Tag: NFL
Birmingham-Area’s Gary Burley Played in the NFL; Releases Book on the...
By Mark Kelly
Alabama News Center
When the Cincinnati Bengals hosted the San Diego Chargers on January 10, 1982, a trip to the Super Bowl was at stake. The contest...
Alabama Appleseed Builds on Support for Those Unjustly Incarcerated
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Once sentenced to die in prison, Joe Bennett walked out of William E. Donaldson Correctional in 2021, after a Jefferson...
HBCU Classics Have Produced Some of the NFL Greats. Here Are...
By Donald Hunt
For The Birmingham Times
If you follow Black college football, then you have certainly seen some of the greatest players to ever play...
Former Alabama WR John Metchie III Announces Leukemia Diagnosis
By AJ Spurr
Roll Tide Wire
Former Alabama standout wide receiver John Metchie III shared a statement via the Houston Texans Twitter account that explained how he...
Legacy Bowl to Feature A&M’s Aqeel Glass, Other HBCU stars
By BRETT MARTEL
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — South Carolina State defensive back Zafir Kelly has spent this week at a downtown, high-rise hotel that...
Reggie Bush; USFL in Birmingham to visit A.G. Gaston Boys and...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Former NFL players Reggie Bush and Daryl “Moose” Johnston were in Birmingham Monday to announce the United States Football League’s...
Jennifer King Becomes NFL’s 1st Black Female Assistant Position Coach
Black Voices
Washington promoted Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach Tuesday, making her the first Black female assistant position coach in the NFL.
She is...
Former NFL player: Let’s step up our defense against kidney disease
By Gary Burley
As a 10-year National Football League veteran, I learned that the fastest way to a quarterback is a straight line. So, let...
AP Source: NFL To Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem
By ROB MAADDI
AP Pro Football Writer
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to each NFL...
Former Alabama State Star QB, Tarvaris Jackson, has died in a...
By Alaa Elassar
CNN
Former NFL quarterback and Alabama State University star Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash in Alabama on Sunday night. He was...
