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  • • Former Bears, Saints receiver Cameron Meredith signs with Winnipeg
    Former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith signed a deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on Thursday. Meredith, 28, caught 66 passes for 888 yards and four touchdowns for the Bears in 2016 before a knee injury the following season stunted his career. He had four [more]...2021
  • • NFL-CFL officiating development partnership on hold again in 2021
    The partnership between the National Football League and Canadian Football League geared toward developing officials have been put on hold again for the 2021 season, according to Mark Schultz of FootballZebras.com. The NFL–CFL Officiating Development Program, which has been in place since 2016, has provided chances for NFL officials to work CFL games during the [more]...2021
  • Giants support New York Gay Flag Football League
    • Giants support New York Gay Flag Football League
    The Giants have been a proud sponsor of the New York Gay Flag Football League since 2017....2021
  • • Former NFL QB Jake Plummer to star in movie featuring CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    Former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer is going to put on pads and a helmet once again to play the role of a Canadian Football League quarterback in an upcoming Canadian film. According to John Hodge of 3DownNation.com, Plummer has signed on to play the part of a signal-caller for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the film [more]...2021
  • • Loser of fantasy football league punished by staying at Waffle House for 15 hours, eating nine waffles
    This is the ultimate fantasy football punishment...2021
  • What is the USFL? Details, history, potential teams for 2022 return of spring football league
    • What is the USFL? Details, history, potential teams for 2022 return of spring football league
    The 1980s upstart league is back, and we'd like to see the return of these eight nostalgic franchises....2021
  • • USFL announces plans to return in spring 2022
    The United States Football League is coming back. The first incarnation of the USFL failed after three seasons when the league tried to move games to the fall and compete with the NFL in 1986, but plans to relaunch the league were announced on Thursday. Spring League founder and CEO Brian Woods has partnered with [more]...2021
  • • CFL is set to return on August 5
    The pandemic shut down the Canadian Football League for all of 2020. The CFL will return in 2021. The CFL has informed players and agents that the new season will begin on August 5. Training camp will open on July 10, after a quarantine that commences on July 2. Camp ends on July 31. The [more]...2021
  • 2021 NFL Draft: How to watch, listen & live stream
    • 2021 NFL Draft: How to watch, listen & live stream
    Everything you need to know about the 86th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting...2021
  • • CFL delays season, talks with XFL ongoing
    After canceling its 2020 season, the Canadian Football League will play in 2021. But the season won’t start on time. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie now says the season will start on August 5, will be shortened to 14 games, and will conclude with the Grey Cup on December 12 in Hamilton. But what may interest [more]...2021

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  • • Former Bears, Saints receiver Cameron Meredith signs with Winnipeg
    Former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith signed a deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on Thursday. Meredith, 28, caught 66 passes for 888 yards and four touchdowns for the Bears in 2016 before a knee injury the following season stunted his career. He had four [more]...2021
  • Seahawks release WR Josh Gordon, who was suspended indefinitely by NFL
    • Seahawks release WR Josh Gordon, who was suspended indefinitely by NFL
    Gordon is planning on playing in the startup Fan Controlled Football League that’s affiliated with his close friend Johnny Manziel....2021
  • Former Pro Bowl WR Josh Gordon joining Johnny Manziel in Fan Controlled Football league
    • Former Pro Bowl WR Josh Gordon joining Johnny Manziel in Fan Controlled Football league
    Gordon, a Pro Bowler who has been suspended by the NFL five times, is expected to play with quarterback Johnny Manziel.       ...2021
  • • Kliff Kingsbury: Kyler Murray’s backup “definitely” is Chris Streveler
    The Rams aren’t expected to have Jared Goff in Week 17 after the quarterback underwent surgery on his injured thumb Monday. That means John Wolford, who played in the Alliance of American Football for the Arizona Hotshots, likely sees his first NFL action Sunday. Could he face a former Canadian Football League quarterback making his [more]...2020
  • • New Era for Say-Lax: A Resurgence for the Saugerties (N.Y.) Youth Program
    AdministratorsCoachesMembershipThis article appears in the November edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, available exclusively to US Lacrosse members. Join or renew today! Thank you for your support. Sometimes a program is more than just a program. When Bob Slate moved to Saugerties, N.Y., in the late 1980s for a teaching position, there was one big thing missing — lacrosse.  “I remember coming down h...2020
  • • Raiders waive Nick Usher with injury designation
    The Raiders waived linebacker Nick Usher with an injury designation Monday. Usher has never played in a regular-season NFL game. He joined the Raiders on a futures contract in January after working out for the Raiders, Dolphins and Chargers in December. Edmonton released Usher from his Canadian Football League contract so he could join an [more]...2020
  • • Bears sign AAF kicker Elliott Fry
    On Friday, the Bears signed kicker Elliott Fry to a three-year contract, Larry Mayer of the ChicagoBears.com writes. A former walk-on at the University of South Carolina, Fry recently played with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football league, which recently suspended operations. He was a steady leg with the Apollos, converting all 14 of his attempts, with a long of 44 yards. The ...2019
  • • AP source: Denver lures AAF's Bausby after league's demise
    The Denver Broncos quickly agree to a deal with cornerback De'Vante Bausby, one of the stars of the failed Alliance of American Football league that suspended operations this week         ...2019
  • Alliance of American Football league to suspend operations, per reports
    • Alliance of American Football league to suspend operations, per reports
    The Alliance of American Football will end operations, according to reports.         ...2019
  • Sebastian Giovinco says player hurt every game on Toronto FC's pitch
    • Sebastian Giovinco says player hurt every game on Toronto FC's pitch
    Sebastian Giovinco scored two in the second half to lift Toronto over their Canadian rivals. Toronto FC star Sebastian Giovinco criticized the surface at his club's BMO Field after Saturday's game, saying a player is injured every game. Giovinco scored twice to guide Toronto to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Impact, but left the game in the 72nd minute after appearing to aggravate a groin ...2018

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Football League lifestyle

  • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    When it comes to building an off-the-field career, there's no time like the present for NFL players to start, as the league, the players association and the sports-tech industry have collectively generated more opportunities than ever before. Experiences - and even their biometric data - count as a valuable, marketable asset. The NFLPA and ACE Combine for Content   Source: NFLPA.c...2017
  • • Could Vince McMahon try to buy the Panthers?
    Rumors have been swirling that Vince McMahon has plans to get back into the professional football industry, but could he be thinking about becoming part of the NFL rather than relaunching his own football league?Former WWE commentator Jonathan “The Coach” Coachman, who was an analyst for the XFL during its one season of existence, told TMZ recently that he believes McMahon making a bid to buy the ...2017
  • New York: Road Trip Travel Guide Presented by JetBlue
    • New York: Road Trip Travel Guide Presented by JetBlue
    The Patriots are on the road again, and this time they’re in New York to take on the Jets. Since there’s always a ton of things to do and restaurants to visit, we thought that we would help make things easier for your trip to the Big Apple. The NFL Ticket Exchange still has plenty of options available for the game on Sunday, so if you want to make a trip to MetLife Stadium, you can take a look at ...2017
  • • Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript 8/23
    Q: What is your reaction to the big trade last night between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers? BB: Yeah, I'm really focused on our team. I've got my plate full with that. Q: How is Trevor Bates progressing in the system? BB: Good. He works hard, a tough kid, out there every day, good offseason. He's a grinder. Q: What does he have going for him here in New England? I believe he playe...2017
  • • NFL players react to news of Hernandez’s suicide
    The tragic story of Aaron Hernandez came to an end Wednesday morning when the former NFL star committed suicide in his prison cell. As you might expect, the news drew a mixed reaction from players across the National Football League.Current and former players — some of whom played at the same time as Hernandez — took to Twitter to express their thoughts. Just days ago, Hernandez was acquitted of m...2017
  • • NFL players react to news of Hernandez’s suicide
    The tragic story of Aaron Hernandez came to an end Wednesday morning when the former NFL star committed suicide in his prison cell. As you might expect, the news drew a mixed reaction from players across the National Football League.Current and former players — some of whom played at the same time as Hernandez — took to Twitter to express their thoughts. Just days ago, Hernandez was acquitted of m...2017
  • • Jeff Fisher's Complicated Legacy of Losing in the NFL
    2016
  • • The Tales of Adam Vinatieri, the NFL's Forrest Gump
    2016
  • • Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Hopkins Learns the High Cost of Early Stardom
    2016
  • • Harry Carson Comments on CTE, NFL Player Safety and More
    2016

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Football League trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Former Bears, Saints receiver Cameron Meredith signs with Winnipeg
    Former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith signed a deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on Thursday. Meredith, 28, caught 66 passes for 888 yards and four touchdowns for the Bears in 2016 before a knee injury the following season stunted his career. He had four [more]...2021
  • • Martavis Bryant signs with Indoor Football League
    Receiver Martavis Bryant has signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League. Bryant last played in the NFL in 2018. He signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in January. “I’m excited to get into pads again and grateful to the Mass. Pirates for giving me this opportunity, and allowing [more]...2021
  • • Goodell: NFL eager to engage fans through legalized sports betting
    For most of its history, the National Football League has done everything in its power to avoid the appearance that there’s any connection between football and gambling. That has changed dramatically in recent years. In announcing the NFL’s new television contracts on Thursday, Commissioner Roger Goodell highlighted gambling as one of the reasons football is [more]...2021
  • • Free Agent Movers for 2021 Fantasy Football: Belichick Catches March Madness
    March 15th, 2021—a day that will live in infamy—the United States National Football League was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of New England. The NFL was at peace with that franchise after the Patriots brought in the ghost of Cam Newton to lead the team into the 2020 gutter with a record of 7-9. Bill Belichick and his prized pooch weren't messing around as...2021
  • • Seahawks release Josh Gordon
    The path to wide receiver Josh Gordon joining former Browns teammate Johnny Manziel on the field in the Fan Controlled Football league is open. According to multiple reports, the Seahawks have released Gordon. He was set to become a free agent at the start of the new league year, but this move frees him to [more]...2021
  • • The RazzSlam Guidebook: Aces Edition
    If you're one of those people who follows the plethora of sports that Razzball covers, you would have seen my RazzBowl Guidebook on the football side this past fall. In that series, I studied the reams of data produced by the NFC to understand how roster composition and draft strategy would help my fantasy sports results. So I did some homework, used Rudy's rankings, and had a little bit of luck. ...2021
  • Fan Controlled Football league salary: How much do the players get paid?
    • Fan Controlled Football league salary: How much do the players get paid?
    Wondering how much a player gets paid in a minor football league? We've got you covered....2021
  • • EFL rejects Prem's offer of a £50m COVID bailout
    The English Football League has rejected a £50 million ($65 million) COVID-19 bail-out offer from the top flight, the EFL said on Thursday....2020
  • • Joy Taylor makes the case for Miami Dolphins fans as the best in the NFL
    THE HERD host Joy Taylor argues why Miami Dolphins fans are the best the National Football League has to offer. She says their willingness to sit through extreme heat and their long list of NFL legends pushes them to the top of the list....2020
  • • Drafting Gardner Minshew in the first round of your fantasy football league can win you free beer
    It's good reason to draft Minshew... if you like Bud Light...2020

Football League stats and results

  • • The RazzSlam Guidebook: Aces Edition
    If you're one of those people who follows the plethora of sports that Razzball covers, you would have seen my RazzBowl Guidebook on the football side this past fall. In that series, I studied the reams of data produced by the NFC to understand how roster composition and draft strategy would help my fantasy sports results. So I did some homework, used Rudy's rankings, and had a little bit of luck. ...2021
  • • Fritz Pollard Alliance is “deeply troubled” by “serious” allegations against Woody Johnson
    The allegations of inappropriate workplace comments made by Jets owner Woody Johnson in his capacity as the U.S. ambassador to Britain are not going to quickly dissipate, notwithstanding comments made by the league and the team calculated to achieve that result. The Fritz Pollard Alliance, which “exists to champion diversity in the National Football League [more]...2020
  • • Scheduling the NHL draft in June is the right call
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Benefits outweigh the risks to move forward with the draft sooner than later Much is still uncertain about how the NHL will conclude the 2019-20 season and postseason, if at all, but one piece of news which has piqued interest this week is the idea that the league may go ahead with the NHL draft in June. The event will certainly work and feel different regar...2020
  • • XFL schedule 2020: Dates, times, scores and matchup information for the entire season of new football league
    Here's a look at all the upcoming games and the scores of those that were played...2020
  • • XFL 2020 schedule: Dates, times, scores and matchup information for the entire season of new football league
    Here's a look at all the upcoming games and the scores of those that were played...2020
  • • Jaguars to interview Jay Gruden for OC
    The Jaguars are being thorough in their search for a new offensive coordinator. In addition to Ben McAdoo and Scott Linehan, Jacksonville will interview former Redskins head coach Jay Gruden for its OC vacancy, as Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network tweets. Gruden, of course, was the first head coach fired this season, with Washington handing him his walking papers in early October. In 5+ seasons wit...2020
  • XFL Draft tracker: Live results, complete picks list, rosters for new football league
    • XFL Draft tracker: Live results, complete picks list, rosters for new football league
    Sporting News is tracking every pick made during the XFL Draft. Follow along for a complete list of results....2019
  • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 games
    • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 games
    We've got scores and stats from Week 2 of the Alliance of American Football league. Iron RB Trent Richardson put up over 90 yards in his second AAF game....2019
  • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 schedule
    • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 schedule
    We've got scores and stats from Week 2 of the Alliance of American Football league. Iron RB Trent Richardson put up over 90 yards in his second AAF game....2019
  • • Johnny Manziel traded to the Montreal Alouettes
    Johnny Manziel will now be on a second Canadian Football League franchise in his first season up north. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats agreed to trade the former NFL first-rounder to the Montreal Alouettes, Duane Forde of TSN reports (on Twitter). This is a five-player deal, per Forde (on Twitter), but one that will send the one-time Browns bust to a place where he figures to have a better chance of seei...2018

Football League parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • New Era for Say-Lax: A Resurgence for the Saugerties (N.Y.) Youth Program
    2020
  • • Treasure Valley Youth Lacrosse League Founder Maggie Williams Retiring
    AdministratorsMembershipThis article appears in the November edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, available exclusively to US Lacrosse members. Join or renew today! Thank you for your support. In 2006, a youth soccer organization that also administered youth lacrosse as an auxiliary program in Idaho decided that it was dropping lacrosse. The game had grown beyond its ability to manage it.  Motivated b...2020
  • NFL's 'Crucial Catch' campaign hits close to home for Matt Peart
    • NFL's 'Crucial Catch' campaign hits close to home for Matt Peart
    For the 12th consecutive season, the National Football League and the American Cancer Society are working together to support the fight against cancer, which has affected the rookie's family....2020
  • • Boise State edge rusher Curtis Weaver declares for the draft
    Boise State pass rusher Curtis Weaver is headed to the NFL, forgoing his final year of eligibility. He announced his decision on social media Saturday. “After discussing my future with my family, I am going to chase my next dream,” Weaver wrote. “And that [dream] is playing in the National Football League.” Weaver played 39 [more]...2019
  • • Detroit Lions fire special teams coach Joe Marciano
    The Detroit Lions announced on Monday that they have fired their special teams coach Joe Marciano. “Tonight I spoke to Joe and informed him of my decision to relieve him of his responsibilities with our team,” head coach Matt Patricia said in a statement released by the team. “I appreciate Joe’s leadership of our special teams units over the last three and a half seasons and have great respect for...2018
  • • Darrelle Revis retires from NFL
    Darrelle Revis announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday. This was the expected move after an offseason in which Revis’ name has hardly been mentioned. “For the past eleven years, it has truly been an honor to showcase one of my greatest gifts to the world. Today, I am closing a chapter in my life that I once dreamed of as a kid and I am officially retiring from the National Football Leag...2018
  • • WATCH: Dwight Clark's final resting place includes 'The Catch' goalpost
    A legend in many ways during his time with the San Francisco 49ers, Dwight Clark is known most for “The Catch” he made during the 1981 NFC Championshp Game against the Dallas Cowboys. It remains one of the most iconic moments in National Football League history.Now on to a better place following his premature passing at the age of 61 after a battle with ALS, Clark’s final resting place in Montana ...2018
  • • Andrew Luck’s father Oliver named commissioner of the XFL
    Vince McMahon is committed to proving that his professional football league will be a serious venture the second time around, and he has hired an executive to oversee the league that should help accomplish that goal.Oliver Luck, the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, revealed on Tuesday that he has been named the commissioner of the XFL.“The XFL will be a labor of love as I get ...2018
  • • Saskatchewan Roughriders announce signing of Tre Mason
    Tre Mason is returning to the gridiron. The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League announced the signing of the former Auburn star and NFL player.The transaction is a potentially promising moment for what seemed like a sad story. Over the last three years, off-field troubles — which included an arrest for reckless driving — seemed they could end Mason’s playing career.However, th...2018
  • The NFL's memorable Elite 8s? Who may join them as the NFL's 2018 champion-to-be?
    • The NFL's memorable Elite 8s? Who may join them as the NFL's 2018 champion-to-be?
    2018

Top Football League news

  • • Report: NFL plans to change football handling guidelines
    By Vincent Frank.A recent Associated Press report indicates that the National Football League is in the midst of plans to change how footballs are handled prior to the start of games next year.This has everything to do with Deflategate and the scandal that has seemingly rocked the football world......2015
  • • This is the XFL, again: Controversial football league set to return in 2020
    Nearly two decades after it flamed out, the XFL will be returning to a playing field near you...2018
  • • Ray Rice Reinstated by NFL: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
    2014
  • • NFL Disapproves of Marshawn Lynch Grabbing Crotch, Sells Photos of Crotch Grab
    2015
  • • Rams & Titans Delayed Announcing Trade to Avoid Stealing Kobe Bryant's Spotlight
    2016
  • • Jen Welter Hired by Cardinals, Believed to Be 1st Female Coach in NFL
    2015
  • • J.J. Watt Calls Out, Taunts Titans QB Zach Mettenberger over Pregame Selfies
    2014
  • • Michael Sam signs deal with CFL's Montreal Alouettes
    The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League announced Friday that they have signed Michael Sam to a two-year deal. Sam spent part of last season with the Rams and Cowboys....2015
  • • Fuzzy Thurston, legendary Packers guard, dead at 80
    Thurston played on five of the Packers' record 13 National Football League championship teams from 1959 through 1967...2014
  • • Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Seahawks Should Not Wait to Pay Russell Wilson
    2015
  • • Brock Osweiler to Sign with Texans: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
  • • Source: WWE's McMahon eyes football league
    WWE's Vince McMahon intends to launch another professional football league, sources told ESPN....2018
  • • Ex-NFL pros will face regular Joes for $2M prize in 'American Idol' of flag football
    The new American Flag Football League will feature teams captained by Michael Vick and Chad Johnson...2017
  • • Justin Blackmon Arrested: Mugshot, Details, Comments and More on Jaguars WR
    2015

Football League fantasy rankings and news

  • • Loser of fantasy football league punished by staying at Waffle House for 15 hours, eating nine waffles
    2021
  • • Free Agent Movers for 2021 Fantasy Football: Belichick Catches March Madness
    2021
  • • The RazzSlam Guidebook: Sluggers Edition
    Do you want to do better in the 2021 RazzSlam? I finished ranked in the 80s last year in the main even, and 40s in the qualifier. I certainly want to do better! I did a similar study to this after a dismal finish in the 2019 RazzBowl fantasy football tournament, improving my RazzBowl finish by nearly 200% and ultimately winning the DataForce Charity League against 12 of the best fantasy football m...2021
  • • The RazzSlam Guidebook: Aces Edition
    2021
  • • Drafting Gardner Minshew in the first round of your fantasy football league can win you free beer
    2020
  • • Fantasy fail: Fantasy football last-place punishments
    It's all fun and games until you come in last place in your fantasy football league....2020
  • Here's how you can dominate your fantasy football league. You're welcome
    • Here's how you can dominate your fantasy football league. You're welcome
    We have valuable fantasy football advice to help you devise a dominant draft strategy and take home the title in your fantasy league this season.        ...2019
  • Fantasy football rankings: Top 200 overall players for 2019
    • Fantasy football rankings: Top 200 overall players for 2019
    Make sure to dominate your fantasy football league with USA TODAY Sports' top 200 NFL player rankings for the 2019 fantasy football season.        ...2019
  • • Can Cowboys' Rico Gathers actually make the team?
    Last season I thought I made the scoop of the year, grabbing Rico Gathers in the second-to-last round of my fantasy football league. This was before his injury and right as he was lighting up the preseason scoreboard.I probably could have waited until the last round to draft the former Baylor basketball standout, but who could pass on the next Tony Gonzalez in the 16th round? Either way, it was a ...2018
  • Touchdowns & Donuts | NFL Fantasy Football Semifinals Edition
    • Touchdowns & Donuts | NFL Fantasy Football Semifinals Edition
    Lisa Lane tells you who to start to your team to the championship of your fantasy football league....2017

Football League schedule, game

  • • Marv Levy chosen to CFL Hall of Fame
    Former Bills head coach Marv Levy is getting recognition for another part of his coaching career, with his selection today to the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame. Levy was head coach of the Montreal Alouettes for five seasons and made the playoffs all five times. The Alouettes won the Grey Cup in 1974 and [more]...2021
  • Spring League football adding two teams, weeks
    • Spring League football adding two teams, weeks
    The Spring League CEO Brian Woods confirmed this week that the developmental football league would be adding two teams and two weeks to its 2020 structure, with play starting May 6....2021
  • • CBS Sports Network to broadcast American Flag Football League games starting this summer
    Michael Vick, Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson have appeared in the league...2021
  • • Josh Gordon makes a big splash in his return to football
    For the third straight year, football season ended and an alternate football league appeared. For the first time since this new trend of non-football-season football, the alternate football league has employed a bona fide football star. Former NFL receiver Josh Gordon, who in 2013 generated more receiving yards (in only 14 games) than Hall of [more]...2021
  • NFL popularity continues to grow in United Kingdom
    • NFL popularity continues to grow in United Kingdom
    The National Football League canceled four games scheduled to occur in London in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite that setback, America's favorite...2021
  • Fan Controlled Football, explained: FCFL teams, schedule, players & more to know about new pro league
    • Fan Controlled Football, explained: FCFL teams, schedule, players & more to know about new pro league
    Get to know more behind Fan Controlled Football, a new professional football league featuring Johnny Manziel that allows fans to pick rosters and call plays....2021
  • Marshawn Lynch, Richard Sherman among investors in new football league
    • Marshawn Lynch, Richard Sherman among investors in new football league
    FCF games will be 7-on-7 format on a 50-yard field in an Atlanta-area complex. The league will play a six-week schedule, and games will be streamed live on Twitch....2021
  • Johnny Manziel signs on to play in new football league that lets fans call plays
    • Johnny Manziel signs on to play in new football league that lets fans call plays
    Johnny Manziel will resume his football career by joining a startup pro football league called Fan Controlled Football, which is scheduled to begin play in February....2020
  • • After canceling season, CFL allowing players to opt out Monday
    The Canadian Football League, which has canceled its 2020 season, is allowing players to opt out of their contracts starting Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. It will free those who accept the opt out a chance to play in the NFL this season. Pelissero said the Canadian Football League Players Association reached a [more]...2020
  • • Dolphins sign CFL star Nate Holley
    The Miami Dolphins announced Saturday they have signed safety Nate Holley. Holley originally entered the NFL in 2018 when he signed with the Rams. He spent training camp there before the Rams waived him out of the preseason. Holley also spent time with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (2018) and the Calgary [more]...2020

Football League rumors, scandals

  • • Scheduling the NHL draft in June is the right call
    2020
  • • Report: NFL not investigating Saints over assistance to New Orleans archdiocese
    The National Football League is not currently intending to investigate the New Orleans Saints over their involvement in advising the New Orleans Archdiocese in their media response to the alleged sexual abuse committed by a member of its clergy, according to Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com. Per Kaplan, the league is only planning to get involved [more]...2020
  • • AFC North notes: Baker Mayfield has chance to win starting job?
    The Browns have long committed to deploying trade acquisition Tyrod Taylor as their starting quarterback in 2018, but head coach Hue Jackson didn’t exactly dismiss the idea that No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield could usurp Taylor under center, as Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com writes.“I respect (the speculation),” Jackson said. “Anytime you draft a quarterback at No. 1 overall, everyone wants to...2018
  • • Top takeaways from Jimmy Garoppolo's record deal
    The San Francisco 49ers shocked the football world on Thursday by making Jimmy Garoppolo the highest-paid player in the history of the National Football League. After just seven career starts (five with the 49ers), the former New England Patriots second-round pick signed a five-year, $137.5 million extension with $74 million in total guarantees. His $27.5 million annual salary is the highest in NF...2018
  • • Top 15 off-field moments of the 2017-18 NFL season
    The late links architect Robert Trent Jones wrote that no matter what kind of “bleeping cow pasture” a golfer might call her neighborhood course, there are still lots of people playing it and having fun.NFL football in 2017-18 can be viewed in the same way. While controversy raged on and off the field – and the concussion issue reared its ugly head in the AFC Playoffs – there were nonetheless a bo...2018
  • Transcript: Locker Room Quotes 1/15
    • Transcript: Locker Room Quotes 1/15
    SPECIAL TEAMS CAPTAIN MATTHEW SLATER ...2018
  • Tackling Tech: Arena Football League Plans OTT Service
    • Tackling Tech: Arena Football League Plans OTT Service
    After 30 years of trying new and different things on the field, in the stands, and occasionally on TV, the Arena Football League (AFL), is going all in on pay live game streaming after a successful trial run of an OTT product and enabling technologies last season. In just a few weeks the AFL will begin offering fans games for $5.99 a month or $29.99 for the entire season. A partial free option is ...2017
  • • NFL puts NFLPA on blast over response to Elliott suspension
    The National Football League did not waste any time Wednesday calling out the NFL Players Association for what the league believes is the union throwing out derogatory reports surrounding the alleged victim in the Ezekiel Elliott domestic violence case.Hold on to your hats, this release sent out through Twitter by the NFL PR department is rather amazing. “Over the past few days we’ve received mult...2017
  • • Ask PFW: What's the future for Brady, Solder and others?
    2017
  • • Michael Vick wants to coach in the NFL
    When Michael Vick announced his retirement from the NFL earlier this offseason, he apparently meant only as a player.In an appearance on Adam Schefter’s “Know Them From Adam” podcast this week, Vick said he would love to return to the NFL in a coaching role, possibly working with quarterbacks.“I would love to coach in the National Football League one day,” Vick told Schefter. “… At some point, I’d...2017

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