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The Canadian PressMan who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith's death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts. Haye
Yahoo SportsNFL Draft: Football's boomtown is Detroit
The city had more players from its high schools than any other on NFL opening-day rosters last season. Here are the reasons for the growth as the draft hits Detroit.
The Canadian PressWashington Commanders will retire Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green's No. 28 next season
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders are retiring Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green’s No. 28 next season, the latest step in the organization's efforts to honor players of the past since new ownership took over last summer. The team announced Thursday that Green will become the fifth player in franchise history to receive that honor after Sonny Jurgensen’s No. 9, Bobby Mitchell’s No. 49, Sammy Baugh’s No. 33 and Sean Taylor’s No. 21. No one has worn 28 since Green retired in 2002, b
Yahoo SportsDarrell Green to have No. 28 retired by Commanders during 2024 season
Green won two Super Bowls with the franchise and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
