Feb 02 Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies at 76 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, has died. He was 76. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 4:11 Former NFL players denied compensation for brain trauma By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings In a landmark 2015 settlement, the National Football League promised to compensate former players who developed dementia and other brain diseases tied to concussions. The NFL has since awarded $1.2 billion to more than 1,600 athletes. But The Washington Post… Continue watching
Jan 14 Chiefs and Dolphins play 4th-coldest game in NFL history as deep freeze sweeps the U.S. By Dave Skretta, Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins played the fourth-coldest game in NFL history on Saturday night, with bitter wind chills that made it feel even colder at kickoff and intrepid fans bundled up in parkas, snow pants and ski goggles. Continue reading
Jan 08 Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press General manager Martin Mayhew and a majority of the front office and coaching staff are also expected to depart as new ownership begins sweeping changes to put its stamp on the organization. Continue reading
Oct 05 Dick Butkus, ferocious Chicago Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80 By Andrew Seligman, Associated Press Fearsome Chicago Bears middle linebacker Dick Butkus, a Hall of Famer whose bone-rattling tackles made him one of the most intimidating players in NFL history, has died at 80, the team announced on Thursday. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:18 A look at Jim Brown's life and legacy as a football great and activist By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Shoshana Dubnow, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Jim Brown, one of the greatest legends of the NFL, has died. Brown blazed an athletic path few have equaled. He left the game as its most-famous and best player to pursue a life in acting and activism as the… Continue watching
May 19 All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dies at 87 By Tom Withers, Associated Press Brown appeared in more than 30 films, including "The Dirty Dozen" and "Any Given Sunday." Brown was also a prominent leader in the Black power movement of the 1960s and dedicated much of his life to social causes. Continue reading
Apr 25 Aaron Rodgers latest NFL star to join Jets late in career By Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press The trade of Aaron Rodgers to New York puts one of the greatest players in NFL history in a Jets uniform. Despite the league’s longest active streak without a playoff appearance, the Jets have acquired several Hall of Fame players… Continue reading
Mar 11 Bud Grant, Hall of Fame coach of the Minnesota Vikings, dies at 95 By Dave Campbell, Associated Press Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died Saturday. He was 95. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:07 Doug Williams on the significance of 2 Black quarterbacks in the Super Bowl By John Yang, Rachel Wellford, Winston Wilde Sunday’s Super Bowl will mark the first time in NFL history that both teams’ starting quarterbacks are Black — Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles. Former NFL star Doug Williams, who was… Continue watching