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USA Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
A.J. Brown again admits that Super Bowl glory still feels hollow
A.J. Brown again makes it clear. Super Bowl glory just simply wasn't enough Remember when the Seattle Seahawks outlasted the San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 NFC Championship game? Remember when Erin Andrews put that microphone in Richard Sherman's face a few minutes later and he bellowed something about Michael Crabtree being a "sorry receiver"? Some people didn't know how to take that, Philadelphia Eagles fans included. Can we be honest here? Buckle up because here's some brutal honesty. No one should have been upset at Sherman for what he said. Statements like his are what you will sometimes get when you shove a mic in someone's face for his opinion, especially when you do so a few seconds after he spent three hours playing an emotional game that ended as his did. Is it possible that, had he been allowed to calm down, maybe he would have provided a calmer answer? No, this is Richard Sherman. Maybe he wouldn't have, but you get the point. At least you should have. This is what happens when one clamors for continual insider access. Sometimes, you're going to get something you didn't think you asked for. What does this have to do with A.J. Brown? Thank you for the question. We're glad you asked! A.J. Brown reiterates his lack of fulfillment after Super Bowl glory Access... It's a powerful tool, but you have to use it wisely. If you open a social media account, there will be trolls, especially if you use your handle to express your opinions about subjects people care about deeply. They say drunk men tell no lies. That's true, but the statement needs to be amended. Recently, A.J. Brown was interviewed by NFL Network's Judy Batista and Colleen Wolfe after a training camp practice, and while opening up, he restated something he had mentioned months earlier. It didn't take very long for him to revisit the desire to get on the field and compete again. To Batista's question about how much time he took to celebrate and enjoy Super Bowl glory, he offered the following: "(I turned the page) two or three days afterwards. I was so excited to win and to try to fulfill that fulfillment, and it wasn't fulfilling to be honest. Days like these (training camp practices) are fulfilling. It's the process. It's coming out and going to work with your brothers in 95-degree heat, you know, and just really just playing the game, you know? Obviously, we want to win, and we're doing it to win. But, it's a part of the process and the everyday journey. It's the hunt for me." Honestly, can you find fault in anything he said? Guess what? People did. A.J. Brown shared the same sentiment just days after Super Bowl 59 in a now-viral Instagram post. He was criticized. Frankly, we still can't understand why, but that takes us back to the earlier statement about Richard Sherman's famous outburst. If you thirst for behind-the-scenes access and spend your time following people you find interesting, you're sometimes going to discover more than you bargained for. That doesn't make these athletes bad people. It doesn't make them selfish or self-centered. It makes them human. Philadelphia's star wide receiver is a great guy with a great heart. We've never felt anything to the contrary. He wears his emotions on his sleeve, but again, that doesn't have any bearing on his character. Here is how you should handle that if his emotions are a problem for you. Stop following him on X and Instagram because if his emotions make you that angry, that isn't an A.J. Brown problem. Remember... It's social media. It's supposed to be fun. Write that on the tablet of your hearts, and you won't be so irritated. That's just some free advice. Use it wisely. Let's get back to some football.
Fox Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Who Wore It Best? The Greatest NFL Players by Jersey Number, 25-49
Some numbers will forever be associated with the players who wore them. So we took up the daunting task of choosing the greatest NFL player for every jersey number, from No. 0 (or 00) through No. 99. That meant combing through the roughly 30,000 players who have suited up for an NFL game over the past 105 years. To help make our choices, we looked at players' cumulative statistics, awards (MVP, Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year, etc.) and honors such as All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections. Super Bowl championships mattered as well, as did the impact players had on their era. Historical importance was very significant, which is why the list is littered with members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That said, we've already presented Nos. 0-24. So here's our look at the greatest players in NFL history to wear Nos. 25-49. Note that since many great players switched numbers during their careers, the list is based on the number each player is best known for wearing. No. 25: Fred Biletnikoff He was probably the most consistent receiver of his era, catching 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns with the Raiders from 1965 through 1978. He held most of the Oakland receiving records when he retired, plus the NFL record with 10 straight seasons of 40 or more catches. And even better, Biletnikoff had 70 catches for 1,167 yards and 10 touchdowns in 19 playoff games. He went to six Pro Bowls, was an All-Pro twice and won a Super Bowl MVP, pushing him just barely past CB Richard Sherman at No. 25. Honorable Mentions: Richard Sherman, LeSean McCoy No. 26: Rod Woodson Woodson had 10 remarkable years with the Steelers from 1987-96, establishing himself as one of the best cornerbacks in NFL history. Then he reinvented himself as a safety with the Ravens and Raiders late in his career. He ended up with 71 interceptions over 17 years, with 12 of them returned for touchdowns. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler and eight-time All-Pro — including four Pro Bowls and two All-Pro teams after his position switch. He's simply one of the top players in history at two different spots, which earns him this honor. Honorable Mentions: Herb Adderley, Antoine Winfield Jr. No. 27: Steve Atwater One of the hardest-hitting safeties of his era, Atwater helped turn Denver's defense into a championship-caliber unit in the 1990s. The Broncos reached the Super Bowl during his 1989 rookie season (and lost), then won back-to-back titles near the end of his career. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro. He may have been edged out here by fellow Hall of Famer Ken Houston had Houston not worn No. 29 for six seasons with the Oilers before finishing out his career wearing No. 27 in Washington. Honorable Mentions: Eddie George, Malcolm Jenkins No. 28: Marshall Faulk There's some good competition here — from CB Darrell Green and RBs Curtis Martin and Adrian Peterson — but Faulk is clearly in a class by himself as arguably the greatest two-way running back in history. The six-time All-Pro was the engine behind the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" Super Bowl-winning offense. In 1999, he became just the second player in NFL history to have 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season (setting a record with 2,429 yards from scrimmage). That year, Faulk won the first of three straight Offensive Player of the Year awards, with an MVP mixed in when he scored a record 26 touchdowns in 2000. Faulk also was the first player to gain 2,000 yards from scrimmage in four straight seasons. He simply redefined what a running back can do. Honorable Mentions: Darrell Green, Curtis Martin No. 29: Eric Dickerson Here's what's most impressive about the longtime Rams and Colts running back: He set the NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. And even though NFL offenses have become more productive and an extra game has been added to the schedule, the record still stands 40 years later. Dickerson led the NFL in rushing four times — including in each of his first two seasons, when he totaled 3,913 yards — and is still ninth on the all-time list with 13,259 rushing yards in his 11 seasons. Honorable Mentions: Earl Thomas, Harold Jackson No. 30: Terrell Davis The career of this Broncos running back was cut terribly short — only four full seasons before he limped through just 16 games over his final three years — but it was a remarkable run. He ran for 6,413 yards and 56 touchdowns in those four years from 1995-98. He was named to three All-Pro first teams, was the Offensive Player of the Year twice and the MVP once, all while the Broncos were winning two Super Bowls. His brief flash was so bright that his four full seasons were enough to get him to the Hall of Fame. Honorable Mentions: Clarke Hinkle, Bill Willis No. 31: Jim Taylor One of the toughest decisions in this field was picking Taylor, a running back from the Packers' dynasty of the 1960s, over Donnie Shell, the star safety from the Steelers' dynasty of the '70s. Taylor, in his day, drew comparisons to the great Jim Brown. He had five straight 1,000-yard seasons (and five straight trips to the Pro Bowl) and won an NFL MVP. He was the power behind the "Lombardi Sweep" that helped the Packers to four NFL titles and a Super Bowl championship. Shell, meanwhile, was the first NFL safety to record 50 career interceptions (51) and had at least one in every one of his 14 seasons. Honorable Mentions: Donnie Shell, Priest Holmes No. 32: Jim Brown The Cleveland Browns legend is widely considered one of the greatest players in NFL history — and often he's called the greatest. Brown had no peer as a running back. He averaged 104.3 rushing yards per game in his nine seasons — the only player to ever average more than 100 over a career. When he retired, he held the league records with 12,312 rushing yards and 106 touchdowns, and both are still in the top 11. He was a three-time MVP, nine-time All-Pro, and an eight-time NFL rushing leader. There were some great running backs who wore No. 32 — Marcus Allen, Franco Harris, Edgerrin James, O.J. Simpson — but this wasn't really close. There's only one Jim Brown. Honorable Mentions: Marcus Allen, O.J. Simpson No. 33: Sammy Baugh With all due respect to Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett, who is one of the greatest runners of all time, it's hard to look past the fact that Slingin' Sammy Baugh helped bring the forward pass into football in the 1930s. In a low-octane era, he had 12 seasons of at least 1,000 passing yards and two seasons over 2,000 — including a remarkable 1947 season when he threw for 2,938 yards and 25 touchdowns with Washington. He led the NFL in passing yards six times and was a seven-time All-Pro. He also was a three-way player who led the NFL in passing, interceptions (as a safety) and punting in 1943. Honorable Mentions: Tony Dorsett, Roger Craig No. 34: Walter Payton Another number loaded with greatness (like RBs Earl Campbell and Thurman Thomas), but yet another easy choice. "Sweetness," the legendary Bears running back, was arguably the greatest runner of his era. He ran for 16,726 yards and caught passes for 4,538 more yards over 13 seasons from 1975-87. He was an MVP, a nine-time Pro Bowler and a Super Bowl champ. And he was so active in his community that the NFL named its service award after him. It's now called the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Honorable Mentions: Earl Campbell, Thurman Thomas No. 35: Aeneas Williams A former college walk-on who became a Pro Football Hall of Famer, Williams was an undiscovered gem in the Southeast, where he played most of his career with the Cardinals. He was one of the greatest yet most underrated defensive backs ever, making the Pro Bowl as a corner seven times and later as a safety with the Rams. He finished his career with 55 interceptions, nine of which he returned for touchdowns. Honorable Mentions: Neal Anderson, Calvin Hill No. 36: Jerome Bettis "The Bus" was one of the most powerful and punishing running backs during his entire 13-year career, which started with the Rams in 1993 but was mostly spent with the Steelers. He ran for 13,664 career yards and 91 touchdowns and topped 1,000 yards in eight of his first nine NFL seasons. The six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro also achieved every player's career dream: winning a Super Bowl in his final game. Honorable Mentions: LeRoy Butler, Lawyer Milloy No. 37: Jimmy Johnson He spent 16 years playing defensive back in San Francisco, where he was an All-Pro five times (including three straight times on the first team from 1970-72). Johnson had at least one interception in all but one of his seasons. In fact, the only season in which he didn't pick off a pass was 1962, when the Niners played him mostly at receiver and he caught 34 passes for 627 yards. They moved him back to safety the next season, and then to cornerback. Johnson finished his career with 47 interceptions and would've had more if more quarterbacks had dared to throw to his side of the field. Honorable Mentions: Lester Hayes, Doak Walker No. 38: George Rogers You know it's a weak number when the player who gets the nod is most famous for being drafted first overall in 1981 — one spot before the Giants took Lawrence Taylor. As inglorious as that claim to fame may be, Rogers was a pretty good running back. He ran for 1,674 yards as a rookie when he was a first-team All-Pro and the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year. He had three more 1,000-yard seasons and even ran for 18 touchdowns in 1986. And hey, it wasn't his fault the Saints picked him over LT. Honorable Mentions: Eugene Daniel, Tramon Williams No. 39: Larry Csonka A bruising, powerful fullback with the Dolphins, Csonka was one of the NFL's best rushers in the 1970s. He had three 1,000-yard seasons, was a three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler. He also won two Super Bowls with Miami, including in 1972 when he was the engine of the offense of the NFL's only undefeated team. The following season, he was the MVP of Super Bowl VIII when he ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Honorable Mentions: Hugh McElhenny, Stephen Jackson No. 40: Gale Sayers Sayers was so talented and explosive that some believe he might have ended up as the NFL's greatest running back and most dynamic player ever if injuries hadn't battered him throughout his career. His seven seasons with the Bears, though, were still remarkable — especially the first five when he was named All-Pro each year. He finished his career with 4,956 rushing yards and 9,435 combined yards, thanks to his prowess as a kick returner. He even won a Comeback Player of the Year Award and got MVP votes in each of his first four seasons, before his body had nothing left to give. Honorable Mentions: Elroy Hirsch, Mike Alstott No. 41: Eugene Robinson The longtime Seahawks cornerback simply outlasted a weak field at this number by playing 16 seasons and missing a total of just six games. He ended up with 57 interceptions, including a nine-interception season in 1993. He went to only three Pro Bowls and was a second-team All-Pro just once, but durability and longevity count. Honorable Mentions: Lorenzo Neal, Phil Villapiano No. 42: Ronnie Lott An All-Pro at corner (twice) and safety (six times), Lott is one of the best and hardest-hitting defensive backs in NFL history. A 49ers legend who lasted 14 seasons in the NFL, he was as disruptive as they come, with 63 career interceptions (five returned for touchdowns), 16 forced fumbles, and 17 fumble recoveries. He also anchored a San Francisco defense that won four Super Bowls during his time there in the 1980s and '90s. Honorable Mentions: Sid Luckman, Charley Taylor No. 43: Troy Polamalu One of the smartest and most instinctive safeties to ever play, this longtime Steeler was a lot more than just great hair. He was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year in 2010, a six-time All-Pro and a member of Pittsburgh's All-Time Team, which isn't an easy roster for a defensive player to crack. Polamalu's 32 career interceptions don't fully tell the story of the impact of this two-time Super Bowl winner, known as "The Tasmanian Devil." Honorable Mentions: Cliff Harris, Larry Brown No. 44: John Riggins Five Hall of Famers wore this number primarily, but with all due respect to RBs Floyd Little and Leroy Kelly, and DBs Bobby Dillon and Dick LeBeau, it's hard not to picture "Riggo" rumbling through the line of scrimmage when thinking of No. 44. He wasn't flashy, but he was a powerful back, mostly for Washington. He became known for getting the toughest of yards. He topped 1,000 yards in only five of his 14 seasons, but he always saved his best for the postseason. He had 996 yards and 12 touchdowns in nine career playoff games. And he was the MVP of Super Bowl XVII with a then-record 166 yards, including a game-sealing, 43-yard touchdown run that is a staple of highlight reels. Honorable Mentions: Floyd Little, Dick LeBeau No. 45: Emlen Tunnell A remarkable safety who was the key cog in the Giants' famed "Umbrella defense" of the 1950s, Tunnell was the first African-American player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a dynamic defensive back with a nose for the ball, intercepting 79 passes in his 14 seasons. He was a six-time All-Pro with the Giants, too. And it was his longevity that gave him the nod over fellow Hall of Fame safety Kenny Easley, who had a stellar career in Seattle. Honorable Mentions: Kenny Easley, Gary Fencik No. 46: Tim McDonald It was a close call between the Cardinals/49ers safety and Todd Christensen, the longtime Raiders tight end. But McDonald was at his best for a much longer span, starting almost every game in 12 of his 13 NFL seasons from 1987-99. A stellar ball-hawk, McDonald went to six Pro Bowls and was named an All-Pro four times. He won a Super Bowl with a loaded defensive backfield in San Francisco, too. Christensen had an unbelievable run for a tight end, averaging 87 catches for 1,099 yards from 1983-86, but those four All-Pro seasons were outliers in his career. Honorable Mentions: Todd Christensen, Herm Edwards No. 47: Mel Blount Blount, the longtime Steelers cornerback, gets the nod over Hall of Fame safety John Lynch for helping Pittsburgh win four Super Bowl championships in the 1970s. Blount was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1975, was a four-time All-Pro and finished his 14-year career with 57 interceptions. Like Lynch, Blount also ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Honorable Mentions: John Lynch, Joey Browner No. 48: Les Richter The only Hall of Famer to ever wear this number, Richter played linebacker and offensive line for the Rams from 1954-62. He went to the Pro Bowl in every season but his last and was named an All-Pro five times. Plus, he was the Rams' placekicker early in his career. What he was most remembered for, though, was his toughness. He didn't miss any of the 112 games in his career, even playing through two broken cheekbones suffered five weeks apart in 1961. Honorable Mentions: Stephen Davis, Ken Ellis No. 49: Bobby Mitchell Mitchell began his career as the backfield mate of Jim Brown in Cleveland before becoming a historical figure when he was traded to Washington. The U.S. government was pressuring owner George Marshall to integrate his team. So in 1962, after drafting running back Ernie Davis first overall and balking at his salary demands, Marshall traded Davis' rights to Cleveland for Mitchell, who became Washington's first African-American player. He thrived outside of Brown's shadow, leading the NFL in rushing with 1,384 and 1,436 yards in each of his first two seasons. Overall, Mitchell had 7,954 yards and 65 touchdowns in his 11-year, Hall of Fame career. Honorable Mentions: Dennis Smith, Tony Richardson Our four-part series continues on Wednesday, July 30, with the greatest players in NFL history to wear Nos. 50-74. Ralph Vacchiano is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports. He spent the previous six years covering the Giants and Jets for SNY TV in New York, and before that, 16 years covering the Giants and the NFL for the New York Daily News. Follow him on Twitter at @RalphVacchiano . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. recommended Item 1 of 3 Get more from the National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Miami Herald
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘It's a Small World' ride gets update to celebrate Disneyland's 70th birthday
A classic Disneyland ride has been updated for the 70th anniversary of the iconic theme park's opening, Disney officials announced. A new verse to the 'It's a Small World' song will debut on the ride Thursday, July 17, the official Disney Parks blog announced in February. The updated lyrics will also be included the same day in Florida's Walt Disney World. The new lyrics were written by original composer Richard Sherman for the song's 60th anniversary, the blog said. Sherman died in 2024. The new lyrics are, 'Mother earth unites us in heart and mind, And the love we give makes us humankind, Through our vast wondrous land, When we stand hand in hand, It's a small world after all.' A film about the creation of the new lyrics also will play at the Main Street Cinema in Disneyland, the blog said. The ride debuted at the 1964 World's Fair in New York as a tribute to the United Nations Children's Fund and can now be found at multiple Disney parks, according to Walt Disney World News Today. It opened at Disneyland in 1966 as part of Fantasyland. Visitors ride slow-moving boats through a pavilion populated with audio-animatronic children from around the world singing 'It's a Small World' in a variety of languages. A new audio-animatronic exhibit featuring Walt Disney himself also debuts at the Main Street Opera House as part of the anniversary of the park, which opened in 1955, Disney said.
USA Today
19-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL All Quarter Century Team: Players from the NFC West
As we are in the dead of the offseason and there is almost nothing happening in the NFL until late July, now we get lists and rankings. ESPN put together an All Quarter Century Team for the NFL, constructing a 53-man roster with the best players of the last 25 years. The roster is sprinkled with a few of Arizona Cardinals players, some who played for Arizona at the end of their careers and others who were longtime Cardinals, as well as players who spent time with all of the teams in the NFC West. Who made the list? NFL All Quarter Century Team: Players from the NFC West Arizona Cardinals OL Alan Faneca DL Calais Campbell DL J.J. Watt CB Patrick Peterson Faneca barely counts as a Cardinal as he is famous for his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he played his final NFL season in Arizona as a starter. Campbell is an awesome addition because at no point in his career has he been considered a top-five defensive lineman. But his consistent production over nearly two decades earns him a spot. Peterson was dominant for his first eight seasons in Arizona. Watt was one of the best defenders we have seen. He spent the last two seasons of his career in Arizona and had 12.5 sacks in his last season in 2022. LA Rams DL Aaron Donald LB Bobby Wagner Donald is an obvious choice. Wagner also has been one of the best linebackers this generation, but he only played one season with the Rams. San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey FB Kyle Juszczyk WR Terrell Owens WR Randy Moss OT Trent Williams CB Richard Sherman OC Kyle Shanahan The 49ers have a ton of players on this list, although Moss only spent a season with them. Sherman's best came with Seattle. Seattle Seahawks OL Steve Hutchinson LB Bobby Wagner CB Richard Sherman All three players were generational. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe onSpotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
5 former Seahawks named to ESPN's All Quarter Century team
5 former Seahawks named to ESPN's All Quarter Century team ESPN recently unveiled their All Quarter Century team: a list of who they consider to be the best NFL players from the year 2000 to present day. Their goal was to make a single team of the best to take the field during the first quarter of the 21st century. Naturally, more than a couple Seattle Seahawks made the list. Some qualifications ESPN made was players who began their careers in the 1990's were still eligible, but production from the year 2000 onward was the only criteria that would be counted. ESPN also allowed a "practice squad" player who missed the cut by their criteria. Those who did make the cut who played for the Seattle Seahawks are as follows: Steve Hutchinson (Seahawks 2001-2005) - second out of two left guards Bobby Wagner (Seahawks 2012-21, 2023) - second out of five linebackers Richard Sherman (Seahawks 2011-2017) - fourth out of five cornerbacks Earl Thomas III (Seahawks 2010-2018) - fourth out of four safeties Devin Hester (Seahawks 2016) - one out of one return specialists Naturally, seeing Bobby Wagner, Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas III make the list is unsurprising. They were the faces of the Legion of Boom, one of the greatest defenses of all time. A case could certainly be made Kam Chancellor should have been on it as well, considering he brought the boom to the LOB, but the rest of the safeties list was already crowded with Brian Dawkins, Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu, with Charles Woodson on the practice squad. However, I will outright say Walter Jones and Marshawn Lynch being left off are two inexcusable snubs. Walter Jones was a first ballot Hall of Famer and one of the best left tackles of all time. In 5,500 passing downs, Jones only surrendered 23 sacks and was penalized for holding nine times. His 4x All-Pro count matches Trent Williams, who did make the cut. Jones was mentioned as a practice squad player, but the roles should have been reversed. As for Marshawn Lynch, his 10,413 rushing yards and 94 all-purpose touchdowns are more than Priest Holmes, as well as having the same number of Super Bowl rings. Lynch is also a member of the Hall of Fame's All-Decade team of the 2010's, something neither Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry can say at the moment... nor do either men have championship rings. Finally... it is objectively amusing to see Devin Hester counted among the Seahawks after spending literally only two games with them during the 2016 postseason. But he is officially listed among Seattle's Hall of Famers so he does technically count!
