DENVER — A summer 2024 arbitration ruling shed unique light on the Broncos’ 2022 contract extension negotiations with former quarterback Russell Wilson, including the quarterback’s initial contract ask and owner and CEO Greg Penner questioning why an immediate long-term deal was necessary.

The document, reported on extensively and ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It does not appear the Steelers will need to worry about another protracted pursuit of Aaron Rodgers in 2026.

The QB made one of his periodic appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday and signaled he intends to retire after the season and make it his first and only in Pittsburgh.

“Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is it,�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Darrell Doucette didn't mean any disrespect. All the U.S. flag football star wanted to do in an interview that went more viral than any of his numerous highlights was to fight for his sport.

So when he told TMZ in 2024 that he is "better than Patrick Mahomes" at flag football for his IQ of the sport, the generally soft-spoken ...Read more

Tyreek Hill is talking again.

Of course, Tyreek, the Miami Dolphins’ multi-talented wide receiver, is always talking.

But this time Tyreek promised the stars. Well, a star — cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

This captured my attention, as so many things from Dolphinsland have recently.

Former Dolphins offensive tackle Kendall Lamm reportedly ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Raiders center Jackson Powers-Johnson took a break from the sun and fun of a Hawaiian vacation this week to step into a role with which he is growing increasingly comfortable.

The second-year pro filled in as a guest host on teammate Maxx Crosby’s podcast, “The Rush.”

Powers-Johnson absolutely crushed it in place of Crosby....Read more

WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Los Angeles Rams returned to Southern California nearly a decade ago intent on capturing the heart of NFL fans in Los Angeles.

Now, with two Super Bowl appearances, one championship and a still glistening-like SoFi Stadium, they have their eyes set on a larger territory: the world.

The Rams' trip to Maui last week for ...Read more

LOVELAND, Colo. — Angry? Silly Bills. You didn’t make Marvin Mims Jr. angry.

You made him hungry.

“We go to Buffalo. We go up 7-0, we’re feeling good. And then at the end of the game, we get our butts whooped and the season’s over,” Mims, the Broncos’ third-year wide receiver, told me Saturday afternoon after hosting the first of...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At times to a certain furious excess over the years, Travis Kelce’s sheer passion has been as much a pillar of his Pro Football Hall of Fame-bound career as his hands, swiveling hips, sense of the field and chemistry with Alex Smith and, especially, Patrick Mahomes.

But self-awareness about how emotional he can be, it ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Here is a set of facts, provided in no particular order.

Philadelphia will host six matches during the 2026 World Cup. All of them will be played at Lincoln Financial Field.

Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers, and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which owns the 76ers, have agreed to a joint venture to build a ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten minutes after the final Chiefs practice of the summer — a day reserved for the infamous run test — linebacker Nick Bolton is standing in front of the media, analyzing the defensive rookie class.

Smart, agile, able to pick things up quickly — a sample of the impressions that stuck with Bolton.

But the biggest ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Warm, breezy and feeling good.

That was the prevailing feeling among the Rams this week as they ended their off season with a "Mauicamp," a low-key event heavy on bonding and light on drills for a team expected to contend for a championship.

Star quarterback Matthew Stafford is under contract for another potential Super Bowl ...Read more

MIAMI — We’re entering one of those transformational seasons for the Miami Dolphins.

Owner Steve Ross has made his expectations crystal clear, stating that the “status quo” of mediocre, underachieving .500 seasons won’t do when he explained his end-of-season decision to give general manager Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel one more...Read more

PITTSBURGH — One had a personality that reportedly grated on people over time, a me-first attitude that didn't sit well with teammates.

Aaron Rodgers or George Pickens?

It's an interesting discussion now that one has arrived and another has left. They also became intertwined this past week when ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported the Steelers ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Lloyd Lake, the San Diego man at the center of the Reggie Bush extra benefits saga, scored a major legal victory this week over the former USC running back after a Van Nuys judge upheld an arbitrator's decision to award Lake nearly $1.4 million in his defamation suit against Bush.

Lake filed the suit against Bush back in ...Read more

MIAMI — What message are the Miami Dolphins trying to send to its fan base and workforce about the 2025 season?

One particular move they make, or don’t make with one particular player — Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith — will clarify that consequential question.

Allow me to explain why by helping us recall the 2019 season.

That’s the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Through two NFL seasons, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has accumulated 18 penalties and two interceptions.

That is not an entirely fair summary of his contributions, of course, but it serves as an entrance point to a critical topic: For all the fretting over the wide receiver position these past 12 months, it seems we ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson stood at the podium after a practice Tuesday and exhorted general manager Eric DeCosta to “go get” free agent and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander. Jackson and Alexander were teammates at Louisville, entered the NFL together in 2018 and have remained close.

Less than 24 hours later,...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City Chiefs employee is suing the team for wrongful termination, claiming the team discriminated against him because of race.

Ramzee Robinson, who served as the Chiefs’ director of player engagement until February, filed the complaint in the Western District of Missouri on Sunday.

In the lawsuit, Robinson...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Close to four years after causing a fiery crash that killed a Las Vegas woman, former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III said he wishes he had stayed home that night.

“I wish that I could turn back the hands of time,” Ruggs said Tuesday while speaking to former prisoners in Las Vegas and virtually to some current prisoners ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Xavier Legette had always wanted to go to the Kentucky Derby.

He’d never been to an NHL game and wanted to see what the fuss was all about.

He’d always wanted to put on a youth football camp, too, giving kids from South Carolina a chance to “get ‘em out there, run around, show them some things throughout the drills�...Read more