Opinion | Jessica Luther: The NFL's next big scandal is its disgusting treatment of its cheerleaders

The National Football League is well aware that female fans are one of its core audiences and it has tried over the last few years to bring more women into the fold. Yet, the league is constantly hindered by its own missteps in the quest to make women feel welcome. Poorly handled reports of gendered

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Insurance companies hope to force NFL doctors to surrender concussion documents

The NFL’s concussion litigation is over. The NFL’s insurance litigation regarding the concussion cases isn’t. The league and its insurance providers continue to do battle over the question of whether and to what extent coverage will be available for the money paid to former players as part

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Steve Spurrier to coach Orlando team in Alliance of American Football

Steve Spurrier, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who was decidedly less successful in the NFL, is giving pro football another go. Spurrier announced this morning that he has accepted a job as head coach of the new Orlando franchise in the Alliance of American Football, a rival league that will

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Meet the new Rams – A closer look at team's biggest offseason additions for 2018

In 2016, the Rams changed cities. In 2017, a new coach. This year, they reshaped their roster. It’s been a dizzying offseason for the Rams, who stunned the NFL community with a series of trades and signings. In the end — this is the end, isn’t it? — the Rams maintained their strength on offense

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The mayor of London is pushing to land an NFL team and a Super Bowl for his city

The NFL has been playing regular-season games in England since 2007, and if the mayor of London gets his way, the city might soon land an even bigger game.  During a recent interview with Talksport, London mayor Sadiq Khan said that he would like to see a Super Bowl awarded to his city at some point

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NFL Draft: How vital is college production, athleticism in projecting NFL interior DL prospects?

Last week, we took a look at college production and athleticism in relation to edge rushers coming into the NFL. The final conclusion was that if a player has a baseline of athleticism and relatively good college production, the odds of said player hitting in the NFL are relatively high. College production

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Dan Quinn wants the NFL to expand game day active rosters beyond 46 players

Every NFL team has 53 players on the active roster. But only 46 of them are declared active for each game. Falcons coach Dan Quinn thinks that’s a waste. Quinn wants the NFL to change its eligibility rules to make more players available to play each game. “If I had to say one thing how [more]

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