News about Walter Payton

Battling ALS and bedridden in the advanced stages of the neurological disease, the 66-year-old two-time All-Pro defensive tackle was the second player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame among seven members of the Class of 2024 on Saturday. Surrounded by several of his Bears teammates and his wife, Misty, McMichael wore his gold jacket as his bronze bust was unveiled live in a touching tribute.

Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, died Saturday. He was 70. The Bears said Avellini died after a battle with cancer. Avellini and Payton had the finest seasons of their careers in 1977, when Chicago and the Minnesota Vikings each went 9-5 in the NFC North. Minnesota won the division, while Chicago earned a wild-card playoff berth.

Jennifer King will be the team's first female coach in franchise history, according to the Chicago Bears. According to several sources, Matt Eberflus has been named as the King's offensive assistant. The pioneering King spent the past two seasons with the Washington Commanders, where she became the first Black woman to play full-time in the NFL.

McMichael, 66, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears' storied 1985 Super Bowl championship team, was admitted to intensive care Thursday night. According to Jartt Payton, the son of legendary Chicago running back Walter Payton, McMichael, affectionately known as Mongo, is improving after being given antibiotics to treat the UTI. McMichael's family soon announced that the patient was responding well to the therapy, while revealing that he is also undergoing an operation to drain his lungs of fluid.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Harry is the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in Las Vegas to the NFL player who excelled both on and off the field (through philanthropy) who was apparently unaware of Edward's connection to Payton, arguably the best player in the game (presumably), but arguably the best ever player in the NFL. Prince Edward accepted his sister Anne's crew in the ill-fated BBC TV series It's a Royal Knockout at Alton Towers, just shy of retiring in 1987.

According to a source, 'Harry has confirmed that he is eager to return to Invictus Games, headquartered in the United Kingdom.' In May, a centennial service will be held at St Paul's Cathedral. It comes after the royal paid a 24-hour visit to the United Kingdom last week to visit his father King Charles (left, attending the cathedral at Sandringham) in the aftermath of his cancer diagnosis.

The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award has been announced by the NFL, and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes leads the group, beating no one from every other franchise. The award, which is outlined on the league's website, honors an NFL player for his service on and off the track' as well as their contribution to philanthropy. Since being nominated last year, Mahomes has been recognized once more.

Taylor Swift may have discovered her End Game, according to Jartt Payton. After watching the pop star, 33, leave the Kansas City Chiefs game with Travis Kelce, the former football player, 42, reveal they had actually'met before' and 'been in touch' ahead of their first public appearance together. 'I don't know it's for fact, but when I saw both of them meet around the corner, I could tell you that there's something there is between them,' he told TMZ. After Swift politely said hi to him, the son of NFL legend Walter Payton confessed to feeling like a 'little boy in a candy store' as he walked by him.

Is Colorado ready for Prime Time?The better question may be: Is Coach Prime ready for Boulder? Deion Sanders, the head football coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer, has announced that he has been given the opportunity to take over a Colorado program that has seen only one game in 2022. Speaking to reporters ahead of the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship on Saturday, the 55-year-old Sanders said Colorado isn't the only money he's received after leading the Tigers to an 11-0 regular season in 2022. However, the former two-sport actor decided against disclosing any more information. Sanders said, "I'm not going to sit here and tell all my clients, but they aren't the only ones."