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Commanders hire John Madden’s grandson

The Madden family is back in the National Football League.

The Washington Commanders announced on Tuesday that they have hired John Madden’s grandson, Jesse, to their coaching staff as an offensive quality control coach.

Jesse was recently a member of the Michigan football program, graduating this past year after winning the national championship in 2024.

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John Madden poses with bust at NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, August 5, 2006. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

He was a quarterback for the Wolverines his freshman season in 2021 before switching to defensive back.

Madden, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, had a 103-32-7 record in 10 NFL seasons coaching the Oakland Raiders and led them to a win in the Super Bowl in the 1976 season before his lengthy run as an NFL broadcaster.

Michigan Wolverines defensive back Jesse Madden (43) looks on from the sideline against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter of the College Football Playoff semifinals hosted by the Rose Bowl game at Rose Bowl in Pasadena Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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The 2024 season was a rousing success for the Commanders, who went from 4-13 to 12-5 and an NFC championship game appearance with Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels.

Madden’s name was attached to the NFL’s main video game in the 1990s.

The Commanders also have hired Brian Schneider as the team’s assistant special teams coordinator. He enters his 18th season as a coach in the NFL. He was the special teams coordinator in San Francisco in 2022 and 2023.

Michigan Wolverines defensive back Jesse Madden (42) against the TCU Horned Frogs during the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

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Schneider was the special teams coordinator in Seattle from 2010 to 2020, and his units ranked first in the NFL in takeaways (26) and second in blocked kicks (24) during that span.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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February 19, 2025
Patrick Mahomes’ grandfather reportedly ‘hanging on’ in hospice care to watch grandson play in Super Bowl LIX

Patrick Mahomes will look to become the first quarterback in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls Sunday, and he is also looking to give at least one more gift to his grandfather Randy, who is in hospice care.

Mahomes’ mother, Randi Mahomes, shared the news that Patrick’s grandfather was in hospice care Jan. 24, just a day before the quarterback led the Kansas City Chiefs to an AFC championship win over the Buffalo Bills.

Now, Randi said her father is “hanging on,” hoping to see Mahomes lead the Chiefs to one more victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to People.

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“I know that it has meant a lot to him,” Randi said. “And I think he’s hanging on because he wants to see his grandson do an amazing thing or just let him play.

“I mean, he must be such a proud grandpa, so proud. And my mom was very proud, and his other grandparents [were too].”

Randi added that one thing her father still remembers is the date and time of the Super Bowl.

Randi announced her father was in the hospital in mid-September.

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“Prayer warriors please pray for my daddy. He is in the hospital and is not well His name is Randy,” she wrote on X Sept. 14. A few days later, her post on Instagram said, “This is how I fight my battles. If you are seeing this, take a moment, and PRAY for my dad now.”

Patrick Mahomes will have that as motivation as he looks to make history for his team and family Sunday.

Mahomes’ opponent, the Eagles, will also have some motivation.

After a medical plane crashed on a street near the Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia Jan. 31, the Eagles are now playing to honor one of their young fans.

Andre Howard III, known as “Trey,” saved his sister from falling debris after the Philadelphia plane crash Jan. 31, 2025. (Family provided to FOX 29 )

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown told reporters Wednesday he and his teammates are playing for Trey Howard, a fourth grader who suffered a brain injury while using his body to shield his sister from the plane crash.

“He’s a hero,” the Eagles wide receiver said Wednesday. “Stepping in to save his sister. You can tell he has great parents. He was raised right. For him to wake up and say, ‘Did I miss it?’ It’s crazy. Something of that magnitude takes place, and he’s worried about a football game. Of course, we want to do it for him.”

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On top of that, both teams will also have the honor of playing in the first Super Bowl attended by a sitting president. President Trump will be in New Orleans for the game Sunday.

Mahomes gave his thoughts on Trump attending the game to reporters Wednesday.

“It’s always cool to be able to play in front of a sitting president,” Mahomes said. “Someone that is at the top position in our country.”

It will also mean a lot to Mahomes’ mother, who announced her endorsement for Trump a day before the election in a video message to OutKick at the Chiefs’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nov. 4.

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs kneels in prayer before a game against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field Dec. 15, 2024, in Cleveland. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Randi told Fox News Digital she is excited for her son to play as Trump watches Sunday.

“I think for a president of our country, of the United States, I think it’s amazing,” she said. “I think whoever the president is, to support the teams, to support America’s best sport. … I think it’s really neat for a president to be able to support it. You know what, let’s do it.”

FOX’s coverage of the Super Bowl begins at 1 p.m. ET Sunday with the game kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET. The game can be streamed on Tubi for free.

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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

February 9, 2025
JFK’s grandson says there is ‘nothing heroic’ about Trump’s declassification order

President Donald Trump’s executive order to declassify the JFK files left one of the 35th president’s descendants unimpressed. Jack Schlossberg, former President John F. Kennedy’s grandson, made his stance on the order clear in a post on X, saying that there was “nothing heroic” about Trump’s latest move.

“Declassification is using JFK as a political prop, when he’s not here to punch back,” Schlossberg wrote. “There’s nothing heroic about it.”

LEFT: JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg RIGHT: Trump holds up a signed executive order. (REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/Kevin Lamarque)

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After signing the order, which included the declassification of files on the assassinations of JFK, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., Trump told reporters that “everything will be revealed.”

RFK Jr., son of the late senator and Trump’s HHS nominee, told press that the order was a “great move” on the president’s part. He believes that the move will bring “more transparency” and it shows that Trump is “keeping his promise to have the government tell the truth to the American people about everything.” Kennedy has called for answers on his father and uncle’s assassinations.

Trump on Thursday signed an order to declassify files related to the assassinations of Kennedy and civil rights icon King. (Getty Images)

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“I have now determined that the continued redaction and withholding of information from records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is not consistent with the public interest and the release of these records is long overdue,” Trump’s order reads.

The order gives officials just over two weeks (15 days) to give Trump a plan for “the full and complete release of records” on the JFK assassination. Additionally, officials have 45 days to present a plan on files relating to RFK and MLK Jr.’s assassinations.

King’s family reacted to the order in a statement, saying that they “hope to be provided the opportunity to review the files as a family prior to its public release.”

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While Trump promised to release the JFK files during his first administration, there is still an undisclosed amount of material that remains under wraps more than 60 years later.

Trump ultimately agreed to block the release of the files after pleas from the CIA and FBI. At the time, he said that the threat of making the documents public were of “significant gravity” that they outweighed “public interest.” In a recent appearance on “Hannity,” Trump said that then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked him not to release the documents, though he did not say if Pompeo explained why the files should remain classified.

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.

January 24, 2025
Don Julio’s grandson Lalo González launches limited edition High Proof tequila

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Drawing from a desire to provide consumers with innovative products harvested exclusively from Mexico, one spirit brand is staying true to its commitment and producing only additive-free blanco tequila as the company continues to grow its product line amid shifts in the spirits’ category.

Eduardo “Lalo” González, grandson of Don Julio and co-founder of Lalo Spirits, unveiled High Proof, a limited-edition release of 108 proof (54% ABV) tequila blanco, which expanded the brand’s portfolio from one product.

“The High Proof is an undiluted version of our 80 proof,” González told FOX Business. “You have a tequila that is not watered down. All the flavors, aromas, the flavor profile of the juice, is kind of like on steroids. It’s highlighted even more.”

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Lalo González launched Lalo Spirits with his childhood friend and co-founder, David Carballido. (Lalo Tequila / Fox News)

Cinnamon, cooked agave and tropical notes are among the pungent aromas found in a pour of High Proof.

“It’s very well-balanced,” González said.

High Proof is made with only three ingredients; agave sourced from the Jalisco highlands, water from the distillery’s well and champagne yeast.

“We did a test of four different yeasts and the one that kind of highlighted this balance that I wanted in the final product was champagne yeast,” González said.

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Lalo González’s High Proof tequila is made with agave from Jalisco, Mexico, distillery well water and champagne yeast. (Lalo Tequila / Fox News)

With the help of his childhood friend and co-founder, David Carballido, González launched High Proof on digital shelves in late October 2024. The product sold out on the brand’s website within one week.

“We were like okay, we need more,” he said.

Today, consumers can purchase a second drop of High Proof, which retails for $74.99, online and in select stores and restaurants.

“It’s kind of giving us the North Star of how we should do it this year,” González said.

González revealed that because of High Proof’s success, the Lalo team is strongly considering limited edition releases a few times a year.

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At the overwhelming request from consumers for an aged expression, González said he often finds himself drumming up new ideas and considering the possibilities of blanco.

“The consumer is looking for more crafty options, more authentic options in the realm of spirits and tequila obviously,” he said. “They’re being more, I don’t know if I’d call it picky, but they investigate more. They read more. They want to know more about what they’re drinking and eating and putting in their body.”

González said Lalo can shapeshift a multitude of limited edition products by exploring agave from a region outside of Jalisco, experimenting with cooking and extraction methods, types of yeast and the source of water, in order to expand.

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“Using rain water is possible, though challenging,” González told FOX Business. “I don’t know how sustainable it is.”

“It’s in the realm of possibilities for a limited release.”

January 23, 2025