Hall Of Fame Tight End Mackey Dies
John Mackey, a Hall of Fame former player for the Baltimore Colts who had battled with dementia, has died. He was 69.
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John Mackey, a Hall of Fame former player for the Baltimore Colts who had battled with dementia, has died. He was 69.
One of the parties very concerned about the current NFL labor negotiations, but haven't really been in the middle of any discussion are the former players who've made the league what it is today.
Football players go through a lot on the field in addition to their personal problems. Dave Duerson knew the effects the sport can have on your body and wished his brain be donated for research.
The Bears and Packers played a memorable and infamous game on Nov. 3, 1985.
Resistance is futile. As the clock ticked down to the Bears' victory over Seattle and the NFC Championship date with the Packers became reality, I committed to growing a Ditka mustache by morning.
Ned Flanders had finally had enough. His house destroyed, his business in ruins, his bad fortune making a mockery of his boundless faith and optimism, he exploded on Springfield townsfolk after his last bit of self-control wore away.
I can't do it. Every however-many years or so, the party machine cranks up another nostalgia festival for the 1985 Bears, and their wonderful cast of football characters telling stories of how they ran roughshod over the NFL, and restored honor to a proud city.
