Medical staff are integral to football clubs, balancing the responsibility of ensuring players perform while protecting them from injury

Who are the most underappreciated players in the AFC? Tom Blair highlights the top candidate on each of the conference's 16 teams, giving often overlooked standouts like the Bengals' Mike Gesicki their due.

As "The Chosen One" puts it, role players take the weight off the stars' shoulders. With so much responsibility already — leading, setting the tone, managing the flow — superstars can't be expected to go full throttle all game long. This is why past championship teams always have the best role players to make things easy.

With results far from convincing, the USMNT needs fresh blood. Could these players get minutes at the Gold Cup?

Thursday, April 24: Round 1 (8 p.m.) Friday, April 25: Rounds 2-3 (7 p.m.) Saturday, April 26: Rounds 4-7 (12 p.m.) Why would a player not want to join a team? There are several reasons a player ...

Or play positions short on sizzle. Whatever the reason, it begs a question—if you assembled a team of those players, what would it look like? The rules here are simple—assemble a team of ...