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The End of the Ultra-Conservative QB (or ‘Lessons of Foles’), the Broken Rookie Wage Scale, and Le’Veon Bell Is Sacrificing for the Right Reasons

1. I’d like to kick off this season’s inaugural Gameday Mornings column with the following true story:

Remember that Tony Romo commercial for Sketchers where he’s walking through the airport talking about how comfortable Sketchers are, or something? As it turns out, that wasn’t a traditional commercial shoot. Romo happened to spot a guy limping through the airport in what looked like especially uncomfortable shoes, and just wanted to help him out by telling him just how comfortable—and perfect for ir travel—his Sketchers slip-ons were. An ad exec happened to capture the whole exchange on his phone (don’t let them tell you you can’t record those TSA screenings!