Paul HornungPaul Hornung won the 1956 Heisman trophy despite playing for a Notre Dame team that finished with a woeful 2 8 record. The Green Bay Packers selected Hornung with the first pick of the 1957 NFL draft, but it was not until Vince Lombardi’s arrival two years later that he fulfilled his true potential….

If this were just the same level of play these guys were heading into, sure, I’d take Evans over Trubisky just based on production against college defenses. But so much of the draft is about projection and whether a style of play works in the NFL game, where windows are smaller and defenders are faster….

Always prided myself on being able to get along with anybody, whether they are a major donor or someone who comes to one game a year. I tried to respect everybody, so I would like my legacy to be that I was a good guy who could also coach football. Toledo, Ohio, Tiller was a…

The league, however, will continue to penalize any celebration deemed offensive or in bad taste, including those that embarrass opponents or mimic the use of weapons. If celebrations are deemed a violation by on field officials, players could still be penalized under existing unsportsmanlike conduct and taunting violations, as well as fined. Other Top ExecutivesThe…

According to Dr. Kim Beason, free fantasy football participants are a much larger group than the pay for play football players. Though not all players are in a position to pay to play, it seems that inspiration, camaraderie and competition are some of the defining motivations for players who choose to join fantasy football’s paid…

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…

LIONS CAN’T KICK: Matt Prater, who made the longest field goal in NFL history when he was with Denver, went 1 for 3 in his debut for Detroit on Sunday, continuing a hard to believe pattern: The Lions are 5 for 15 on field goal tries this season. Prater, Detroit’s third kicker in 2014, missed…

Anyone have a guess? I have a big guess: Because they don want any trouble from the leftists. From the Black Lives Matter crowd, said Mr. Levin on his Thursday show.know exactly what going on here. Like Hillary Clinton doesn seek the endorsement from the cops union. Of course not. That season went on to…

This is the ultimate free market, fiscally conservative approach going forward,” Walker said. But a number of studies refute that, suggesting many stadiums have no positive economic benefit. That probably stings even worse if a team isn that good like the NHL Arizona Coyotes In the NFL, a lot of stadiums have been built in…

Watson got caught trying to do too much a few drives later and paid for it when Stephon Gilmore intercepted his pass intended for DeAndre Hopkins and returned it 39 yards to the Houston 12. Brady took the lead back two plays later when he hit a wide open Chris Hogan across the middle for…