NFL teams eyeing West Virginia resort as training facility, despite reports of ghostsVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several NFL teams are eyeing a resort owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice as a potential training facility during the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for the retreat said Wednesday. The Greenbrier, a lavish resort in southern West Virginia, has previously hosted training camps for New Orleans...
Chargers center Mike Pouncey cleared to play whenever NFL returnsVideo
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Mike Pouncey said he is ready to go whenever NFL teams are allowed to return to their facilities to hold workouts or training camp. The Los Angeles Chargers center said during a conference call Wednesday that he has been cleared to return by doctors who did...
AP Source: NFL extends virtual offseason work through MayVideo
The NFL has extended its virtual offseason workouts through the end of May, a person familiar with the move told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision to bar in-person sessions beyond the previous deadline of May 15 has not been announced publicly. NFL...
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski finally arrives in ClevelandVideo
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski finally can call Cleveland home. After delaying his family’s move from Minnesota because of the covid-19 pandemic, Stefanski, his wife and his young kids made the trip to Ohio over the weekend. “We did an 11-hour drive on Friday and powered through that,” he told...
Ravens sign D.J. Fluker, who will seek to replace Yanda at guardVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens signed free agent guard D.J. Fluker, who is expected to compete for the opening on the offensive line created by the retirement of Marshal Yanda. Fluker has 92 games of NFL experience over seven years with three teams, most recently the Seattle Seahawks....
Dr. Fauci: NFL season depends on testing, preparedness against coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci believes that there could be players on the field and fans in stadiums for NFL games in the fall, but also there could not be. In an interview with Peter King of ProFootballTalk, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member...
Patriots owner Bob Kraft auctioning Super Bowl ring for coronavirus relief charity
New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft is putting up his Super Bowl LI championship ring for charity. The ring is being auctioned to benefit the All In Challenge, which is raising money for those in need and facing food insecurity amid the coronavirus pandemic. The winner of the auction will...
Chiefs among centerpieces of NFL slate as they chase repeatVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the makeshift interview room just outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, defensive tackle Chris Jones yelled across to Chiefs teammate Frank Clark, vowing the Super Bowl championship they had just won would not be the last. Their road to a repeat will begin at home....
Tessitore, McFarland out on Monday Night Football. Here’s what ESPN is considering.Video
Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland are out as ESPN’s Monday Night Football announcing team, two industry sources said Saturday. The network is planning to fill those two jobs internally, according to a source. Steve Levy has emerged as the most likely candidate to replace Tessitore on play-by-play, two sources said....
‘Monday Night Football’ sacking Booger McFarland, Joe TessitoreVideo
The cringeworthy Booger McFarland-Joe Tessitore “Monday Night Football” booth is no more, according to Richard Deitsch and several other published reports. They somehow managed to lose their jobs even though the NFL season is far from a certainty. The pair was, at best, uneven in two years doing Monday nights....
Dave Hyde: Shula and ‘Beli-cheat’ — it would have become increasingly uncomfortableVideo
A group of old-time South Florida sports writers and TV types now spread across the country had a Zoom talk Friday about Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. Thoughts. Memories. Laughs. A virtual goodbye, of sorts, after his death on Monday. Amid the storytelling Chuck Dowdle, the former host...
Brett Favre denies claim he was paid for no-show workVideo
MILWAUKEE — Brett Favre on Friday disputed a Mississippi state auditor’s report that said the Hall of Fame quarterback received $1.1 million in welfare money for multiple speaking engagements that he didn’t actually attend. Favre told ESPN Wisconsin’s “Wilde & Tausch” radio show he instead was being paid for his...
Colts’ Philip Rivers named coach-in-waiting at Alabama high schoolVideo
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has already lined up the first job of his post-playing career. Rivers was introduced Friday as the head coach-in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in a news conference on campus. The 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles Chargers signed a one-year...
1 law firm gets lion’s share of $112M in NFL concussion fees
PHILADELPHIA — After years of infighting over $112 million in legal fees in the NFL concussion case, a federal appeals court has approved a plan that gives nearly half the money to a single law firm. The decision Thursday grants New York-based Seeger Weiss over $51 million, more than 10...
Tom Brady’s move to Tampa Bay posed late challenges for networksVideo
Tom Brady’s move to Tampa Bay didn’t just create ripples with fans. It caused networks to drastically rework their last-minute requests with the NFL scheduling office to make sure the Buccaneers got as many high-profile dates as possible. When the NFL’s regular-season schedule was announced Thursday night, all of the...
Kicking off: Texans at Chiefs to open season Sept. 10Video
The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. The Texans won a regular-season game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2019, then blew a 24-0 lead in...
Jim Harbaugh proposes one-and-done rule change for NFL draftVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in college. “My first proposal is that we put this decision to `go or stay’ in the hands of the individual and his family,...
Ravens’ Earl Thomas held at gunpoint by wife after alleged affair, documents sayVideo
BALTIMORE — The lawyer for the wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas said she is being subjected to an “unfounded ongoing investigation” by Texas police after she allegedly pointed a gun at her husband’s head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month. According to a police...
NFL sets protocols for reopening of team facilitiesVideo
The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by May 15. In a memo sent by commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by the Associated Press, several phases of the protocols were laid out. The first phase...
Brett Favre repaying $1.1M for no-show speeches, auditor saysVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi state auditor said Wednesday. Auditor Shad White said his office received $500,000 from Favre on Wednesday, plus a commitment Favre will...
Tagovailoa will wear No. 1 for the Dolphins, said he wouldn’t ask for Marino’s 13 to be unretired
Miami Dolphins fans eager to know what jersey number rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will wear in upcoming seasons finally have their answer. The Dolphins tweeted out a series of numbers for the team’s crop of rookies and free agents, and it disclosed the former Alabama standout Miami selected with the...
Drew Lock excited for John Elway’s endorsementVideo
At least in one sense it’s been an ideal offseason for Drew Lock. Denver Broncos GM John Elway declared the second-year passer his established starter. Then, he went out and added old hands and fast feet in the kind of offensive makeover quarterbacks ordinarily only can dream about. “I’m super...
Tight end contracts could be next to see significant riseVideo
Several tight ends in the NFL are centerpieces of the offense. Now, it’s time they get paid like it. Guys such as George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz and Rob Gronkowski — before he sat out a year — are more productive than many wide receivers but make far less...
Will Patriots’ Bill Belichick overtake Don Shula for most NFL coaching wins?Video
MIAMI — The use of the adjective “winningest” in sports dates at least to the 1930s, when Don Shula was a toddler. The word came along at the right time as a superlative made for Shula, and it described him in headlines after his death Monday at age 90. Among...
Brett Favre allegedly got $1.1M in fraudulent welfare moneyVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up for the events, the state auditor said Monday. Details about payments to Favre...
