Tag: National Football League
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…
Super Bowl’s Hollywood Moment Outshines N.F.L.’s Problems
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Blue and yellow confetti rained down on the field after the final whistle blew in…
The CTE Link Between Players from the 1972 Miami Dolphins
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On a sunny January day nearly 50 years ago, Nick Buoniconti, Jim Kiick and…
How Quarterback Joe Burrow’s Style Sets Him Apart
“There’s this tradition of white athletic excellence at a time when the quarterback position is changing, becoming more…
Brian Flores Is Motivated by Moral Rectitude, Friends Say
During his first preseason as the Miami Dolphins’ head coach, in 2019, Brian Flores spoke with emotion about…
The Washington Football Team Has Rebranded as the Commanders
He said the name Commanders dovetails with the significant military presence in and around Washington, D.C., though O’Hara…
What We Learned From the N.F.L.’s Conference Championships
The 2021-22 sports year is hellbent on healing wounded fan bases. The state of Georgia saw its Major…