Author: Don Yaeger

There’s something special about a fresh start. It’s one of the enduring sentiments of sports, even if we hear it stated differently. Some of the best clichés are about starting from scratch: We have to take it one game at a time. Today’s a new day. What happened last week doesn’t matter. There is no tomorrow. This is a must-win game. This was just one of 162 (or 82, or 16). I just want to finish this week 1-0. We’re...

The film rooms for the offensive and defensive lines of the Chicago Bears has a different feel to it this year. Every lineman who comes into the rooms knows there’s a possibility something great might be just around the corner. I’m not talking about blocking for a long run or protecting on a great pass. That’s what offensive linemen do. It’s part of the job, usually done with little fanfare or credit. But in Chicago,...

This Saturday, the Heisman Trophy will be awarded in New York. The frontrunner, according to most oddsmakers, is the quarterback from the University of Alabama. Tua Tagovailoa is an amazing story. But this column is about the Alabama player who is an even better story, Jalen Hurts. The career of Jalen Hurts is a three-act play, broken down by numbers.

While there are still five weeks left in the NFL season, I know which team I’ll be cheering for come the playoffs. The one that just fired its star player. On Friday, hours after a video of him assaulting a woman surfaced on the internet, the Kansas City Chiefs released star running back Kareem Hunt. Hunt, who was not only the team’s leading rusher but one of their most dynamic playmakers, will not receive any further...