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Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta sold their interest in UFC for a record $4 billion in 2016.

The Oklahoma drill may have factored into the league’s high concussion rate during training camp.

“If it makes you get over some pain that you may have in some form — God bless you — but don’t get out on the highway with it,” Namath said.

With the duo of Jets defensive linemen Quinnen and Leonard Williams being dubbed the “Twinkie Twins” by a teammate, we decided to borrow that idea for Wednesday’s PFT Live. It was an easy leap to make — what are the best nicknames for a duo or group in NFL history? Simms and I picked three

The Cleveland Browns player was once too big to bend over.

EDMONTON — The National Football League may be bringing back a historic team name that will have a familiar — and occasionally controversial — ring to Canadian gridiron fans. Records from the U.S. Patent Office show that the NFL filed a trademark application last week for the Duluth Eskimos. The Duluth

Brides-to-be and their celebrating squads have been disappointed after they unwittingly scheduled their bachelorette parties in Nashville at the same time as NFL draft.

Why the excesses of the NFL draft and Avengers: Endgame are, in fact, good things.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®  patient Owen will be a special guest of the National Football League (NFL) when he announces the Seattle Seahawks’ round three draft pick onstage on Friday evening, April 26, in Nashville, Tennessee. Former

Mock drafts are like noses, everyone has one. The same 25 or so names pop up in everyone’s forecast of the 2019 NFL Draft, with only slight variations to the order. Poll a few NFL scouts and analysts to name the top quarterback, wide receiver, offensive tackle, cornerback or safety in this class

The new NFL calendar year is less than a week old, but we are seeing trends develop. Some teams are getting better and some teams are taking a step back. Let’s look at these risers and fallers: RISERS Buffalo: This offseason may be remembered for the Bills’ trade for Antonio Brown falling through

The NFL has been dominating sports headlines with signings and trades as teams throw money at free agents to improve their mutual situations. While the NFL might be better than the NBA in most aspects, NBA offseasons pack the political intrigue of a whole season’s worth of “Game of Thrones.&

This morning’s Read and React newsletter brings you the NFL combine’s winners and losers.

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NEW YORK — The NFL says it will handle the sex solicitation case involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft as it would any other issue under the league’s conduct policy. The 77-year-old owner has been charged with soliciting a prostitute in Florida as part of a crackdown on sex trafficking

As more people around the league question the wisdom of banning players with off-field issues from attending the Scouting Combine, people inside the league office have applied a wishy-washiness to the rule. Per a league source, the rule has ping-ponged since 2017 from a complete ban to, in 2018, permission

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have once again earned the top ranking among all National Football League teams in customer service experience satisfaction among season pass members, as detailed in the league’s annual Voice of the Fan report. The latest honor marks the fifth time in seven seasons that the

During the period beginning at 12 noon, New York time, on March 11th and ending at 35959 p.m., New York time, on March 13th, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in any major U.S. sport, is scheduled to speak at the University of New Mexico. The former University of Missouri football standout is slated to address student on Feb. 12, in Albuquerque. Sam is expected to tell students how to use personal strengths

As the NFL playoffs approach, teams will be competing hard down the stretch to secure home-field advantage for at least one postseason game. It’s also the reason teams like the Rams and Saints, who have comfortably locked up a playoff spot and even home field for their first playoff game, will risk injury

There have been two-sport college superstars before. Bo Jackson. Deion Sanders. John Elway. Drew Henson. Nobody, however, has ever had a year quite like Kyler Murray. In June, shortly after helping Oklahoma reach the Super Regionals in the NCAA Tournament, he was the ninth overall selection in baseball

Patrick Mahomes, Cam Newton, Todd Gurley, Kareem Hunt, Saquon Barkley, DeAndre Hopkins, and Julio Jones are among the most expensive players to roster on NFL DFS sites like FanDuel and DraftKings this week. In order to afford them in NFL DFS tournaments like the $1.5M Sunday Million on FanDuel and the

The NFL saw a significant increase in its TV ratings for Week 12. On Thanksgiving, all three games had more viewers this year than last year. The early game in Detroit was up 7 percent from last year, the late afternoon game in Dallas was up 16 percent from last year, and the prime time [more]

Four years after he pleaded guilty to a child abuse charge, Adrian Peterson admitted that he still hits his son with a belt as punishment. The NFL may be taking notice. The Washington Redskins running back said in an interview this week that he has not stopped using the belt as punishment.

Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson has shaved the price on his Pleasanton, Calif. home to $2.275 million. Click here if viewing from a mobile device. The six-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath property that was previously listed at $2.35 million spans 4,592 square feet. It features a solar system, pool

There are only so many chances in a game for a player to make his mark. So, who’s taken the most advantage of his limited opportunities and should be in line for more? Pro Football Focus grades every player on every play of every game. PFF picks players at every position — except for quarterback

Owning a team in the National Football League can be a profitable endeavor. Some clubs are valued at more than $2 billion and pull in hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

America’s sport is prospering, despite national anthem protests, the former New York Giants running back said.

The new rule against lowering the helmet to initiate and make contact is very broad and all-encompassing. And the league refuses to change it. Meanwhile, the league has changed it. In this age of truth isn’t truth and crime isn’t crime, change isn’t change. Or maybe I should say not change isn’t not

No matter how wrong the NFL ever may be, the NFL rarely if ever will admit it. And, thus, to no surprise, the NFL reportedly won’t be making any major changes to the much-criticized rule against lowering the helmet and initiating contact with an opponent. According to Mark Maske of the Washington Post