Derrick Henry has to be observed to be fully appreciated. Stats cannot encapsulate his combination of size, speed and power. It’s not hyperbole to say he’s one of a kind. And yet in 2020, his numbers were, too. No player in NFL history has rushed for as many yards (2,027) and touchdowns (17) in the same season. The Tennessee Titans […]

Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald were named the NFL’s offensive and defensive players of the year at Saturday’s NFL Honors awards show. Henry turned in the NFL’s fifth-highest […]

Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews will soon have their first baby together, meaning Mahomes’ magical athletic genes will be passed on to the next generation. The engaged couple announced in September that they’d be having their first baby, a girl, and the due date is apparently soon. ESPN’s Diana Russini reported that Mahomes told Matthews to try to “hold off” […]

Justin Herbert’s NFL debut was not planned, but his first professional season sure was a roaring success. Herbert was named the NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, as announced Saturday during the 10th annual NFL Honors. Herbert won the award by a 41-9 margin, with Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson taking a distant second. Herbert started his first […]

TAMPA, Fla. — To rank them seems ridiculous. How could any championship be harder than the first, when everything was unfamiliar and unpredictable? Or the second, which required a one-minute drill for the victory, or the fifth, when a ferocious comeback from a 25-point deficit was needed? What about the last, perhaps the most uncomfortable because the key to another […]

Tom Brady is back in the Super Bowl? Wow, what a shocker! With another Super Bowl berth this year, the Buccaneers quarterback has now reached the big game in 10 of his 21 NFL seasons. Brady wasn’t the starter during his first professional campaign and tore his ACL in Week 1 of the 2008 season, so he’s basically shooting over 50 […]

Green Bay has found its newest defensive coordinator. The Packers are hiring Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach/linebackers coach Joe Barry as their defensive coordinator, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Saturday via an informed source. Around The NFL will have more shortly. Source: Read Full Article

Just under 26 hours out from Super Bowl LV, the Kansas City Chiefs have finally arrived in Tampa. The first of the Chiefs’ two planes carrying the team to the west coast of Florida landed at Tampa International Airport at 4:39 p.m. ET. Kansas City’s arrival to the site of Super Bowl LV on Saturday afternoon marks the latest arrival […]

Tony Romo can’t see the future — it just feels that way sometimes. The former Cowboys quarterback and CBS color commentator has quickly become one of the NFL’s most popular broadcasters since heading to the booth in 2017. One of his calling cards, along with what seems a genuine enthusiasm and enjoyment of the game, is his play predictions. Occasionally, before […]

ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 1991 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to trade Carson Wentz in the coming days in what would be the latest blockbuster quarterback […]