ATLANTA -- It had always been a rite of passage. The dances. The struts. The players' time to have their few seconds on national television to put on a one-man show. This was part of the dream when it came to playing on football's biggest stage.The Super Bowl player introductions were always part of the payoff.Feb. 3, 2002, the Patriots changed all of that."I’ve talked to a lot of guys who have been in Super Bowls who said, ‘Man, I wish we thought of that,’" said former Patriots' linebacker Tedy Bruschi.What the Patriots did was turn their back on tradition -- and, in some ways, the...…ATLANTA -- It had always been a rite of passage. The dances. The struts. The players' time to have their few seconds on national television to put on a one-man show. This was part of the dream when it came to playing on football's biggest stage.The Super Bowl player introductions were always part of the payoff.Feb. 3, 2002, the Patriots changed all of that."I’ve talked to a lot of guys who have been in Super Bowls who said, ‘Man, I wish we thought of that,’" said former Patriots' linebacker Tedy Bruschi.What the Patriots did was turn their back on tradition -- and, in some ways, the...WW…

OK, roll call ...The Celtics lost Gordon Hayward and signed both and . That is what happened this past weekend.The debates regarding these moves are far from done. Why didn't Danny Ainge get something for Hayward? Are the Celtics actually a better team with Thompson and Teague ?But the great thing is that the flurry of roster-altering activity actually might not be done. That's where the Isaiah Thomas conversation comes in.The Celtics still have the bi-annual exception. This allows Danny Ainge to acquire a player for just more than $3 million on a deal that can be up to two years in length,...…OK, roll call ...The Celtics lost Gordon Hayward and signed both and . That is what happened this past weekend.The debates regarding these moves are far from done. Why didn't Danny Ainge get something for Hayward? Are the Celtics actually a better team with Thompson and Teague ?But the great thing is that the flurry of roster-altering activity actually might not be done. That's where the Isaiah Thomas conversation comes in.The Celtics still have the bi-annual exception. This allows Danny Ainge to acquire a player for just more than $3 million on a deal that can be up to two years in length,...WW…