also been published internationally by media sites such as First Post (India) Bundesliga Today(Germany) EPL Talk(England) and Futbol Internacional Guia(Mexico) Personal - I'm a native of the Cleveland neighborhood of Shaker Square. Prior to that, I lived in the "City Of Champions" Pittsburgh, PA for 16 years. I have been married since March, 2010 to my beautiful wife, Kathryn and enjoy spending time chasing after my 2 year-old daughter, Arianna. Education - I'm pursuing my Bachelors Of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Ashford University (IA) with a minor in Political Science and Government.
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NFL – Top Five Contenders Who Should Sign Terrell Owens
With the recent no-show of NFL scouts and front office personnel to free-agent wideout Terrell Owens highly-publicized workout, you have to wonder if the controversial—yet talented—Owens’ prolific 15-year NFL career is all but done. At the age of 37—and about to turn 38—on December 7, and having just come back from an injury to his [...]
TweetLondon Or Los Angeles? NFL Would Be Wise to Consider Toronto and Mexico City Instead.
As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears prepare to square off at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, there has been some recent speculation that the NFL wishes to expand. With the NFL set to play its fifth straight International Game, you cannot help but wonder if the NFL is serious in considering soccer-mad [...]
TweetNFL – Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer Calls Owner Mike Brown, Trade In The Works?
According to The National Football Post, recently retired Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer reached out to Bengals owner, Mike Brown. Although what was said may never be known, what IS known is that with the NFL trade deadline looming, Palmer may be getting his wish of getting traded out of Cincinnati. It is believed that [...]
TweetNFL – Jets Will Receive a 7th Round Pick For WR Derrick Mason From The Houston Texans, If He Catches 33 Passes
According to ESPN insider, Adam Schefter, the New York Jets will receive a seventh-round pick from the Houston Texans if wide receiver Derrick Mason meets certain parameters. Per Twitter, Schefter states that the Jets would receive the Texans seventh-round pick if Mason has 33 receptions, he does not get 33 catches then they get nothing. [...]
TweetNFL – Denver Broncos Make WR Eddie Royal Available Via Trade
According to NBC Sports Pro Football Talk, The Denver Broncos have put starting wide receiver Eddie Royal on the trading block. 48 hours after The Denver Post would first report that Denver put fellow Broncos wide receiver Brandon Royal on the trading block, Royal is now the second Broncos receiver to be put on the [...]
TweetNFL – Buffalo Bills LB Shawne Merriman Out Against Giants
According to National Football Post, Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman is out against with a ruptured Achiiles tendon. Merriman, 27, has had recurring issues with his Achilles and reportedly flared up during Thursday’s practice in Buffalo. ESPN’s Adam Schefter would confirm the Achilles injury of Merriman on Twitter before the Bills game in New York [...]
TweetNFL – Will Oakland Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson Have A Say In Who The New General Manager Is?
According to both The National Football Post and Profootballtalk.com, the Oakland Raiders are in preliminary searches for a new general manager. Although Oakland has no early favorites or any high-profile targets in mind, it is believed that current Raiders head coach and his recent success may influence who the Raiders may hire. Whoever is hired [...]
TweetNFL – Seattle Seahawks QB Tavaris Jackson Day-To-Day With Pectoral Muscle, Status Unknown for Game At Cleveland.
According to Profootballtalk.com, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tavaris Jackson is day-to-day with a injured pectoral muscle and may be a game-time decision for Seattle’s game at Cleveland in Week 7. Jackson, who signed with the Seahawks for two years and eight million dollars, has struggled in his first year as starting quarterback in Seattle. For the 2011-12 [...]
TweetCleveland Browns Vs Oakland Raiders – Matchup Between Former Arkansas RB’s Peyton Hillis and Darren McFadden, A Match In Hog Heaven.
When the Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders step onto the field on Sunday, fans will immediately notice that the game with have an un-mistakable Arkansas flavor to it. Former Arkansas Razorback running backs Peyton Hillis of the Cleveland Browns and Darren McFadden of the Oakland Raiders will be going head-to-head in a critical matchup between [...]
TweetCleveland Browns – Why The Browns Should Trade For Broncos WR Brandon Lloyd
According to the Denver Post, The Denver Broncos have put their Pro-Bowl wide receiver Brandon Lloyd on the trading block. Lloyd, 30 led the league in receiving with 1,448 yards. He also had 11 touchdowns and 77 receptions, currently has 19 catches for 283 yards and no touchdowns for the Broncos. With the Broncos in [...]
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