TAMPA, Fla. — As the Bucs and the NFL wait to hear whether Tom Brady is going to play or retire, the quarterback had something else to say Tuesday: Thank you.

In a social-media post, Brady said he understands the interest in his future but wanted to take time to express his appreciation for all those who made the 2021 Bucs season so special, ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — The first shoe has officially dropped on Jerry Jones’ dream scenario of hiring Sean Payton as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

But hold on to your britches.

The second shoe is at least year away.

Never say never, but Payton’s decision to walk away from the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday after 15 seasons has too many legs ...Read more

Ravens coach John Harbaugh is expected to sign a contract extension in the coming weeks, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Harbaugh is entering the last year of a four-year deal he signed in January 2019, and it’s long been owner Steve Bisciotti’s preference to avoid such “lame duck” scenarios at head coach.

The ...Read more

The Bucs are declining comment on former receiver Antonio Brown’s latest round of allegations, including his claim the Bucs offered him $200,000 to seek mental health treatment.

Or more specifically, “go to the crazy house,” as Brown put it to HBO’s Bryant Gumbel.

Excerpts of Gumbel’s interview with Brown and his attorney, Sean ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Two former San Diego city attorneys have followed through on their threat from last week and filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and its 32 team owners, accusing them of violating their own rules governing team relocations.

The legal complaint was filed by former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre and his law...Read more

The Miami Dolphins have had six different head coaches since 2005, and that doesn’t even count the two interim coaches they’ve had.

Before Nick Saban left the Dolphins after two seasons to become a college legend at the University of Alabama, he didn’t know how to talk to grown men in the NFL who earned more than him.

But Saban, who ...Read more

CHICAGO — The video surfaced late Monday night, a little before 11 p.m. Undercover, of course. And shared on social media by Eric Bohn, whose Twitter bio identifies him as “your trusted resource for Chicago’s Northside and the North Shore residential real estate market.”

In this case, he was moonlighting as an impromptu P.I. — with ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Stafford wasn't voicing a wish as much as he was making a desperate plea to his team's fans.

"Hopefully," the Rams quarterback said, "it's one of those games where we come out and it's heavy blue and yellow and we have a nice, live, loud crowd that makes it tough on them."

In other words: Please.

Please don't let SoFi ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — If you thought Sunday’s proceedings at Raymond James Stadium were rife with drama and tension, just wait until the next couple of months play out.

The upcoming stretch of free agency could leave Bucs fans squirming, celebrating and/or screaming at various intervals.

Nearly two-dozen players, including 11 who started Sunday’...Read more

Sean Payton is retiring, according to multiple reports.

That could mean something intriguing for the Super Bowl-winning Saints coach and longtime Dallas resident, with Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy in limbo as Jerry Jones stews over another disappointing playoff exit. Many league sources believe Payton wants to step away from the game entirely ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings began their first in-person interview for their general manager job with Browns vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Tuesday. It could be the only in-person interview they conduct for the job.

Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles, who was scheduled to meet with the Vikings ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are working on a deal to make Ryan Poles, the Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel, their new general manager, a league source confirmed.

Poles was at Halas Hall for his second interview Tuesday, and by noon, NFL Network and ESPN reported the Bears were finalizing a contract with the man who ...Read more

After watching the most arresting weekend of football ever, the Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones need to acknowledge among themselves, out of earshot of a cellphone camera, they do have a serious issue at quarterback.

Dak Prescott is good, and that's the problem.

The new standard for NFL quarterbacks doesn't have any room for good.

Not when the...Read more

A friendly suggestion if you count any Buffalo Bills fans among your friends and family.

Give them doughnuts or other comfort food today. Just don't tell them they have 13 seconds to eat it.

The Bills — a smart, sharp team boasting the NFL's top-ranked defense — somehow lost a playoff game Sunday night despite kicking off with a three-...Read more

Until he reaches a decision on whether to play a 23rd NFL season, Tom Brady’s every sound bite will be scrutinized by a public desperate to get a read on his future.

Which takes us to his latest Let’s Go! podcast Monday evening, when the married dad of three often sounded like a middle-aged man content to call it a career and start giving ...Read more