The first four rounds of the 22nd NFL Draft were held Nov. 26, 1956, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. The final 26 rounds were held on Jan. 31, 1957, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in ...

A coin toss the Browns lost prior to the first portion of the 1957 NFL Draft changed the course of the franchise — fortunately for them. The NFL draft was much different back then compared to the ...

If you're under 67 years old, you were not alive the last time the Detroit Lions won two playoff games in the same season, which happened in 1957. It's been a while since Lions fans have seen this ...

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Steve Junker, a key member of the franchise’s last NFL championship in 1957, died on Dec. 13 at the age of 88. Junker, a native of Cincinnati, was selected by the ...

Philadelphia Eagles fans are mourning the death of NFL legend Billy Ray Barnes, who has passed away at 90. Barnes died on ...

It has been 66 years since the Detroit Lions won an NFL championship, and two of the surviving members of that team are rooting for the drought to end while enjoying the symmetry of the current team’s ...

The NFL Draft is set for April 30, and much of the offseason revolves around a buildup to the big day. So for the next few weeks, we'll be counting down the five best draft classes in Philadelphia ...

Somewhere Joe Schmidt must be smiling. The oldest living Pro Football Hall of Fame player, Schmidt turns 92 on Friday -- just two days before his Detroit Lions look to continue a season for the ...