Many N.F.L. Quarterbacks Say ‘Blue 42.’ Most of Them Don’t Know How It Began.
The story behind the color-number cadences yelled at the line of scrimmage spans the evolution of football.
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Predicting the First Round of the N.F.L. Draft, With a Quarterback at No. 1
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