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NFL Plans to Launch Men's, Women's Flag Football Leagues
NFL to Get Into Flag Football
Oct 2, 2025 4:40 PM CDT

NFL to Get Into Flag Football

LA Olympics will include games for the first time

(Newser) - The NFL plans to launch women's and men's professional flag football leagues, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday, in line with the league priority of trying to attract young fans, male and female. The timeline he outlined would see the leagues created ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,...

ICE Plans Super Bowl Presence for Bad Bunny Halftime Show

DHS' Corey Lewandowski warns that agents will target undocumented immigrants at event

(Newser) - Federal immigration officers plan to be present at the 2026 Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California, where Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is slated to headline the halftime show, according to Corey Lewandowski, an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security. Speaking Wednesday on The Benny Show , Lewandowski warned,...

Jay Cutler Is Stuck Behind Bars Until the Weekend

Ex-NFL star is now serving his 4-day sentence for DUI in Tennessee

(Newser) - Jay Cutler is now officially an inmate. TMZ reports that the former NFL star and ex-husband of TV personality Kristin Cavallari reported to Williamson County Jail in Tennessee on Monday, where he was booked at around 10am local time to begin serving a four-day sentence for DUI. As part of...

Jets Are Losing, but Coach Is Keeping Fans Entertained

Aaron Glenn is going viral for his celebratory moves on the sidelines

(Newser) - Aaron Glenn's dance moves on the sideline have made the New York Jets coach a viral sensation on social media, and he won't be pulling his celebratory reaction from the playbook any time soon. "Here's what I do know: I'm going to always be me,...

Killer at NFL Building Had CTE: Medical Examiner

Gunman in July shootings had played high school football

(Newser) - The man who police say shot to death four people in a Manhattan office building housing NFL headquarters last July had the degenerative brain disease CTE, the New York City medical examiner said Friday. The 27-year-old, who had played high school football, killed himself after leaving a note linking...

Bengals Great Rudi Johnson Dead in Apparent Suicide

His agent called for more research into CTE

(Newser) - Rudi Johnson, the former Cincinnati Bengals star who racked up three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons and left his mark on the franchise record books, has died in Florida at age 45; authorities are calling it an apparent suicide. NBC News reports Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a "...

Tom Brady: From Deflategate to Boothgate?

Tom Brady's Raiders stake collides with his TV analyst gig

(Newser) - For fans still reeling from Deflategate , Tom Brady's reputation as far as cheating never ballooned back to full size. Now the seven-time Super Bowl champ finds himself in another ethically gray area—this time as both a Raiders minority owner and Fox's top NFL analyst. The Athletic reports...

Wearing a Michael Vick Jersey, NFL QB Posed With a Dog

Cardinals' Kyler Murray faces backlash for posing with dog while wearing shirt tied to disgraced QB

(Newser) - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray apologized on Wednesday after drawing criticism for sharing photos online of himself in a Michael Vick jersey while posing with his dog. "I saw how it affected people and ... decided to take it down," Murray said at a press conference , adding, "...

Dan Marino Says He's Got Liver Disease
Dan Marino:
I've Got
Liver Disease
Sep 16, 2025 10:40 AM CDT

Dan Marino: I've Got Liver Disease

NFL legend says the diagnosis came 7 years after retirement, after he let his diet and exercise go

(Newser) - Dan Marino retired from the NFL in 2000, and after 17 seasons of being a peak athlete in the NFL, he tells People in an exclusive that he "let my diet go." By 2007, the legendary Miami Dolphins quarterback said he was feeling "a little fatigued,"...

Tom Brady Will Take the Field Once Again—in Saudi Arabia

Rob Gronkowski, other NFL stars will join the legend for flag football in Riyadh in March

(Newser) - Tom Brady plans to play alongside current and former NFL stars in a three-team flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia next year, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and Fox Sports analyst said Monday. The Fanatics Flag Football Classic on March 21 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh also will include Saquon...

An Elite NFL Quarterback Suffers a 3rd Serious Injury

Joe Burrow of Cincinnati needs toe surgery, will be out for months

(Newser) - Cincinnati Bengals fans and their star quarterback just can't catch a break. Joe Burrow needs surgery after suffering a "turf toe" injury on Sunday and will be out about three months, reports ESPN . It's a familiar tune for the Bengals: "Burrow now faces the reality of...

Carter's Punishment for Spitting on Cowboys QB Sets Precedent

Eagles player will lose almost $60K, with punishment considered a 1-game suspension

(Newser) - Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter will lose almost $60,000 for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter's penalty sends a message to the rest of the league, the AP reports. Carter is losing $57,222 for the infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1,...

Bills Fan Who Smacked 2 Ravens Gets Banned

No word on whether Baltimore's Lamar Jackson will be penalized for retaliatory shove in Buffalo

(Newser) - The Buffalo Bills fan who smacked the helmets of two celebrating Baltimore Ravens players will have to vent his frustrations from the couch from now on. The NFL has banned the unidentified man from attending any more games, reports Reuters . "Any fan that engages in unruly and disruptive behavior...

World's Largest Illicit Sports Streaming Site Shut Down

Streameast had 1.6B visits last year

(Newser) - A major crackdown has knocked out Streameast, the world's largest illegal sports streaming operation, following a year-long probe by a US-based anti-piracy group. Authorities in Egypt, partnering with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment—ACE—which counts Amazon, Netflix, and Apple among its members, swooped in on August...

Ex-NFL QB Tried to Kill Himself. Then His Wife Ripped Him Off

Former football player Erik Kramer opens up about trauma, fraud, recovery on new podcast

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer faced a cascade of personal tragedies, a near-fatal suicide attempt , and devastating financial betrayal. Now, he's airing it all. In a new podcast from Johnathan Walton, The Quarterback and the Con Artist , Kramer details how, between 2015 and 2020, he tried to take...

Investigation: Colts Owner Battled a Secret Relapse

Washington Post reports Jim Irsay was on opioids, ketamine before his death

(Newser) - A Washington Post investigation into last year's death of NFL owner Jim Irsay finds that the 65-year-old suffered a secret relapse into drug addiction in the final years of his life. The allegation is notable because Irsay had made no secret of his problems with substance abuse and mental...

Jay Cutler Is Heading to Jail
Jay Cutler Is
Heading to Jail
Aug 27, 2025 11:20 AM CDT

Jay Cutler Is Heading to Jail

Former NFL quarterback will serve 4 days next month for DUI conviction

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler has signed a plea deal following his arrest on DUI and gun possession charges , but it won't be enough to avoid jail completely. Cutler—who police allege was intoxicated and carrying a loaded gun when he rear-ended a vehicle in Franklin, Tennessee, in October—...

Report: NFL's Heaviest Player Won't Get a Chance to Play

Tampa Bay expected to release Desmond Watson

(Newser) - The heaviest player in NFL history may not get a chance to play in the league. Desmond Watson will be released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the AP reports, citing "a person with knowledge of the decision" who spoke on condition of anonymity. The deadline for roster cuts is...

Deion Sanders' Kid Released by Buccaneers
Deion Sanders' Kid
Is Out of a Job
Aug 25, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Deion Sanders' Kid Is Out of a Job

Shilo Sanders has been released by Buccaneers for throwing a punch in preseason game

(Newser) - Shilo Sanders, son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and brother of Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders , has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as part of the NFL's required league-wide cuts to get preseason rosters down to 53 players this week, USA Today reports....

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Reid
Bullet Came Within
15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach
in case you missed it
Aug 24, 2025 12:06 PM CDT

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach

NFL's Reid was in his office when bullet entered in May 2024, the Star reports

(Newser) - When Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sits in his office, it's with the knowledge that he's protected by bulletproof glass. In May 2024, the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history was inside his office at the team's practice facility when a bullet ripped through the window and...

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