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Chiefs Dave Toub comments on latest news regarding NFL kickoff returns

Kansas City #Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub comments on the latest news regarding kickoff returns in the NFL.

The NFL continues to evolve annually with changes to help enhance the product and keep players safe. Changes to the kickoff process have limited serious injuries as teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs, could be in for more changes after December’s league meetings.

“I think kickoff stats, they speak for themselves,” NFL executive V.P. of officiating Troy Vincent said. “It’s a dead, ceremonial play today.”

Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub addressed the potential new change to the kickoff process during Wednesday’s press conference.

“I don’t think they’ll ever gonna take it away,” Toub explained. “I’m among those guys on that committee, and I know Troy (Vincent) doesn’t want to take kickoff away. I know that’s not his goal. He understands that it’s becoming a play that people fair catch, and it’s not an important play.

“But, the NFL rule would put coaching back [into play] because now you got to every check, you got to cover and tackle. So that’s definitely something that we’re going to look at. It could possibly come down to that maybe next year or the year after. We’re definitely gonna look at it.”

The system used in the XFL has grown in popularity and continues to be suggested as the new standard in the NFL.

14 former Dolphins left off list of 2024 Hall of Fame class semifinalists

The Pro Football Hall of Fame trimmed down their list of 173 nominees to 25 semifinalists.

Back in September, the Pro Football Hall of Fame released their list of 173 Modern-Era nominees for the 2024 class, which included 14 players who spent time with the Miami Dolphins.

On that list were Ricky Williams, Antonio Freeman, Irving Fryar, Chad Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker, Josh Sitton, Richmond Webb, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Karlos Dansby, Larry Izzo, Joey Porter, Troy Vincent and Matt Turk.

On Tuesday, the Hall of Fame trimmed the nominees down to 25 semifinalists, and unfortunately, none were former Dolphins.

The list of nominees includes Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Willie Anderson, Tiki Barber, Anquan Boldin, Jahri Evans, London Fletcher, Dwight Freeney, Antonio Gates, Eddie Geroge, James Harrison, Rodney Harrison, Devin Hester, Torry Holt, Andre Johnson, Robert Mathis, Julius Peppers, Smith Sr., Fred Taylor, Hines Ward, Ricky Watters, Reggie Wayne, Vince Wilfork, Patrick Willis and Darren Woodson.

15 finalists will be announced at a later date.

WATCH: A Wisconsin football legend visits practice ahead of Rutgers matchup

A Badger legend visits Madison ahead of Rutgers matchup

Wisconsin football had the pleasure of welcoming back a Hall of Famer this week as former Badger Troy Vincent was in attendance at practice.

Vincent put together a standout Wisconsin career that resulted in him being drafted No. 7 overall in the 1992 NFL draft. He would go on to spend 15 seasons in the National Football League, and was a five-time Pro Bowl selectee in his prime.

As a Badger, the star cornerback was a first-team All-American and the Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 1991. Vincent was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.

Here is a look at his visit to Wisconsin practice:

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 Fame’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.

5 former Dolphins selected to 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class

Some had better NFL careers than others.

With the NFL season and college football seasons coming to a close, there’s a look toward the future while still remembering and honoring the players of the past.

On Monday, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced their 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class which consisted of 18 players and four coaches. With that, five former Miami Dolphins found out that they’d be getting inducted in December.

Here are those who donned the aqua and orange after their collegiate career that’ll be honored in 2023:

The NFL denied a ‘five-minute warmup’ before a possible Bengals-Bills restart, but ESPN is standing by its reporting

The NFL and ESPN are at odds on the reporting here.

After Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field on Monday night the Bills-Bengals game was rightfully suspended.

There’s no way anyone could’ve possibly thought about playing football again once that happened. Everyone’s concerns should’ve gone directly to Hamlin’s health moving forward.

But, according to ESPN’s reporting, that wasn’t exactly the case.

During the Monday Night Football broadcast, Joe Buck stated that the league was going to give players a 5-minute warmup period before they returned to the field and continued play. “That’s the word we get from the league” was the phrase he used. That’s totally ridiculous and there’s no way it could’ve ever happened. But, at the same time, it does seem it was considered.

The NFL says that directive didn’t come from the league, though. Troy Vincent, the league’s Executive Vice President, said the NFL announced no such thing. He called it “insensitive” and “ridiculous.”

But, yet, ESPN is sticking to its reporting on the issue, according to a statement released to the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand.

“There was constant communication in real time between ESPN and league and game officials. As a result of that, we reported what we were told in the moment and immediately updated fans as new information was learned. This was an unprecedented, rapidly-evolving circumstance. All night long, we refrained from speculation. “

ESPN is pretty clearly pointing to the league as its source on this one. We don’t really have reason not to trust the reporting here — ESPN has nailed the coverage every step of the way so far.

But there’s very clearly some sort of discrepancy here when it comes to the NFL. It seems the league considered this, one way or another. And either it’s trying to back away from it after the fact or there was some sort of miscommunication on the end of league officials.

Either way, we need to be thankful this didn’t actually happen. That wouldn’t be a good look for anyone.

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17 former Eagles nominated for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

Brian Westbrook, 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 list of 129 Modern-Era Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023.

The list of first-time nominees includes running back Chris Johnson, Philadelphia native Jahri Evans, offensive linemen Joe Thomas, defensive lineman Dwight Freeney, linebackers NaVorro Bowman and James Harrison, defensive backs Kam Chancellor and Darrelle Revis, and punter Shane Lechler.

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 14 former Eagles among the nominees.

7 Dolphins nominated for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

129 nominees were announced on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame released their list of 129 Modern-Era nominees.

From there, the list will be cut down to 25 semifinalists in November and then to 15 finalists come January.

The Miami Dolphins had seven former players nominated for the class of 2023. Some donned the aqua and orange for longer than others, but all seven of them had some great careers.

These are the Dolphins’ Modern-Era nominees for next year’s class:

Six former Dolphins on 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot

They had varying levels of experience with Miami.

The College Football Hall of Fame announced the names on the 2023 ballot this week, and a number of former Miami Dolphins from FBS schools, with varying levels of experience, cracked the list.

The ballot included 80 players and nine coaches from FBS history.

The announcement of the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame class is expected to be made early next year, and the group will be inducted on December 5, 2023.

These are the six former Dolphins who have the chance to be immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.

Badger legend Troy Vincent initially chose Wisconsin for an interesting reason

Wisconsin fans, college football fans and NFL fans alike are all familiar with the name Troy Vincent. The cornerback was a First Team

Wisconsin fans, college football fans and NFL fans alike are all familiar with the name Troy Vincent.

The cornerback was a First Team All-American at Wisconsin in 1991, a two-time All-Big Ten selection, the 1991 Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year and is Wisconsin’s all-time leader in punt return yards and passes defended.

Vincent then went on to play in the NFL for 15 years, eight of which with the Philadelphia Eagles. Those Philadelphia years included five Pro Bowls and one First-Team All-Pro selection. Finally, he now holds a significant position in the NFL league office.

But there are a few things about Vincent and his journey to Wisconsin that you probably don’t know.

First, the Trenton, New Jersey native was better at basketball in high school than he was football. He was told by his coach, though, that his best journey to being a professional athlete would be at the cornerback position on the gridiron.

So Vincent is getting recruited by the likes of Syracuse and Penn State—both local schools in Power Five conferences.

The one thing that pushed him to Wisconsin? It was the furthest he could possibly go from home.

“Mom, grandparents knew that being close to home wouldn’t be in the best interest of myself and staying focused,” Vincent said on the Ray Didinger and Glen Macnow show on Philadelphia’s 94WIP. “So Wisconsin just happened to be the farthest school geographically that recruited me. If it was Utah, I would’ve went to Utah. If it was Wyoming, I would’ve went to Wyoming.”

The interview as a whole was fascinating. While much of it talked about his time with the Philadelphia Eagles (understandably, given it was a Philadelphia sports radio station), he also touched on what kept him with the Badgers despite their poor play on the field.

“So I jumped in a Dodge Caravan. My mother, my aunt drove me 16 hours. Bradley Hall, opened the back door, gave me a hug and said ‘don’t come home until you finish school,'” Vincent said. “Coach Barry Alvarez comes in from Notre Dame. He calls me up the first day he’s in and says ‘I think you have an opportunity to play at the next level, I just need you to follow our plan.’ And I was sitting across from him like, if you think I’m leaving, don’t even think about that. My mom would kill me…That wasn’t even an option.”

 

Here’s a link to the full episode (the interview starts around the 1:35 mark):

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