NFL

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>

NFL's 'Black Monday' Just Keeps Going

Miami fires its coach, making for the 8th vacancy among teams

(Newser) - They call it "Black Monday" in NFL coaching circles—the rash of firings that take place immediately after the end of the end of the regular season. And this year has been a particularly busy one on that front: On Thursday, the Miami Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel after four...

Former NFLer Sues Ex Over 'Two Coke Cans' Comment

Matt Kalil claims invasion of privacy; ex-wife Haley says she's stunned

(Newser) - Retired NFL lineman Matt Kalil is suing his ex-wife over comments in which she suggested the size of his manhood was "the biggest factor" in their split. In a lawsuit obtained by TMZ , the former Carolina Panther accuses model and influencer Haley Kalil of invading his privacy and profiting...

Young Kicker Tries to Explain His Crucial Miss

'I just mis-hit the ball,' says Ravens rookie Tyler Loop of kick that kept team out of the playoffs

(Newser) - The stakes were simple and huge: If rookie kicker Tyler Loop makes the 44-yard field at the end of the game, his Baltimore Ravens advance to the playoffs. If not, the opposing Pittsburgh Steelers go instead. He missed it , and the 24-year-old then had to face the cameras about the...

Cops: Man Kills Wife in Dispute Over NFL Game

Shooter also injured 13-year-old stepdaughter, then died by suicide, per officials in Polk County, Florida

(Newser) - A domestic dispute in Florida that began with a request to turn off a football game ended with three people shot and two dead, according to authorities in Polk County. Sheriff Grady Judd says 47-year-old Jason Kenney fatally shot his wife, Crystal Kenney, and wounded her 13-year-old daughter on Monday...

Travis Kelce May Have Played His Final Game at Arrowhead

Retirement decision looms for Kansas City's celebrated tight end

(Newser) - If Thursday night was the last game Travis Kelce played inside Arrowhead Stadium, he tried to make it a memorable one. The Chiefs tight end only had five catches for 36 yards against Denver, playing alongside third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun while his good buddy Patrick Mahomes and backup Gardner Minshew...

Kansas City Chiefs Announce They're Changing States

Kansas wins over Super Bowl champions with domed stadium deal

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday they will relocate across the Kansas-Missouri border in a new, $3 billion domed stadium that will be ready by the 2031 season. The team had talked about moving for years, negotiating with governments in both states on a stadium deal. The final step was...

Chicago Bears Consider Leaving Illinois

CEO Kevin Warren says team is extending search for new stadium site to Northwest Indiana

(Newser) - The Chicago Bears are widening their stadium search, which includes looking beyond Illinois' own borders. In an open letter to fans released Wednesday, team president and CEO Kevin Warren said the franchise will "critically evaluate opportunities throughout the wider Chicagoland region, including Northwest Indiana," as it hunts for...

Rivers Chokes Up Reflecting on His Comeback Game

'We came up just short,' says the 44-year-old of his loss with the Indianapolis Colts

(Newser) - Some predicted 44-year-old Philip Rivers' return to the NFL after five years of retirement would end in disaster . It did not. In fact, Rivers nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks—a potential Super Bowl contender—on Sunday. "We came up just short,"...

It Was a Doubly Bad Day for the Chiefs

Mahomes tore his ACL as the team missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade

(Newser) - Patrick Mahomes tore the ACL in his left knee while trying to keep the Kansas City Chiefs' postseason hopes alive in the waning seconds of a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, and the two-time MVP quarterback was considering surgical options, the AP reports. It's the...

Ahead of His NFL Comeback, Lots of Worry
Indianapolis Activates
44-Year-Old Quarterback
updated
Dec 13, 2025 5:00 PM CST

Indianapolis Activates 44-Year-Old Quarterback

Some NFL execs and coaches fear Philip Rivers will get hurt

(Newser) - The Indianapolis Colts moved Philip Rivers to their active roster on Saturday, setting up a dramatic return to the field on Sunday for the 44-year-old. The formerly retired quarterback had joined the team's practice squad this week, ESPN reports. The Colts plan to start Rivers, who first worked out...

Sportswriter's Beef: He No Longer Knows What a 'Catch' Is

Jason Gay worries about the effect of the NFL's 'granular' video reviews

(Newser) - Jason Gay writes about sports for a living, but he is no longer sure what constitutes a catch in the NFL. He suspects you're in the same boat, along with players, coaches, and TV play-by-play announcers. In a Wall Street Journal essay, Gay warns that the league is letting...

NFL Star's Routine Drug Test Turned Up Cancer

Alex Singleton's testicular cancer discovery came as Denver pushes toward the playoffs

(Newser) - An unexpected twist in a routine NFL drug test may have saved the life of Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton. Just days before a critical matchup last month against the Las Vegas Raiders, Singleton, 32, learned he had testicular cancer after a random drug test flagged elevated levels of hCG—...

High School Coach May Return to NFL as QB
High School Coach, Grandpa
Returns to NFL as QB
UPDATED
Dec 9, 2025 12:37 PM CST

High School Coach, Grandpa Returns to NFL as QB

Colts sign Philip Rivers, 44, to practice squad

(Newser) - Quarterback Philip Rivers is back on an NFL team nearly five years after his last snap, reports the Athletic . The Indianapolis Colts, in dire need of a QB in the season's home stretch, signed the 44-year-old retiree to its practice squad after a workout on Monday. It wasn't...

'Person of Interest' in Custody Over Shooting of Jets Player

Kris Boyd was shot in NYC last month

(Newser) - Police say a person of interest is in custody more than three weeks after New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was critically injured in a Manhattan shooting. Police say the person, a 20-year-old from the Bronx, surrendered to authorities in Buffalo on Monday and has not yet been charged with...

NFL Kickoffs Have Embraced Chaos
NFL Kickoffs Are
Going Off the Rails
longform
Nov 30, 2025 11:45 AM CST

NFL Kickoffs Are Going Off the Rails

Innovation and oddball kicks are changing the league like never before

(Newser) - The NFL's most unexpected thrills this year are coming from a place fans rarely look: special teams. Long treated as football's most ignored dimension, the kicking game has suddenly become the league's most experimental frontier, Sports Illustrated reports. The shift began with an otherwise ordinary scene: Florida...

NFL Player Who Took His Own Life Was Expecting a Baby

Team starts fund to ensure financial security for Marshawn Kneeland's family

(Newser) - The Dallas Cowboys have set up a memorial fund to support the unborn child of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland after his death last week by apparent suicide. Coach Brian Schottenheimer revealed that Kneeland's girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, is pregnant, and the team's goal is to ensure permanent financial security...

Cowboys Player Sent 'Goodbye' Texts Before His Death

Marshawn Kneeland referenced jail in messages before suicide, police say

(Newser) - Newly released police recordings reveal that Marshawn Kneeland, the Dallas Cowboys defensive end who died by suicide last week , sent group text messages to friends indicating he was saying goodbye and expressing that he couldn't face time in jail. The Cowboys' head of security, Cable Johnson, alerted Plano police...

Trump Gets Dance Shoutout at NFL Game
Trump Gets
Dance Shoutout
at NFL Game
VIDEO
Nov 10, 2025 8:18 AM CST

Trump Gets Dance Shoutout at NFL Game

The 'Trump dance' makes a comeback by way of Amon-Ra St. Brown

(Newser) - President Trump may have confronted boos while watching the Washington Commanders' take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday, but he also got a shoutout in the form of a touchdown celebration. After throwing himself over the line to score the Lions' second touchdown of the game, wide receiver Amon-Ra St....

Trump Attends NFL Game, a Rarity for Presidents

He heard some boos at Washington Commanders game

(Newser) - President Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Washington Commanders' contest against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. There were boos from some spectators in the stands when Trump was shown on the videoboard late in the first half—standing in...

Paul Tagliabue's NFL Prospered but Played Down Concussions

Commissioner oversaw expansion and instituted the 'Rooney Rule'

(Newser) - Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday. He was 84 and died in Chevy Chase, Maryland, of heart failure, the AP reports. Tagliabue followed Pete Rozelle as...

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>
Most Read on Newser