MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly four months to the day after they fired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the Minnesota Vikings officially hired their next general manager on Saturday, bringing in Seattle Seahawks assistant GM Nolan Teasley to run their front office.

The team finished in-person interviews with a group of five finalists this past week, wrapping things...Read more

When did they know they were good?

Sometimes one, simple question illuminates a personal story. Here is the answer of several Dolphins, old and young, coaches and players:

Zach Sieler, defensive tackle

It was probably the end of my second year when I got down here, got a start against Cincinnati with threes game left (in 2019), where I made a...Read more

NEW YORK — Put a “C” on Abdul Carter’s Giants jersey now.

While Jaxson Dart avoided using Donald Trump’s name during an evasive five-minute prepared statement and Friday press conference, his teammate Carter showed true leadership by doubling down on his feelings about Dart’s support of the divisive president over Memorial Day ...Read more

Jaxson Dart addressed some of his teammates this week about the quarterback’s controversial decision to introduce Donald Trump on stage last weekend.

The consequences of Dart’s actions remain to be seen as John Harbaugh’s Giants continue working through OTAs toward training camp and the 2026 regular season.

Edge rusher Abdul Carter, the ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hundreds of Carolina Panthers have immersed themselves in our community over the years, from raising money for charity to attending concerts to coaching youth sports teams.

For 32 seasons, I’ve watched Panther players come and go — or, more and more frequently, come and stay. But after all of that, I would wager that no ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens are shuffling centers and guards like it’s a revolving door.

One day, it’s Danny Pinter as the starting center, but that lineup could change at any moment with Corey Bullock or Jovaughn Gwyn stepping in. Or it could be Bullock starting at right guard for rookie Vega Ioane, who made the mistake of jumping offsides ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Bosa’s surgically repaired knees are up for yet another comeback.

Eight months ago, he wasn’t so sure.

He’d torn an anterior cruciate ligament for the third time in 11 years. He was an expert in the “lonely” gloom of knee reconstruction. He pondered his options.

“You start out wanting to quit, never ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On the eve of his 25th birthday, Rams star receiver Puka Nacua said he was working on becoming a better person — and that if he continued on that journey the potential massive contract extension that appears to have stalled will take care of itself.

Nacua on Thursday addressed reporters for the first time since checking into a...Read more

MIAMI — It’s not about what he has accomplished so far, or hasn’t.

De’Von Achane’s resume in his first three NFL seasons isn’t just impressive. It’s stellar.

Hell, he set the NFL’s rushing average (7.8) for a tailback with a minimum of 100 carries for a single season as a rookie.

He led the Dolphins in rushing yards (907 yards...Read more

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Generating pressure is Von Miller’s forte.

It’s made him a Super Bowl champion. It’s made him generational wealth. It’s made him a potential Pro Football Hall of Famer someday.

The 37-year-old is holding out hope these days that his latest pressure campaign lands him back where his career started: Playing for ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson’s impression of new Ravens coach Jesse Minter is that he’s a “cool dude.”

For the first time, the 29-year-old quarterback and two-time NFL Most Valuable Player has a different coach than he had for the first eight years of his career. John Harbaugh was fired in January after 18 seasons following a disastrous ...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — One of the Patriots’ best players would love to see a trade for A.J. Brown.

Star defensive tackle Milton Williams, who played with Brown in Philadelphia, was asked after Wednesday’s organized team activities practice about the heavily rumored deal that would send the veteran wide receiver to New England.

“You see the ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks acquired receiver and special teams standout Irv Charles from the New York Jets for a conditional 2028 seventh-round draft pick, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. The move is official pending a physical.

The Seahawks waived Trayvon Rudolph, an undrafted rookie out of Toledo who signed on May 14, to make ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The first question I asked in the Eagles’ locker room last season was directed to a politically aware Black player with distinct anti-Trump sentiments.

The question, asked with the understanding the response would be anonymous: “What do you think of Barkley hanging out with Trump?”

Response: “Don’t care. Long as he ...Read more

I found myself in Las Vegas this past weekend. It was against my will, naturally.

But while navigating that neon wasteland of terrible life choices and overpriced, well, everything, I just might have stumbled across a sportsbook offering NFL MVP odds.

When in Caesar’s Rome, right?

I didn’t actually put any of my hard-earned money on the ...Read more

The Chargers and Derwin James Jr. agreed on a three-year contract extension on Tuesday potentially worth as much as $75.6 million, making him the highest-paid safety in the NFL by average annual salary for the second time in his stellar career. The deal calls for about $57 million to be guaranteed for the five-time Pro Bowl selection.

James’ ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL will proceed in federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away a request for review by the league of a lower court’s ruling Tuesday.

The NFL requested a review of the August 2025 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ...Read more

NEW YORK — John Harbaugh said his Giants would be all about football.

Four months into his tenure as head coach, Harbaugh is finding out just how difficult it will be to make that a reality.

The team he inherited is rife with immaturity and entitlement. It is lacking in accountability, perspective and any semblance of a winning mentality.

...Read more