August 2022 Sports Review

Welcome to a new series where every month or so, I take a look back at some of the top stories from the world of sports. While many of them will be relevant to the teams I support, I’m sure there will be some things I cover that appeal to you regardless of who you support.

Getting Through the Stages of Grief

Source: https://justblogbaby.com/2022/08/30/raiders-keeping-alex-leatherwood/

The Las Vegas Raiders’ decision to draft Alex Leatherwood with the 17th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft was a bad one from the moment it happened. With all due respect to him, even he didn’t expect to get selected that early. A year later, after failed attempts to trade the offensive lineman, Leatherwood was cut from the 53 man roster a week before the season is set to begin. The only good thing about this situation is the Raiders didn’t fall into the trap of hanging on to a failed draft selection too long. They moved on from the grieving stage of denial and finally got closure. Leatherwood was later picked up by the Chicago Bears…good luck Justin Fields.

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