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NFL to hold game in Mexico in 2020, 2021 seasons
NFL to hold game in Mexico in 2020, 2021 seasons

The NFL will return to Mexico's Estadio Azteca for one game in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday in Miami during his annual state of the league address. The date and teams for the 2020 game in Mexico City will be revealed with the release of the full-season

Goodell says schedule will celebrate Los Angeles, Las Vegas and 100th birthday
Goodell says schedule will celebrate Los Angeles, Las Vegas and 100th birthday

The NFL plans to do something special with the schedule to open two new stadiums in 2020, as well as to celebrate the date of September 17, 2020, which the NFL recognizes as its 100th birthday. Asked today if the NFL might give either the Rams or the Chargers the annual Thursday night opener in [more

Quantifying Quarterbacks: Tua Tagovailoa
Quantifying Quarterbacks: Tua Tagovailoa

Derrik Klassen digs into all the charting information on Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa for the Quantifying Quarterbacks series. (AP)

Bills CB Wallace undergoes shoulder surgery

Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace underwent should surgery this week, the Buffalo News reported. Back in Week 9, he was listed as questionable with a shoulder injury for a matchup against the Washington Redskins.

Fun-loving TEs Kelce, Kittle the life of Super Bowl party
Fun-loving TEs Kelce, Kittle the life of Super Bowl party

Kansas City's Travis Kelce and San Francisco's George Kittle are talkative tight ends at this year's Super Bowl and among the most entertaining personalities in the NFL - Rob Gronkowski-types who could play big roles in who wins the big game Sunday. "I just love to live life, man," Kelce

2020 Heisman Buy and Sell
2020 Heisman Buy and Sell

Mark Lindquist examines the early Heisman odds and offers up his favorite buys/sells, including why he just can't get there with Chuba Hubbard. (AP)

Garoppolo will join list of FCS QBs to start in Super Bowl
Garoppolo will join list of FCS QBs to start in Super Bowl

"It's been a crazy whirlwind of a ride," Garoppolo said. Three of the FCS quarterbacks have led Super Bowl victories and earned MVP honors: Phil Simms (Morehead State) with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXI, Kurt Warner (Northern Iowa) with the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV and

Tuesday's Sports In Brief

Wearing No. 24 in honor of Kobe Bryant, Joel Embiid scored 24 points in his first game in three weeks, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 115-104 win over the Golden State Warriors. Embiid and the rest of the Sixers wore No. 24 and No. 8 Bryant jerseys in warmups in honor of the Los Angeles Lakers

Patrick Mahomes gives Matt Nagy ringing endorsement
Patrick Mahomes gives Matt Nagy ringing endorsement

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes spent one season with Bears coach Matt Nagy, who he said was a critical part of his transition to the NFL.

Report: Bears land top CFL free agent Tre Roberson
Report: Bears land top CFL free agent Tre Roberson

According to a report from ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the Bears have landed the top CFL free agent on the market, Tre Roberson, who chose Chicago over nine other NFL franchises.

Join us for a huge Wednesday PFT Live
Join us for a huge Wednesday PFT Live

It usually takes a couple of days for Super Bowl week to get rolling. For PFT Live, it will definitely be rolling on Wednesday. We'll be live for five hours from Radio Row, with one hour of radio-only time (6:00 a.m. ET) followed by four live hours on NBCSN. Big Cat joins Simms and me [more]

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Here's How Rich Every NFL Team Is

See how revenues and profits compare for all 32 teams.

NFL tries to dispel mystery around sideline medical tent
NFL tries to dispel mystery around sideline medical tent

The blue medical tent on each NFL sideline is a place no player ever wants to go, and everyone else would love to sneak inside for a peek. When a player is suspected of having a concussion or an injury where a little privacy is helpful, someone pulls the tent into place and people disappear inside,

Washington State hires Jake Dickert as defensive coordinator

Washington State hired Jake Dickert as its defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Dickert is the first major hire for new Washington State coach Nick Rolovich. Dickert spent the past three seasons as a defensive coach at Wyoming, including last season as the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys.

Tyrann Mathieu, Frank Clark confident in Chiefs
Tyrann Mathieu, Frank Clark confident in Chiefs' plan to slow 49ers

The Chiefs think they have a beat on what the 49ers want to do.

NFL's Super Bowl trademark is why some companies call it 'the big game'

The NFL strictly protects its "Super Bowl" trademark.

Super Bowl 2020: Chiefs
Super Bowl 2020: Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes or 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo - how well do you know the quarterbacks?

Can you ace our Super Bowl 2020 quarterback quiz?

Super Bowl 2020: Rob Gronkowski tells impending free agent Tom Brady to
Super Bowl 2020: Rob Gronkowski tells impending free agent Tom Brady to 'test the market'

Tom Brady has been urged to see what he could command on the open market by his former New England Patriots team-mate Rob Gronkowski.

NFL dealing with social media hackers during Super Bowl week

The NFL has been dealing with hackers, not someone trying to peak into the league's records or team playbooks. The hackers apparently attacked social media accounts for the league and the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. The NFL said Tuesday that its cybersecurity

No charges in Michigan Catholic school hazing investigation

No charges will be filed in an investigation of hazing by football players at a prominent all-boys school in suburban Detroit due to a lack of cooperation from staff and families, a prosecutor said Tuesday. ''While we are confident that a criminal incident did occur, we do not have admissible

NFL
NFL's 'fastest man' eyes Olympics after Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill says he dreams of one day racing in the Olympics once he has gotten Sunday's Super Bowl out of the way. The controversial speedster, who escaped suspension last year over an incident which left his toddler son with a broken arm, is one of the main weapons

Twitter hacks spread beyond NFL and its teams
Twitter hacks spread beyond NFL and its teams

The OurMine Twitter hack has become more than an NFL phenomenon. On Tuesday, the UFC account and the ESPN SportsCenter account were commandeered by OurMine. Others either have been or may be targeted next. "Hi, it's OurMine again," says the message posted on both accounts. "Well internet

VMI sets 2020 schedule

(Stats Perform) - VMI will seek build off its best season in 16 years in an 11-game 2020 schedule which was announced Tuesday.

Quantifying Quarterbacks: LSU QB Joe Burrow
Quantifying Quarterbacks: LSU QB Joe Burrow

Derrik Klassen kicks off the Quantifying Quarterbacks charting profile series with a deep dive into LSU star quarterback Joe Burrow. (AP)

Super Bowl 2020: Andy Reid and the most successful NFL head coaches yet to win a ring
Super Bowl 2020: Andy Reid and the most successful NFL head coaches yet to win a ring

Andy Reid has the most victories among NFL head coaches yet to win a title, but who else feature highly on that list?

Holy Cross to face competitive 2020 schedule
Holy Cross to face competitive 2020 schedule

(Stats Perform) - Patriot League champion Holy Cross will play five times at home and travel to Boston College as part of an 11-game 2020 schedule which was announced on Tuesday.

Berry returns to Browns as NFL's youngest general manager

The Browns have a new general manager, and they don't any need time to get to know him. Andrew Berry was named Cleveland's GM and executive vice president on Tuesday, returning to the team after a one-year stint in the Philadelphia Eagles' front office. Berry was the Browns' vice president

NFL Reveals Hacking Of League, Teams
NFL Reveals Hacking Of League, Teams' Social Media Accounts

The NFL announced less than a week before the Super Bowl that it was hit by targeted breaches of league and team social media accounts. The pro football league said it "took immediate action and directed the teams to secure their social media accounts and prevent further unauthorized access."

Joe Burrow, and his father, tired of talking
Joe Burrow, and his father, tired of talking

The father of presumptive top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft Joe Burrow has become a bit of a family spokesman. But he said in his latest interview that his son is tired of the interview circuit and the moment, and so is he. Via Dave Clark of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Jimmy Burrow said during [more]

Report: Patriots, Dolphins to meet in Mexico in 2020
Report: Patriots, Dolphins to meet in Mexico in 2020

The Dolphins have already confirmed that they're giving up a home game to play internationally next year, and it appears that game will be in Mexico, against the Patriots. Patriots-Dolphins will take place in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, according to FOX Sports Mexico. This will be the fifth NFL

Frank Clark: 49ers haven
Frank Clark: 49ers haven't seen a defensive end like me

Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark had a lot to say about what he and the rest of the defense would do to the Titans offense before the AFC Championship Game and then backed up that talk on their way to a 35-24 victory. Clark isn't being shy ahead of Super Bowl LIV either. Clark was [more]

Soccer players Crystal Dunn and Carli Lloyd star in new Secret Deodorant campaign
Soccer players Crystal Dunn and Carli Lloyd star in new Secret Deodorant campaign

Soccer players Carli Lloyd and Crystal Dunn have landed a starring role in Secret Deodorant's Super Bowl ad. The US sportswomen, who have both played for the United States women's national soccer team, have been snapped up by the personal care brand to take to the football pitch for the new

Judge to consider Sandusky's latest request for new sentence

Jerry Sandusky's legal effort to have his decadeslong child molestation sentence reduced will be the subject of a hearing Tuesday in a Pennsylvania courtroom. The former Penn State assistant football coach's defense lawyers and state prosecutors are expected to argue about whether Judge Maureen

Football Legend Jerome Bettis and Hertz Reward Customers with Special Experiences at This Year
Football Legend Jerome Bettis and Hertz Reward Customers with Special Experiences at This Year's Big Game

The big game is almost here and football legend, Jerome Bettis aka 'The Bus' has partnered with Hertz to kick off their new campaign and celebrate customers with special experiences.

NFL At 100: From head to toe, players equipment has evolved
NFL At 100: From head to toe, players equipment has evolved

Red Grange looked more like the pilot of a single-engine airplane than a dominant halfback who once thrived in a single-wing offense. From the crude, oblong leather helmets to the sparsely padded brown and blue vertical-striped uniforms of the Chicago Bears, it's easy to see how equipment has drastically

How 49ers receivers learn from each other regardless of NFL experience
How 49ers receivers learn from each other regardless of NFL experience

The 49ers have a great balance in their wide receivers room, where each player learns from one another no matter how much experience they have.

Garoppolo ready for
Garoppolo ready for 'whatever it takes to win'

After earning two Super Bowl rings as Tom Brady's backup in the New England Patriots' victories over the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons following the 2014 and 2016 seasons, respectively, Jimmy Garoppolo aims to win one as a starter Sunday. In his first full year as a starter, Garoppolo

Why Richard Sherman believes Eli Manning is no-doubt Hall of Famer
Why Richard Sherman believes Eli Manning is no-doubt Hall of Famer

Eli Manning proved his greatness long ago.

Katie Sowers is confident she can be an NFL head coach
Katie Sowers is confident she can be an NFL head coach

Katie Sowers dreamed of coaching in the NFL, but the dream didn't stop at the assistant level. Sowers, in her fourth NFL season and second as an offensive assistant for the 49ers, said she "absolutely" could be an NFL head coach. "Wherever I can impact the game, I will continue to

Tribute for Kobe Bryant kicks off Super Bowl media night
Tribute for Kobe Bryant kicks off Super Bowl media night

The NFL opened the most hyped week in professional sports with mixed emotions Monday night, one day after retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others died in a helicopter crash in California. The Kansas City Chiefs took the stage first on what typically is a wild evening filled with

Why Chiefs
Why Chiefs' Frank Clark doesn't think 49ers have seen talent like his

Frank Clark doesn't think the 49ers have faced a defensive end with his talent.

49ers
49ers' Emmanuel Sanders thinks Ben Roethlisberger 'bridge is burnt'

Sanders said he would welcome a reunion with the Steelers \-- if he still had a relationship with Roethlisberger.

Thor Nystrom Mock Draft 1.0
Thor Nystrom Mock Draft 1.0

Thor Nystrom offers up his first mock draft of the 2020 evaluating season, one which includes three quarterbacks off the board in the first six picks. (AP)

NFL holds moment of silence for Kobe Bryant on Super Bowl Opening Night
NFL holds moment of silence for Kobe Bryant on Super Bowl Opening Night

Fans attending the event at Marlins Park chanted "Kobe" soon after.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid discusses what it would mean to win his first Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid discusses what it would mean to win his first Super Bowl

NFL Network's Michael Irvin catches up with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid to talk about what it would mean to win his first Super Bowl, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and more.

Twitter says several NFL teams
Twitter says several NFL teams' accounts hacked

The social media company said it had locked the compromised accounts and was investigating the situation. The official Twitter account of Green Bay Packers was hacked by an entity calling itself "OurMine", which in the past has been linked to hacking of Netflix and Sony Music's Twitter

Twitter says several NFL teams' accounts hacked

Twitter Inc said on Monday accounts of several National Football League (NFL) teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, were hacked, ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday. The social media company said it had locked the compromised accounts and was investigating the situation.

Cowboys announce 19 assistant coaching hires
Cowboys announce 19 assistant coaching hires

The Cowboys have been working to put together their assistant coaching staff since hiring Mike McCarthy as their new head coach earlier this month and the team formally announced 19 of those coaches on Monday. Many of the names on the list have already been reported. Offensive coordinator Kellen Moore

LSU brings back Pelini as defensive coordinator
LSU brings back Pelini as defensive coordinator

Reigning national champion LSU is bringing back Bo Pelini as defensive coordinator, the position he held when the Tigers won a national championship in the 2007 season. Pelini, whose hiring was announced by coach Ed Orgeron on Monday, replaces Dave Aranda, who left the Tigers to take over as Baylor&

Oklahoma hires DeMarco Murray as running backs coach
Oklahoma hires DeMarco Murray as running backs coach

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma hired DeMarco Murray as its running backs coach Monday, bringing back the school's career leader in all-purpose yards, career touchdowns and kickoff return average.

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