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The Tennessee Titans have announced that former running back Chris Johnson will be inducted into the franchise's Ring of Honor after recently revealing that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Esa Pole has announced his engagement to his longtime partner, Mereosi, adding to a growing list of Chiefs players celebrating major milestones during the NFL offseason.

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Kenyan athlete Sabastian Sawe has become the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race, winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30. The 30-year-old’s time broke the previous world record of 2:00:35, set by the late Kelvin Kiptum in 2023, by over a minute. While Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour barrier in 2019, Sawe’s performance is the first to be achieved in a sanctioned, record-eligible competition.

Already on a world record pace as he crossed the halfway mark in 1:00:29, Sawe was able to speed up over the second half of the race to run even faster than Kipchoge's time.

Sawe made his decisive move before the final 10km, with only debutant Yomif Kejelcha able to cover his surge off the front.

Remarkably, Kejelcha became the second man to run under two hours in race conditions, finishing runner-up in 1:59:41.

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Drew Brees says being selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is an achievement he never expected, describing the recognition as one of the greatest honors of his life after a remarkable two decade NFL career.

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British tight end Seydou Traore became one of the standout stories of the NFL Draft after being selected in a late round by the Miami Dolphins with the 180th overall pick, marking a historic moment for the NFL Academy pathway.

Traore is the first graduate of the UK based NFL Academy to be drafted into the league. Born and raised in London, he has French Algerian and Ivorian heritage and developed his early football skills with the London Warriors as a teenager. His journey took shape when he joined the NFL Academy's first intake in 2019, a programme designed to develop international talent for American football.

After progressing through the academy system, Traore moved to the United States to continue his development in high school football in Florida. He later earned a college scholarship at Arkansas State in 2021 before transferring to Mississippi State in 2023, spending five years competing at the collegiate level.

During his college career, he appeared in 48 games, recording 131 receptions for 1,482 yards and 10 touchdowns, with five of those scores coming in his final season. At 6 feet 4 inches and 244 pounds, he developed into a physically imposing and athletic receiving option, attracting attention through the NFL International Player Pathway programme.

Former NFL Academy player Efe Obada, who became the first IPP athlete to reach the NFL, played a symbolic role in announcing the Dolphins' selection in Pittsburgh. He described Traore as proof that international players can reach the highest level of the sport, noting his long development journey through the academy system.

Traore became the third IPP player ever drafted, following Australia's Jordan Mailata in 2018 and Britain's Travis Clayton in 2024. Mailata's success, which included developing into a Super Bowl winning offensive tackle, has become a benchmark for international prospects entering the league through similar routes.