opinion USA TODAY Published 12:23 PM EDT May 27, 2019 Letter to the editor: After graduating from college with a bachelor’s in engineering and a master’s in management, I went to work for a large corporation. I did not think about capitalism vs. socialism in those days. I was busy starting a career and supporting my family. The company I worked for had a social conscience. I worked diligently within the company to protect workers and the environment. I did not think much about what was happening in our nation or around the world — about the plight of people who did not have the opportunity to get a good education and a good job. I was also a "good Catholic" and went to church on a regular basis. After many years, I became aware of the social teachings of the Catholic Church, including the dignity of the human person, preferential option for the poor, and the solidarity of the human family. I got more involved in the community and made friends with … [Read more...] about Readers on abortion laws, trade deals, socialism
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NFL draft winners, losers: Giants botch first round with Daniel Jones
Nate Davis USA TODAY Published 3:16 AM EDT Apr 26, 2019 The first round of the 2019 NFL draft is complete. Who won and who lost on opening night of the league's annual "Player Selection Meeting"? Read on for some knee-jerk reactions ... Winners Nashville: More than 200,000 folks showed up — or roughly 10% of the metro area's population — for the festivities as the league transformed Music City's downtown into a football party that raged on despite a little rain. Maybe the NFL needs to take this town more seriously for an even bigger event earlier in the calendar ... Kyler Murray: The first man to be taken in the first round of both the NFL and Major League Baseball drafts, he probably lands with the perfect team and perfect coach with Air Raid devotee Kliff Kingsbury now in charge of the Cardinals. Should be really fun to watch what Murray can do given what seems the optimal fit for his abilities. Drama: Everyone knew Murray was going No. 1 overall … [Read more...] about NFL draft winners, losers: Giants botch first round with Daniel Jones
Who is Kyler Murray? Baseball prodigy, ‘too small’ to play quarterback and now the No 1 pick in 2019 NFL Draft
Kyler Murray has already been on one hell of a journey, and he hasn't even reached the start line yet. On Thursday night the Arizona Cardinals did what everyone expected and selected Murray first overall in the 2019 NFL Draft, but it wasn't always the obvious move. Go back just a couple of months and the idea of Murray going first off the board to Arizona seemed laughable. A couple of months further and there were significant doubts about whether he'd play American football professionally at all. The 21-year-old from Bedford, Texas, is the first person to ever be taken in the first round of both the Major League Baseball (MLB) and NFL Draft. Some talent. Having foregone a career in baseball, he is now the man tasked with leading the Cardinals out of the mire. The Cards were comfortably the worst team in football last year, finishing dead last in the NFC West with a 3-13 record. That's what led them to the number one overall pick. Here's how Murray would up in the same spot... … [Read more...] about Who is Kyler Murray? Baseball prodigy, ‘too small’ to play quarterback and now the No 1 pick in 2019 NFL Draft
NFL draft live tracker 2019: First-round analysis of every pick
Nate Davis USA TODAY Published 12:01 AM EDT Apr 26, 2019 Analysis of all 32 first-round picks of the 2019 NFL draft, which kicked off Thursday night in Nashville: 1. Cardinals — Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma: The rumors, misdirection and assumptions can finally be put to bed — after an extra 15 minutes of drama. Murray, who followed Baker Mayfield to the Heisman Trophy stage, also follows him as the top pick of the NFL draft — the first time a school has had quarterbacks go No. 1 in back-to-back years. Murray, who passed for 4,361 yards and 42 TDs last season while running for 1,001 additional yards and 12 scores, should be the ideal fit in new Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury's Air Raid offense and certainly projects as a better match than immobile incumbent Josh Rosen, the Cards' first rounder just last year. With veteran WR Larry Fitzgerald, second-year slot man Christian Kirk and RB David Johnson, this offense is now seeded with decent … [Read more...] about NFL draft live tracker 2019: First-round analysis of every pick
NFL mock draft 2019: Final first-round projection
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz USA TODAY Published 10:29 AM EDT Apr 25, 2019 It won't be long until the 2019 NFL draft flips from projection to reflection. Uncertainty still abounds ahead of the start of the first round tonight in Nashville. But with time running out, here's USA TODAY Sports' final mock draft and first-round projection: 1. Cardinals — Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma: What's left to say after nearly four months of speculation? New coach Kliff Kingsbury maintained Tuesday that the team hadn't arrived at a decision with the pick, but spurning Murray for a defensive lineman would represent one of the biggest draft stunners in recent history. Even if Josh Rosen deserves better than the chances he was afforded as a rookie, Kingsbury needs to bring some heat to the desert with his offense, and Murray seems like the right fit to do it. 2. 49ers — Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State: There shouldn't be much mystery here. A balanced counterpart to edge rusher Dee … [Read more...] about NFL mock draft 2019: Final first-round projection