PARIS—Somewhere between the fifth croissant and the third existential crisis of the morning, the world’s sporting press decided that Pierce Clarkson is the new yardstick for planetary hope. That’s a heavy load for a 17-year-old quarterback whose most pressing daily decision used to be whether to top his Chipotle bowl with guac or mild salsa….
Travis Hunter, American Football’s Two-Way Glitch, Is Quietly Exporting Chaos to the Rest of the Planet By the time the rest of the world finished arguing about VAR, Travis Hunter had already played 100 snaps on offense, 100 on defense, and signed a few more NIL deals than most European second-division clubs manage in transfer…
Deion Burks and the Geopolitics of a 40-Yard Dash By Dave’s Locker Global Desk If you’ve never heard of Deion Burks, congratulations—you have successfully avoided every American football highlight reel, every NIL money tracker, and every algorithmic rabbit hole that begins with “Top WR sleepers 2024.” For the rest of us, the name now carries…
