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SPECIALREPORTTHE LAST DAYS OF THE ABUSIVE COACHBY ALEXANDERWOLFF / P. 5 0WHAT'SWRONG WITHPEYTON?LESS THANYOU THINKSI.COMSEPTEMBER 28, 2015@SINOWBY GREG A.B E D A R D / P. 3 8Ole Miss's ecstasy isreflected in the screams(and face guard) ofTrae Elston, who hadan interception in theRebels' 43–37 victory.What Ole Miss'sRepeat ShockerOf AlabamaTells Us AboutThe Rebels . . .And the SECRe-EmbraceThe MayhemBY ANDY STAPLES/ P. 46
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BIG JUMP9.28.152015 VOLUME 123 NO. 12Correa and JoseAltuve (right) arelifting Houston toits first winningseason since 2008.FeaturesPRO FOOTBALL38Peyton ManningGiven the circumstances,it’s far too soon to doubtDenver’s 39-year-old QBBy Greg A. BedardCOLLEGE FOOTBALL46Ole MissThe Rebels showed onceagain that they have thetalent to topple the TideBy Andy StaplesSPECIAL REPORT50Abusive CoachesMore college athletesare speaking out againstdemeaning treatmentBy Alexander WolffWith reporting by Lauren ShutePRO BASKETBALL56Chris BoshA near-death experiencemade clear what mattersto the Miami big manBy Lee JenkinsDepar tmen t s4612142425SI NowLeading OffInboxScorecardFaces in the CrowdJust My TypeDan Patrick:Jeff Gordon eyes thefinish line64 Point AfterSteve Rushin:The Pope’s AtlanticDivision swingOn the cover:Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesBASEBALL30CARLOS CORREAThe Astros’ phenomenally talentedyoung shortstop worked tirelesslyto become a star—and to put thePuerto Rican game back on the mapBy Ben ReiterTHE RANGERS’ REMARKABLE REVIVALPhotograph byThearon W. HendersonGetty Images
WATCH SI NOWWITH HOSTSI.COM/SINOWLIVE WEEKDAYS AT 1 P.M. EDTMAGGIEGRAYPOWERED BY FORD“I ended uphaving anundetectedsubduralhematomamy first year.”—Willie Lanierof Fame linebacker discusses his historywith concussions and how players shouldadjust the way they play the game whenreturning from a head injuryMAGGIE GRAY: You stayreally involved with theleague, especially withissues of player safety. Youhad a few concussionsin your 11-year career.Did they change yourapproach to the game?WILLIE LANIER: Jerry Mays,who was a defensivelineman for the Chiefs,named me Contact myfirst year [1967] becauseI was tackling theway all of us had beentaught: Put your head4/between the numbersand make impact. Butas you went from highschool to college to thepros, the players you weretackling were bigger.Therefore the impactfrom a hit like that andthe movement inside yourskull was more dynamic.I ended up having anundetected subduralhematoma my first year.[After collapsing duringa game against Houston]I was unconscious forSPORTS ILLUSTRATED / SEPTEMBER 28, 2015For more of Lanier’sinterview, plus the SI Nowarchive, go to SI.com/sinowEPISODE: SEPT. 14Dolphins WR Greg Jenningssays any incident involvingteammate Ndamukong Suhgets “magnified”EPISODE: SEPT. 15Former Reds SS BarryLarkin discusses why MetsOF Yoenis Cespedes is anMVP candidateEPISODE: SEPT. 16Should Brett Favre andTerrell Owens be firstballot Hall of Famers?EPISODE: SEPT. 17Former Chiefs kicker JanStenerud tells fans whatto expect with the NFL’snew PAT rulesF O C US O N SP O R T/G E T T Y IM AG E S (L A NIER); PAT RI C K SMI T H /G E T T Y IM AG E S (S U H); DAV ID Z A LU B OWSK I /A P (C E SP ED E S); B O B R O S AT O F O R SP O R T SIL LUS T R AT ED (FAV RE); PE T ER RE A D MIL L ER F O R SP O R T S IL LUS T R AT ED (OWENS); NEIL L EIFER F O R SP O R T S IL LUS T R AT ED (S T ENERUD)WILLIE LANIER The Chiefs Halltwo hours and then wentto the Mayo Clinic forneurological tests. Afterthey advised me, myname went from Contactto Honey Bear becauseI started to move myhead to see what I washitting and wrapped [theopponent] to make theplay. That adjustmentallowed me to play 10more years withoutmissing even a game.MG: How can the gamebe made safer?WL: It’s the decision aperson makes on howto play the game thatcan reduce the risks. Itdoesn’t take anythingaway from the game [totackle properly]. Lookat my history. I missedfour games my first yearand then maybe a halfa game over the next 10years. I use myself as anexample and try to speakto those who will listen.TUNE IN
LeadingOffRideReceiverQ Patriots wideoutJulian Edelmanmade a looongstretch for thepylon and tookBills strong safetyAaron Williamswith him onSunday during NewEngland’s 40–32win at Buffalo.Edelman did reachpay dirt on this22-yard catchfor one of his twotouchdowns, butthe landing leftWilliams with aninjured neck, andhe was takenoff the field ona stretcher. Hewas releasedfrom the hospitalon Sunday nightwith stiffnessand soreness.PHOTOGRAPH BYCARLOS M.SAAVEDRAFOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED13of
LeadingOffFournette,For RealQ LSU sophomorerunning backLeonardFournette—firedup by an Auburndefender’scomment thatit “shouldn’t bedifficult” to stophim—poundedfor 228 yardsand threetouchdowns onjust 19 carries ina 45–21 thrashinglast Saturday atBaton Rouge. The6'1", 230-poundFournette raced71 yards on hisfirst touch and leftwith 4:14 remainingin the thirdquarter. It washis fourth game ina row with morethan 140 yards,and the secondstraight time hehas surpassed hiscareer high.PHOTOGRAPH BYBRETT DUKENOLA.COM/THE TIMESPICAYUNE/LANDOV2of3
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LeadingOffFromPage toScreenQ This week,SPORTS I LLUSTRATEDlaunches SportsIllustrated Films,a series of originalprogrammingthat brings SI’saward-winningstorytelling tovideo format. Thefirst batch of minidocumentariesinclude Brett Favrein Autumn, Heartof the Marleys andYoung, Gifted andHomeless.CLOCKWISE FROMTOP LEFT:PHOTOGRAPHS BYJEFFERY A. SALTERFOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDMARK TUCKERFOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDSIMON BRUTYFOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDBRETTFAVRE INAUTUMNSI.COMTo view all of theSports IllustratedFilms on this newdigital channel,go to SI.com/films
INBOXWhile the excerpt from SuzyFavor Hamilton’s book inspired apositive message about bipolar disorderdiagnosis and acceptance, it misseda key point. When she writes that herself-described “new purpose” in life is toencourage others “to live for yourself,”Favor Hamilton fails to acknowledgethat living only for herself may havebeen a major contributor to her extremedifficulties and erratic lifestyle.FOR SEPT. 14, 2015Dov Pinchot, Skokie, Ill.On her supposed road to recovery, FavorHamilton writes a salacious, tell-allbook about her thrilling adventures asa Las Vegas prostitute, bringing furtherattention and humiliation to her family.And we are to believe this is all just aneffort to help other people with bipolardisorder? Spare us.Roger Booth, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.COVERSCORECARD P. 20Isn’t it interesting that inthe same week you printedan article questioning thePatriots’ tactics, the headsetsof the visiting Steelers’coaches malfunction duringthe game? Coincidence?Jim Lavold, Wauwatosa, Wis.SCORECARD P. 25I found it curious that inthe graphic explaining whyaverage attendance is downat college football games,the survey did not includeone obvious contributingfactor: needing to study.Dan Treber, Upland, Ind.In making the case for a runningback like LSU’s Leonard Fournettefor Heisman, you [like the recordbooks] failed to include BarrySanders’s 222 rushing yards in the1988 Holiday Bowl. His true Heismanseason total was 2,850 yards.Del Lemon, Austin, TexasI was interested to read in themagazine that Scott Boraswants Mets ace Matt Harvey tobe shut down after 180 innings.Unless I’m mistaken, I believehe is still agent Scott Boras, notDr. Scott Boras.John Tidd, Morrisville, Pa.Carl Allamanno, San Leandro, Calif.ContactSPORTS ILLUSTRATEDLetters E-mail SI at letters@SI.timeinc.com or fax SI at 212-467-2417. Letters should include the writer’s full name, address and home telephone number and may be edited forclarity and space. Customer Service and Subscriptions For 24/7 service, go to SI.com/customerservice. Call 1-800-528-5000 or write to SI at P.O. Box 30602, Tampa, FL 336300602. To purchase reprints of SI covers, go to SIcovers.com. Advertising For ad rates, an editorial calendar or a media kit, email SI at SIpubqueries@timeinc.com.12 / SPORTS ILLUSTRATED /SEPTEMBER 28, 2015MI C H A EL S T EEL E /G E T T Y IM AG E S (FAVO R H A MILTO N); IL LUS T R AT I O N BY WM J.H EN N E S S Y J R. CO U R T R O O M A R T.CO M F O R SP O R T S IL LUS T R AT ED (COV ER); JIM M C IS A AC /G E T T Y IM AG E S (H A RV E Y ); C H RIS G R AY T H EN /G E T T Y IM AG E S (F O U RN E T T E)While looking at the LEADING OFF photoof BYU receiver Mitch Mathews’scatching a winning TD pass againstNebraska, I wondered: When aMormon school throws up a lastplay prayer, is it called a Hail Joseph(Smith) instead of a Hail Mary?
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Edited by JIM GORANT TED KEITHGeneral TrumpThree decades before he shook up presidential politics,Donald Trump brought his signature style to another uniquelyAmerican institution: professional footballBY JACK DICKEY14 / SPORTS ILLUSTRATED / SEPTEMBER 28, 2015the Republican front-runner makeof Tollin? “I didn’t even knowhim,” Trump says. “But I guess heworked for us in some capacity.He was let go, and he had a realaxe to grind. The guy’s bad news.It was such a false report, such astupid, false report.”Small potatoes, you say?Trump insists that his entryinto the USFL differed from hismany other business deals. Hebuilds luxury buildings; he doesn’tbet long shots. He did it just thisonce: “I bought [the Generals] forpeanuts. And I played the game fora little while. It was a shot in thedark. I knew that.”Trump purchased the teamfrom Oklahoma oilman J. WalterDuncan and then-Generals-coachChuck Fairbanks for a reported 10 million (he has said he paidless than half that amount)in 1983, the same year TrumpTower opened on Fifth Avenue inManhattan. The Generals playedat Giants Stadium in New Jersey’sMeadowlands, but they were anessential piece of The Donald’sNew York society debut. Backthen he presented himself as asuave sportsman, boasting a selfforged war chest of indeterminateTrumphadambitionsfar greaterthanwinninga springfootballtitle orflippinghisfranchisefor a fewmilliondollars.but surely fearsome size.Dominance, whatever the pricetag, was his aim. “When I wentin, I said, ‘Look, I will do this,and I’ll go in and I’ll do a goodjob because I do a good job atstuff,’ ” Trump says. “And I hada really good team. I had a teamthat would have been a reallygood NFL team.”From the moment Trumplanded the Generals, hewent about trying to builda juggernaut. He inheritedHeisman Trophy–winningrunning back Herschel Walker,and that winter he signedformer NFL MVP quarterbackL A N E S T E WA R T F O R SP O R T S IL LUS T R AT EDA CENTRAL ODDITY ofDonald Trump’s campaignfor the Republican presidentialnomination is how little hehas let it interfere with histraditional and impossible-todelegate duties of being DonaldTrump. His industriousness isadmirable; he has seamlesslyadded feuds with fellowcandidates Rand Paul andCarly Fiorina to ongoing oneswith Rosie O’Donnell and JonStewart. So naturally Trumpbegan a week that includeda debate in California andspeeches in three other stateson the phone with a reportertalking about a spring footballleague that had folded nearly30 years prior and disputingwhat an ESPN movie oncesaid about him.In 2009, ESPN ran a 30 for30 documentary by MichaelTollin, a former filmmakerfor the USFL, called SmallPotatoes: Who Killed theUSFL? The film left no doubtas to its director’s opinion: Itwas Trump, the owner of theNew Jersey Generals, who deepsixed the league out of ambitionand greed. What, in turn, does
ExtraMustardFaces in theCrowdDan PatrickBig BoardRon JaworskiPro-filesJeff GordonDeshaun Watson1718242526M A R T Y L ED ERH A N D L ER /A Pseason, offering him an interestfree loan on the condition hewould play in the USFL in ’88,when his deal with New Yorkwas up. Taylor eventually got anew contract with the Giantsthat reportedly required him topay Trump 750,000 (Trumpsays it was a million) andrepay the loan to get out of hisGenerals contract.Trump says, “The reason Isold him back was something—it wasn’t for the money. [Itwas] because I thought it wasBrian Sipe and three-time ProBowl safety Gary Barbaro.In 1985 he drafted anotherHeisman winner, quarterbackDoug Flutie, and signed him towhat was then reported to bethe largest rookie contract insports history, five years and 7 million. And he hired formerJets coach Walt Michaels forthat role after the Dolphins’Don Shula rebuffed him. (Shula,Trump said, had insisted onan apartment in Trump Toweras part of his compensation.)Trump even signed Giantssuperstar Lawrence Taylor to afuture contract before the 1984Jersey BoysTrump’sownershipwas markedby splashymoves likehiring ex–Jetscoach WaltMichaels(left) anddraftingHeismanTrophy winnerDoug Flutie.unfair to Lawrence Taylor, to behonest. By the way, he then gota much better contract from theGiants. So I helped him a lot,and he’s a great guy.”“We were trying to buildAmerica’s team,” says JimmyGould, an NFL player-agentwho was then the Generals’president. (Gould
28.09.2015 · ILLUSTRATED (FAVRE); PETER READ MILLER FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (OWENS); NEIL LEIFER FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (STENERUD) WILLIE LANIER The Chiefs Hall of Fame linebacker discusses his history with concussions and how players should adjust the way they play the game when returning from a head injury MAGGIE GRAY: You stay really involved with the league,
