NFL News

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Someone in the NFL scheduling office must hate the New York Jets. The league has scheduled Aaron Rodgers & Co. to open their season on Monday night — and against a San Francisco 49ers team that now features pass-rusher Leonard Floyd. Why does that matter? Floyd, then with the Bills, sacked Rodgers during a Monday …

First impressions of Joe Milton’s ‘cannon’ arm at Patriots minicamp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Milton faces an uphill battle to see the field in New England with veteran Jacoby Brissett and No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye ahead of him on the Patriots’ quarterback depth chart. But Milton does have one thing going for him: He can …

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell floated the idea of an 18-game regular season during a recent appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” He envisioned a reduction to two preseason games from the three exhibition contests NFL teams currently play, a second bye week during the regular season and the Super Bowl being held on Presidents’ Day weekend. Playing 18 regular-season games …

Bears schedule leaks tracker: Rumors, official announcements and reports for 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears and the rest of the other 31 teams in the NFL will hit send on their long-awaited schedule release videos on Wednesday night, starting at 7 p.m. But as is tradition, games have started to leak out, whether they be …

Defensive tackle Mazi Smith had a quiet rookie season for the Dallas Cowboys after they selected him late in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But a change in defensive coordinator means a fresh start for the former Michigan star.  “Obviously, he was a high draft pick, and I heard that he kinda struggled a little bit last …

Jeff Fisher at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl game at the Rose Bowl last year. ( Jordon Kelly / Getty Images) The man whose firing led to the Sean McVay era with the Rams has been tabbed to breathe life into the wobbly Arena Football League. Jeff Fisher, a longtime NFL coach and executive with deep Southern California ties, said Tuesday …

Ten years ago, when the NFL was facing political pressure to scrap the blackout rule, the league responded with a clumsy campaign to protect free football on TV. The argument never made sense. The league wanted to retain the ability to not televise games in the home market if they weren’t sold out. If anything, that rule compromised free football …

The 49ers are down to one unsigned draft pick. Sixth-round offensive lineman Jarrett Kingston signed his four-year rookie deal with the team on Wednesday. First-round wideout Ricky Pearsall is their only unsigned pick. Kingston started 12 games at USC last season and started 26 games at Washington State before transferring within the conference. Those starts came at every position other …

How to watch NBC Sports Chicago’s Bears schedule release special Wednesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears will announce their full 2024 schedule on Wednesday night, and NBC Sports Chicago will be there to break down the biggest games, matchups and moments in real time. Starting at 7 p.m., NBC Sports Chicago will air a special edition of …

A significant quarterback domino has fallen.  Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions agreed to terms on a four-year, $212 million contract extension that includes $170 million guaranteed earlier this week. The deal makes Goff, who’s had a career resurgence in Detroit, the second-highest-paid quarterback in terms of average annual value at $53 million, only trailing Cincinnati Bengals signal-caller Joe Burrow …

The Giants’ 2024 schedule will officially be released on Wednesday night, but in the hours leading up to the big reveal, some of the matchups have already been leaked. We know about one of Big Blue’s premier matchups, which the league announced Wednesday morning, as they’ll head to Germany to take on the Panthers in Week 10 as part of …

May 15, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Kris Letang and John Ludvig and forward Matt Nieto are recovering from recent surgeries, the team announced Wednesday. Letang, 37, faces an eight-week recovery timetable following an operation last Friday to repair a fractured finger on his left hand. The two-time All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup winner played all 82 games …

Detroit is adding to its front office. Per Vinny Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Raiders director of pro scouting Dwayne Joseph is departing Las Vegas to join the Lions. Joseph’s new title with Detroit is not yet known. Joseph, 51, had been with the Raiders since former G.M. Mike Mayock joined the team back in 2019. was previously the …

The Washington Commanders selected Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft with the goal of changing their fortunes, and one of the players he’ll be relying on couldn’t be happier about the quarterback’s arrival. “I don’t know if I can say this, but that’s the quarterback that I wanted,” Commanders wide receiver Jahan Dotson said …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins spoke publicly for the first time since Atlanta used a first-round draft pick on Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. And as the 35-year-old veteran talked of moving forward and co-existing with a high-profile rookie, his core message was this: I’ve been here before. “This is more the norm than the exception,” …