News about Walter Payton, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

When you ask a football fan who they think is the greatest running back of all time, you're going to hear one of just two ...

Arik Armstead of Jacksonville Jaguars secured the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. The announcement occurred during the NFL Honors event in Las Vegas. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were ...

As Jarrett Payton prepares to present Steve McMichael for the Hall of Fame, he sees parallels with his dad, Bears great running back Walter Payton.

Payton Manuel joined KSLA as a multimedia journalist in April of 2025. She graduated from Louisiana State University in December of 2024 with her BA in mass communication with a concentration in ...

There's a method to Sean Payton's madness when it comes to keeping the Denver Broncos healthy and thriving come the football season.

Florida A&M quarterback Junior Muratovic has entered the NCAA transfer portal. The Rattlers recently gained a commitment from former Fordham quarterback and Walter Payton Award finalist CJ Montes ...

Gary Payton admits Bird was the only one who made him think twice about talking trash: "I didn't get discouraged by MJ, I didn't get discouraged by Reggie Miller" ...

Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson is going viral after allegedly saying how much sex he got and realizing he had CTE.

Former NFL quarterback Kurt Benkert is putting high expectations on the Denver Broncos, and putting even more pressure on head coach Sean Payton ...

On Friday, one prominent former player had something to say. Chris Long, who entered as the second pick in the draft and exited as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (and won a couple of Super ...