WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is scheduled to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell before NFL leaders meet with team name opponents. A person knowledgeable about the situation said there wasn’t any indication that Snyder
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL has to listen to people opposed to the Redskins name and they are “doing that.” According to the Associated Press, he said this weekend, “We have to listen to people with a different
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the NFL will have a woman official on the field in the next year. According to the Associated Press, Goodell said, “there will be a woman official on the field in the next year
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he would like NFL teams in London and Los Angeles in the future. At a forum for European NFL fans on Saturday, Goodell was asked whether he would want a team in Los Angeles before
(AP) Meeting between NFL and Redskins critics next weekALBANY, N.Y.Oneida Indian officials who oppose the Redskins nickname as a slur will meet with NFL officials next week in New York City, a tribe spokesman said Friday. The meeting agreed to
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre admitted that he suffers from severe memory loss, likely from concussions he suffered during his 20-year career. Favre’s comments came Thursday during a radio interview reported on “CBS This
(AP) Titans owner Bud Adams has died at age 90By TERESA M. WALKERAP Sports WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has
The Oneida Indian Nation, the group spearheading the Redskins’ name change effort, has released results from a poll of 500 Washington D.C. area adults showing 59% of respondents say American Indians would have a right to feel offended if called
Ray Halbritter, the most vocal leader of the effort to change the name of the Washington Redskins, is not even a member of the Oneida tribe he claims to represent, according to New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney. The Oneida Indian
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that Redskins owner Dan Snyder, who said he would never change the team’s name, is taking complaints about the name seriously,”wants to do the right thing,” and is “way down the road” in considering a
On Tuesday, ESPN host Tony Kornheiser said the Washington Redskins would change their name within the next “three to five years.” The co-host of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would go to Redskins owner Dan Snyder,
(AP) Redskins name top topic at Goodell news conferenceBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football WriterWASHINGTONAsked directly whether the Washington Redskins should change their name, Roger Goodell said the NFL needs to “make sure we’re doing what’s right.” Speaking at the conclusion
(AP) NFL won’t use pink penalty flags for Week 6By ARNIE STAPLETONAP Pro Football WriterPink is no longer the new yellow in the NFL. The league won’t use its pink penalty flags beyond Monday night’s Jets-Falcons game. The pink flags
A new book, League of Denial, written by ESPN investigative reporters, charges the NFL with 20 years of undermining concussion research and exercising its muscle to sweep evidence regarding the seriousness of how brain injuries affect current and former players
(AP) Review clears Vikings owners’ financesBy PATRICK CONDONAssociated PressMINNEAPOLISA financial review shows Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are able to pay their share of the $1 billion cost for the team’s new downtown Minneapolis stadium, officials with the
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell softened his stance on the Redskins name on Wednesday when he said that the NFL had to listen to concerns about the team’s nickname even if only one person is concerned about it. In an interview
Detroit Lions defender Ndamukong Suh has been fined $100,000 by the NFL for his low hit on Minnesota’s John Sullivan on Sunday, NFL.com reported Tuesday. According to the website, Suh was informed of the hefty fine by NFL vice president
The Washington Redskins will be facing a radio ad campaign to press the club to change their name. The Oneida Indian Nation, an American Indian tribe from upstate New York, will run the ad in Washington, D.C. prior to the
(AP) NFL, Under Armour and GE work together on researchBALTIMOREThe NFL, Under Armour and GE have together issued a challenge for new engineering to help protect athletes from brain injury. The group said Wednesday that it would award up to
(AP) Mixed emotions from NFL players on settlementBy BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterNEW YORK The hundreds of millions of dollars the NFL is ready to pay former players sounds great, until you stretch it out over 20 years and divide
WSJ: The National Football League and 4,500 former players suing the league over concussion-related issues reached an agreement on a settlement Thursday. The agreement, which came as a surprise, calls for the league to pay $765 million for medical benefits
On Friday, the NFL denied that it forced ESPN to pull out of PBS’s documentary on football concussions after a report suggested NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with ESPN executives to force them to pull the plug on the collaboration.
The NFL took one step toward the elimination of the kickoff, much to the dismay of all-time returner Devin Hester (see 14 of his 17 kick returns for TDs by clicking here). Just seven months after Commissioner Roger Goodell said
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday the NFL will not further penalize Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper for his N-word slur. “We do not penalize at the club level and league level for same incident,” Goodell said. “We will
There is perhaps no more bizarre situation as far as sports franchise locations than the lack of an NFL team in Los Angeles. Jerry Jones, one of the league’s most visible owners, believes that is about to change. When asked
(AP) Column: The real cost of the NFL’s businessBy JIM LITKEAP Sports ColumnistIn the past few months, more than two dozen NFL players and a sprinkling of front-office executives have been arrested for crimes ranging from petty to deadly. No
(AP) Officials mum over probe linked to Pats’ HernandezNORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.Authorities continue to investigate, but not talk about, the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. A
The Jacksonville Jaguars may have passed on the chance to take a franchise quarterback in April’s NFL Draft, but that does not mean they are not set to be on the cutting edge of something special. Jason La Canfora of
Tim Tebow has had his critics. NFL analysts and fans have lined up in criticism of his throwing motion, his faith and his expression of it, and the way he conducts himself. He is unquestionably one of the most controversial
(AP) NFL passes helmet rule, ends tuck ruleBy BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterPHOENIX NFL owners have passed a player safety rule barring ball carriers from using the crown of their helmets to make contact with a defender in the open
Roger Goodell is the NFL’s version of Barack Obama. He is heavy-handed, governs by fiat, often establishes himself as judge and jury, has promoted a more liberal league, and has consistently communicated that he knows what is better for the
(AP) Goodell: No expanded playoffs for 2013By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterPHOENIX NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the playoffs will not expand this season, but it will be discussed for the future. Last December, Goodell spoke about adding two or
What can President Barack Obama possibly have in common with Charlotte Bobcats owner and NBA legend Michael Jordan, UFC President Dana White, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, NASCAR Chair Brian France, PGA President Tim Finchem, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive,
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appears set to continue his safety crusade, pledging that the league will do “everything we can” to make football safer. Goodell’s comments came during a Q&A session following a lecture at the University of North Carolina.
The NFL tried to assuage football fans who are worried that Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be held at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands in the New York/New Jersey region in 51 weeks, will be an Ice Bowl played in
Manufacturer: Device setting caused Bowl outage By KEVIN MCGILLAssociated PressNEW ORLEANS An electrical device that had been installed expressly to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium’s power company said Friday as it took the blame
On Thursday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Gregg Williams, the disgraced former defensive coordinator who was caught on tape encouraging players to knock out and deliberately target the heads of opposing players on offense. And Tennessee Titans head coach Mike
Thankfully, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has informed an anxious nation there is “no indication at all” that Beyonce’s halftime show caused the Super Bowl blackout. It used enough energy to electrocute a Japanese movie monster, but the show apparently had
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called the Super Bowl power outage “unfortunate” Monday, but said it won’t stop the NFL from returning to New Orleans. He also said emphatically that it was not caused by Beyoncé’s halftime show.
After reports indicated Beyonce’s halftime show may have contributed to or caused the Super Bowl blackout, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Monday that Beyonce was not to blame. “There’s no indication at all that this was caused by the