MICHAEL IRVIN

Odell Beckham Jr.’s 2,000-mile trip on short notice allowed him to escape all the negative energy.

The NFL’s steady increase in offensive production took a step back this season.

Kyle Shanahan was a teenager watching on the sideline when the heated playoff rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reached a fever pitch with three straight NFC title game matchups.

Brandon Powell returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to lift Los Angeles with Matthew Stafford mired in a slump.

Urban Meyer's first NFL season is also his first taste of real football since the end of the 2018 season.

The Atlanta Falcons began their offseason training program without longtime star receiver Julio Jones, who apparently has no intention of returning to a rebuilding team that is still struggling to get under the salary cap.

Michael Irvin presents a golden football during a Super Bowl high school honor roll ceremony at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dec. 19, 2015. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A South Florida high school football team is the best in the nation. St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale earned the No. 1 ranking in USA Today's Super 25 preseason poll released Wednesday. St. Thomas Aquinas has won 10 state championships, the last in 2016, and two mythical national championships in its proud football history.