MIAMI — The state of Florida this week advanced its punitive bullying of the NFL by socking it with an ”investigative subpoena.” Targeted is the league’s Rooney Rule meant to increase fair hiring opportunities for minority coaching candidates — not force any hiring, but simply to encourage that the door is open to all. In larger play, ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It may take the league and television executives a bit longer to buy in to the excitement the Las Vegas Raiders have created among their fan base with their offseason moves and the selection of Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the draft.

The NFL unveiled the full schedule for the 2026 season, and the Raiders are not ...Read more

MIAMI — It’s finally here.

The Miami Dolphins revealed its 2026 schedule on Thursday to much fanfare.

Some of the highlights include a trip to Green Bay where the trio of quarterback Malik Willis, coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan will get to face the Packers, their former team, a matchup against the hometown kid and ...Read more

DENVER — Look at historical analytics, as Broncos head coach Sean Payton said in late March, and there’s not many examples of teams continuing to dominate clutch situations a year after winning 11 of 13 one-score games.

And Denver, coming off a 14-3 regular season, will now have to stare down the concept of statistical regression to the ...Read more

Start planning your fall weekends, Patriots fans.

The Patriots’ 2026 NFL schedule was announced Thursday night.

Get ready for some late nights. The Patriots play five games in prime time, including one on Monday night, one on Wednesday night, and two on Thursday night. Plus, they have an early game in Germany.

Let’s break down the ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seahawks will begin the 2026 regular season with a rematch of the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots and end it with a rematch of the NFC Conference championship game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Along the way, the Seahawks will play their first game in franchise history on Christmas (also against the Rams) as well as ...Read more

I don’t need to log on to the cesspools that are social media to know the fan narrative around the 49ers’ 2026 schedule, which the NFL released on Thursday.

To sum it all up in a word that’s printable, let’s go with “unfair.”

As if there was any other option.

The Niners were handed the easiest schedule in recent NFL history for ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers will open the 2026 NFL regular season on Sept. 13 at home against the Atlanta Falcons as part of a 17-game slate that includes a Black Friday game and four prime-time appearances.

The NFL released its 2026 schedule Thursday night, though the league had already announced the Steelers will play in Paris on Oct. 25 ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Jesse Minter era will officially begin on the road Sept. 13 against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium, the NFL announced Thursday night. It marks the third straight season the Ravens will begin the season away from home.

The Ravens will then play their home opener Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. against the New Orleans Saints. ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants must capitalize with early wins against vulnerable opponents this fall to set a promising course in John Harbaugh’s first season as head coach.

A challenging schedule, released in full Thursday evening, thrusts Harbaugh’s rebuilding team into early prime-time tests and finishes with a brutal stretch of NFC contenders...Read more

NEW YORK — Gang Green fans will see a familiar face to begin Week 1.

The 2026 season will begin in Nashville for the Jets as they will take on the Titans.

Robert Saleh, who coached the Jets for four seasons, became Tennessee’s coach in January following a second stint as 49ers defensive coordinator. This isn’t the first time the NFL ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears were the darlings of the NFL last season — and the league is taking full advantage of that status heading into 2026. The Bears will play at least seven standalone games for national audiences this season.

The NFL released its full slate of 272 games Thursday night. While the Bears avoided having to face the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles’ quest for their third title in franchise history starts with an NFC East rival and a gauntlet of 2025 playoff teams, then features a wild-card rematch in the second-to-last game of the season.

In total, the Eagles are scheduled to play five prime-time games. They have just five 1 p.m. games on the calendar.

For ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams will begin the season by traveling about 8,000 air miles to play against the San Francisco 49ers in Australia.

They aim to end the season playing in Super Bowl LXI on their home turf at SoFi Stadium.

The Sept. 10 opener — a Thursday night in the United States and the morning of Sept. 11 in Melbourne — is the first ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers essentially lived on an airplane last season, traveling more miles than any other NFL team.

This season, they will have a long runway followed by a dramatically sharp ascent.

They open against three first-time head coaches in succession, then face four Super Bowl-winning head coaches in a row.

Their first three ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini saga has been forever subtly immortalized in a Chargers schedule release video.

It seemed inevitable that the Chargers' social media team would poke fun at the NFL's biggest offseason story, and they did just that Thursday in their 2026 schedule release video.

In the Halo-themed video, the ...Read more

MIAMI — Potential is a dangerous term because it doesn’t guarantee fulfillment, or the satisfaction of meeting expectations.

That explains why outside of De’Von Achane, who was named to the Pro Bowl last season after combining for 1,838 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns, the Miami Dolphins arsenal of offensive weaponry is made up of “has ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The pass rush is always fierce in May. Linebackers are all Pro Bowl-bound in April.

That’s just the way it works in the NFL, where hope springs eternal while the scoreboard is unplugged.

And so it is around One Buc Place, where the defense has gotten an infusion of draft picks and out-of-warranty free agents in the past ...Read more

James Uthmeier, Florida’s attorney general, has intensified his scrutiny of the National Football League’s diversity and inclusion policies by issuing a subpoena.

This escalation comes after Uthmeier penned a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in March asking the league to stop enforcing the “Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to ...Read more

New Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan said he was set on keeping star running back De’Von Achane in Miami, and he delivered.

The Dolphins and Achane agreed to a four-year contract extension Wednesday evening that keeps him signed to the team through 2030 and is worth a base of $64 million and can reach $68 million with incentives, ...Read more