NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: League won’t tolerate racism, discriminationVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Under a baking California sun, Roger Goodell knew the heat was coming. At his annual Super Bowl news conference Wednesday, the NFL commissioner was grilled on two hot topics that have put the league under heavy scrutiny: racism and discrimination in hiring. There were other issues that...
Joe Burrow’s scrambling helps Bengals reach Super BowlVideo
Nearly every time the Kansas City Chiefs got pressure on Joe Burrow in the AFC championship game, he managed to pull off a surprising escape. That ability to get out of trouble with his legs is one of Burrow’s best traits and a big reason why he has the Cincinnati...
BetMGM: Super Bowl Betting History — Spread rarely comes into play
By BetMGM writer Andrew Doughty / Tom Brady’s 8-yard first-quarter touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski erased an early 3-point deficit against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. The Bucs never trailed again, cruising to a 22-point win and an easy cover (+3) as the Super Bowl spread didn’t...
BetMGM: Comprehensive betting guide to Super Bowl 56
By BetMGM writer Colton Pool / This year’s Super Bowl marks a showdown between two quarterbacks taken No. 1 overall in their respective drafts and defenses gearing up to stop them. The Los Angeles Rams have the best odds to win Super Bowl 56 with a money line of -200...
NFL says it will oversee investigation of Commanders’ Snyder
The NFL moved quickly Wednesday to take over an investigation into alleged sexual harassment by Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, saying the league, not the team, will hire an investigator to lead the probe. The Commanders announced Wednesday morning that the team had hired an outside investigator to look into...
Washington Commanders safety booked on manslaughter charge
LEESBURG, Va. — Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett turned himself in to a Virginia jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge after an investigation found he was speeding before his sports car slammed into trees and rolled over, killing his passenger. Everett, 29, was treated for serious injuries after the Dec....
Sacking QBs has always been passion for Bengals’ Trey HendricksonVideo
Trey Hendrickson was once a touchdown-catching tight end in high school, a big-bodied target who was tough to take down. Demolishing quarterbacks, though, just always felt better than spiking footballs. You see, pass rushing is a passion for the Cincinnati Bengals defensive end. And opposing offenses are the unfortunate recipients...
Patriots rehire former Giants coach Joe Judge as assistant
FOXBOROUGH, Mas. — The Patriots are bringing back Joe Judge as an offensive assistant less than a month after he was fired as head coach of the Giants. Judge, who served as an assistant in New England for eight seasons, rejoins coach Bill Belichick’s coaching staff after going 10-23 over...
Bengals’ RB Joe Mixon quietly produces best year of his careerVideo
CINCINNATI — Joe Mixon’s foot injury in 2020 was one of many unfortunate events in another train wreck of a season for the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati had shown promise early that year, but suddenly its premier running back, coming off two consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, was done after six games. Injuries...
Police: Saints’ Alvin Kamara, 3 others attacked man at Vegas clubVideo
LAS VEGAS — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is accused of punching and badly injuring a man in an attack also involving at least three men who were with Kamara last weekend at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, according to a police arrest report. The alleged victim told...
Rams determined to turn Aaron Donald into a Super Bowl champVideo
LOS ANGELES — Aaron Donald has won just about every award available to a defensive lineman during his spectacular eight-year career with the Los Angeles Rams. As the Penn Hills graduate and former Pitt star points out, the only trophy he lacks has Vince Lombardi’s name on it. “This is...
As Tyler Boyd’s position coach at Pitt, Bobby Engram shared stories of the Super Bowl stage
Amid the chaos of a week where he was named offensive coordinator at Wisconsin, Bobby Engram managed to find time to talk about one of his proteges making it to the Super Bowl stage. As Pitt’s wide receivers coach, Engram recruited Tyler Boyd out of Clairton High School and was...
Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey finally in Super Bowl after 6 years, 2 teamsVideo
Six seasons and two teams into an often-turbulent NFL career, Jalen Ramsey finally is on the stage where he starts every season expecting to play. The Super Bowl. Ramsey said it feels good. Really good. “It means a lot to be in this position with this team and with these...
AP: Saints pick Dennis Allen to replace Sean Payton as coachVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have promoted defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to head coach, two people familiar with the decision said Monday. The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Saints have not announced their chosen replacement for Sean Payton, who resigned nearly...
Analysis: Bengals provide hope, blueprint for lowly teams
The Cincinnati Bengals were downright dreadful at this time two years ago. They were the worst team in the NFL, coming off a 2-14 season with a first-year head coach and facing the franchise-shaping decision of who to take with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Things worked...
AP source: Texans expected to hire Lovie Smith as new head coach
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans are expected to hire Lovie Smith as their head coach, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity Monday because the team had not announced that Smith would be hired. The same...
Saints’ Alvin Kamara arrested on battery charge in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested on a battery charge Sunday in Las Vegas after being accused of injuring someone at a nightclub on the eve of the Pro Bowl. After playing and making four catches for 23 yards for the NFC in the...
Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBCVideo
Super Sunday has morphed into Super Gold Sunday for NBC. Next Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals will mark the first time a Super Bowl and Winter Olympics are taking place at the same time. CBS was scheduled to have this year’s game, but in 2019...
Bengals returner Trent Taylor among several feeling lucky this Super BowlVideo
Trent Taylor missed the Super Bowl in Miami with San Francisco because of a foot injury that cost him the entire 2019 season. The wide receiver has a rare second chance with Cincinnati two years later. And yes, it means so much. “It’s a huge deal for me personally because...
Dolphins hire 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as head coachVideo
The Miami Dolphins hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their head coach Sunday, making him the first minority candidate to get hired so far this offseason. McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces Brian Flores, who was fired despite posting winning records in the final two of his three...
Justin Herbert leads AFC to win in Pro Bowl’s returnVideo
LAS VEGAS — Justin Herbert hit Mark Andrews with two touchdown passes, leading the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC on Sunday in the return of the Pro Bowl. New England rookie Mac Jones passed for 112 yards, threw a touchdown pass and did a memorable rendition of...
From WPIAL to Pitt to Super Bowl, Tyler Boyd, Aaron Donald chasing dream to win a ring
Tyler Boyd was one of a handful of Cincinnati Bengals players standing on the stage at Arrowhead Stadium as they celebrated their first AFC championship in three decades after an epic comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs. Then the audio went out on the loudspeakers, and Boyd couldn’t hear a...
Taylor, McVay reunited as opposing head coaches on Super Bowl stage
Zac Taylor’s path to a head coaching gig was cleared the moment he joined Sean McVay’s staff with the Los Angeles Rams five years ago. Well, maybe it wasn’t actually until the two sat down together in the team cafeteria. “I think the joke is if you had a cup...
NFL to bolster inclusion policies, probe tanking allegations
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told teams Saturday that the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities, particularly as head coaches, and he pledged an investigation into tanking allegations raised by Brian Flores in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL. “We will reevaluate and examine all...
Ravens still trying to reach new deal with Lamar JacksonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens are working under quarterback Lamar Jackson’s timeline when it comes to a potential contract extension. Jackson’s contract status was at the forefront of a news conference held by Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta. The 2019 NFL MVP is playing under a fifth-year option that...
