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Goodell wants league to look deeply into catch rule
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Goodell wants to see the mystery of the NFL’s catch rule solved, and he’s ensured that the process has begun. The commissioner said at his annual…
Read MoreFox gets Thursday night football for 5 years, $3 billion
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games. Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of…
Read MoreBrett Favre headed back to Super Bowl, per request of Eagles coach and former teammate
Brett Favre is headed back to the Super Bowl. The Hall of Fame quarterback was asked by former Green Bay Packers teammate Doug Pederson to speak with his Philadelphia Eagles…
Read MoreAlex Smith headed to Washington in flurry of NFL news surrounding QB
A flurry of news has come out of the NFL surrounding quarterback Alex Smith. First, Washington sent a 2018 third-round pick and a, so far, unnamed player, to Kansas City…
Read MoreFeds Search for Fake Merchandise Ahead of SB LII
U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents are searching for counterfeit sports merchandise ahead of the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Agents hope to seize fake jerseys, caps and other memorabilia violating…
Read MoreMadden NFL 18 predicts Patriots win Super Bowl again
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Go ahead and take the New England Patriots to win their sixth Super Bowl title with Tom Brady to earn his fifth MVP award. Those are the…
Read MoreIt's back? WWE's McMahon resurrecting XFL
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The XFL is no longer an ex-football league. The sexed-up, second-rate football league formed as the early 2000s brainchild of WWE ringleader Vince McMahon is set…
Read MoreGreen Bay Packers bring back Philbin to run offense
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A familiar face on offense and a fresh voice on defense headline the changes to Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy’s revamped staff in the…
Read MoreNFL establishes owner-player committee on social justice
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has established a player-owner committee focusing on social and racial justice initiatives that Commissioner Roger Goodell cautions is just a start, with lots of…
Read MoreNFL rejects veterans group’s ad for Super Bowl program
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem. NFL…
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