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Hard-Hitting George Atkinson Struck Fear in the Opposition

Raiders safety anchored the team's 'Soul Patrol'

(Newser) - George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Oakland Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died. He was 78. The team announced Atkinson's death on Monday without revealing a cause of death, the AP reports. Atkinson had disclosed he was suffering symptoms consistent with CTE in a 2016 interview...

Adrian Peterson Busted on DWI Charge for 2nd Time in 2025

Former NFL star nabbed Sunday near Houston, Texas

(Newser) - Adrian Peterson, the former NFL running back best known for his years with the Minnesota Vikings, was arrested Sunday morning in Texas on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. Authorities said Peterson was taken into custody around 9:30am in Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston,...

Blown Calls Return to Dog NFL's Week 8

Early and bad whistles, and 'one of the most egregious blown calls of the season'

(Newser) - An erroneous whistle took a defensive touchdown away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An early whistle cost the New York Giants a fumble recovery on a tush push. It was a rough Sunday for NFL officials. And the AP reports that Giants coach Brian Daboll was apoplectic after Darius Slayton...

NFL Star Dies at 41, Days After Kidney Plea

Longtime center Nick Mangold sought kidney donor before dying of kidney disease

(Newser) - Nick Mangold, the longtime anchor of the New York Jets offensive line, died Saturday at age 41, just days after publicly seeking a kidney donor due to complications from chronic kidney disease, People reports. His health struggles, rooted in a genetic condition diagnosed in 2006, had recently forced him onto...

NFL Won't Reconsider Bad Bunny Decision

Super Bowl halftime show choice was 'carefully thought through,' commissioner says

(Newser) - The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, reaffirming a decision to put the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist on the league's biggest stage that led to criticism from President Trump and some of his supporters.
  • Goodell addressed
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NFL Shoves Pro Bowl to Super Bowl Week
NFL Moves Pro Bowl
to Super Bowl Week
Oct 22, 2025 12:05 PM CDT

NFL Moves Pro Bowl to Super Bowl Week

League is looking to take advantage of fans in town for the big game

(Newser) - The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week beginning this February. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the change on Wednesday at the league's annual fall owners meeting, reports the AP . The plan is to hold the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday night, Feb. 3, in the...

A Former Star Running Back Is Dead at 36

Pro Bowler Doug Martin played for Tampa Bay and Oakland

(Newser) - One of the NFL's top players a decade ago has died at age 36. TMZ reports that former running back Doug Martin—a first-round draft pick in 2012—died early Saturday. No official cause of death has been released. Martin played six of his seven NFL seasons with the...

Mahomes Displays Acting Chops on Trick Play

He fooled both the Raiders and announcer Tony Romo

(Newser) - On a fourth-and-one early in the second quarter, the Kansas City Chiefs appeared intent on using a very predictable NFL play: They would only pretend to go for the first down and try to draw the Las Vegas Raiders offside. It's become such a common ruse that QB Patrick...

Former Jets Star Asks Fans for a Kidney

Nick Mangold needs a transplant because of a genetic defect

(Newser) - A former NFL star needs a kidney, and he's turning to fans for help. Nick Mangold, a Pro Bowl center who played for the New York Jets, made his plea for a donor with type O blood on social media , reports ABC News . "This isn't an easy...

Turning Point to Go Up Against Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show

Charlie Kirk's group asks if viewers would prefer a show in English

(Newser) - Charlie Kirk's organization plans to offer counterprogramming to a Super Bowl halftime show that Republicans are objecting to. Turning Point USA is launching its own "All American Halftime Show," which it says will be steeped in faith, family, and freedom and will run opposite the NFL'...

Cowboys Owner Fined $250K for Obscene Gesture
Jerry Jones Isn't Taking
His $250K Fine Quietly
UPDATED
Oct 8, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

Jerry Jones Isn't Taking His $250K Fine Quietly

Cowboys owner to appeal punishment after claiming he accidentally showed middle finger

(Newser) - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will appeal the $250,000 fine he was handed for flipping the bird to fans at MetLife Stadium—a gesture Jones says was inadvertent. The 82-year-old said he'd only meant to give a thumbs-up to excited Cowboys fans at the home of the New...

Truck Driver, 69, Sues Sanchez After Saturday Night Fight

Perry Tole claims ex-NFL QB instigated violent altercation outside of Indianapolis hotel

(Newser) - A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is suing Sanchez and his employer, Fox Corporation, in Indiana state court. Lawyers for Perry Tole filed the lawsuit on Monday seeking an unspecified amount...

Trump, Johnson Fume Over Super Bowl Headliner

Both blast pick of Bad Bunny, with Johnson claiming Lee Greenwood has broader appeal

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Republican to hit out at the NFL's decision to book Bad Bunny for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show , labeling the move "a terrible decision" and suggesting the league should have gone with 1980s country singer Lee Greenwood instead. Johnson,...

NFL Sees Same Costly Gaffe Two Weeks in a Row

Arizona player lets go of the ball before the end zone, costing his team the game

(Newser) - One of the biggest plays from this weekend's NFL games is a touchdown that didn't happen. And it's the second straight week a player cost his team in the same way:
  • The fumble: Emari Demercado of the Arizona Cardinals busted loose for what appeared to be a
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Mark Sanchez Hospitalized After Stabbing
Mark Sanchez
Arrested After
Being Stabbed
updated
Oct 4, 2025 5:53 PM CDT

Mark Sanchez Arrested After Being Stabbed

Indianapolis police say it wasn't a random attack

(Newser) - NFL broadcaster Mark Sanchez is hospitalized in Indianapolis after being stabbed during an altercation early Saturday, said police, who announced later in the day that they had arrested him. Authorities described the case as an isolated altercation just after midnight between Sanchez and another man, People reports, not a...

Bad Bunny Is Set to Make Super Bowl History

It'll be the first time the halftime performance isn't in English

(Newser) - Super Bowl halftime shows usually last 15 minutes, but this year's set promises to stretch far beyond NFL history. With Latin superstar Bad Bunny slated to headline the show during Super Bowl LX, Rolling Stone reports it'll be the first time the high-profile mini-concert will be performed entirely...

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,...

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