Fernando González Mejía

[Las Vegas Raiders @Raiders]

Put it on repeat 🔁

#RaiderNation | 📺 NFL+

[NFLHuddle 🏈 @NFLHuddleUp]

1980: WHEN LESTER HAYES TOOK OVER THE NFL

There have been dominant seasons in NFL history. Quarterbacks have bent the league. Pass rushers have terrorized it. Running backs have carried it.

But only once has a cornerback controlled an entire NFL season the way Lester Hayes did in 1980.

That year remains the most dominant single season ever produced by a defensive back—not because of one statistic, but because of how completely he changed the behavior of offenses.

Hayes intercepted 13 passes in a 16-game season. That number alone commands attention. But it’s what followed that defines dominance.

In the postseason—when teams become cautious and conservative, Hayes intercepted four more passes, including two in the Super Bowl. He finished the year as NFL Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-Pro, and a Super Bowl Champion.

No defensive back before or since has combined league-leading takeaways, postseason control, and a championship run in a single season.

Hayes’ coverage style was confrontational and suffocating. He disrupted timing at the line, rode receivers through their stems, and attacked the football like it belonged to him. His effectiveness was so overwhelming that the league eventually banned Stickum, because one defender had pushed competitive balance too far.

But here’s the part history often misses: Hayes remained elite after the ban. What changed wasn’t his ability, it was the willingness of quarterbacks to challenge him at all.

Many corners have been great. Some have been smoother. A few have been longer, faster, or more technically pristine. But none have owned a year the way Lester Hayes owned 1980.

That season wasn’t just the best year by a cornerback. It was one of the most dominant seasons by any defensive player in NFL history regardless of position.

For one unforgettable year, the most influential player in professional football didn’t touch the ball on offense. He waited for it. And when quarterbacks forgot who he was, he reminded them.

1980 didn’t belong to an offense. It belonged to Lester Hayes.

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[Tlatoani_Cuauhtemoc @Cuauhtemoc_1521]

Cuando Bozo, el payaso amistoso, visitó el programa “La Caravana” conducido por @V_TrujilloM , y el cual inició sus transmisiones en 1988. En dicho episodio resultó que eran primos, Bozo le recordó a Brozo que sus respectivas madres, “Broza María” y “Boza Nova”, eran hermanas. Llegaste a ver este programa cómico y de crítica social?

[Old Time Football 🏈 @Ol_TimeFootball]

BOTD Mike Davis
#AFC Divisional
#Raiders #Browns
Red Right 88
Mike Davis picks off Sipe in the end zone ending the game.
14-12 #RaiderNation

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Brock Bowers is the best tight end in the NFL.

The Raiders have an extremely bright future.

[Alyssa Andrews @HoosierLyss]

Still think about this Mendoza touchdown daily

[Raiders History @Oaklraiders1976]

Howie Long #Raiders #RaiderNation

[NFLHuddle 🏈 @NFLHuddleUp]

The Autumn Wind is a pirate… Blustering in from the sea, swaggering boisterously, robbing the trees of their gold.

A villain big and bold — and a Raider through and through.

Written by Steve Sabol.
Voiced by the legendary John Facenda in 1974.

Still the most epic, spine-chilling battle hymn in football 52 years later.

Follow @NFLHuddleUp to resurrect legendary moments like this. #NFL 🏈 #History #Raiders 🏴‍☠️ #RaiderNation

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

THROWBACK: When 40-year-old Jerry Rice was dominating the league on the #Raiders.

Rice had 92 catches, 1,211 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns, helping lead them to the Super Bowl.

At 40, Rice was still playing at a Hall of Fame level.

Ridiculous career.https://t.co/uwImSUOuXv

[Vincent. @Vincentt1987]

Eres el arco del cual tus hijos, como flechas vivas, son lanzados 🏹

[AFL Godfather 👓🏴‍☠️🔥 @NFLMAVERICK]

🎂🌹🙏🏼
A birthday memoriam for Raiders CB Skip "Dr. Death 🥼🩺🪦" Thomas, February 7, 1950 - July 24, 2011.

Super Bowl XI champion.

[Jimmy James aka Raider Duke @LaJeunesseArt]

Did you forget.. the return to greatness is coming soon.. Just Win Baby!! 🏴‍☠️ #RaiderNation

[Kalshi Football @KalshiFB]

Hunter Renfrow was one of the best route runners in the league 😮‍💨

https://t.co/P0sJiNDC1L

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

HUNTER RENFROW WAS SO DAMN GOOD AND THEN HE VANISHED.

💔💔💔

Hunter was the best route runner in the league.
https://t.co/PFgys5Lz7v

[Omar Ortega Álvarez @OOA_Oficial]

Hoy, desde #LaPaz, con Tamara Vega, atleta olímpica y Denisse Valverde, activista trans, abordamos los retos y oportunidades para las mujeres y la comunidad #LGBT, en el #Edomex.

Escuchar las voces de todas, todos y todes es nuestra ruta hacia la igualdad y la justicia. ☀️

[Omar Ortega Álvarez @OOA_Oficial]

Es urgente crear una estrategia de #seguridad que permita que todas y todos regresemos con bien a nuestros hogares.

Hoy, de la mano de Ernesto López Portillo, reforzamos el compromiso del @PRDEstado por abonar a esta causa.

¡Eres tú, #Mexiquense, por quien seguiremos luchando!

[Manuel Clouthier C. @ClouthierManuel]

Los invito a escuchar a este cura y si creen conveniente me ayuden compartiendo su mensaje

[Fernando González Mejía @fergmlapaz]

@MrReyKing Va a

[PRDEDOMEX-Oficial @PRDEstado]

Luchador social, agricultor y presidente uruguayo, José Mújica siempre un referente congruente de la izquierda democrática. Su ejemplo de lucha seguirá siempre vivo 🇺🇾

[Omar Ortega Álvarez @OOA_Oficial]

Este 1º de mayo celebramos a la fuerza trabajadora que mueve al país.
👨‍🏭👨🏻‍💼👩‍🚒👨‍🌾🧑🏽‍✈️👷👨‍🍳👩🏻‍🔬

Hoy más que nunca seguiremos luchando por sus derechos.

#DíaDelTrabajo
#OOA
#EstadoDeMéxico