It was announced that former Kansas City Chief, Fred Arbanas, passed away at the age of 82.

Like many in the early '60s, Fred Arbanas was drafted by both the NFL and the AFL, but usually, those who chose the AFL were drafted higher by the new organization.  This wasn't the case with Arbanas, who was a 7^th Round Selection by the Dallas Texans, where the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2^nd Round.

No matter, as Arbanas would go on to the All-AFL Team at Tight End.  He was an AFL All-Star as a rookie, and with the Texans, he would help them win the Championship, but the organization would relocate to Kansas City, where they were rechristened as the Chiefs.  Arbanas would continue his elite status at TE, where he would have another four AFL All-Star appearances and had First Team All-Pro honors three times (1963, 1964 & 1966).  He would aid Kansas City in winning the AFL title in 1966 and 1969, the latter where he would win his only Super Bowl Ring (IV).

Arbanas retired after 1970, recording 3,101 Yards and 34 Touchdowns, both high numbers for someone who played his position in the 1960s.

In our latest Notinhalloffame.com list of those to consider for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Arbanas was ranked #254.  Arbanas was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1973.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends, fans and family of Fred Arbanas.

New York Yankee, Jay Bruce, announced that he is retiring from baseball.  Bruce won a spot as a non-roster invitee, but the 34-year-old struggled this year, with a .118 Batting Average and .466 OPS.

Bruce debuted in 2008, where the Outfielder had 21 Home Runs as a rookie, beginning a six-year streak where he blasted at least 20.  An All-Star in 2011 and 2012, Bruce was also a two-time Silver Slugger (2012 & 2013), and was tenth in MVP voting in both of those years.  Bruce was an All-Star again in 2016, the season he was traded to the New York Mets.

Following the 2016 season, Bruce’s skills declined and he bounced around with stays in Cleveland, Seattle and Philadelphia.

Bruce is unlikely to make the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he will be on the ballot in 2027.  He leaves the game with 319 Home Runs, 951 RBIs with 1,455 Hits.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Jay Bruce the best n his post-playing career.

When the Indianapolis Colts selected an overlooked linebacker out of FCS-level South Carolina State in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, critics questioned whether his small-school dominance would translate to Sunday football. Shaquille Leonard spent his entire rookie campaign silencing those doubters, earning the nickname "The Maniac" from teammates for his relentless sideline-to-sideline pursuit and instinctive playmaking that immediately transformed the identity of the Colts' defense.

Leonard’s debut 2018 season stands as one of the most explosive rookie campaigns by a defender in modern pro football history. Pacing the league with 163 combined tackles while adding 7.0 sacks, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions, he captured AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and earned First-Team AP All-Pro recognition—a rare feat after being conspicuously snubbed from the Pro Bowl roster. He followed up in 2019 with his first Pro Bowl selection and Second-Team All-Pro honors, proving his rookie performance was no fluke.

Between 2020 and 2021, Leonard solidified his reputation as the sport’s premier turnover-generating off-ball linebacker. He earned First-Team AP All-Pro honors in back-to-back seasons, highlighted by a dominant 2021 masterclass in which he perfected the punch-out technique to lead the NFL with eight forced fumbles, 122 tackles, and four interceptions. His uncanny ability to strip the football in high-leverage moments made him the unquestioned heart and soul of Matt Eberflus' defense.

Tragedy struck in 2022 when a lingering back injury required surgery, cutting his season short after just three games. Upon his return in 2023, lingering nerve issues hampered his signature closing speed, leading to fewer snaps in Gus Bradley's scheme. Frustrated by his diminished role on defense, Leonard was released by Indianapolis midway through the 2023 season and later signed with the Philadelphia Eagles to finish the year.  For the Shoe, Leonard had 614 tackles, 15 sacks, 12 interceptions and 17 forced fumbles.

Selected sixth overall out of Notre Dame in the 2018 NFL Draft, Quenton Nelson stepped onto the turf in Indianapolis and immediately established a new gold standard for interior offensive line play. Plugging straight in at left guard as a rookie, his rare combination of mauling functional strength, light-footed mobility, and nasty finishing ability transformed the entire culture of the Colts' offense from his very first snap.

Nelson's early career run ranks among the most decorated start-to-finish dominant stretches by any guard in gridiron history. He burst out of the gates as a First-Team AP All-Pro in each of his first three seasons (2018, 2019, 2020), becoming only the second offensive lineman since the AFL-NFL merger to accomplish that feat. Generating Approximate Value (AV) marks of 17, 15, and 14 across those initial three campaigns, Nelson set the tone for an offensive line that consistently ranked among the elite unit protections in the league, spearheading massive rushing lanes for backfield stars like Marlon Mack and Jonathan Taylor.

As he has evolved into the franchise’s veteran heart and soul, Nelson's consistency has remained virtually unrivaled. Through his eight seasons in Indianapolis, he has earned a Pro Bowl nod in every single year of his career (2018–2025). He added three Second-Team AP All-Pro selections (2021, 2024, 2025) to his resume, anchored by a brilliant 2025 campaign where he started all 17 games, surrendered just a single sack, and compiled a 13 AV rating. His durability has been a hallmark of his tenure, and he has started all 129 games he has appeared in for the horseshoe.

Nelson begins 2026 with a perfect eight-for-eight record in Pro Bowls, and a ninth one is a distinct possibility.