ES grad prompts search for line between love and hate
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High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels.
Sam Webb, Antonio Pierce and Maxx Crosby have me pondering what it means to hate a sports team.
As many of you know, Webb is an Excelsior Springs High School graduate. As many of you also know, he plays pro football in the NFL for Las Vegas. He signed with Las Vegas in the spring of 2022 and made the Raiders’ regular-season roster. In 2023, he got cut by the Raiders and then signed to their practice squad, then was on Carolina’s regular-season roster briefly before returning to Las Vegas’ practice squad. In January, he signed a reserve/futures contract. Webb and his fellow Raiders were scheduled to participate in organized team activities (OTAs) Tuesday and Wednesday, with another set of OTAs scheduled for next week, followed by a team minicamp planne...