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Tennessee Titans free safety Kevin Byard (31) runs through drills during NFL football training camp at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)
Titans safety Kevin Byard's alma mater retiring his number

Aug. 04, 2022 06:54 PM EDT

Veteran sports writer J.P. Pelzman dies at 57

Jul. 21, 2022 10:34 PM EDT
LYNBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — J.P. Pelzman, the sports writer who worked for Newsday, The Record, Asbury Park Press, Forbes and Rivals, has died. Her was 57. ...

USA Today's Epstein wins award as emerging NFL writer

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2022 01:11 PM EDT
Jori Epstein, who covers the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL for USA Today, has been selected as the 2022 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award winner by the Professional...

USA Today's Jarrett Bell wins writers' award for service

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2022 01:20 PM EDT
USA Today sports writer/columnist Jarrett Bell has won the Bill Nunn Jr. Award for journalistic contributions while covering pro football. Bell, who...

FILE - Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman accepts Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) 2015 Good Guy Award from ESPN's John Clayton at the Seahawk's NFL football team headquarters in Renton, Wash., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Clayton died Friday, March 18, 2022, following a short illness. He was 67. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)
Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67

Mar. 18, 2022 11:38 PM EDT

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase answers questions during a press conference following the team's NFL football practice Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. The Cincinnati Bengals play the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 13. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Super Bowl gives Chase chance to cap amazing rookie season

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 11, 2022 08:16 PM EST

Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys receives the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Award at the NFL Honors show Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers earns 4th MVP award, 2nd in a row

By Barry Wilner Feb. 10, 2022 10:57 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp walks on the field during practice for an NFL Super Bowl football game Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Rams are scheduled to play the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Latest: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wins 4th MVP award

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 08:15 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

Big-time agent Don Yee switched his path, made right choice

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 27, 2022 03:27 PM EST
Long before he represented Tom Brady, Bryant Young, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo, Don Yee considered a career in journalism. Changing course was the...

Chicago Bears' Jimmy Graham motions to fans as he heads off the field after his team defeated the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Johnson, Graham, Beck finalists for Salute to Service Award

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2022 11:10 AM EST

FILE - This is a general overall interior view of SoFi Stadium as the Los Angeles Rams takes on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. A late-season surge in COVID-19 cases had the NFL in 2021 looking a lot like 2020, when the coronavirus led to significant disruptions, postponements and changing protocols. The emerging omicron variant figures to play a role all the way through the playoffs, including the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, where California has always been aggressive with policies to combat the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
NFL regular-season ratings increase 10% over last season

By Joe Reedy Jan. 12, 2022 12:45 PM EST

Green Bay Packers' Rasul Douglas celebrates his interception with teammates during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 24-22. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Analysis: Fun, flops, frustrations of offbeat NFL season

By Barry Wilner Jan. 07, 2022 10:56 AM EST

Keegan-Michael Key to host NFL Honors during Super Bowl week

Dec. 16, 2021 07:00 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy-award winning actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key will host the “NFL Honors” show on Feb. 10, when The Associated Press individual...

Indianapolis Colts' Jonathan Taylor (28) is tackled by Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting (23) and Lavonte David (54) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Mahomes among 5 champions recognized for sportsmanship

Dec. 09, 2021 11:40 AM EST

Henry and Mathieu among 32 NFL Man of the Year nominees

By Barry Wilner Dec. 07, 2021 08:50 AM EST
Derrick Henry and Tyrann Mathieu, 2020 All-Pro players, are among the 32 men chosen as finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Each...

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy walks onto the field before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Chicago.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Misery has company in the Motor City in Bears-Lions matchup

By Larry Lage Nov. 24, 2021 03:43 PM EST

NFL Honors moves to Thursday night during Super Bowl week

By Barry Wilner Nov. 15, 2021 07:52 PM EST
NFL Honors, the prime-time television program during which The Associated Press individual league awards are revealed, will be held on a Thursday for the first...

Former Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning addresses the crowd as his No. 10 jersey number is retired as part of the halftime jersey retirement ceremony at an NCAA college football game against LSU in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Monday Night Mannings has been a big success for ESPN

By Joe Reedy Nov. 12, 2021 05:18 AM EST

Fox's 'The Five' scores rare win for daytime; NFL takes top

By David Bauder Nov. 09, 2021 04:25 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's prime-time lineup gets plenty of attention, but, lately, the network's viewers have been drawn to an early-bird special. ...