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The temperature just dropped. 🧊
Designed to feel crisp, cold, and unmistakably West Coast, the BC Lions' new away uniform draws inspiration directly from the elements that define British Columbia.
Jason Whitlock Unleashes Explosive “Nude Photos” Allegation Involving Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini, and Nick Sirianni After AJ Brown Trade
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VIC FANGIO SELECTED AS PFWA’S 2026 PAUL “DR. Z” ZIMMERMAN AWARD WINNER
Current Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has been selected as the 2026 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award recipient by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
Fangio is the 28th recipient of the Dr. Z Award, which was instituted by the PFWA in 2014.
The Dr. Z Award is given for lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in the NFL. The award is named for Zimmerman, who covered the NFL for 29 years as Sports Illustrated's lead pro football writer. His impact on the writing and football industries was profound. Zimmerman is widely considered one of the best football writers of all time, and his 1970 “A Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football” and revised 1984 “The New Thinking Man’s Guide to Pro Football” are textbooks to this day for young football writers trying to learn the game and trying to learn to write about the game. He started to cover the NFL in 1966, and he started at Sports Illustrated in 1979. Zimmerman stayed at SI until his writing career was cut short by a series of strokes in November 2008. He served as PFWA president during the 1982 season.
VIC FANGIO SELECTED AS PFWA’S 2026 PAUL “DR. Z” ZIMMERMAN AWARD WINNER
Current Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has been selected as the 2026 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award recipient by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
Fangio is the 28th recipient of the Dr. Z Award, which was instituted by the PFWA in 2014.
The Dr. Z Award is given for lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in the NFL. The award is named for Zimmerman, who covered the NFL for 29 years as Sports Illustrated's lead pro football writer. His impact on the writing and football industries was profound. Zimmerman is widely considered one of the best football writers of all time, and his 1970 “A Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football” and revised 1984 “The New Thinking Man’s Guide to Pro Football” are textbooks to this day for young football writers trying to learn the game and trying to learn to write about the game. He started to cover the NFL in 1966, and he started at Sports Illustrated in 1979. Zimmerman stayed at SI until his writing career was cut short by a series of strokes in November 2008. He served as PFWA president during the 1982 season.
The Colts had to be sick watching the Myles Garrett trade 😭
Colts paid:
• 2 first-round picks for Sauce Gardner
Rams paid:
• 1 first-round pick for Myles Garrett
Fleeced.
According to my current ranks (ymmv):
Deacon Jones - All time Edge 2 (3 if we count Lawrence Taylor here)
Myles Garrett - All time Edge 6 (7 w/LT)
Aaron Donald - All time DT 1
Merlin Olsen - All time DT 5
Averaging them out ~ 3.75 average per position. Unreal.
1978 Rams traded two-time All-Pro Monte Jackson to Raiders for a 1-2-3. Jackson was a three-year vet.
A fairly close comp. After two years Rams traded away Night Train Lane in 1954.
Lane went on to be HOFer, Monte Jackson's career never was the same as with Rams.
Verse? We'll see in a few years.