Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, has died, his family said. He was 80. Butkus "died peacefully" in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, California, his family said in a ...

After becoming a critical cog in the Detroit Lions' defense in just his third season, linebacker Jack Campbell was presented the 2025 Pro Butkus Award on Thursday in his hometown of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The ink on Jack Campbell’s All-Pro season was barely dry when Detroit’s front office sat down and did something that made ...

After three excellent years with the Detroit Lions, former Iowa football All-American linebacker Jack Campbell was presented the 2025 Pro Butkus Award on Thursday in his hometown of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Georgia junior linebacker CJ Allen was named one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus ...

The New England Patriots look to return to the Super Bowl after losing the big game in the 2025 season to the Seattle Seahawks. The Pats’ run defense was one of the best in the 2025 regular season, ...

Notre Dame's Jaylon Smith has been named the 31st Butkus Award winner as the top linebacker in college football in 2015.Smith ...

Friday night in Dallas was supposed to be a quiet evening of mental preparation for Texas Tech. The team was holed up in their hotel, visualizing the Big 12 Championship matchup against BYU. In a ...

The Minnesota Vikings have plenty of needs to address in the NFL Draft later this month, but there’s one surprising position that may actually be more important to fix early than initially thought.

Yardbarker's best-of NFL positional series continues with linebackers. This does not cover pure pass-rushing threats -- we ...