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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Countdown to Kickoff: Chris Tyree is the Saints Player of Day 89
Countdown to Kickoff: Chris Tyree is the Saints Player of Day 89 Tyree looks to become the latest undrafted gem for New Orleans. As of today, the New Orleans Saints are 89 days away from their 2025 regular season opener against the Arizona Cardinals. Currently wearing No. 89 is a newcomer to the Saints, undrafted rookie wide receiver Chris Tyree. Undrafted rookies typically have low odds to make an NFL roster, but the Saints have historically had good fortune with such players. Here's a closer look at Tyree, our Saints Player of the Day. Name (age): Chris Tyree Chris Tyree Hometown: Chester, Va. Chester, Va. Position: Wide receiver Wide receiver Height, weight: 5-foot-10, 192 pounds 5-foot-10, 192 pounds College: Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Cavaliers Relative Athletic Score: 9.52 9.52 Drafted: Undrafted Undrafted NFL experience: Rookie Rookie 2025 salary cap hit: $843,333 Notre Dame won a heavy battle for Tyree, a four-star recruit out of Thomas Dale High School in Virginia. Tyree actually came to the Fighting Irish as a running back and kick returner, where he had over 1,000 all-purpose yards and scored four times as a true freshman in 2020. He averaged 756 all-purpose yards per year between 2021 and 2023. In his four years at Notre Dame, Tyree averaged nearly 300 yards per year returning kicks while scoring 2 touchdowns in that capacity. By 2023, Tyree's value was more as a receiver than a runner for the Fighting Irish offense. He led Notre Dame with 484 receiving yards in 2023, catching a career-high 26 receptions at 18.6 yards per catch. At the conclusion of the 2023 campaign, Tyree transferred to Virginia to finish off his collegiate career. In his one year with the Cavaliers, Tyree caught 24 passes for 136 yards and added 222 yards on kick returns. During his collegiate career, Tyree consistently ranked among the top kickoff returners among independent programs. Not selected in this spring's draft, the Saints inked Tyree as an undrafted addition. New Orleans has had outstanding fortune with undrafted wide receivers. Explosive starting wideout Rashid Shaheed is only the latest example, while team Hall of Famer Lance Moore is the most productive example. The Saints also got contributions from undrafted wideouts like Deonte Harris, Marquez Callaway, Brandon Coleman, and Willie Snead in recent history. Chris Tyree will have his chance to add his name to that list. Tyree has elite explosive traits, getting clocked at a 4.29 in the 40 and posting a 42-inch vertical leap along with impressive shuttle times during postseason workouts. His athleticism is similar to Shaheed, as is are his skills as a kick returner. Both are traits that earned Shaheed a spot on the New Orleans roster. Remember that Tyree started in college as a running back. This versatility, along with his game-breaking speed, could be a valuable weapon for new Saints coach Kellen Moore and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. Tyree must quickly overcome his inexperience as a receiver and show he can successfully run an NFL route tree. However, his explosiveness may provide him the opportunity to be the latest New Orleans undrafted gem.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Opinion: RFK Jr. DOGEd the Best Hope of Spotting My Son's Brutal Disease
Today I watched a mother who's lost two young sons to an agonizing rare disease break the news to another mom that the symptoms she's describing in her own son mean he's about to die. That his digestive system, often the last thing to go in a brutal disease called adrenoleukodystrophy, was no longer functional, and any forced feeding would only produce pain. 'You mean this is the end stage of the disease?' the distressed mother asked, wondering how many days she could expect her son to 'survive' once she stopped the feedings. The first mother, the one who'd already been through this grim reality, replied that she could only share what she experienced with her own two sons: 'They both lasted 10 to 20 days.' Both of those boys, Tahron and Tyree, would probably still be alive if ALD had been included in their newborn screenings when they were born, giving them ample time to prepare for a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Diagnosed too late, the disease had already sunk its hooks deep into their bodies, forcing them to waste away slowly and lose a little bit more life each day. That's what the progression of a terminal disease looks like; the child's suffering progresses until the body can take no more. It's enough to make even the staunchest of atheists believe in hell. I know I do now, after my own 8-year-old son was diagnosed with ALD. As I watch him recover from a bone marrow transplant, I struggle to balance the relief I feel that we caught the disease relatively early with the nagging fear that it might have still been too late, that he too will diminish before my eyes until he is little more than a whimpering mess of blankets and feeding tubes. These slow, agonizing deaths can be prevented—but our new science-averse health czar apparently doesn't see that as a priority in his Make America Healthy Again crusade. Along with the 10,000 or so Health and Human Services staffers fired earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has terminated a key committee for combating rare genetic diseases. The dismantling of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children—a panel tasked with reviewing and recommending rare diseases to be added to the newborn screening panel recommended by the federal government—went almost completely unnoticed amid other, more sensational lunacy by the Trump administration. The move was not announced publicly, and the Department of Health and Human Services issued no press release alerting the public of the decision. When I asked, HHS eventually issued a statement saying the committee was one of 'the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary.' But the news hit the rare disease community like an earthquake, with numerous advocacy groups reporting they'd been notified by the committee that it had been 'terminated, effective immediately' with no explanation. 'Such a sad day,' said Cassandra, the mother quoted above who has already seen firsthand what can happen without proper newborn screenings. 'May it never be your child, grandchild, niece, nephew or a child of someone you love. Now it is more likely that it will be.' The wider public could perhaps be forgiven for thinking this obscure panel devoted to 'heritable disorders' is not really all that important. The term 'heritable disorders' is sterilized by necessity, deliberately cold and detached from the horrors it entails to protect those reading about it from the heartache they'd surely feel if they knew what these disorders actually looked like. But think of it this way: The ACHDNC could have been the difference between an estimated four dozen toddlers each year suffering through a slow and excruciating death instead of getting the chance to go to preschool. Kids with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, a rare genetic disease, often don't even know they have it until they suddenly lose the ability to walk and talk, slowly go blind, lose control of all bodily functions, and die bedridden. Their lives could be saved with gene therapy or bone marrow transplants—but only if it's caught early enough, something newborn screening could easily provide. The ACHDNC was scheduled to vote in May on adding this disease to the screening panel recommended to all states by the federal government. Now that vote has been discarded. Perhaps DOGE viewed the committee as nothing more than an obscure acronym used by 'bureaucrats' who don't fit in with the Trump administration's mission to line the pockets of the rich. Or maybe kids dying preventable deaths from genetic diseases are too much of a turnoff for Make America Healthy Again. But then, we don't even need to speculate; the HHS said the quiet part out loud in their statement—sick kids are simply disposable when it comes to 'American freedom.'
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Super Bowl Hall of Guys: Malcolm Butler, Larry Brown headline debut class
Every year when the Super Bowl rolls around, the same figures — Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes — get all the same acclaim. Sure, they deserve it; they're stars for a reason, after all. But what about the regular guys, the everyday NFL dudes who just happened to have the greatest game of their lives in the biggest game of their lives? Don't they deserve love too? We think so, and we're prepared to build an entire (virtual) hall of fame to recognize their magnificent, if fleeting, achievements. Presenting the inaugural class of the Yahoo Sports Super Bowl Hall of Guys: Butler is the epitome of a Super Bowl Guy — he leaped from obscurity to immortality in one Super Bowl-clinching play. You know the play: with 20 seconds remaining in the game and the Patriots clinging to a 28-24 lead, the Seahawks lined up on the New England 1-yard line. Russell Wilson took the snap and fired a pass in the direction of Ricardo Lockette, only for Butler to jump in front of the pass and snare the Super Bowl-clinching interception — the first INT of Butler's career. He guessed correctly where the ball would go after observing the Seahawks' formation, gambled, and snared both the pass and immortality. He's a unanimous first-ballot choice for the inaugural Hall of Guys, and well-deserved. The exploits of Butler and others are notable because they secured titles; the full game of Larry Brown might be even more improbable and remarkable. Brown, a 12th-round (yes, really) pick of the Cowboys, outshone Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and the rest of Dallas' stars in the Cowboys' still-most-recent Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh in 1996. Playing with a heavy heart following the death of his infant son, Brown, who had also picked off Brett Favre late in the NFC championship game, returned two Neil O'Donnell-thrown interceptions to the red zone. The Cowboys turned both interceptions into crucial touchdowns in Dallas' 27-17 victory. When you pull off a play that gets its own name, you're without doubt a Super Bowl Guy. For the rest of his days, and for generations beyond, Tyree will be associated with the Helmet Catch, a play where — as the name implies — he caught the ball with his helmet. With 1:15 remaining in the game and the Giants down 14-10 to the at-that-point-perfect New England Patriots, Eli Manning took the snap at his own 44-yard line. Manning eluded a swarming rush and hurled a pass in Tyree's direction. Tyree leaped, held the ball against his helmet as he fell, and completed the catch for a 32-yard reception. Twenty-four seconds later, the Giants scored a go-ahead touchdown that held up for the final 35 seconds. Tyree would never catch another pass in an NFL game, but then again, what could ever top the Helmet Catch? The reverse of the Malcolm Butler situation, a case where a defender made the play of the game. Jones was the linebacker tasked with bringing down Tennessee's Kevin Dyson just a yard from the goal line in the final play of the Super Bowl. With the Rams leading 23-16 and the Titans lined up on St. Louis' 10-yard line, Dyson broke free and caught a pass from Steve McNair about 4 yards short of the end zone. Jones broke off his coverage and wrapped up Dyson, bringing him to the ground just a few feet from glory and a potential Super Bowl-tying — or even -winning — touchdown. McGee etched his name into Super Bowl Guy lore by scoring the first touchdown in Super Bowl history while hung over. After a season in which he'd caught only four passes for 91 total yards, McGee decided to enjoy himself during Super Bowl weekend. He tore up the town, expecting to see no game action, but was pressed into service when the Packers' starting receiver separated his shoulder early in the game. McGee had to borrow a teammate's helmet because he'd left his in the locker room, then promptly caught a one-handed pass that he turned into the game's first touchdown. He would go on to catch seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers won 35-10. That's vintage Guy performance right there. Also receiving consideration: Washington's Timmy Smith, Super Bowl rushing record; Seattle's Malcolm Smith, Super Bowl MVP; Green Bay's Desmond Howard, Super Bowl MVP; Tampa Bay's Dexter Jackson, Super Bowl MVP; Dallas' James Washington, Super Bowl XXVIII; Nick 'Philly Special' Foles. Got nominations for future Hall of Guys classes? Let us know in the comments or on social media. Jay Busbee Senior writer A writer for Yahoo Sports since 2008, Jay Busbee has covered the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, the Masters, the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby, the Final Four, NBA, NCAA football, and the MLB playoffs. He's the author of "Earnhardt Nation," a biography of NASCAR's Earnhardt family. Follow him on Twitter (@jaybusbee) and Instagram (jaybusbee). Email him at
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Super Bowl Hall of Guys: Malcolm Butler, Larry Brown headline debut class
Every year when the Super Bowl rolls around, the same figures — Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes — get all the same acclaim. Sure, they deserve it; they're stars for a reason, after all. But what about the regular guys, the everyday NFL dudes who just happened to have the greatest game of their lives in the biggest game of their lives? Don't they deserve love too? We think so, and we're prepared to build an entire (virtual) hall of fame to recognize their magnificent, if fleeting, achievements. Presenting the inaugural class of the Yahoo Sports Super Bowl Hall of Guys: Butler is the epitome of a Super Bowl Guy — he leaped from obscurity to immortality in one Super Bowl-clinching play. You know the play: with 20 seconds remaining in the game and the Patriots clinging to a 28-24 lead, the Seahawks lined up on the New England 1-yard line. Russell Wilson took the snap and fired a pass in the direction of Ricardo Lockette, only for Butler to jump in front of the pass and snare the Super Bowl-clinching interception — the first INT of Butler's career. He guessed correctly where the ball would go after observing the Seahawks' formation, gambled, and snared both the pass and immortality. He's a unanimous first-ballot choice for the inaugural Hall of Guys, and well-deserved. The exploits of Butler and others are notable because they secured titles; the full game of Larry Brown might be even more improbable and remarkable. Brown, a 12th-round (yes, really) pick of the Cowboys, outshone Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and the rest of Dallas' stars in the Cowboys' still-most-recent Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh in 1996. Playing with a heavy heart following the death of his infant son, Brown, who had also picked off Brett Favre late in the NFC championship game, returned two Neil O'Donnell-thrown interceptions to the red zone. The Cowboys turned both interceptions into crucial touchdowns in Dallas' 27-17 victory. When you pull off a play that gets its own name, you're without doubt a Super Bowl Guy. For the rest of his days, and for generations beyond, Tyree will be associated with the Helmet Catch, a play where — as the name implies — he caught the ball with his helmet. With 1:15 remaining in the game and the Giants down 14-10 to the at-that-point-perfect New England Patriots, Eli Manning took the snap at his own 44-yard line. Manning eluded a swarming rush and hurled a pass in Tyree's direction. Tyree leaped, held the ball against his helmet as he fell, and completed the catch for a 32-yard reception. Twenty-four seconds later, the Giants scored a go-ahead touchdown that held up for the final 35 seconds. Tyree would never catch another pass in an NFL game, but then again, what could ever top the Helmet Catch? The reverse of the Malcolm Butler situation, a case where a defender made the play of the game. Jones was the linebacker tasked with bringing down Tennessee's Kevin Dyson just a yard from the goal line in the final play of the Super Bowl. With the Rams leading 23-16 and the Titans lined up on St. Louis' 10-yard line, Dyson broke free and caught a pass from Steve McNair about 4 yards short of the end zone. Jones broke off his coverage and wrapped up Dyson, bringing him to the ground just a few feet from glory and a potential Super Bowl-tying — or even -winning — touchdown. McGee etched his name into Super Bowl Guy lore by scoring the first touchdown in Super Bowl history while hung over. After a season in which he'd caught only four passes for 91 total yards, McGee decided to enjoy himself during Super Bowl weekend. He tore up the town, expecting to see no game action, but was pressed into service when the Packers' starting receiver separated his shoulder early in the game. McGee had to borrow a teammate's helmet because he'd left his in the locker room, then promptly caught a one-handed pass that he turned into the game's first touchdown. He would go on to catch seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers won 35-10. That's vintage Guy performance right there. Also receiving consideration: Washington's Timmy Smith, Super Bowl rushing record; Seattle's Malcolm Smith, Super Bowl MVP; Green Bay's Desmond Howard, Super Bowl MVP; Tampa Bay's Dexter Jackson, Super Bowl MVP; Dallas' James Washington, Super Bowl XXVIII; Nick 'Philly Special' Foles. Got nominations for future Hall of Guys classes? Let us know in the comments or on social media. Jay Busbee Senior writer A writer for Yahoo Sports since 2008, Jay Busbee has covered the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, the Masters, the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby, the Final Four, NBA, NCAA football, and the MLB playoffs. He's the author of "Earnhardt Nation," a biography of NASCAR's Earnhardt family. Follow him on Twitter (@jaybusbee) and Instagram (jaybusbee). Email him at
