Category: football

Vincent Jackson former NFL receiver dead at 38

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from ESPN: Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday in a Florida hotel room, according to The Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office. The body of the 38-year-old Jackson was found at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET on Monday at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida. Police said there were no apparent signs of trauma, and the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause of death. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said it has opened an investigation. According to hotel staff, Jackson, who is a South Tampa…

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Chiefs lost battle up front and that torpedoed repeat bid

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From Nick Shook at nfl.com: It’s said often, and once again proved to be true on the greatest stage, football is won and lost in the trenches. Tampa Bay dominated up front on both sides of the ball in Super Bowl LV, turning what promised to be an entertaining game into a lopsided affair and a 31-9 Buccaneers win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The Bucs capitalized on the absence of the Chiefs’ starting tackles, pressuring Patrick Mahomes on plenty of his dropbacks Sunday night and shutting down Kansas City’s famously explosive…

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers take Super Bowl LV, 31-9

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From Jordan Frieman of cbsnews.com: The Tampa Bay defense stifled Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs all night and the Buccaneers earned a decisive 31-9 victory in Super Bowl LV. Tom Brady, who already held the record for most Super Bowl wins by any player, has now won his seventh championship. The Chiefs failed to score a touchdown, as Mahomes found himself scrambling around in the backfield time after time. Mahomes ended the game with 2 interceptions and went 26/49 for 270 yards. Brady, who broke his own record…

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Brady and Buccaneers take down Mahomes and Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, 31-9

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From Scott Polacek of B/R: He did it. Again. Tom Brady is a Super Bowl champion for the seventh time in his illustrious career, only this time as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He and the defense helped lead the Buccaneers to a 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium to win their second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs couldn’t even score a touchdown against the stout Buccaneers defense, meaning they were unable to become the the first team…

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Tampa Bay claims Super Bowl XIV 31-9 over Kansas City

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From Jenna Laine of ESPN: TAMPA, Fla. — Eleven months ago, it was inconceivable that quarterback Tom Bradywould choose, of all teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to continue his football journey. Equally implausible was this partnership — forged in an offseason ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, with little time to connect with new teammates or master a new playbook — would yield Brady’s seventh Lombardi trophy and 10th Super Bowl. At the age of 43. On his home turf at Raymond James Stadium. But Sunday night, playing for the first hometown crowd in…

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Phillip Rivers retires after 17-year career

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from nfl.com: Philip Rivers is packing up the kids and riding off into the sunset. After 17 NFL seasons, Rivers told Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune that he’s retiring. “It’s just time,” Rivers told Acee. “It’s just right.” The 39-year-old just completed his only season in Indianapolis. As with most aging QBs, it was an up-and-down season as he got acclimated to his new club after 16 years with the Chargers in both San Diego and Los Angeles. Even yet, in the Colts’ playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills, the veteran…

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Jacksonville Jaguars hire Urban Meyer as head coach

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From Joseph Zucker of B/R: Urban Meyer is returning to the coaching ranks, but it won’t be at the college level.  On Thursday, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced they hired Meyer. It will be the 56-year-old’s first time as an NFL head coach: Meyer most recently coached at Ohio State, compiling an 83-9 record in seven years at the school. The Buckeyes were national champions in 2014 and claimed the Big Ten title on three occasions under his watch. Meyer announced ahead of the 2019 Rose Bowl he was stepping down, with Ryan…

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Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins Heisman

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From Alex Scarborough of ESPN: The nearly three-decade drought of wide receivers failing to win the Heisman Trophy ended when Alabama senior DeVonta Smith was presented the award during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday night. Smith is the third player from Alabama to claim college football’s most prestigious award and the first receiver to win it since Michigan‘s Desmond Howard in 1991. Smith beat out three other finalists, all of whom were quarterbacks: Alabama’s Mac Jones, Clemson‘s Trevor Lawrence and Florida‘s Kyle Trask. Smith leads the FBS in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,641) and receiving touchdowns (20). He’s dropped…

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Chargers run Anthony Lynn after four seasons

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From Grant Gordon of nfl.com: In 2020 — and prior — the Los Angeles Chargers have had a heartbreaking habit of losing close games. The Chargers and coach Anthony Lynn had a strong finish to the 2020 season, but it wasn’t enough for Lynn to remain with the Bolts, as he was fired on Monday. Past the midway point of his fourth season with the Chargers, Lynn and the Chargers had a 3-8 record following a 45-0 loss to the Patriots and it seemed to be past the point of…

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Jaguars break off Doug Marrone

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From Grant Gordon of nfl.com : The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the clock for the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, they’re searching for a new general manager and now they’re looking for a new head coach. Following a one-win 2020 campaign, Doug Marrone has been fired as Jacksonville Jaguars head coach, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The team later made the news official. “I am committed and determined to deliver winning football to the City of Jacksonville,” Jaguars owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “Realizing…

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