what nfl football player died this week?
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Former star football player Charles Rogers dies at 38. Former Michigan State University and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has died.
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Emmitt Smith is the all-time rushing leader of the National Football League (NFL) with 18,355 career rushing yards.
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On Nov. 14, 1970, 75 people died in the worst sports related air tragedy in U.S. history, when a Southern Airways DC-9 crashed into a hillside nearby. The victims included 36 Marshall University football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 fans and air crew of 5. No one survived this horrific disaster.
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Andrew Luck, a Pro Bowl quarterback and the face of the Indianapolis Colts, has decided to retire at 29 after a career defined by wins and injuries. Luck sustained severe injuries throughout his career. He missed nine games in 2015 and the entire 2017 season. ... “It's taken the joy out of this game.
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Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said today that top wide receiver T.Y. Hilton on Wednesday suffered a setback with his calf injury, and will not play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. ... Hilton has suffered a setback with his calf injury, and will not play on Sunday. He is now considered week-to-week.
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['Peyton Manning: 5,477 in 2013.', 'Drew Brees: 5,476 in 2011.', 'Tom Brady: 5,235 in 2011.', 'Drew Brees: 5,208 in 2016.', 'Drew Brees: 5,177 in 2012.', 'Drew Brees: 5, 162 in 2013.', 'Dan Marino: 5,084 in 1984.', 'Drew Brees: 5,069 in 2008.']
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['Robert Griffin – 361 lbs. ... ', 'TJ Barnes – 364 lbs. ... ', 'Michael Jasper – 375 lbs. ... ', 'Trent Brown – 380 lbs. ... ', 'William Perry – 382 lbs. Image Credit: Sports Illustrated. ... ', 'Nate Newton – 400 lbs. Image Credit: thesportsdrop.com. ... ', 'Terrell Brown – 403 lbs. Image Credit: bleedinggreennation.com. ... ', 'Aaron Gibson – 410 lbs. Image Credit: whosdatedwho.com.']
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Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) died in Grey's Anatomy Season 11 in 2015, and the currently airing Season 16 just had an episode with a major focus on how Derek died. It made all of that heartbreak fresh again for Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and fans.
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The oldest active player in the NFL is Tom Brady. The New England Patriots quarterback, 42, officially took over the title from Indianapolis Colt kicker Adam Vinatieri.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend on Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager.
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Dobler was doing anything he could to get his hands on Vicodin, Percocet or any other pill that would dull the pain. His doctors eventually cut him off. If things aren't bad enough for the three-time Pro Bowl guard, his wife, Joy Dobler, passed away on March 4, 2018.
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Stop me if you've heard this one before, but New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has made more NFL history. The Week 7 road victory over the Baltimore Ravens helped Brees become the third quarterback to successfully beat all 32 teams, joining Peyton Manning and Brett Favre.
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Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season.
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['Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers (Bye Week: 13) ... ', 'Saquon Barkley, New York Giants (Bye Week: 11) ... ', 'Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week: 10) ... ', 'Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints (Bye Week: 6) ... ', 'Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans (Bye Week: 7) ... ', 'Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings (Bye Week: 7)']
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['Lamar Jackson. Baltimore Ravens · QB. vs. Miami Dolphins. ... ', 'Jared Goff. Los Angeles Rams · QB. vs. Carolina Panthers. ... ', 'Kirk Cousins. Minnesota Vikings · QB. vs. Atlanta Falcons. ... ', 'Matt Ryan. Atlanta Falcons · QB. vs. Minnesota Vikings. ... ', 'Derek Carr. Las Vegas Raiders · QB. vs. ... ', 'Matthew Stafford. Detroit Lions · QB. vs.']
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Herman Boone, Football Coach Of 'Remember The Titans' Fame, Dies Boone, who was 84, died just seven months after the death of Bill Yoast, his friend and fellow coach at T.C.
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['Sunday 6 October: Oakland Raiders 24 Chicago Bears 21 (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)', 'Sunday 13 October: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 Carolina Panthers 37 (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)', 'Sunday 27 October: Los Angeles Rams 24 Cincinnati Bengals 10 (Wembley Stadium)']