Nikola Jokic is the most important athlete in team sports

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John Lund in for Bleck and Abdalla reacting to the breaking news on New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs and how it may affect quarterback Drake Maye. John owns his jinxing of the Los Angeles Rams as quarterback Matthew Stafford lost the NFL MVP award last night, and considers if the recently injured Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is the most important athlete in team sports. Is more on the line in the Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game other than a playoff spot? John evaluates the NFL quarterbacks headed to the playoffs in his Confidence-O-Meter, discusses if the Denver Broncos a fraudulent potential #1 seed and ranks the careers of today’s birthday boys: golf legend Tiger Woods, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and baseball icon Sandy Koufax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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