Russell Wilson stole the sports spotlight on Sunday when reports surfaced that the former Super Bowl champion will be joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. Oddsmakers also took notice — but which way did the pendulum swing?
Vince Lombardi’s Glory Years teams, with the Green Bay Packers winning five NFL championships in a span of seven years, dominated Sports Illustrated’s list of the 50 most influential teams in NFL history.
No one is shocked the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are meeting in Super Bowl LVIII. The core of these teams didn’t just battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy four years ago, but entered the 2023 season as favorites to rep their respective conference at the biggest event in sports.
There are few names as synonymous with the Green Bay Packers than that of Vince Lombardi. The Hall of Fame coach resurrected the franchise and changed the game of football, especially in Green Bay, forever.
This season has been one for the books for the Detroit Lions, winning the NFC North for the first time since 1993. It is no coincidence that this success also correlates with replacing new coaching staff, the change from the previous head coach, Matt Patricia, to the Lion’s current head coach, Dan Campbell.
In the words of the immortal Vince Lombardi: “What the hell is going on out here?” All four NFC East teams took the field in Week 15. And all four walked off the field embarrassed by what they'd just done.
Families of Vince Lombardi, Bobby Dillon, and Henry Jordan will be presented with Pro Football Hall Of Fame Rings of Excellence in a ceremony on Sunday, Dec 3.
Despite having an injury-riddled and oft-interception-prone campaign, Deshaun Watson's presence on the field gave the Cleveland Browns a boost at sportsbooks on multiple fronts. Well, until this week, anyway.
Now is as good a time as ever to look back on whether those preseason sleepers to win the Super Bowl are living up to expectations.
The Rotary Club of Houston announced the semifinalist for the Lombardi Award on Wednesday. Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner is one of 12 players honored as a semifinalist after his strong season for the Tide through eight games.
The Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons have met 31 times since Atlanta joined the NFL in 1966. There have also been four playoff meetings. But the very first time the Packers and Falcons met during Atlanta’s expansion season was a memorable one for the Packers who set a team record that still stands to this day in the process.
We all know who the greatest football coach of all time is. He brought the Green Bay Packers from the depths of nothingness to absolute greatness from 1959-1967.
The NFL has been around for over 100 years. There have been a lot of head coaches who racked up a lot of wins throughout the game's history. In this list, we'll look at who won the most.
Add Joe Lombardi to the list of former New Orleans Saints coaches that are joining former Saints head coach Sean Payton in Denver. According to Broncos Insider Mike Klis, Lombardi is being hired as Denver's new offensive coordinator. Payton was the Saints head coach from 2006 until his resignation after the 2021 season.
And just like that, the coaching dominoes are falling into place for the Denver Broncos. After hiring Vance Joseph as defensive coordinator, Broncos head
John Madden was a man of many hats: Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, and the namesake of one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Among the philosophies held by the great Vince Lombardi was that he would have his great Packers teams continue doing something to an opponent so long as it was successful until they figured out how to stop them.
Referred to as a champion of equality, Vince Lombardi’s life and legacy will be highlighted in honor of Italian American Heritage month. Vince Lombardi’s early life At the Sheepshead Bay area of Brooklyn in 1913, Vincent Thomas Lombardi was born to father immigrant Enrico Lombardi, and mother Matilda Izzo.
With a season-opening win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and LaFleur will become just the third head coach with 40 wins in his first 50 games.
- Sometimes the name that comes out of left field is the right fit after all. Is that what Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio is looking for this offseason in perhaps Joe Lombardi?
Former New Orleans Saints assistant coach Joe Lombardi is interviewing for the vacant head coaching job with the Houston Texans, according to reports. Lombardi was an offensive assistant on Sean Payton's staff in New Orleans for 12 seasons.
Hall of Fame coaches Vince Lombardi and Hank Stram believed the winning starts in August. So does head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens. Preseason games don’t count.
Opinion was mostly split, as some found it inspiring while others found it alarming, confusing, or unintentionally amusing.
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Fans booing Goodell at drafts that have been hosted in New York City has become as much a custom as college players accepting team caps and jerseys on stages.
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