BOSTON — Patriots seventh-round pick Quintayvious Hutchins was arraigned Wednesday morning on domestic assault and battery charges on a family or household member in Newton District Court, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office stated.

Hutchins, 23, pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance, the DA’s office said. The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Netflix picked up the rights to three more NFL contests amid government scrutiny over the migration of games from free TV to streaming.

The NFL's first-ever regular season game in Melbourne, featuring the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, will stream Sept. 10 on Netflix, the company announced Wednesday at its upfront...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks don’t need a new stadium.

If you’ve attended a game at Lumen Field, where the 12 flag reliably rises over nearly 70,000 fans; where sound bounces between its iconic, steel-tied arches; where the Seahawks have won 66% of their regular-season games and 85.7% of their playoff games, surfing the cresting ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Thanksgiving will have a little more juice in Philly this season.

The Eagles will face the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 as part of the NFL’s annual turkey day lineup at 4:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 26, Fox announced Monday.

The last time the Eagles played on Thanksgiving was in 2015, when they lost in a blowout to the Detroit Lions. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers added a notable veteran to their tight end ranks Monday, agreeing to terms with former Cleveland Browns standout David Njoku.

The deal is for one year and worth up to $8 million, according to NFL Media.

Njoku, 29, played nine seasons in Cleveland after being drafted by the team in 2017. His best season ...Read more

DETROIT — The 2026 Detroit Lions schedule won't be fully released until Thursday, but we know for sure they'll be playing the Buffalo Bills in Week 2.

Amazon Prime announced Monday the Lions will play at Buffalo on Sept. 17 on Thursday Night Football. It'll be Buffalo's first game at Highmark Stadium, which is set to open later this year. The...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Months before he’s considered as a first-ballot candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Adrian Peterson will be the newest inductee to the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor.

The team announced Monday morning that it will make Peterson the 29th member of the Ring of Honor, officially recognizing him at a Vikings home game ...Read more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There is no blindside with Garett Bolles. Or blind spot. He cares about everything. And everyone. Kindness runs through his veins.

“My mom always taught me,” Bolles said, “love God, love people.”

Bolles’ compassion and respect for others brought him to the USAA office on Saturday. The organization hosted ...Read more

MIAMI — Imagine a place of employment where everyone in the building is laboring to live out their childhood dream.

Whether they were a draft pick, earlier or later than expected.

Or maybe signed as an undrafted rookie free agent. Some could simply be tryout players such as former Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos, who was working...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Every player sort of feels like a kid again at rookie minicamp. It’s a function of your orientation at the NFL level.

But for Eli Heidenreich and Alex Tecza, they were going through drills together like it was the first time again. New team, new coaches, new colors, but the same two teammates from Mt. Lebanon, Pa., who starred ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — We’ve officially reached the point in the NFL offseason where no one seems to know what’s going on with Aaron Rodgers.

On Thursday, it was reported that he would visit town over the weekend, potentially to finalize a deal to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026. Less than 24 hours later, other reports suggested that no ...Read more

Toni Toney knows her family role. It’s to have all the right answers. Maybe your mom had the same job with some of the same questions.

“Mom, why can’t I stay up later?”

“Mom, can I watch this show?”

“Mom, where should I go to school?”

Toney was no different with her five children, though the questions are different with ...Read more

CHICAGO — DJ Harris’ welcome-to-the-NFL moment came on the final play of Chicago Bears rookie minicamp Friday morning.

Scotty Miller, an eight-year veteran with a Super Bowl ring from his time running routes for Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ran a go route. Harris grabbed hold of Miller and tried to keep up as quarterback ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers has been in town for a couple days, but as of Saturday afternoon the Steelers had not met with him and instead have been talking with his agent, sources told the Post-Gazette.

Rodgers has stayed away from the team’s South Side facility while the Steelers’ three-day rookie minicamp takes place this weekend. But ...Read more

SEATTLE — There are these cheese, salami and taralli bread snacks I walk past regularly at QFC. It’s a moderately sized pack, maybe the size of a Lunchable, and I tried them once when they were discounted at about $2. Delicious.

The problem is that they’re usually $6.49, which is ridiculous despite their appeal. In other words, you could ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Stafford, the reigning NFL most valuable player, was in a tower at the starting line.

Ty Simpson — the 13th pick in the draft — and the rest of the Los Angeles Rams rookie class were at the finish.

The Rams present and presumably heir-apparent quarterback bookended Saturday's WalkUnitedLA fundraising event at ...Read more

NEW YORK — John Harbaugh looked up as the noise built to a crescendo on Saturday.

“Is that a normal thing?” the New York Giants‘ coach said. “Think you’ll have to speak up for me.”

Harbaugh, 63, was one of the rookies at Giants rookie minicamp this weekend, so to speak. The first-year New York coach is still learning how things ...Read more

DENVER — Marvin Mims’ career in Denver has been a bit of a paradox.

He has become a constant, the second-longest-tenured receiver on the Broncos’ roster, yet his role has constantly been in flux.

He mans a unique spectrum of positions, but has never settled into consistent usage at any of them outside of returning punts and kickoffs.

He...Read more

CHICAGO — Tony Medlin first mentioned it to new Chicago Bears center Logan Jones.

Medlin, the team’s director of equipment, is one of the first people who players meet in the locker room when the team acquires them. Medlin has been with the Bears since 1987 and he has been the head equipment manager since 1997.

When they started talking ...Read more

SEATTLE — The first substantiated reports of potential new Seahawks owners emerged Thursday via reports from Sportico.com.

Sportico reported interest from two groups — one led by Wyc Grousbeck and Aditya Mittal, each currently Alternate Governors of the Boston Celtics, and another fronted by Vinod Khosla, a minority shareholder of the San ...Read more