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Lamar Jackson eclipsed 5,000 career rushing yards against Chargers

Lamar Jackson sets record for fastest QB to 5,000 rushing yards

The Baltimore Ravens improved to 9-3 and maintained possession of the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a 20-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 12.

During the game on Sunday Night Football, quarterback Lamar Jackson crossed a monumental milestone as he became just the fourth-ever quarterback to reach 5,000 career rushing yards, joining Michael Vick, Cam Newton, and Russell Wilson. Of the four, Jackson was the fastest to reach the mark in just 82 games, whereas it took Vick 104, Newton 129, and Wilson 175.

In his sixth NFL season, Jackson has firmly planted his name in the conversation for the best-rushing quarterback the league has ever seen. Needing just 1,098 rushing yards to reach Vick at the top of the list, and with plenty of NFL seasons ahead for the 26-year-old signal caller, it seems inevitable that Jackson will one day soon become the all-time leading rusher at the quarterback position.

Through 12 weeks of the 2023 NFL season, Jackson leads all quarterbacks in rushing yards with 574 and is second on the Ravens, trailing only running back Gus Edwards by 16 yards.

Jalen Hurts makes NFL history with his 10th rushing TD of season in game vs. Bills

Jalen Hurts joined formerĀ Panthers star quarterback Cam NewtonĀ as the only quarterback in NFL history with 10+ rushing touchdowns in NFL history.

Last season, Jalen Hurts scored his 10th rushing touchdown of the season against the Giants, and in doing so, he made NFL history.

Hurts joined formerĀ Panthers star quarterback Cam NewtonĀ as the only quarterback in NFL history with 10+ rushing touchdowns in NFL history.

Hurts is the only player to do in back-to-back seasons.

In the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Bills, Hurts became the only quarterback in NFL history with 10+ rushing touchdowns in three consecutive seasons.

Hurts again joins Cam Newton as the only other quarterback in NFL history to have three seasons with 10+ rushing touchdowns, but Newton never accomplished the feat in back-to-back years.

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Lamar Jackson could hit major career milestone against the Chargers in Week 12

Lamar Jackson could become just the fourth-ever quarterback to reach 5,000 career rushing yards, joining Michael Vick, Cam Newton, and Russell Wilson.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has accomplished many feats since entering the NFL as the last pick in the first round of the 2018 draft.

The former unanimous MVP has already established himself as one of the best rushing quarterbacks of all time, and against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 12 on Sunday Football, he could become just the fourth-ever quarterback to reach 5,000 career rushing yards, joining Michael Vick, Cam Newton, and Russell Wilson.

Jackson needs 28 rushing yards against the Chargers to cross the career milestone. Jackson was asked if joining the quarterbacks mentioned above would have any significance to him.

“I’m in line with the greats, so that’s pretty cool,” Jackson said. “No doubt. I’m cool with that, that’s nice.”

Jackson will have surpassed 5,000 rushing yards in the fewest games ever for a quarterback, as it took over 100 games for Vick, Newton, and Wilson, while this Sunday will be Jackson’s 82nd career game.

Despite talks of Jackson running less under new offensive coordinator Todd Monken, the sixth-year quarterback is still second on the team in rushing yards with 535, just 29 yards behind running back Gus Edwards for the season. He also has five touchdowns on the ground, second to Edwards’ 10. Jackson leads the next-highest quarterback, Joshua Dobbs, by 146 rushing yards.

While concerns of injury are always present for a quarterback who runs as much as Jackson does, he has shown a knack for avoiding big hits as a runner, with his last two season-ending injuries occurring as a passer. It would be foolish to strip Jackson of such a significant part of his game and something that has made him one of the most demanding players to defend in the entire NFL.

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Michael Vick joked with Peyton and Eli Manning about their old Madden speed scores

Hey, the Mannings could scramble when needed!

NFL legend Michael Vick remains the greatest Madden athlete of all time, as he’s widely regarded as the best-ever quarterback to play with in the game.

Vick appeared on the ManningCast on Monday night to talk about the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs game, and his Madden 2004 days naturally came up.

Peyton Manning asked Vick who he used to play as when he played the game, and the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback actually said that it’s Peyton who was his go-to Madden quarterback.

However, Vick also got into a very funny conversation with the Manning brothers about the latter’s old speed ratings on Madden.

While the Mannings weren’t the fastest NFL players, they could run a good quarterback scramble when needed!

Anyhow, Vick will always be the best scrambling quarterback to ever play the game on the field and in the virtual arena, and it’s wonderful to hear him joking with the Mannings about their speed scores on the video game that helped make Vick a household name.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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Chiefs HC Andy Reid shares secret for success with multiple Pro Bowl quarterbacks

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid shares his secret for success with multiple Pro Bowl quarterbacks

The legendary coaching career of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is most likely destined for a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with his countless accolades. The former longtime head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles also served as a coordinator early in his career with the Green Bay Packers, working with some of the best quarterbacks in the league’s history.

Reid appeared on the “All NFL” podcast hosted by Brian Baldinger and Anthony Gargano to discuss his fortune of coaching several Pro Bowl quarterbacks in his career.

“Yeah, well, all those guys [were] really good players before I ever had anything to do with them,” Reid explained. “I would tell you this is no different than anything else. It’s a people business, and how you treat these guys, I think, is important. Listening, I think, is important.

“Not everybody’s [a] good [listener]. We get in a coaching position, and sometimes, we feel like we have to tell the storyteller and not not the listener. So there’s a time and a place for that. And then all we’ve tried to do is utilize their strengths and better their weaknesses.”

Brett Favre, Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, Alex Smith, and Patrick Mahomes earned Pro Bowl honors while working with Reid throughout his career.

“I don’t think there’s any secret sauce. I’ve been lucky enough to get them when they were young,” Reid said. “I think that’s important; other than Alex (Smith) and Michael (Vick), these guys were fairly fresh in the league, and they didn’t have all that NFL scar tissue that you can get, they wanted to be great and (I was) very fortunate. Michael, too, was coming back from his jail stint. Then Alex was benched, so both of those guys wanted to show that we’re still pretty good players. And that, you know, that helped.”

The revitalization part of Reid’s work with the veterans looking for a new opportunity to prove themselves has added to his prestige. He will always have nostalgia against his former team, the Eagles, as the Chiefs will host them on Monday night football.

17 former Eagles nominated for 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

Brian Westbrook, Michael Vick Donovan McNabb, and Eric Allen are among the 17 former Philadelphia Eagles nominated for the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

The NFL just announced that nine players in their first year of eligibility are among the 173 Modern-Era Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fameā€™s Class of 2024.

The list of first-time nominees includes running back Jamaal Charles, wide receiver Brandon Marshall, wide receiver Jordy Nelson, tight end Antonio Gates, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, and defensive end Julius Peppers.

The list of Modern-Era Nominees will be reduced to 25 Semifinalists in November and, from there, to 15 Finalists whose names will be announced in early January.

Here’s the list of 17 former Eagles among the nominees.

Broncos QB Russell Wilson made NFL history with 56 rushing yards in Week 2

Already a top-three rushing QB, Russell Wilson is now the first player in NFL history to rush for 5,000 yards and throw for 40,000 yards.

Going into the 2023 season, Russell Wilson already ranked among the greatest rushing quarterbacks in NFL history.

Wilson went into the season ranked third in rushing among QBs on the NFL’s all-time list. After rushing for 56 yards against the Washington Commanders in Week 2,Ā he has now accomplished something no other player has ever done.

Wilson is the first quarterback in NFL history to ever rush for 5,000 yards and pass for 40,000 yards in his career. That’s a remarkable accomplishment that shows how much of a dual-threat QB Wilson has been throughout his accomplished career.

The only QBs with more rushing yards than Wilson in NFL history — Michael Vick (6,109 yards) and Cam Newton (5,628 yards) — passed for 22,464 yards and 32,382 yards, respectively, during their careers.

Among current QBs, Josh Allen (3,123 rushing, 18,633 passing) seems the most likely to one day match Wilson’s feat. Lamar Jackson (4,529 rushing, 12,378 passing) and Patrick Mahomes (1,592 rushing, 24,467 passing) aren’t far behind Allen either.

Other candidates to potentially one day match Wilson’s accomplishment down the road might include Jalen Hurts (1,970 rushing, 8,269 passing) and Justin Fields (1,622 rushing, 4,328 passing).

For now, though, Wilson stands alone.

Here’s a quick look at the top-12 rushing QBs in NFL history.

Every season-opening game for Eagles since 2010

With Philadelphia heading to New England to face the Patriots on Sunday, we look back at every season opener for the #Eagles since 2010.

Detroit defeated Kansas City and the NFL’s opening matchup, and it’s officially game week for the Eagles and 29 other teams around the NFL.

Philadelphia will hit the road for a matchup against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, and it’ll be a celebration of retired quarterback, Tom Brady.

Over the years, the Eagles have had great success in Week One, and a strong start on Sunday could again catapult the team to postseason success in late January.

With preparation for New England underway, here’s a recap of every season opener since 2010.

Colin Cowherd believes Bears QB Justin Fields has an ego problem

Buckle up, Bears fans. Your favorite media personality has another questionable Justin Fields take.

Don’t look now Chicago Bears fans, but your favorite media personality is at it again. It seems FS1’s Colin Cowherd has a monthly quota he needs to hit when talking about the Bears, specifically quarterback Justin Fields, and he recently had another hot take that has fans up in arms.

On Wednesday’s edition of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd”, Fields and his top-five running quarterback list became a topic of conversation. Cowherd wasn’t happy that the quarterback listed himself in that list, which also included Lamar Jackson, Cam Newton, Michael Vick, and Steve Young. The host went as far to say that Fields lacks self-awareness because he named himself to the list and seems to have an ego instead of confidence. “At quarterback, you’re the face of the franchise and you’re the coach on the field. So I’m going to hold you to a much higher standard of self-awareness and confidence over ego and chutzpah,” Cowherd said. “This isn’t the end of the world, it’s five percent. But I don’t love it for a quarterback that’s 5-20 and right now is closer to a bust than a star.”

The FS1 personality compared Fields to players like Johnny Manziel, Baker Mayfield, and Jameis Winston for having egos instead of confidence at the position. All because Fields named himself in a list of the top running quarterbacks in NFL history after he produced 1,143 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in 15 games while also breaking multiple records in the process. His 1,143 rushing yards were second-most for a quarterback in league history, only behind Jackson.

Cowherd believes Fields should have left himself off the list because of his lack of accomplishments in the win column. And though he repeatedly said that it wasn’t a big deal, the host continued to harp on the point.

Fields knows he needs to improve in certain areas heading into Year 3 and would be the first person to say that. In nearly every press conference, he’s exuded humility and a quiet confidence surrounding his abilities. If anything, him acknowledging his prowess as a running quarterback is the first hint of any ego at all.

It was another questionable take from Cowherd, who has had a few of those regarding the Bears in the last 12 months. But fans were having none of it on Twitter.

Justin Fields lists Cam Newton amongst his top 5 running QBs in NFL history

When you’re talking about the greatest running QBs of all-time, you’re talking about Cam Newtonā€”and Justin Fields was talking about Cam Newton.

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Greatness recognizes greatness . . . even before some of the greatness becomes great.

In a recent talk with former cornerback and current host of the “All Thing Covered” podcast Bryant McFadden, Chicago Bears star Justin Fields showed some love for a Carolina Panthers great. When naming his top five running quarterbacks in league history, Fields included Cam Newton on his pretty impressive list.

When it comes to quarterbacks, Newton is the position’s all-time leader in rushing attempts (1,118) and rushing touchdowns (75). The next closest players in those categories are Russell Wilson (901 attempts) and Hall of Famer Steve Young (43 touchdowns), who was mentioned by Fields as well.

The 24-year-old passer also named himself, Lamar Jackson and Michael Vickā€”whom accumulated the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history. Right behind Vick’s 6,109 yards is (you guessed it) Newton with his 5,628.

So not only was Fields just speaking facts, he might’ve been reciprocating the respect, too . . .

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