CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears will play at least three prime-time games in the first season under new coach Ben Johnson, including an opening NFC North clash with the Minnesota Vikings on “Monday Night Football” on Sept. 8 at Soldier Field.

The Bears also will face the Washington Commanders on “Monday Night Football” in Week 6 and the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off in a rematch of Super Bowl LIX in Week 2 of the NFL season at Kansas City on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 4:25 p.m. ET, according to league source.

The Chiefs will get almost an immediate opportunity to enact some sort of revenge for the 40-22 drubbing they endured in New Orleans in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll carry a .363 winning percentage into their fourth season running the Giants, a humbled organization that owns the NFL’s worst record (40-91, .305) since 2017.

So Schoen and Daboll are desperate for a quick start to 2025 after last year’s 3-14 disaster marred the franchise’s 100th season celebration...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets received six prime-time games each in the last two seasons.

After the Aaron Rodgers era officially ended in March, the Jets’ 2025 schedule reflects that.

After the schedule was released on Wednesday night, we know Gang Green will have two prime-time games this upcoming season. That does not include the Jets’ Week 6 ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Derrick Henry said earlier this offseason that he wanted to retire a Raven.

On Wednesday, the star running back took a step closer to doing that.

Henry and the Ravens agreed to a two-year contract extension, the team announced. The deal is worth $30 million and includes $25 million fully guaranteed over the next two seasons, a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers knew they were headed to Ireland for one of their regular season "home" games. And they had a good idea of the date.

Now they know the opponent — the Minnesota Vikings, the team they faced the most recent time they played an international game in 2013.

The NFL announced Tuesday the Steelers and Vikings will play ...Read more

Travis Kelce has had a weight loss transformation.

The three-time Super Bowl champ, also known as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, has revealed he lost 25 pounds in preparation for what could be his final season in the NFL.

During the Amazon MGM Studios Upfront in New York City on Monday, Kelce — sporting a noticeably trimmer physique — told ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers' season opener in Sao Paulo, Brazil, will be the NFL's first game streamed exclusively on YouTube, the league announced Tuesday, further expanding the NFL's streaming footprint to include the ubiquitous free video platform.

Despite now having a home team and TV partner for the matchup, the Chargers' opponent was the...Read more

Like Patrick Mahomes marching the Kansas City Chiefs on another game-winning drive, Xavier Michael Babudar — aka the "ChiefsAholic" superfan — can put numbers on the board.

A court on Monday in Oklahoma sentenced the serial bank robber to a 32-year term in state prison that will run concurrently with his federal sentence of 17 1/2 years. ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Portland Trail Blazers, owned since 2018 by Jody Allen after the death of her brother Paul, are for sale, the team announced in a statement Tuesday morning.

But the Seattle Seahawks, which Allen also owns, are not.

“This news does not affect the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise or the estate’s 25% interest in the Seattle ...Read more

MIAMI — What people say behind your back isn’t always flattering, but should serve as a reality check.

Or at least an opportunity to check yourself, and your approach.

It’ll probably cause pain and insecurity, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t hear it because oftentimes self reflection is the best catalyst for change, and growth.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have had their hand up for Christmas Day games, and they’re being called upon once again.

The Chiefs will meet their AFC West rivals, the Denver Broncos, on Dec. 25 at home. The game will be broadcast on Prime Video, the streaming service announced.

This will mark a third straight year the Chiefs ...Read more

CHICAGO — After a two-year hiatus, the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers rivalry is returning to prime time — and the Bears also will be playing on Black Friday.

Fox Sports announced Monday that the Bears will host the Packers at Soldier Field in Week 16 on Saturday, Dec. 20, as the NFL began a slow trickle of releasing marquee games in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Retired Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald has been granted a five-year restraining order against a woman he alleges has stalked him, threatened his son's life and claimed to be his wife.

The restraining order against Janelle Anwar was issued during a Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing Wednesday in downtown L.A. Donald ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Eric Jackson realizes a lot of people aren't taking him seriously at the moment.

But he's very serious about his $100-million lawsuit against the NFL over the "severe emotional distress and trauma" he says he suffered when former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders unexpectedly dropped to the fifth round of last month's draft. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Super Bowl champion Eagles are set to kick off the 2025 NFL season with a Thursday night matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.

The division rivals will meet at Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 4 at 8:20 p.m. ET, marking the first season opener between the teams since 2000.

Mike Tirico made the announcement Monday morning on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles could not have asked for a better opening-night opponent than the one they got. They’ll face the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, Sept. 4, which is enough to make you think that perhaps there was some kind of handshake deal between the NFL and the Eagles that granted them such a favorable ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Will Howard is used to being the underdog. It's become part of his identity.

Tell him he's not good enough, and he'll make it his life's mission to prove you wrong. The Steelers' rookie quarterback has done that every step of the way during his football career.

At Downingtown West High School in Chester County, Pa., Howard was ...Read more