• New college sports agency rejects some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel...
  • NFL commissioner mulls 16 international games per season
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The skyrocketing NFL is looking to sell more broadcast packages ahead of a 2029 option to renegotiate its deals, Commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC on Thursday.
  • LOVERRO: Forget the spies -- Commanders should open more training camp practices to fans
    Thursday, July 10, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    For a Washington Commanders team trying to win as much public support as it can for the $3.8 billion stadium, the more exposure to the savior, Jayden Daniels, the better. Being selective about your exposure when you're trying to sell not...
  • Commanders' Tunsil named to NFL Top 100 list by fellow players
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The Washington Commanders made their first appearance this year on the NFL's annual Top 100 list on Wednesday.
  • Commanders add 'Super Bowl Era' throwback jerseys to uniform rotation
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders will rock new threads this season that call back to the franchise's winning history. The team unveiled "Super Bowl Era" throwback uniforms on Wednesday.
  • Trump offers Commanders help in stadium negotiations, criticizes name change
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    President Trump isn't a stranger to professional football. The former owner of the USFL's New Jersey Generals said Sunday he would help the Washington Commanders negotiate a new stadium deal, though he criticized the franchise's name.
  • Trump says he wouldn't have changed the name of the Washington Redskins
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    President Trump never thought changing the name from the Redskins to Commanders was a good idea, but if the team became a winning franchise, he could support the current name.
  • Diogo Jota, Liverpool Soccer Star, Dies in Car Crash at 28
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    Mr. Jota and his brother André Silva died in Spain, the authorities said. The crash came two weeks after the Portuguese player’s wedding.
  • Commanders to unveil new alternate uniforms ahead of 2025 season
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are getting new threads. The team confirmed Wednesday that it would unveil a new alternate uniform on July 9.
  • Maxwell Hairston, the Bills' 1st-round pick, is accused of sexual assault
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston was accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in 2021 at the University of Kentucky.
  • Commanders open 3 training camp days to public; first date sells out
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The Washington Commanders announced Wednesday that three training camp sessions in July and August will be open to the public.
  • LOVERRO: Mayor, Commanders running hurry-up offense, but there's plenty of time left on clock
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The Washington Commanders and their business partner, District Mayor Muriel Bowser, have turned up the pressure on the city council to approve the new RFK site stadium by the July 15 date put forth in the proposal announced more than two...
  • Dolphins trade Ramsey, Smith to Steelers for Fitzpatrick
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The Miami Dolphins are sending All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
  • Amid Pride backlash, Washington franchises boldly blaze a path dodged by many others
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Sports teams and leagues across the country, with some notable exceptions, scaled back their Pride initiatives in June as franchises weighed the value of LGBTQ fans and their supporters against running afoul of a nationwide backlash led...
  • Why Was the Italian Football Championship Played in Toledo?
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    Amateur football players from Ancona and Florence drew a crowd in Ohio on Saturday.
  • Gerry Philbin, Star Defensive End for the Jets, Dies at 83
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    A sack specialist, he led the American Football League in taking down quarterbacks in the 1968 regular season, which was capped by the Jets’ upset win in Super Bowl III.
  • Super Bowl halftime performer charged for running on field with 'Sudan and Free Gaza' flag
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    A Super Bowl halftime show performer was charged Thursday with two misdemeanors, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome waving a flag that included the words "Sudan and Free Gaza," Louisiana State Police said.
  • NFL suspends ex-Ravens kicker Tucker 10 weeks after sexual misconduct allegations
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Unemployed kicker Justin Tucker will not appear in the first two months of the NFL season. The NFL suspended the 36-year-old former Baltimore Raven for 10 weeks for violations of the league's personal conduct policy, league officials...
  • Cincinnati Bengals and county reach tentative $470M deal to renovate Paycor Stadium and extend lease
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The Cincinnati Bengals and local officials have reached a tentative deal to make $470 million in renovations to Paycor Stadium and keep the team there through at least 2036.
  • Ex-Steeler Pickens cancels on Pittsburgh camp; Freiermuth replaces him
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Former Steelers wide receiver George Pickens has dropped the ball in Pittsburgh after canceling an appearance at a youth football camp in the city.
  • Eagles' Barkley credits newfound faith for Super season: 'Not a coincidence'
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley found his faith in God last offseason. He said Wednesday that it only makes sense that the ensuing campaign was his best, culminating with a Super Bowl triumph.
  • D.C. Council sets public hearings for stadium proposal as Commanders fret over timeline
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Wednesday announced two days of public hearings to allow residents and lawmakers to scrutinize the proposed $3.7 billion deal to build a new home for the Washington Commanders on the RFK Stadium site.
  • College team physicians wary of greater liability risk with athletes now making big money
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Football
    The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of being sued by athletes who claim a poor outcome from treatment caused them to lose future earnings.
  • Jim Marshall, Iron Man Defensive End for the Vikings, Dies at 87
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    Part of Minnesota’s famed unit the Purple People Eaters, he started a record 270 consecutive games. Also famously, he once scooped up a fumble and ran to the wrong end zone.
  • Jim Irsay, Colts Owner and CEO, Dies at 65
    Monday, June 2, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    He took over the business from his father in 1997 and turned the team into one of the best in the league, with a Super Bowl win during the 2006 season.
  • Steve Kiner, Linebacker Who Was Open About Drug Use, Is Dead at 77
    Saturday, May 17, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    He was a star at the University of Tennessee when he began using LSD, mescaline and other drugs. He said he got clean while playing in the N.F.L.
  • Steve McMichael, Hall of Fame Tackle for Champion Bears, Dies at 67
    Thursday, April 24, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    He was a ferocious part of a dominant defense that swept the 1985 Chicago team to victory in the Super Bowl. After 15 N.F.L. seasons, he became a pro wrestler.
  • Mike Patrick, Voice of Sunday Night N.F.L. Games on ESPN, Dies at 80
    Thursday, April 24, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    He did the cable network’s play-by-play for college basketball, football and baseball games, but his most important assignment was “Sunday Night Football.”
  • Shannon Sharpe Is Accused of Rape by Ex-Girlfriend
    Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    A lawyer for Mr. Sharpe, who hosts the podcast “Club Shay Shay,” said the sexual encounters were consensual and called the lawsuit “a blatant and cynical attempt” at a shakedown.
  • Who Makes the Red Carpet? Steve.
    Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    Steve Olive, who has worked in the event carpet business for more than three decades, is the man the Academy trusts to get its iconic rug just right.
  • Will the ‘Tush Push’ Be Banned in the N.F.L.?
    Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    The league has received a complaint about the Eagles’ special play, in which the quarterback is pushed from behind. It may go the way of head slaps and forward fumbles.
  • As Salaries Boom, It’s a Good Time to Be an NFL Coach
    Thursday, February 13, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    Pay packages, even for first-time coaches, have risen sharply since the 1990s as teams seek those who can turn their franchises into perennial Super Bowl contenders.
  • Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: The Peak of All Rap Battles?
    Monday, February 10, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    The first rapper to headline the N.F.L.’s biggest stage solo made his Drake diss “Not Like Us” the centerpiece of his set at the expense of a larger statement.
  • Trump, Expected to Attend Super Bowl, Has Had a Fraught Relationship With the NFL
    Sunday, February 9, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    The president’s attendance at Sunday’s Super Bowl highlights how his connection to the league has veered from aspirational to openly antagonistic.
  • How Going to Commercial During the Super Bowl Works
    Saturday, February 8, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    TV advertising is the lifeblood of the league, but knowing when to pause the games is a task undertaken by N.F.L. executives, network producers and on-field officials.
  • Howard Twilley, Super Bowl Scorer for Undefeated Miami, Dies at 81
    Friday, February 7, 2025 from NYT > Pro Football
    After a stellar college football career, he spent 11 years with the Dolphins. He caught a touchdown pass in 1973 that concluded the team’s 17-0 season.
  • Cowboys Force Jets, Zach Wilson Into Costly Turnovers
    Monday, September 18, 2023 from NYT > Pro Football
    Under pressure from the Cowboys’ stellar defense, the Jets had four giveaways, including three interceptions thrown by Wilson, in the first game since Aaron Rodgers’s injury.
  • N.F.L. Week 2 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
    Sunday, September 17, 2023 from NYT > Pro Football
    Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow meet after signing lucrative extensions, and the Jets’ offensive line will try to obstruct Micah Parsons.
  • An N.F.L. Stadium Brings Sports Betting Inside
    Thursday, September 14, 2023 from NYT > Pro Football
    A sports book inside the Washington Commanders’ stadium is the first of its kind in the N.F.L. and a symbol of the league’s wholehearted — and profitable — embrace of gambling.
  • N.F.L. Reporter Files Racial Discrimination Claim Against the League After Dismissal
    Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from NYT > Pro Football
    Jim Trotter said his contract with the NFL Network was not renewed after he challenged Commissioner Roger Goodell and other executives on pro football’s commitment to diversity.
  • Chargers' Casey Hayward corrals batted pass for first INT since 2017
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Lions WR Kenny Golladay was trying to make a play, but he deflected the ball into Hayward's hands for the interception in the end zone.
  • Week 2 fantasy football reaction: Antonio Brown's big start
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Antonio Brown's hot start leads our biggest Week 2 fantasy football takeaways, all in one place, from Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft.
  • Ravens' Jackson sets team record with 7th TD
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson already has seven touchdown passes after having only six all last year.
  • Brown catches TD pass in first game with Pats
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Antonio Brown made an immediate impact in his Patriots debut, catching a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady late in the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium.
  • Cancer survivor Quessenberry scores 1st TD
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota found offensive lineman David Quessenberry for a 1-yard touchdown on a tackle-eligible play Sunday, giving the cancer survivor his first career touchdown.
  • Peterson to fifth on all-time rushing TD list
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Adrian Peterson moved into fifth place on the all-time rushing touchdown list.
  • Machine catches fire on field in Nashville before Colts vs. Titans
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Nobody was hurt when a piece of equipment caught on fire in the corner of the end zone at Nissan Stadium before player introductions.
  • Watch: Vikings' Dalvin Cook races 75 yards for TD
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Cook had the longest run of his career, reaching more than 20 miles an hour.
  • Source: Saints ink Payton to 5-year extension
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    Sean Payton signed a five-year extension with the New Orleans Saints, a source confirmed to ESPN, meaning one of the NFL's longest-running partnerships will continue well into its second decade.
  • Rams', Chargers' new home named SoFi Stadium
    Sunday, September 15, 2019 from ESPN.com - NFL
    SoFi Stadium is the name of the palatial new home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers.
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