Deacon Jones terrorized quarterbacks before the NFL officially tracked sacks. He played from 1961 to 1974, mostly with the Los Angeles Rams, anchoring the "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line. Sacks ...
In 2010, the San Diego Chargers led the NFL in both total offense (395.6 yards per game) and total defense (271.6). No other team has ever done that and missed the playoffs. The offense was powered...
Jim Brown entered the NFL in 1957 as the sixth overall pick by the Cleveland Browns. At 21 years old, he was already being called the most complete running back ever seen. Within weeks, that label ...
On November 24, 1963, the Cleveland Browns hosted the Baltimore Colts in one of the quietest games in NFL history. It was two days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. The league...
Only three head coaches in football history have won both a college national championship and a Super Bowl. It's one of the rarest achievements in the sport. Jimmy Johnson was the first. He led the...
The CFL tried to crack the U.S. market in the mid-1990s. The experiment began in 1993 and ended just three seasons later, in 1995. The league's first U.S. entry was the Sacramento Gold Miners in 19...
Wayne Gretzky is hockey's "Great One," but few realize he could have starred in more than one sport. Long before the NHL records and trophies, Gretzky was known around Ontario for his lacrosse and bas...
In 2018, the New England Patriots nearly traded Rob Gronkowski to the Detroit Lions. The framework of the deal reportedly included Detroit's first-round draft pick and additional mid-round selections....
When the NFL kicked off in 1920, helmets were optional. Some players didn't wear one at all. Toughness was the style of the day - and broken noses were part of the game. The few who did wear headge...
Reaching the NFL without college football experience is almost unheard of. Yet a few athletes have made the leap from other sports - or even other careers - to the league's highest level. 1. Antoni...
The rematch between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali took place on May 25, 1965, in Lewiston, Maine. It lasted less than two minutes. The ending became one of the most debated moments in boxing history. ...
When the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings to win the 2025 World Series, they became part of one of baseball's rarest historical groups. Across more than a century of pl...
It's rare for an NFL team to look lost in September and still be playing in January. But history shows it's possible - and a few teams have done it in dramatic fashion. The most losses ever posted ...
Olin Henry didn't just make history. He owned the ball - literally - four separate times. In a wild Friday night game between North Texas State and Henderson, defensive end Olin Henry recovered fou...
Every NFL fan remembers the image: Aaron Rodgers sitting in the green room, trying to stay composed as pick after pick came and went. That night in April 2005 became one of the defining moments in mod...
