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NFL will consider a rule change allowing draft pick trades up to 5 years in the future
By Josh Dubow The Cleveland Browns are proposing a rule change that would allow NFL teams to trade draft picks five years into the future...
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Could the Chicago Bears leave Illinois? Indiana makes a play for the historic franchise
By John O’Connor SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a sometimes-discordant history. The...
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Team USA flag football QB Darrell Doucette tells NFL stars ahead of game: ‘Don’t underestimate us’
Flag football quarterback Darrell “Housh” Doucette III will soon be chased around the field by NFL pass rushers Von Miller and Myles Garrett. He will...
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NFL’s free-agent spending frenzy begins first with a legal tampering period
By Rob Maaddi Ready, set, negotiate multi-million contracts. The NFL’s free agency period opens Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period ahead of the official...
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NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players
Defense wins championships. That’s why NFL teams are becoming more willing to part with valuable draft picks for elite defenders. Trading two first-rounders for a...
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The Cardinals will face the Panthers in the annual Hall of Fame exhibition game
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals will take on the Carolina Panthers in the annual Hall of Fame exhibition game on Aug. 6 as...
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Falcons headed to Madrid for the NFL’s second ever regular season game in Spain
By Tales Azzoni MADRID (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will play in the second ever NFL regular season game in Madrid this year. The Falcons’...
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Combine buzz centered on players who could be on the move and likely No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza
While college players take center stage at the NFL scouting combine, teams are busy preparing their next moves along with evaluating potential draft picks. Heisman...
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Fano, Styles brothers take sibling rivalries to NFL scouting combine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Spencer and Logan Fano began their football careers like so many other brothers — roughhousing in their parents’ backyard. They pushed, shoved,...
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All eyes focused on Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza as QBs take center stage at NFL scouting combine
By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza possesses all the traits NFL teams covet in a franchise quarterback. He’s smart, mobile,...
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The NFL combine is here, and there are plenty of intriguing names after Fernando Mendoza
The NFL scouting combine is off and running again. There are 319 college prospects who were invited to attend the annual event, and the first on the clock will...
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UFL restricts punting beyond 50-yard line and makes 60-plus field goals worth 4 points
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won’t allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each half and is making all...
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Nielsen revises Super Bowl final rating to 125.6 million viewers
The average viewer numbers for the Super Bowl increased to 125.6 million after Nielsen released its final viewer figures on Thursday for the Feb. 8...
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Bears’ potential move to Indiana takes step forward as effort to build stadium in Illinois lingers
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears’ potential move to Indiana took another step forward on Thursday when a key committee approved a plan to create...
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49ers set for a Mexico City return as the NFL brings back regular-season games
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will return to Mexico City to play a regular-season game this season, the NFL said Wednesday. The date and opponent are...
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Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman jumped by 4 men in NYC hotel lobby, sources say
No arrests have been made and an investigation is ongoing, according to the NYPD. By Tom Shea and The Associated Press Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was...
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Dolphins releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill in major roster cuts
By Alanis Thames MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins released star receiver Tyreek Hill on Monday, ending the All-Pro’s four-year tenure in Miami. Hill,...
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Patriots’ Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation
BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Friday pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and other criminal charges stemming from an alleged dispute...
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Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MARK ANDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned five former professional football players — one posthumously — for various...
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Is NFL pushing boundaries on international games? Australia trip could test limits of global growth
By KEN MAGUIRE LONDON (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams landed in London just 30 hours before kickoff against the Jacksonville Jaguars in October. That...
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NFL wins grievance against union. Arbitrator orders NFLPA to stop making ‘team report cards’ public
By Rob Maaddi An arbitrator determined the NFL Players Association violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL by distributing annual “team report cards” and...
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Judge keeps ex-Jets linebacker Darron Lee jailed without bond on murder charge in girlfriend’s death
By JONATHAN MATTISE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday kept former New York Jets first-round draft pick Darron Lee in jail without bond as he...
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Attorney says Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. maintains his innocence while facing 5 felony charges
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — The attorney for Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. says Pearce “maintains his innocence” as he faces five felony charges following...
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49ers DL Keion White undergoes surgery after being shot in ankle in San Francisco
By Josh Dubow SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White underwent surgery after being shot in the ankle early Monday morning....
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Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
By Rob Maaddi SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon,...
