Jim L. Mora
Baltimore Ravens running back Kenyan Drake, center, runs with the ball in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Drake, Houston lead Ravens past Saints for 3rd straight win

By Brett Martel Nov. 07, 2022 11:32 PM EST

Melanie Mills, widow of former NFL player Sam Mills, right, and Jim Mora pose with his bust during an induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Tony Boselli becomes 1st Jaguars player in Hall of Fame

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 06, 2022 01:58 PM EDT

FILE - New Orleans Saints' Sam Mills grabs a fumble during the team's NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 22, 1991, in New Orleans. Mills played Division III college football and was not drafted. That made his rise to stardom with the Saints and Carolina Panthers — and his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, this weekend — all the more remarkable. (Ellis Lucia/The Times-Picayune via AP, File)
Hall of Fame welcomes inspirational 'Field Mouse,' Sam Mills

By Brett Martel Aug. 01, 2022 02:47 AM EDT

FILE - Baltimore Ravens special teams coach Chris Horton watches during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, on Sept. 26, 2021. The 37-year-old Horton, a former NFL safety, just finished his third season in charge of Baltimore's special teams. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Ravens special teams still elite under Horton

By Noah Trister Feb. 12, 2022 06:04 PM EST

FILE - Denver Broncos tight end Andrew Beck (83) takes part in drills at an NFL football training camp Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, at team headquarters in Englewood, Colo. Beck has won the NFL's Salute to Service award. Beck will be recognized at NFL Honors, the prime-time awards show Thursday night, Feb. 10, 2022, at which The Associated Press reveals its individual award winners for the 2021 season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Broncos TE Andrew Beck wins NFL's Salute to Service Award

By Barry Wilner Feb. 09, 2022 01:00 PM EST

Sean Payton, center left, leaves with general manager Mickey Loomis following an NFL football press conference announcing his resignation as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Metairie, La. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)
Saints' Sean Payton steps down as coach after 16 years

By Brett Martel Jan. 25, 2022 02:31 PM EST

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) celebrates after scoring a 9-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Bengals in the mix in tough AFC North? Right now, they are

By Barry Wilner Oct. 21, 2021 11:42 PM EDT

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws the ball under pressure from Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (99) and defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad (97) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
49ers coming off bye seek 1st win vs. Colts since 2001

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

New Orleans Saints strong safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) celebrates after his touchdown against the New England Patriots during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Saints finally return home, and with an evolving identity

By Brett Martel Sep. 27, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

Members of the New York Jets gather together after warming up before the start NFL football practice, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Ulbrich brings gritty, 'players first' approach to Jets D

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 05, 2021 03:30 AM EDT

Falcons executive Steve Cannon earns Salute to Service award

By Barry Wilner Feb. 03, 2021 09:00 AM EST
Atlanta Falcons executive Steve Cannon is the recipient of the NFL's Salute to Service Award. Now in its 10th year, the award recognizes...

Lynch, Cardona, Cannon finalists for Salute to Service honor

Jan. 12, 2021 11:01 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch, New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona, and Atlanta Falcons executive Steve Cannon are...

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, an official signals that the New Orleans Saints will have possession of the ball after an onside kick by Thomas Morstead (6) during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts, in Miami. ean Payton risked everything to start the second half of Super Bowl 44. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
NFL at 100: Payton beats Peyton with risky Super Bowl gamble

By Michael Marot Dec. 10, 2019 02:35 PM EST

FILE - This Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 file photo shows the bronze statue titled 'Rebirth,' which shows former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason blocking a punt against the Atlanta Falcons outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The half-century-old rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints produced a moment so poignant that a statue was placed outside the Superdome to commemorate it. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
NFL at 100: Saints top Falcons in post-Katrina 'Domecoming'

By Brett Martel Nov. 05, 2019 07:17 PM EST

FILE - In this In this Jan. 1, 1971, file photo, Stanford coach John Ralston is carried off the field by his players after they defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA college football Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, Calif. Ralston, the former Stanford and Denver Broncos coach, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Sunnyvale, Calif. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)
John Ralston, former Stanford, Broncos coach, dies at 92

Sep. 15, 2019 09:18 PM EDT

In this 1925, file photo, American football player Red Grange of the Chicago Bears is shown during a game against the New York Giants in New York. As the NFL enters its 100th season, what players wear on the field may have changed the most, going from leather helmets and long-sleeved turtlenecks and sweaters to plastic helmets with jerseys and pants almost shrink-wrapped to fit.(AP Photo/File)
NFL At 100: Evolution of uniforms, from bees to Color Rush

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 07, 2019 02:05 PM EDT