Champion Patriots open vs. Steelers; 5 international games on NFL schedule

NEW YORK — The NFL’s 100th season will begin with its most classic rivalry and feature the Super Bowl champion Patriots hosting Pittsburgh in the first Sunday night game. As previously announced, NFL 100 will start with Green Bay at Chicago for the 199th meeting of a series that began in 1921. That

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Arizona researchers attempt to detect CTE in living former NFL players

PHOENIX – Arizona researchers contributed to a recent study of former pro football players in an effort to diagnose a degenerative brain disease in living patients. “This study provides the first evidence of this condition called CTE in living players, and it provides a foundation for us to learn a lot

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Six new helmet models land in top 10 in performance testing by NFL, NFLPA

The NFL and NFLPA released a joint statement regarding their annual study of helmets used by NFL players and the results show that six of the 11 new models tested this year landed in the top 10 for performance. Per the statement, just under three-quarters of the players in the league use helmets in the

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AAF executives thought there was a 2-3 year plan to be an NFL minor league

The Alliance of American Football abruptly went bust this week, surprising many of the league’s top executives. Scott Brubaker, president of the Arizona Hotshots, said on 1580 The Fanatic that when Tom Dundon said last week that he could pull the plug if the NFL Players Association didn’t agree

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Alliance Of American Football, A Would-Be NFL Complement, Suspends Operations

The Alliance of American Football, an off-season upstart looking to offer a complementary spring alternative to the NFL has suspended operations after just eight weeks of games. Bill Polian, a former NFL GM who co-founded the AAF with Charlie Ebersol, said the new league’s chief investor, Tom Dundon

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Report: Antonio Brown has NFL execs shook after forcing lopsided Steelers trade

There was only one clear winner in the Antonio Brown trade saga that played out in Pittsburgh, and it was Antonio Brown. The Raiders’ new star had no leverage but somehow managed to get everything he wanted: A trade and a new contract offering new guaranteed money. A win for Brown was also a win

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