The plaintiffs include at least 10 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with and the family of Seau, who committed suicide last year. The global settlement would fund medical exams, concussionrelated compensation and medical research. ((AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)).A few months ago, Slate Josh Levin set out to find the longest throw in football history. He watched the video of a collegeaged Kordell Stewart throw a desperation pass for Colorado that appeared to travel about 70 yards. He read a story about early 1990s Syracuse quarterback Kevin Mason throwing for 80.

In the wake of two consecutive seasons filled with rookie sensations, the 2013 Draft class comes in relatively underhyped, which is what happens when the first seven picks are linemen or ends. In truth, most of the news emitting from this year neophytes has been defamatory, with the Internet attacking Eddie Lacy for his perceived weight problem to an ostensibly rooting interest in Geno Smith to fl