Metro Detroit’s weather is seasonable and mostly calm, but conditions are drastically different in Florida and other parts of the Southeast. On Thursday evening, Hurricane Helene became a Category 4 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Aside from the football player of the week poll, MLive will also highlight other athletes throughout the fall with our athlete of the week poll. Voting will close at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. If you want to nominate someone for athlete of the week voting in the future, please send stats and info to [email protected].

As the weather turns, there's more than enough to do to fill up your weekend. 🎥 Watch independent filmmakers' stories at the fifth annual Detroit Black Film Festival, today through Sunday. Ticket prices vary,

Saxophone virtuoso Marsalis returns to Detroit for a weekend of music to help the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and music director Jader Bignamini usher in the new season at Orchestra Hall. The Thursday and Friday night programs feature works by George Gershwin,

Readers sent in several nominees and the Free Press made its own picks, too. There are six football players in this week's poll. Readers can vote once per hour. Scroll down to the bottom of this story for the ballot.