The Defensive Player of the Year Award was established in 1972, and Sporting News have exclusively announced its winners since 2008. Regarding the various positions on defense, the first and ...

The Broncos upgraded on defense in free agency after ranking seventh in yards and third in points on defense last season.

In the spirit of the Fourth of July holiday, USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon provides his take for the four most explosive defensive players in the NFL this season.

One that stood out is the fact that breakout star linebacker Zack Baun was named a finalist for the Defensive Player Of The Year Award. ... defense the top one in the National Football League.

That would be safety Budda Baker. A safety hasn’t won DPOY since Troy Polamalu in 2010. But with Budda Baker being a ...

The Texans’ second-year edge rusher has 5.5 sacks through six games, putting him on pace for 15.5 for the year. He’s 1.5 sacks behind the league leader and plays for a 5-1 team.

The Associated Press revealed the finalists for the National Football League's top honors of the ... Eagles Star Revealed As ...