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The NFL says that the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin does not “undo the loss of life,” and that George Floyd should be “here with us today.”

The NFL Players Association is recommending that players opt out of voluntary in-person workouts for the coming 2021 season.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that he expects stadiums to return to full capacity for the coming 2021 season.

The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games to generate additional revenue for America’s most popular sport.

The NFL will require each of its teams to play at least one “home” game overseas every eight years, according to a report.

The NFL has decided to waive its coronavirus mask-wearing rule for draft war rooms, but only if all individuals are fully vaccinated.

The NFL lost millions due to the pandemic in 2020, but they’ll make billions over the next decade through TV deals announced Thursday.

After a year of enormous attendance declines and TV ratings drops, the NFL salary cap is set to take a historic hit of nearly $16 million.

Tiger King” star Carole Baskin has ripped the “irresponsible” NFL for allowing fans at Super Bowl 55 amid the continued coronavirus crisis.

Of the 22,000 fans that will be permitted to attend this year’s Super Bowl, 7,500 of them will be vaccinated health care workers who got their tickets for free.

The NFL is making good on its promise to fund the social justice movement through the funding of 13 grants to nonprofit organizations connected to the Inspire Change program.

Not only did the NFL not get the ratings boost they were looking for in 2020, but their ratings actually crashed by seven percent.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has challenged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to donate $250,000 to the Bar Fund small business relief.

The NFL announced their plan to invite a large number of vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl this year, in a letter to the head of the Tampa Super Bowl Host Committee.

Dec. 16 (UPI) — The NFL has said teams will not be allowed to have mandatory local “bubbles” or require players and staffers to stay at hotels during the playoffs, except for the nights before games.

The NFL enjoyed a rebound in the ratings and a relatively rare week of good fortune over the Thanksgiving holiday, but it did not last.

The NFL’s TV ratings are off six percent overall across all networks compared to the 2019 season, numbers that could impact the league’s long term future.

The NFL decided to close all team facilities on Monday and Tuesday in an attempt to contain what they believe will be a significant spike in coronavirus cases after players and staff spent time with family members from out of town over the Thanksgiving holiday.

When the Rooney Rule was adopted by the NFL in 2003, Troy Vincent was in his 12th of 15 seasons as an outstanding defensive back. He was soon to become the president of the NFL Players Association, an impactful position he held for four years.

Minority executives inside the NFL are expressing concerns about a diversity hire resolution the league passed on Tuesday aimed at encouraging teams to hire minorities for head coach and general manager positions, ESPN reported.

The NFL is preparing to offer draft picks as an incentive for teams to hire minority coaches and general managers, according to a report.

The NFL’s TV ratings jumped three percent for its Week 9 slate. But they are still down seven percent over 2019.

Walking up to a referee and yelling at him is no longer merely ill-advised, it’s now a 15-yard penalty.

Despite worries by doomsayers who say football puts players at risk, the NFL had only one player test positive for the coronavirus in their latest testing period.

The NFL has advised their players and staff to keep away from large crowds, so they don’t contract the coronavirus. However, one crowded area the league will not try to keep them away from is the voting booth.

In case you were wondering what the NFL was doing to advance the cause of social justice and equality, the league and the league’s players association are going on television to tell you all about it.

Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones is reportedly looking for compromise, when it comes to how his team conducts themselves during the playing of the national anthem in 2020.

In a recent interview, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell exclaimed that he believes that anthem protests are “not about the flag.”

If you weren’t a fan of sideline reporting at NFL games, well, this could be your year.

According to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the league is reporting very low rates of positive coronavirus tests.

The NFL is partnering with three non-profit, non-partisan organizations to get out the vote as the league leverages its “Inspire Change” initiative.

The NFL Players Association reports that thus far, 21 players have tested positive for the coronavirus after reporting for traing camps.

It had already been reported that the NFL would allow players to put social justice messaging on their helmets this season. Now we learn that the social justice messaging won’t merely appear on the players helmets, it’s going to be on the field as well.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Monday that if you are “offended” by the Black Lives Matter movement, you are “just ignorant.”

Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter on Independence Day to deliver a strong rebuke to the celebration of the nation’s founding.

NBA star LeBron James says that the National Football League owes Colin Kaepernick a full, official apology.