Super Bowl LVII

Medill Reports Chicago • March 15 2023

NFL, Arizona Cardinals promote physical wellness, community building among Phoenix youth at Boys & Girls Clubs

PHOENIX — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley worked in collaboration with the NFL to inspire local youth to get active, both in their community and on the football field. On Feb. 10, Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner Dak Prescott and several runners-up came to the Bob and Renee Parsons branch to spend time with the kids and inspire physical wellness through the Play 60 initiative.

The NFL formed Play 60 15 years ago and, according to the league’s website, it is “the NFL’s commitment to y

Andy Reid’s playcalling, full-circle moments propel Chiefs to Super Bowl LVII victory

GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the Kansas City Chiefs, winning Super Bowl LVII didn’t come down to a last-second penalty; the real difference-maker was head coach Andy Reid.

In many ways, Reid’s coaching master class signaled a full-circle moment for the 24-year NFL head coach. Reid, the all-time wins leader for the Philadelphia Eagles, took the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2005. In Super Bowl XXXIX, then-45-year-old Reid’s Eagles lost a three-point game to championship veteran Bill Belichick.

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Patience pays off for Reed Blankenship: Hometown hero to Super Bowl contender contributor

PHOENIX — If the Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LVII, it will be the first time undrafted rookie free agent safety Reed Blankenship shares a stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Blankenship — who went undrafted in 2022 — isn’t letting all of the lights intimidate him.

One year after going undrafted, Blankenship is in a spot he couldn’t believe.

“(Playing in the Super Bowl) means a lot and, coming from a small town, this has always been my dream,” Blankenship said.

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Eagles’ Brandon Graham defies odds, attributes comeback season at age 34 to family, hard work

PHOENIX — Following an ACL tear, NFL defensive ends on average put up two sacks in a given year, according to a 2017 study. Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham had 11 after his tear, a career high for the 34-year-old in his 13th season.

Although Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith was named AP Comeback Player of the Year, there’s little doubt Graham deserved equal consideration. Graham, a member of the Eagles’ 2018 Super Bowl-winning squad, suffered his ACL tear in Week 3 of th