2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall
How does Knox fit in the Colts’ running back room?
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A fan-favorite series is coming back to the site as it is officially prospect interview season. For anybody new to the site or for people who need a reminder, every draft season I sit down with prospects that are going to be in the upcoming NFL Draft to talk with them about their off-field accomplishments and some film aspects on the field. While I don’t always talk to star players, I have been able to talk to a few players who eventually ended up with the Colts such as Khari Willis, Marvell Tell III, and Rock Ya-Sin.
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With pandemic challenges, students say they fell behind
Young teenagers and kids from low-income households told 60 Minutes they struggled with virtual learning, and some saw their grades drop. 2021 Mar 07
When Nathan Majeed, 17, and his classmates at Cristo Rey Columbus High School in Ohio were given a notice to stay home for three weeks at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a celebratory mood in the air. They kind of saw it as a spring break, Majeed said. They were excited until we started to realize kind of what was going on.
After those three weeks, Majeed said, all his classes would come to be held virtually. His teachers set up what he called a makeshift online school that was definitely unstructured. Majeed said students weren t prepared for it. Going to school online is something completely new to us. It s not what we signed up for, he explained. We definitely prefer in-person activities [and] in-person lear
The Franklin County Sheriff s SWAT deputy who shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. on Dec. 4 is also a Baptist pastor and has used his faith to justify law enforcement s use of force.
Michael Jason Meade, a 17-year sheriff s department veteran who goes by Jason, described use of force as righteous release in a 2018 video interview posted on YouTube by the Franklin County Sheriff s office.
“Every now and then you have to actually use force,” Meade said in the video, called “Connecting with the Community.
“We don’t go around looking for it because we don’t have to, he said. Plenty of people out there will give you that opportunity .
Moore, who has known Meade for 30 years, said he is a great man.
“He has a love for people. It’s the reason he does what he does,” Moore said. “He has a desire to serve the community and make the world a better, safer place. . He has a heart full of love.”
Moore confirmed that protesters disrupted the Sunday service at Rosedale Free Will Baptist Church on Dec. 13, though Meade was not present.
“I tried to handle it the best I could,” Moore said. “We love people. We love those folks. I told them that . we don’t want confrontation.