Zak Keefer

He hadn't slept in three nights when he walked into Jim Irsay’s office that day, fueled by adrenaline and ambition, pausing for a moment, collecting himself, readying himself, reminding himself, “Be you – nothing more.” It wasn’t that long ago Chris Ballard was teaching a history class at Hitchcock Junior High, putting off law school as long as he could, coaching kids in Nowhereville, Texas, drilling them so hard he once busted his collarbone in the middle of a practice.

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Toney Brasuell was sound asleep the night of Sept. 24, 2012, when his wife nudged him awake and told him to turn on the TV. "You're gonna wanna watch this," she said. "It doesn't look good."

That Vinatieri even sniffed pro football was a miracle unto itself. You could argue that no one scripted a more preposterous road to Canton.

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Lamented by coaches and resented by their NFL peers, NIL agents operate with little-to-no oversight in an unfettered environment.

The father relishes risk and the theater that comes with it. The son does not. Change is coming.

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On the verge of his ninth NFL season — and without a contract for his 10th — Mayfield has found his latest target: his own front office.

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