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The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine took an unexpected twist when it was announced that 150 players planned to boycott the event due to its “bubble-type” restrictions. On Monday, the NFL announced a major NFL Combine update following the boycotts, as reported by Tom Pelissero. The bubble has burst: The Combine just informed players it has […]

The NFL is planning to partner with the XFL ahead of their return in the 2023 season in order to improve several aspects of their everyday operations. Both leagues released statements on Monday, detailing that player health and safety will be one of the top areas of focus. XFL co-owner Dany Garcia had this to […]

Every year there is excitement at the NFL Scouting Combine. This year, it might be a very different story. It’s been reported by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that more than 150 draft prospects are organizing a boycott of all testing, on-field workouts and interviews at the combine next month. Agents representing more than 150 […]

The NFL has faced a ton of turbulence within the past few weeks, both leading up to and shortly following the Super Bowl. There’s the Brian Flores lawsuit. There’s the ongoing investigations on the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Commanders franchises. Then of course there was the shock announcement of Tom Brady’s retirement from football. […]

On Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke outside SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, addressing a range of topics. One of the things he discussed was former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ class action lawsuit against the league and its teams. Flores claimed racial discrimination in its hiring practices. He also claimed that Dolphins owner […]

On Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the gorilla in the room that is the lack of minority coaches in the league. Goodell acknowledged that the league once again ‘fell short’ with minority hirings for head coach this offseason, as noted by ESPN writer Kevin Seifert. “We believe in diversity,” Goodell said during a news […]

The lawsuit involving former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores sent tidal waves through the NFL. Not only did Flores accuse NFL teams of racial inequality during his head coaching interviews, but he also spoke of alleged tanking that went on during his tenure with the Dolphins. Flores claimed that he was essentially bribed by […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met virtually with Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders to discuss the Rooney Rule in the wake of Brian Flores’ bombshell lawsuit against the NFL and its teams, which makes a number of allegations about racism in the hiring process around the league. In the meeting, Sharpton called for […]

In light of Brian Flores’ recent accusations, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent out a memo to all 32 teams claiming the league is ready to take action. Flores’ camp is not buying it one bit, though. Goodell made it known through his statement that the NFL is preparing to take the necessary steps not just […]

As the NFL world waits in anticipation for the Super Bowl, the bombshells continue to drop surrounding Brian Flores and his accusations of racial discrimination within the league. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has responded in earnest, sending a message to all the club presidents and chief executives across all 32 franchises. “We have made significant […]

The NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell formally requested that a judge in Nevada dismiss the lawsuit filed against them by former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. USA Today’s Tom Schad reported on the development. The NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell have formally asked a Nevada judge to throw out the lawsuit filed against […]

If there’s anything that Philadelphia Eagles fans know how to do, it’s make a scene. They did exactly that ahead of the Eagles’ Week 15 matchup against the Washington Football Team. A group of fans brought a box truck to Lincoln Financial Field, with “Goodell is a coward” plastered on all sides. Eagles reporter Eliot […]

The NFL made a huge decision that directly impacts six teams in Week 15 as they fight for a spot in the playoffs. The news broke Friday afternoon that the league postponed three of upcoming games: Washington Football Team at Eagles, Seahawks at Rams, and Raiders at Browns. NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweeted the memorandum […]

On Wedneday, NFL commissioner addressed the media relating to the report that Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder interfered with the league’s investigation of the team. According to an NFL.com wire report, Goodell claimed that Snyder did not interfere with the investigation. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Washington report: No interference in investigationhttps://t.co/9U2MUCZD0y — Around […]

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden is suing the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell over the leaked emails that exposed his previous racist and homophobic remarks. However, by the looks of it, the league is gearing up to fight back and defend itself against the allegations. As reported earlier, Gruden alleges the NFL of […]

Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden may have gone silent after his resignation from the NFL franchise, but he is far from getting over the scandal he’s involved in. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, Gruden is thinking about his next steps after the leaked emails that exposed his past racist, […]

On Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stood firm on his stance of not releasing information to the public regarding the investigation into Daniel Snyder and the Washington Football Team. Goodell noted wanting to protect those who came forward during the investigation into the Washington Football Team and Snyder. Per ESPN, it doesn’t sound like he’ll […]

Jon Gruden recently resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the unearthing of a number of racist, sexist, misogynistic and homophobic emails. The emails were discovered during the NFL’s investigation into the Washington Football Team. Given what happened, it’s no surprise Saturday Night Live took on this subject and made fun of […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is already under fire for an email he sent in 2011 in which he made a racist comment about NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith. Now more details are coming out about other emails Gruden has sent in the past, including one in which he used vulgar language to […]

The NFL isn’t messing around this season when it comes to COVID-19. The league just told teams that if a game can’t be rescheduled during the 18-week regular season due to a COVID-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team with the outbreak will forfeit the game and take the L. That team will also be […]

On Monday, Las Vegas Raiders defensive star Carl Nassib came out on Instagram and announced that he is gay, becoming the first active NFL player to do so. After the announcement, many came out in support of Nassib, including his team, the Raiders, with a simple, four-word Tweet. Proud of you, Carl 🖤 pic.twitter.com/R9aJxYFefW — […]

The 2021 NFL Draft has gotten underway, and it has been a very intriguing draft so far. With a ton of trade talks and other big-time rumors swirling, the intrigue and excitement has been at an all-time high. As is the case each and every year, the second round has a lot of tense moments […]

Much has already been made of Sean McVay, the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams. He’s already famous for his youth, genius, his enviable life outside of football, and more recently, his awesomely decked-out war room. Well this year, McVay went even more out of his way to get attention with his set up, […]

While the coronavirus global pandemic still rages, a light seems to be appearing at the end of the tunnel. Once outside the tunnel, comes the potential for roaring fans. All of them, at least that’s what NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is thinking for the 2021 season. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero passed along Goodell’s comments on the matter […]

According to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the NFL sent a memo to all 32 of its franchises revealing that the league has officially ruled out the possibility of having postseason “bubbles” come playoff time. Despite the fact that such an idea had been floating around for quite some time as COVID-19 […]

The NFL has already had to postpone a few games due to the COVID-19 pandemic that’s currently affecting the nation. While the games have been able to remain on schedule at simply a later date, the league front office will be exploring the possibility of tinkering with the current playoff format in the event that […]

The atmosphere for NFL games is a little more subdued this season, thanks to a pandemic that has, among other things, deprived NFL stadiums from being packed with amped fans at the time of kick-off (well, unless you’re in Jacksonville — that looks pretty much the same). Yet, despite the scaled-back production of NFL games […]

The NFL has had to postpone games and alter the 2020 schedule as a result of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks in the last couple weeks. There is some uncertainty as to how the pandemic will continue to alter the course of the season. In fact, Commissioner Roger Goodell hinted Tuesday the NFL could look to push […]

The NFL and NFLPA are looking into whether Tennessee Titans players conducted an improper off-site workout as part of its broader investigation into the team’s COVID-19 outbreak. According to Mark Maske and Sidney Boren of the Washington Post, “the league and union have not verified whether that occurred…but if that is substantiated, it could form […]

The latest meeting of the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs continues to make headlines, albeit for not-so-ideal reasons connected to Roger Goodell and others. The two teams were supposed to play last Sunday but it was put on hold when Patriots star quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for COVID-19. Later on, it […]

The NFL made it almost a quarter of the way through the 2020 regular season before encountering its first — and hopefully last — COVID-19 outbreak. With the Tennessee Titans seeing around 20 players and other personnel test positive for the “coronavirus” over the course of the last week or so, the team’s Week 4 […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo to executives from the league’s 32 franchises on Tuesday in response to the news that eight members of the Tennessee Titans personnel tested positive for COVID-19. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell just sent this memo to club executives in light of the #Titans eight new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, […]

Amid the conversations pertaining to racial injustices this offseason, Colin Kaepernick’s name has become a topic of conversation in the NFL again. While Kaepernick remains a free agent in the league, commissioner Roger Goodell ‘encourages’ teams to sign him. “They usually don’t ask me about who they’re gonna sign,” Goodell said. “It starts with that. […]

Custom looped sound effects? Sounds like something you would see in a video game. This is something you see in MLB:The Show, with players being able to make custom chants for crowds. But in real life? No way! Well this is 2020, so nothing is off the table, including this. According to sources speaking with […]

The NFL will close all league facilities on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov, 3. with the aim of ensuring “that every member of the NFL family has an opportunity to exercise the precious right to vote,” the league and NFLPA announced in a joint statement on Thursday, per ESPN. In the statement, the NFL and union […]

There have been coaches and players that have been vocal about the NFL’s attendance policy in 2020 and how it is unfair to have different attendance rules across the league. Despite the complaints he’s received, commissioner Roger Goodell doubles down and says there’s no competitive advantage for teams that are able to have fans. “I […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seems to have changed his tune in a major way this offseason. While recently noting that he wished that he listened to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick a few years ago, Goodell now appears primed to help the NFL take a real stand against racism as the 2020-21 regular […]

While most teams around the league are already expecting to play in empty stadiums to begin the 2020 NFL season, there are some that still plan to allow a reduced capacity to attend. This has some concerns regarding whether they would be carrying an unfair advantage or not during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Coaches and […]

Emmanuel Acho got straight to the point with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on his handling of Colin Kaepernick’s protests of the national anthem. Although the NFL has recently embraced players using their platform to raise awareness for racial injustice, the damage to Kaepernick’s playing career had already been done. Goodell offered up an apology on […]