The Broncos won the 2022 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award, ESPN announced Tuesday. The annual award is given to a sports franchise that demonstrates how teamwork can create a measurable impact on a community or cause. The 49ers won the award in 2017, the only other time an NFL team has won it. [more] … [Read more...] about Broncos win ESPN’s 2022 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year
Archives for July 2022
Dick Vermeil will speak last at this year’s Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony
On Saturday, August 6, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will welcome eight new members. Finishing up the array of speeches will be former Eagles, Rams, and Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil. Via NFL.com, the Hall of Fame announced the order for the eight speeches on Tuesday. Here’s the roster: (1) LeRoy Butler; (2) Sam Mills [more] … [Read more...] about Dick Vermeil will speak last at this year’s Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony
Report: Saints optimistic about returns of Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas
Jameis Winston participated in the Saints’ offseason workouts, and he recently posted a video to Instagram that showed him throwing without a brace on his surgically repaired left knee. So the expectation has been that he will be fully healthy for the start of the season. Indeed, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports “there’s optimism [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Saints optimistic about returns of Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas
Former first-round draft pick Charles Johnson dies at 50
Former NFL receiver Charles Johnson has died, CBS 17 in Wake Forest, North Carolina, reports Tuesday. Johnson was 50. The TV station said Johnson’s cause of death was unknown. He was working as an assistant athletic director at Heritage High School. Johnson spent nine seasons in the NFL with four teams after the Steelers drafted [more] … [Read more...] about Former first-round draft pick Charles Johnson dies at 50
Another Tepper Sports executive resigns
They didn’t get much of their new facility completed before pulling the plug. Apparently, they managed to install a revolving door. Tepper Sports COO Mark Hart has resigned, per multiple reports. No reason was given for the move. Panthers owner David Tepper hired Hart as V.P. of development from the Steelers when Tepper bought the [more] … [Read more...] about Another Tepper Sports executive resigns