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Browns QB Joe Flacco is baffling pick for Comeback Player of Year By Adam Gretz | Last updated 2/9/24 Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco surprisingly won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award on Thursday night, beating out Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Flacco joined the Browns late in the season as a free agent and took over the starting quarterback job following the season-ending injury to Deshaun Watson. The Browns went 4-1 in his five regular-season starts to lead the teams playoffs. …
Ravens Rival, Steelers DT Cameron Heyward Wins Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year – NFL Honors Tracker FEB 8 HEYWARD WINS WALTER PAYTON NFL MoY AWARD Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward was named as the 2023 recipient of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award as the NFL Honors show wrapped up on Thursday night. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex was on hand to announce the Steelers captain as the winner of the award. It was Heyward’s sixth time being nominated and his first win. The Steelers standout was honored for his Heyward House…
The Detroit Lions will have their talented, gritty center back for the 2024 season. Frank Ragnow, who expressed at the end of a grueling season that battling injuries for the past two years has taken a toll on him, has confirmed that his career will continue in Motown. “I just need a few weeks to get healthy,” Ragnow told the Free Press at NFL Honors. “I guess my typical offseason routine is kind of get right back into it, but I think as I’m getting older I need to understand that sometimes maybe less is more. And I just need…
The best coach for the 2023 NFL season didn’t win Coach of the Year. Instead, the award was given to a highly deserving nominee, Cleveland Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski, but it didn’t go to the best one. That coach being Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh. Ridiculously, Harbaugh placed fifth in the AP voting. The Ravens went 13-4. earning them the NFL’s best win/loss record. They were the No. 1 team by Total DVOA and finished top five in offensive DVOA (4), defensive DVOA (1) and special teams DVOA (3). Harbaugh hired both coordinators, both of whom earned nominations…
Last year, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson came in second in voting for the Associated Press’ Assistant Coach of the Year award. This year, it was more of the same. Despite another impressive season for the Lions offense—and one that led the team to the NFC Championship game—Johnson was once again beaten out by his competition. Former Lions head coach and Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz walked away with the Assistant Coach of the Year honors for the 2023 season. To be fair, Schwartz had an outstanding year with the Browns. Cleveland allowed the fewest yards per play,…
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt was a finalist for the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, but the entire season, it felt like he was going to be on the outside looking in at the NFL Honors show. Apparently, that’s coming true, as the All-Pro edge rusher dropped a hint that he wasn’t pleased with the results. An hour before the show, Watt tweeted, “Nothing I’m not used to,” leading many to believe he lost the Defensive Player of the Year award despite putting up a historic performance this season. Watt likely lost to Cleveland Browns defensive…
The Phoenix Suns have made the three-team trade with the Brooklyn Nets and Memphis Grizzlies reported earlier today official according to a team release. Suns: Royce O’Neale, David Roddy Nets: Keita Bates-Diop, Jordan Goodwin, 3 second-round picks (via Suns) Grizzlies: Yuta Watanabe, Chimezie Metu, 2026 first-round pick swap (via Suns) The release includes a quote from Suns’ general manager James Jones about O’Neal and Roddy: “‘Royce and David both bring a competitive mindset and defensive intensity that improves our team as we continue our drive to win an NBA Championship,’ said James Jones, Suns President of Basketball Operations…
There has been rampant speculation for much of the past week that the Washington Commanders are going to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to trade Caleb Williams. The issue with that logic is that the Commanders do not hold any leverage in a potential trade with the Chicago Bears. For all the hope trafficking that Commanders’ fans have done, there is not a scenario that exists where the team can force the Bears to hand over the first overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams is not going to refuse to play for the Bears and…
The Chicago Bears are not going to let Jaylon Johnson leave this offseason. They might have to franchise tag him to make sure he sticks around, but they are not going to let him walk for nothing. Last year, around this time, we projected a possible extension for Johnson. It came to three-years for $36M and $24M guaranteed. After his massive year, what does an extension look like now? Projecting a contract extension for Jaylon Johnson with the Chicago Bears The first thought is that Johnson is going to play for the tag at the very lowest. The projected…
The former Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion will join the Detroit Lions’ coaching staff. PITTSBURGH — A former Pittsburgh Steelers captain, standout defender and Super Bowl Champion is taking a new job with the Detroit Lions this week. former fourth-round pick out of Alabama, Townsend played 12 of his 13 NFL seasons with the Steelers, starting 80 of the 183 game she appeared in and winning two Super Bowl rings in the process. He made 460 total tackles, 27 for a loss and 15.5 sacks and added 112 passes defended, 21 interceptions and three defensive touchdowns during his time…