Benson's attorney, Sam Bassett, said Austin law enforcement told him that Benson was killed in the wreck Saturday night. Bassett said he did not have details of the accident.
Next to the quarterback, arguably one of the most important positions on a football field is the center.Especially in an offense led by future Hall of Famer Drew Brees, getting the ball in his hands is a responsibility Cameron Tom doesn’t take lightly...
Just off of highway 84 – about eight miles from Prentiss – sits Griffith Cemetery.It’s not a particularly large cemetery, maybe 100 burial plots in total – among them lies Steve McNair’s.
When Logan Cooke was growing up in Columbia, there weren’t many football camps to attend in the summer.So when the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Cooke in the 7th round of the 2018 NFL Draft, he immediately thought about organizing a camp at his alma mater Columbia Academy.
“Camp season” continues this week as former and current NFL players give back to their local Pine Belt communities.Taylorsville native and 12-year NFL quarterback Jason Campbell holds his 8th annual FCA Football Camp on Thursday at Jones College. Kids aged 7 to 17 are invited to the free camp.
Mississippi is a hotbed of football talent – it’s no secret.Crawford native Jerry Rice is the NFL’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards. Kiln’s Brett Favre is a three-time NFL most valuable player.Yet, many argue the greatest football to ever live was born in Columbia.
As the Saints close their offseason program with minicamp practices, Cam Jordan has reportedly secured his future with the franchise for another three years.
It’s been a week of excitement for Pine Belt players who got those life-changing calls during the 2019 NFL Draft. One mother in Jefferson Davis County is sending her second son off to the gridiron on a professional level.
Peters thought his football career was over when three games into his senior season with the Bulldogs he tore his MCL and PCL.Jamal Peters thought his football career might be over after tearing his MCL and PCL three games into his senior season at Mississippi State.
A long journey that began in Petal continues in Indianapolis for Javon Patterson.The Colts drafted Patterson as the 246th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday.A four-star recruit coming out of Petal High school in 2015, Patterson started four years at Ole Miss.
At three years of age, Picasso Nelson Jr. remembers telling his dad that he would be in the NFL one day. Nelson is one step closer to that dream after signing and undrafted free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
The 2019 NFL Draft is packed with Mid-South college stars looking to make their living in The Shield, but, how many, if any, will get the call on the first night in the first round?
"I've been waking up 4:30 [a.m.],” said Picasso Nelson Jr. “4:30, before the sun comes up."There's been no shred of daylight to waste since Nelson Jr. graduated from Southern Miss as he works toward a dream of making it to the NFL.
Johnathan Abram played quarterback most of his high school career at East Marion.This weekend he’s likely to be drafted in the NFL as the top safety on the board.Abram is projected to be selected in the first two rounds of the NFL’s 2019 Draft.
In a Bassfield locker room filled with college and NFL talent, Jamal Peters always seemed to stand out. At one point, he was ranked the No. 1 high school prospect in Mississippi.However, Peters knows he’d be nowhere without his Bassfield brothers pushing him every day.
"At Bay Springs now when we talk about going to the next level, Javien Hamilton's always the one we point to,” said Bay Springs head coach Dan Brady.Hamilton’s just one of a handful of Pine Belt natives that look forward to Thursday’s NFL Draft.
First Priority of South Mississippi held its 20th annual Golf Tournament and Live/Silent Auction on Thursday.Super Bowl champion head coach Doug Pederson served as the guest speaker and said the offseason is a great opportunity to give back and share his journey.
Several Golden Eagles flocked to “The Rock” on Monday afternoon to participate in USM’s Pro Day.Among the Southern Miss graduates competing in front of NFL scouts, defensive back Picasso Nelson Jr. sprinted to a 40-yard dash time of 4.41 seconds.
As Mark Ingram leaves New Orleans to continue his football career with the Baltimore Ravens, the running back posted a farewell message on Instagram to the city and team where his NFL career started.
New England topped the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a game that dragged the high-def NFL back to the days of black-and-white TV. It was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in the 53-year history of the game.
If you plan on spending your Super Bowl Sunday at a Buffalo Wild Wings, then you could be in for a special treat, depending on the outcome of the game.
Super Bowl Sunday is just a few hours away and local restaurants were in full swing getting ready for the big game. Buffalo Wild Wings is one that is expecting a large crowd.
A judge threw out a class-action suit over the Saints not making it to the Super Bowl because of a missed call by the referees during the NFC Championship Game against the Rams.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he understands the frustration of the city and New Orleans Saints following the controversial no-call in the NFC Championship game.
In his first season with the Saints, Mississippi native Demario Davis lead the defense in tackles. Now, the linebacker is hoping to make an impact off the field with his new Devoted Dreamers 7-on-7 travel football team.
Days later, it is safe to say that the Who Dat Nation is still fuming from the now infamous “no-call” on a blatant pass interference against Saint Tommy Lee Lewis during Sunday’s NFC Championship game. Now, to add more salt to the still fresh wound, cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman took to Facebook
The NFL’s rulemaking competition committee plan to give consideration this offseason to making pass interference calls subject to instant replay review
A “pretty insane and broad rule in the NFL rule book" allows Commissioner Roger Goodell to reverse or reschedule the outcome of the matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams, according to a report.
To officially usher the NFL into a new era, the Los Angeles Rams will have to get past the New England Patriots, exactly 17 years to the date of their last Super Bowl showdown.
Demario Davis played running back and wide receiver his first few years at Brandon High before switching to linebacker his senior season.It proved to be the perfect fit as Davis leads the Saints in tackles (118) in his first season in New Orleans.
Before he was the Saints leading tackler (118), Demario Davis was running around his backyard as a kindergartner in Collins, Mississippi.The idea of one day playing in the NFL hardly ever crossed his mind.
Since 2012, 33 players have left Bassfield to play football at the Division I or Junior College level.Two of those players just finished their rookie seasons in the NFL.
The number may be bad luck for some, but the most prolific offensive weapon wore the number on his back last night on the same date that The Saints beat The Eagles to advance to The NFC Championship in 2007.
After helping Bassfield High win state championships in 2012 and 2013, twin brothers A.J. and C.J. Moore went on to enjoy college careers at Ole Miss.C.J. just wrapped up his senior season in Oxford while A.J. is preparing for an NFL playoff game on Saturday.
In a letter to the Bulldog faithful, released on Mississippi State Football’s official Twitter, the third team All-American thanked the many people who helped him on his journey.
A young Saints fan had quite the reaction when punter Thomas Morstead handed her a very special keepsake after Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
