Why Cowboys extended Malik Hooker — and how do they see the safety position?

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David Helman Dallas Cowboys Insider It’s always fun to see a team’s philosophy shift, and this one is about as drastic as you’ll see in Dallas. Long gone is the annual complaint about the Cowboys’ refusal to value the safety position. We’ve known that for a year or more at this point, but they’ve now … Read more

NFL’s top 20 players not in the Hall of Fame: Andre Johnson, Dwight Freeney headline all-time list

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Patience would be an appropriate word to describe the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class. Joe Klecko and Ken Riley played in their final games 35 and 40 years ago, respectively. Don Coryell coached in his final game in 1986. Zach Thomas, the Dolphins’ former standout linebacker, will receive a gold jacket and … Read more

Former Bears star McMichael in intensive care

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CHICAGO — Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears‘ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team who has ALS, was in intensive care because of sepsis and pneumonia, his wife said Friday. Misty McMichael wrote in an Instagram post that her husband was hospitalized Thursday night. McMichael spent 13 of his 15 seasons … Read more