Category: NFL Buzz

There could be some major changes coming with the NFL’s extremely popular Sunday Ticket package with DirecTV. It could be heading to streaming, per Awful Announcing, with some candidates to take it on including ESPN+, Amazon and DAZN. The NFL has the ability to opt-out of (its) exclusive agreement

The Cardinals went for drastic changes in the offseason, starting with new coach Kliff Kingsbury and No. 1 pick Kyler Murray.

Josh McCown said in March that he would take some time to decide if he wanted to continue his NFL career during the 2019 season and he announced that decision on Monday. McCown is retiring as a player after a career that saw him spend time with 10 NFL teams and the Hartford Colonials of [more]

Change is the one constant when it comes to rivalries in the NFL. Yes, there are a handful of traditional rivalries embedded in NFL history, and those will always be considered among the feistiest in the league in any given year. However, this ranking isn’t necessarily about deep-rooted history.

Brian Poole’s NFL journey goes full circle by giving back to Bradenton’s next wave of talent Hundreds of kids flooded the football field at the Manatee Police Athletic League to get personalized instruction from NFL players. And before he played at the University of Florida and in the NFL, Brian

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce expects to be 100 percent at the start of training camp next month. Kelce said he’ll be recovered from offseason ankle surgery when the Chiefs take the field at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. “I’m ready to go,” Kelce

Jim Irsay owns more than just the Indianapolis Colts. The day started off with a lone fan at the front gate of the Indianapolis Colts complex holding a handmade poster. Jim Irsay, the mastermind of the city’s beloved NFL team, turned 60 Thursday and this random guy was there to wish him well. Irsay

Replay reviews of potential pass-interference calls in the last two minutes of games and in overtime will be initiated by the replay official and not coaches, but the bar will be set high for such video checks, the NFL’s competition committee announced Thursday. A previous proposal would have put

If you want to say the Ravens have the NFL’s best secondary, Head Coach John Harbaugh won’t stop you. But he wants that status to be earned. “The standard is high for those guys,” Harbaugh said. “We have a lot of resources committed to the secondary, and we think those guys are really, really

Consumers have more and more viewing options that don’t entail traditional TV, and one product gets them to choose traditional TV unlike any other. The NFL. Ryan Glasspiegel of TheBigLead.com points out that 64 of the 100 most-watched TV shows in 2018 were NFL games. Another 25 of the top 100 most-watched

REGINA — It’s rare when a punter is arguably the most popular off-season addition joining a CFL team’s roster. But Jon Ryan is no ordinary punter. Ryan comes to the Saskatchewan Roughriders with an impressive NFL resume. He played with Green Bay and Seattle from 2006 to 2017, winning a Super

Stars and stripes? How about stars and gripes? Jesse Pantuosco checks in on a few of the league’s disgruntled stars in Tuesday’s Bump and Run. (Getty Images)

Colts offensive lineman Antonio Garcia has never played in a regular season game and the 2017 third-round pick have to wait for the first four weeks of the 2019 season to pass before there’s a chance that changes. The NFL announced on Monday that Garcia has been suspended for the four games of the

Kevin Seifert NFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Follow on Twitter As spring turns into summer, a fierce debate is raging among NFL decision-makers: Who should stop the game to review a potential

Like many NFL TV analysts, Daryl “Moose” Johnston aspires to work for an NFL team. Unlike many NFL TV analysts who aspire to work for NFL teams, Johnston is getting experience working for a pro football team while working as a TV analyst. For now, Johnston will work with the Dallas XFL team

NFL Commissioner, and ironically enough western New York native, Roger Goodell, sent shock waves across the region earlier this week when he said he believes the team needs a new stadium. But it’s not the first time so it wasn’t a complete surprise. His thoughts were not exactly what Bills Mafia

Sam Darnold recently made a mistake that drew the ire of Adam Gase. It was the first time the New York Jets coach raised his voice at his young quarterback. ”He was like, ‘It’s about time you started getting on me a little bit,”’ Gase recalled with a smile.

People who remember the Seahawks’ early days think about quarterback Jim Zorn’s laser throws, Curt Warner’s bruising runs, and, I suppose, my receptions and touchdowns. Me? I remember Bob Newton. The quintessential, rank-and-file lineman. A man who sacrificed his body to make our highlights

The Chicago Bears are apparently still reeling from how their season ended last year, because what they’re doing with their kickers during OTAs is, in a word, weird. The Bears, of course, lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round in January when Cody Parkey’s short field goal was

The National Football League announced on Tuesday that a Louisiana non-profit for the formerly incarcerated will receive a $100,000 grant, part of the league’s latest move aimed at responding to the debate sparked by Colin Kaepernick’s on-field protests against police violence. The grant for

WINNIPEG — It seems the NFL is coming to Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will hold a news conference at Investors Group Field on Wednesday. It’s expected the CFL club will announce the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers will play an exhibition game at the venue the third week in August. Earlier

Gerald McCoy spent nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Free agent defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $10.25m (£8.1m) with the Carolina Panthers, according to reports. The contract includes a $4m (£3.2m) signing bonus, according to reports. Sources have indicated

The NFL announced Tuesday that eight social justice organizations will receive grants totaling nearly $2 million as part of the league’s $20 million commitment to effect positive change. The organizations receiving grants are the Alliance for Safety and Justice, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, the

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Four preseason games remain too much for Roger Goodell.

Every year, one of my favorite offseason activities is to “redraft” the entire NFL. It’s a great exercise in determining who are the most valuable players heading into each season and beyond. Today, we are going to be completing the first round of a redraft of the NFL. But before we begin, let’

The “establish the run” mentality is finally dead.  Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie debunked the NFL’s most long-established, outdated and illogical myth during a wide-ranging interview with Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic. When asked for his opinion on the “establish the run” wisdom

As you get ready for the NFL’s 100th season in 2019, let’s step back and take a look at what happened in the previous 99, by ranking the top 20 quarterbacks in league history. Here goes: 1. Tom Brady: Easy pick for the top spot. He is a six-time Super Bowl champion, four-time Super Bowl MVP,

Football, at its core, is a game of violence. A player tries to impose his will on an opponent, who simultaneously tries to impose his will in the other direction. It’s essentially free-range wrestling, with certain players based on pre-snap alignment necessarily in position to launch a Sumo-style

Beck will work with the 49ers defensive backs as he is entering his sixth season as an assistant coach for the football and track & field teams at O’Dea (Seattle, WA) High School. Beck, who was a cornerback at Yale University (2001-04), has coached at University School of Nashville (2010-13) and

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have hired nine-year NFL veteran Nate Kaeding as a part-time kicking coach.