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We bleed together on the football field before we bleed together on the battlefield. That’s not just talk. That’s very real.

Andrew King

To me, all of it — foster care, my parents being in jail, moving from house to house to house to house — was normal.

Albert Wilson

The important thing to take away from this article is that a cure is in sight. These boys’ lives can be saved.

Clay Matthews

I believe that we are a connected people. And it’s not difficult to see that cancer touches all of us.

Aaron Rodgers

Watch as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton shares the story behind his cause, as well as his cleat design.

Cam Newton

We can’t afford to just sit around and expect things to somehow get better on their own. This is a critical moment in time.

Malcolm Jenkins

Welcome to Fair or Foul, a series in which athletes are asked to make quick and candid judgements on pop culture. Next up is Justin Bethel.

Justin Bethel

This isn't just another game. This is our game, the one we've been working towards all year -- our whole lives, really.

Chris Orr

As part of a new series, Basement Tapes, Richard Sherman takes us back in time as he watches some of his old high school film.

Richard Sherman

You see, I don’t ask my players for their very best only on game day. I push them to hold themselves to that standard every single day.

P.J. Fleck

Welcome to Teenage Job, a series in which athletes reminisce about their adventures in the labor force in the years before they made it big.

Richard Sherman

In this installment of When I Knew, David Johnson remembers the moment when he knew he had a chance to be more than just another football player.

David Johnson

This is why you chose Ohio State, and why Ohio State chose you. This is your legacy game.

Chris “Beanie” Wells

Football has been everything to me since I was 10 years old. For the past few months, all of that has been taken away.

J.J. Watt