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If the NFL thought its new national anthem policy was going to permanently

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners attempted to placate President Trump with their new national anthem policy, but they failed miserably. Trump ripped Goodell and the NFL at a rally on Thursday, saying the new policy — which allows players to stay in the locker room during the national anthem

Thousands of teenagers play high school football each year in Wisconsin. Only a handful of those will ever suit up for the University of Wisconsin. Fewer still will be able to call themselves an NFL player. There’s something extra special about following that route and getting the chance to play

Why the NFL doesn’t have to worry about the threat of a superteam, why NFL players have reason to feel threatened by their NBA counterparts and why Jay Cutler still has the attention of front offices. All those questions answered and more in the latest 10-Point Stance… 1. NBA’s superteam concept

Former Buccaneers, Jaguars and Chiefs defensive tackle Roy Miller says he will retire from the NFL rather than try to return after serving a six-game suspension for a domestic violence allegation. Although Miller did not address any of the specifics of his wife’s accusations, he released a statement

Why can’t the NFL follow its own rule when it comes to discipling off-field behavior?

Nearly four years ago, the NFL responded to its disastrous handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case by beefing up the Personal Conduct Policy, and by huffing and puffing about a new six-game baseline suspension for any player who is found to have committed similar offenses. On multiple occasions

Sometimes it seems as though NFL decision-makers determine player discipline by closing their eyes and spinning a wheel. On Thursday, the league officially announced it would suspend Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston three games for inappropriately touching an Uber driver — a punishment that

Eagan, Minn. The Minnesota Vikings recently opened a $125 million suburban headquarters and practice facility, a corporate park designed to give the team a competitive edge. But the new complex is also something else. It’s a springboard for the larger “Vikings Lakes” commercial development

If the NFL thought that changing the anthem policy would get the President off its back, the NFL thought wrong. In addition to the Commander-in-Chief’s carping about the new policy’s provision that allows players not inclined to stand for the anthem to stay in the locker room, he continues to suggest

Among Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy’s favorite messages to his team was, “Never do anything to put yourself or your organization in a bad light.” Jameis Winston has had a hard time following that advice, and it’s about to bite the quarterback and the Buccaneers. Winston reportedly is

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt explains why Bears running back Jordan Howard is the most underappreciated player in the NFL right now.

T.I. encouraged audience members to stop giving their dollars to the league.

Winston’s buffer is now gone. If the Bucs do not recover fully from this suspension, the team will likely bring in a head coach (and potentially a general manager) who doesn’t have a huge investment in Winston.

Vikings Become 1st NFL Team To Host LGBTQ Summit Kate Raddatz reports on the team’s inclusion efforts (2:08). WCCO 4 News At 5 — June 21, 2018

Jameis Winston has faced allegations of groping an Uber driver, which has reportedly led to the NFL to suspend for three games in the 2018-19 season.

The supplemental draft (multiple players have a chance to be picked this year), officials go to work on the new helmet rule, the deadline for signing franchise-tagged players to new deals, and a nervous holiday weekend for coaches and front offices highlight this time of year. Plus, mailbag questions

ESPN.com Could the Steelers and Packers part ways with two talented quarterbacks they drafted? Will the Bills and Titans move on from two promising pass-rushers? Will the Seahawks have room for Brandon Marshall on their Week 1 roster? NFL Nation reporters pick 32 veterans who might not make opening-day

Tom Brady‘s ACL tear now represents the halfway point of his career: That injury happened in the first game of his ninth season as an NFL player, and he’s now played nine full seasons since coming back from that injury. Jets WR Terrelle Pryor will have some old teammates eager to practice against him

No, the Patriots didn’t have a deal in place for tight end Rob Gronkowski that was kiboshed by owner Robert Kraft after quarterback Tom Brady threatened to retire. Yes, they were calling teams about a potential trade as recently as three days before the draft. So who were they calling? Albert Breer of

SportsPulse: NFL insider Mike Jones breaks down the new national anthem policy and how owners, fans and players are reacting to it. WASHINGTON – National civil rights groups called on the NFL Monday to reverse its decision to punish players who kneel during the national anthem and fine teams whose players

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, which will air on Sunday, Tom Brady opened up about nearing the end of his career.

Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf said on Friday the team’s ownership supports the NFL’s new national anthem policy, which gives players the option to stay in the locker room for the anthem but mandates they stand if they take the field. Wilf did not say whether the Vikings would be OK if a player chose

Exit velocity has to be my favorite new statistic in baseball. Following a home run, game announcers will now customarily follow up with reports of pitch speed and how fast the ball bounced off the bat. It’s not enough to just see the ball fly out of the park. We have to know it was a 95-mph fastball

Speaking on CBS Sports’ “The Jim Rome Show,” Baltimore Ravens safety Tony Jefferson gave his take on the NFL’s new helmet rule they enacted this offseason. Jefferson indicated the rule change won’t affect how he plays the game. “I’m not changing the way I’m playing or how I’ve

With Justify becoming the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown, Monday’s PFT Live used the achievement as the inspiration for one of two drafts. Question: What is the most impressive accomplishment in NFL history, by a team or an individual? The video is attached to this blurb. Stats declared me to be

The Giants linebacker, a son of a police officer, had been outspoken against President Trump before in addition to his kneeling, saying the President was “not my president” after a Week 3 game against the Eagles when protests reignited throughout the league.

At this point in time a lot of videos about the San Francisco 49ers’ 2017 season are going to surface to get us jacked up for the 2018 season. None of them will be perfect. I’m sure every single one will leave out one play or two that should have been involved in the compilation of greatness.

The NFL continues to mess with the kickoff. Over the past few years, the league has done several things to try and fix the most dangerous play in football. They’ve made the kickoff shorter, to increase the amount of touchbacks. They’ve made a touchback worth an extra five yards, to incentivize

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kenyatta Jones, the University of South Florida’s first-ever NFL draft pick, has died at the age of 39. Jones’ mother told the Tampa Bay Times he died of cardiac arrest in Colorado. The 6-foot-4, 308-pound Jones played four seasons for the Bulls. He was selected in the