ANQUAN BOLDIN

Nominated: Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is one of 10 first-timers on the Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)CANTON, Ohio — The first-year nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 contain some electric performers on offense and defense. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 nominees was just unveiled, and it features some notable first-time potential HOFers: Steve Smith, Anquan Boldin, Andre Johnson and Devin Hester. RT if you believe that Devin Hester belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be inducted in Canton in August 2022.

CANTON, Ohio — (AP) — Ten first-year eligible players, including defensive standouts DeMarcus Ware and Robert Mathis, and receivers Andre Johnson, Steve Smith and Anquan Boldin are among 122 nominees for the 2022 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other first-year eligibles are kick returner Devin Hester; offensive linemen Jake Long and Nick Mangold; defensive lineman Vince Wilfork and defensive back Antonio Cromartie. The roster of nominees consists of 65 offensive players, 46 defensive players and 11 special teamers. Finalists from 2021 re-nominated for next year are wide receivers Reggie Wayne and Torry Holt; tackle Tony Boselli; defensive end Jared Allen; defensive tackle Richard Seymour; linebackers Sam Mills and Zach Thomas; and defensive backs Ronde Barber and LeRoy Butler. The coach finalist is Dick Vermeil, who won the Super Bowl in 2000 with the Rams.

Bobby Bowden may have been known across the country for winning two national championships at Florida State, but the coach was eulogized Saturday as a man with three guiding principles: faith, family and football.

Pahokee native and Super Bowl Champion Anquan Boldin helped secure a vaccine site for his community in the Florida Glades, where many had struggled to access the vaccine for months.

Pahokee native and Super Bowl Champion Anquan Boldin stepped in to secure a vaccine site for his community in the Florida Glades, where many had struggled to access the vaccine for months.

The New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings are in position to pull off remarkable turnarounds. One of the other teams that started 0-5 this season shares a stadium with the Giants but hasn’t pulled off an in-season turnaround. Jefferson, a first-round pick, had nine catches for 121 yards last week to reach 1,039 yards receiving on the season. With 11 TD runs this season, Newton has reached double-digits in three seasons (14 in 2011 and 10 in 2015). It was the first time since Brady Quinn in 2009 that a quarterback won consecutive starts despite throwing for fewer than 100 yards.

Minnesota Vikings place kicker Dan Bailey (5) celebrates with teammates after kicking a 23-yard field goal during overtime in an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in Minneapolis. The Cowboys, Panthers and Jaguars (1-11), who lost their 11th straight game, are a combined 8-27. Chase McLaughlin even had a chance to win it with a 62-yard field goal at the end of the fourth quarter that fell short. FOUR FIGURESJefferson joined Pro Football Hall of Fame member Randy Moss (1998) as the only rookies in Vikings history to reach 1,000 receiving yards. Vikings: CB Jeff Gladney (calf) and TE Brandon Dillon (ankle) each left the game.

(Reuters) - NFL greats Tom Brady and Anquan Boldin were among dozens of prominent players and coaches who called on Friday for a federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man who was shot while running in Georgia. Video of the incident surfaced on social media earlier this week and ignited outrage among activists who saw the death of Arbery, 25, as the latest U.S. case of white perpetrators killing a black man and going unpunished. His only crime: running while black.The letter, signed by 64 players and coaches, called for the Department of Justice and the FBI to lead the investigation, saying the local police force and jury pool were compromised. Ahmaud and his family and friends should have been celebrating his 26th birthday today, Johnson tweeted on Friday. Prayers and thoughts for the Arbery family.

Palm Beach County, Florida In between the usual Super Bowl ads, there will be a public service announcement featuring a former NFL star. "I stepped away to focus on the Players Coalition. NFL/Players Coalition PSABoldin co-founded the Players Coalition with Eagles star Malcolm Jenkins. The group of former and current NFL players was formed in the midst of player protests. "We are concerned about our country and as citizens in this country, we want to do something about it," Boldin said.

Anquan Boldin starred in an NFL ad that aired Sunday during the AFC Championship game that told the story of his cousin Corey Jones who was shot and killed by a then-police officer. Hed later learn -- as would those across Palm Beach County and the nation -- Jones was shot and killed by a plain-clothes police officer in Palm Beach Gardens, who came upon Jones unprompted. Related: Corey Jones verdict: A new result, but will it really change things? "Ill never forget that night, Boldin says as the commercial for the NFLs Inspire Change initiative opens. The ad is part of the NFLs Inspire Change initiative, which works with the Players Coalition.

Anquan Boldin starred in an NFL ad that aired Sunday during the AFC Championship game that told the story of his cousin Corey Jones who was shot and killed by a then-police officer. Hed later learn -- as would those across Palm Beach County and the nation -- Jones was shot and killed by a plain-clothes police officer in Palm Beach Gardens, who came upon Jones unprompted. Related: Corey Jones verdict: A new result, but will it really change things? "Ill never forget that night, Boldin says as the commercial for the NFLs Inspire Change initiative opens. The ad is part of the NFLs Inspire Change initiative, which works with the Players Coalition.

Anquan Boldin starred in an NFL ad that aired Sunday during the AFC Championship game that told the story of his cousin Corey Jones who was shot and killed by a then-police officer. Hed later learn -- as would those across Palm Beach County and the nation -- Jones was shot and killed by a plain-clothes police officer in Palm Beach Gardens, who came upon Jones unprompted. Related: Corey Jones verdict: A new result, but will it really change things? "Ill never forget that night, Boldin says as the commercial for the NFLs Inspire Change initiative opens. The ad is part of the NFLs Inspire Change initiative, which works with the Players Coalition.