Charles Woodson elected to Hall of Fame on first ballot

Charles Woodson won the Heisman Trophy in 1997. That was his biggest individual achievement until Saturday night. Woodson now also can call himself a Pro Football Hall of Famer. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Woodson’s election into the Class of 2021 during the NFL Honors show. Woodson, 44, earned the honor in his [more]

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Justin Herbert beats out Justin Jefferson for Offensive Rookie of the Year

Justin Jefferson had a solid case for the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year. No one outside of Los Angeles would have argued if he had won the award. But no one outside of Minnesota should have a problem with the player who won it. The Associated Press announced Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert as the [more]

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Antonio Brown, Cameron Brate, Sammy Watkins are all expected to play in the Super Bowl

Three players were listed as questionable for Super Bowl LV and all of them are expected to be on the field in Tampa on Sunday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and tight end Cameron Brate are expected to join Chiefs wide receiver in playing for the Lombardi Trophy. Brown [more]

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Brian Daboll is the assistant coach of the year

Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s season ended earlier than he would have liked, but his work helping the Bills to the AFC Championship Game earned him an award on Saturday night. Daboll has been named the assistant coach of the year by the Associated Press. The award was given out at the NFL Honors show [more]

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Report: Colts promoting Klayton Adams to tight ends coach

Colts offensive assistant coach Klayton Adams planned on joining Arizona State’s coaching staff. But now he’ll be back in Indianapolis with a promotion. Adams was Indianapolis’ assistant offensive line coach for the past two seasons and was slated to become Arizona State’s offensive line coach/run-game coordinator. But he’s changed course and will be the Colts’ [more]

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Saints facing more league discipline for COVID-19 violations

The NFL is expected to hand down additional discipline against the Saints for violations of the league’s COVID-19 protocols. The Saints have already been fined a total of $750,000 and stripped of a seventh-round draft pick, while coach Sean Payton was fined $100,000, for two previous violations of league rules. Now NFL Media reports that [more]

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Buccaneers elevate Drew Stanton, Ted Larsen for Super Bowl LV

The Buccaneers have made their final practice squad elevations for Super Bowl LV. Quarterback Drew Stanton and offensive lineman Ted Larsen will be available for Tampa Bay in Sunday’s matchup against Kansas City. Larsen has been elevated from the practice squad four previous times between the regular season and postseason. He played limited snaps in [more]

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