A ruptured Achilles tendon. In the NFL in recent years, doctors who have treated such injuries League-wide report that although the incidence of Achilles rupture is low (at 0.93% per NFL game), nearly ...

Some of the toughest men ever to play the sport of Pro Football earned their reputations on the field for their sheer grit, determination, passion, desire and a willingness to never quit battling ...

The Kansas City Chiefs entered training camp with some questions at the defensive end position. The re-signing of defensive end Alex Okafor quickly addressed the need heading into training camp. The ...

Former Texas football player Alex Okafor, a Pflugerville High School graduate, officially earned his spot on the Pflugerville school board Saturday. Okafor ran unopposed for the Place 1 seat and will ...

On Sept.20, 12 former Longhorns athletes will earn the ultimate honor when they are inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor. The list of honorees includes two former football stars, Colt McCoy ...

The New Orleans Saints won't be practicing with pads on and actually HITTING each other until this weekend, but a short while ago during their first official practice of Camp in helmets, shorts, and ...

Near the end of Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian's weekly press conference Sept. 9, there was time for one more question. "On the far back left, Alex," instructed UT senior associate athletics ...

The New Orleans Saints up to this point of their 2018 Training Camp and Pre-Season have managed to avoid any major injury issues, but today at practice that may have all changed. According to NOLA.com ...

The New Orleans Saints will apparently go the rest of the season without a key starter on defense. Defensive end Alex Okafor suffered a torn Achilles during Sunday's game against Washington and is out ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Alex Okafor #57 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates with a team mate during the NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium on ...

New Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Okafor was on the verge of cashing in a huge payday when he tore his Achilles tendon against Washington. Okafor, who signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the ...

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — A man known for his time on the field is hoping to spend some time behind a dais in Pflugerville. Alex Okafor, a former Texas Football and NFL star, has filed to run for the ...