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Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow (77) spikes the ball after tight end Shane Zylstra's 1-yard reception for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Lions activate Zylstra brothers; TE Shane catches TD in win

By Dave Hogg Nov. 06, 2022 06:17 PM EST

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Friends, siblings face off when Packers host surprising Jets

By Steve Megargee Oct. 13, 2022 04:15 PM EDT

New York Giants punter Jamie Gillan (6) attends a practice session at Hanbury Manor in Ware, England, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 ahead the NFL game against Green Bay Packers at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Giants punter 'Scottish Hammer' Gillan pays tribute to HBCU

By Ken Maguire Oct. 07, 2022 01:46 PM EDT

Former Seahawks LB Shaquem Griffin announces retirement

By The Associated Press Aug. 24, 2022 05:34 PM EDT
Former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin, who had his left hand amputated at age 4, announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday. ...

File—Colorado running back Ashaad Clayton, front, tumbles to the turf after being tripped by Northern Colorado defensive back Komotay Koffie during the second half of an NCAA college football game in this file photograph taken Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. Koffie, 25, was born in a Sierra Leone refugee camp after his mother and father fled civil war in Liberia. When war followed them there, they escaped to Guinea, where his brother, Kwity Paye, was born. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Football helped immigrant brothers embrace being different

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 24, 2022 03:29 PM EDT

In this photo provided by Melissa Hutchinson, Aidan Hutchinson is held by his great-grandfather, Joseph Bernardi. Hutchinson is an impressive reflection of his parents and his middle names honor a great-grandfather, who was part of the World War II jungle fighting unit known as Merrill's Marauders. Jacksonville is expected to select Hutchinson with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, April 28. (Melissa Hutchinson via AP)
Hutchinson shaped by family, including a WWII veteran

By Larry Lage Apr. 22, 2022 03:01 AM EDT

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (7) reacts after breaking up a pass in the end zone against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NFL Notes: Pro Bowl is all in the family for Diggs brothers

By The Associated Press Dec. 24, 2021 01:25 PM EST

This photo provided by the New York Jets shows New York Jets NFL football players and brothers Quincy Williams (56) and Quinnen Williams (95) hugging their grandmother, Yvarta Henderson, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Brothers Quinnen and Quincy Williams have become leading spokesmen for the NFL’s annual Crucial Catch initiative. Their mother, Marquischa Henderson Williams, passed away when Quinnen was 12 years old after losing her second battle with breast cancer. (New York Jets via AP)
Jets' Williams brothers represent during Crucial Catch month

By Barry Wilner Oct. 09, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

FILE - Seattle Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin, left, and linebacker Shaquem Griffin are shown during warmups before an NFL football game against the Lost Angeles Rams in Seattle, in this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, file photo. The Griffin twins are already talking trash three months before they’re on opposite sidelines for the first time in their lives. Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin were teammates at every level of football growing up in St. Petersburg. They also played together at UCF and with the Seattle Seahawks the last three years. The seemingly inseparable brothers hit free agency in March and hoped to be reunited again. But it didn’t work out. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)
Griffin twins trade jabs long before 1st game as opponents

By Mark Long Jul. 30, 2021 12:20 PM EDT

New York Giants' Logan Ryan (23) celebrates with teammates after the Giants forced a turnover on downs during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Meet QBs-turned-DJs Peyton and Eli Manning

By The Associated Press Nov. 06, 2020 12:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers fullback Derek Watt (34) runs after catching a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. Watt couldn't pass up the opportunity to play with his younger brother T.J. It's the main reason the fullback agreed to a three-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Watt eager for fresh start, family reunion in Pittsburgh

By Will Graves Mar. 26, 2020 06:36 PM EDT

New England Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty (30) warms up near linebacker Shilique Calhoun (90) during an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
For McCourty twins, Christmas is about family again

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 24, 2019 05:51 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Bills middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) prepares for the snap against the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Ferrell and Felicia Edmunds can't lose. Nor can they be prouder when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, Dec. 15. It's a game that will feature all three of the Edmunds' sons _ the Steelers' Terrell and Trey Edmunds and the Bills' Tremaine _ facing off against each other. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Bills vs Steelers: Edmunds' sibling rivalry goes prime time

By John Wawrow Dec. 11, 2019 07:52 PM EST

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates after he recovered a ball fumbled by Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Oh, brother: J.J., Derek Watt face each other for first time

By Joe Reedy Sep. 18, 2019 09:18 PM EDT

New England Patriots' Jason McCourty and Devin McCourty answer questions during Opening Night for the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
McCourty twins can make history with Super Bowl win

By Kyle Hightower Jan. 30, 2019 04:28 PM EST