Born and raised in Milwaukee, where his mother is an assistant at a medical office and his father works on the line in a steel factory, Levy was a star linebacker at Wisconsin. He was most famous for a 2006 play against Penn State, a sideline tackle that accidentally drove him into coach Joe Paterno, […]
Syd is a muscular, strapping young man, 6 foot 2, 195 pounds, his nickname of « The Bus » coming from the brute power he demonstrates when he’s on the bike. He’s dark and striking, and a sly smile often plays around his lips. At Mount St. Mary’s University in northern Maryland, where he works on the […]
He started the next season on a tear, in one September game breaking the NFL record for most consecutive completions in a single game, nailing his first 22 throws against Houston. In the subsequent four seasons, two with New Orleans and two with the Jets, he’s played small roles. He played in two games in […]
It’s something the avocado orchard owning fullback plans to do. But Ortiz is too invested in preparing for reporting to training camp Wednesday in Owings Mills with the rest of the Ravens’ rookies and pushing to make the team as the only player listed at a position being phased out of NFL offenses. McKee is […]
A Nash County deputy and father of a North Carolina football star lost his job Thursday after he was arrested on drug charges. Thomas Kurney, 50, of Highway 581 in Bailey, is the father of Julius Peppers, who starred on the basketball and football teams at the University of North Carolina before going pro with […]
Sports mascots represent the spirit of their teams and provide a symbolic figure behind which fans can rally. These mascots are often as beloved by fans as the team itself. In fact, only four teams in the NFL don have mascots as of publication: the Giants, Jets, Raiders and Packers. The Viking needed to win […]
Sometimes we get so bogged down by history and preconceived notions. What true about Walker is that he was a very good NFL running back put into a very tough spot in Minnesota. He rushed for more than 8,000 yards in his NFL career (and nearly 14,000 combined in the NFL and USFL). In parts […]
An initial hearing has begun in federal court to decide whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was justified in suspending New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady four games for using underinflated footballs in the AFC championship game last season. District Judge Richard Berman started the hearing Wednesday after meeting separately with Goodell and Brady with their […]
Steve Keenum coached high school and Division III football in Texas for 25 years and has been involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes since high school. His most successful stint was the decade at alma mater McMurry University in the Keenums’ hometown of Abilene, where 10 year old Case found his calling. The only […]
Get daily updates directly to your inbox+ SubscribeThank you for subscribing!NFL football players once upon a time stood with their right hands over their hearts while a celebrity belted a rousing rendition of the American national anthem.Many players are now choosing to kneel during this pre game tradition, but it is not in protest of […]
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