Michael McKnight

It was just one of those plays—in the 2016 season-opener, the Packers’ Pro Bowl corner went in for a clean tackle and came up groggy. Suffering the after-effects of concussion, Sam Shields spent days and months in darkness, shut off from the world, before finally determining to battle back. Two years on, he’s a key defensive and special-teams cog on a Rams club with Super Bowl aspirations. 

There's nothing standing between the Irish and the playoff now that they completed a 12–0 regular season with a cross-country rivalry win.

The spotlight was on not only the Rams and the Chiefs as they made NFL history on Monday night, but also on the first responders who worked tirelessly in the wake of the shooting in Thousand Oaks and the two wildfires that scorched the land less than 30 miles away from the Los Angeles Coliseum.

While sports played on in the areas near the Woolsey fire, the Thousand Oaks shooting and beyond, the California community turned to help in an attempt to heal.

On October 28, for the first time in U.S. history, all of the major sporting leagues played in the same city on the same day. These two men set out to attend all of the games.

For Robert Quinn, a humble, quiet NFL veteran who’s been raising his fist since September 2016, the gesture is meant to empower and provoke, and also unite. Its roots trace back to his Carolina upbringing, and for centuries before that. ‘I want people to understand,’ he says—but also, ‘I won’t stop until they get rid of me.’

Eight years after he started torching NFL defenses, the retired receiver–return man addresses his mental health and how he thinks it shaped his life and reputation.

In his rematch against Abner Mares on Saturday, Leo Santa Cruz will have his father in his corner.

What kind of person tells a player to hang himself, to shoot himself in the head, to "die in a fire"? SI explores what makes a troll tick

Sparked by a questionable kickoff strategy, each Georgia unit played a part in bringing the Bulldogs back from the dead and ultimately on top at the Rose Bowl.