Tag: Football

Daryle Lamonica, Hard-Throwing Quarterback, Is Dead at 80

Daryle Lamonica, the quarterback known as the Mad Bomber for his powerful arm, which led the Oakland Raiders…

NFL Players Try a Different Training Camp: the Broadcast Booth

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Sebastian Joseph-Day, a former defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, scrunched his face as…

N.F.L. Quarterback Dwayne Haskins, 24, Dies After Being Hit by Truck

Dwayne Haskins, 24, the backup Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and a former standout at Ohio State, died Saturday, Steelers…

Two Black Coaches Join Brian Flores’s Lawsuit Against the NFL

“I sat there knowing that I was the coach in ’16, as they went through this fake hiring…

Attorneys General Have ‘Grave Concerns’ About NFL’s Treatment of Female Employees

The attorneys general of six states, including New York, have told the N.F.L. they have “grave concerns” about…

NFL to Change Postseason Overtime Rule After Bills’ Playoff Loss

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The N.F.L.’s 32 clubs passed a rule change on Tuesday to ensure that both…

Why Colin Kaepernick is Hosting Pop-Up Workouts

During a news conference March 16, Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll said — unprompted — that he thinks Kaepernick…

Tom Brady Ends Retirement and Will Return to Buccaneers

Brady’s quick reversal puts the Buccaneers in a much better position on Monday, when teams can begin talking…

Back Slaps and Buzz Drown Out Critics at N.F.L. Combine

A week earlier, the players’ union had taken aim at the league and the combine, calling the event…

At the N.F.L. Combine, Players (and Agents) Question Its Relevance

For 40 years, college football players hoping to be drafted by an N.F.L. team have shown off their…

Steelers Hire Brian Flores as an Assistant Amid His N.F.L. Lawsuit

The Giants called Flores’s claims “disturbing and simply false,” saying they had “concrete and objective evidence” that the…

Rap Takes Over Super Bowl Halftime, Balancing Celebration and Protest

Leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, much ado was made over the fact that this would…