Football News

January 20, 2021

Colts QB Rivers, 39, retires from NFL after 17 seasons

When Philip Rivers first started tossing footballs as a high-school ball boy, he heaved them any way he could. The throwing ...

January 20, 2021

Lions agree to terms with Saints' Dan Campbell to be coach

The Detroit Lions have landed the coach they coveted from the start of their search, agreeing to terms with Dan Campbell.

January 20, 2021

Super Host? Bucs can become 1st to play Super Bowl at home

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a chance to make history at Green Bay on Sunday. If they do, it might come with an asterisk.

January 20, 2021

Chiefs' Chad Henne goes from backup QB to playoff stage

Chad Henne came off the bench cold in the heat of a tense playoff game and delivered the game-sealing plays for Kansas City ...

January 19, 2021

Falcons name Saints' Terry Fontenot as general manager

The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday named Terry Fontenot the team's first Black general manager, and team owner Arthur Blank said ...

January 19, 2021

Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super Bowl

Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history.

January 19, 2021

Jets make hiring of Robert Saleh as head coach official

Robert Saleh left no doubt for the New York Jets that he was their guy. And he knew this is exactly where he wanted to be.

January 19, 2021

#HenneThingIsPossible as Chiefs look toward AFC title game

The 35-year-old journeyman quarterback that made the two plucky plays in the final minutes of regulation that helped get the ...

January 19, 2021

Analysis: Backup QBs saw plenty of action in NFL playoffs

Backup quarterbacks did more than just hold clipboards in the NFL’s divisional playoff round. Jameis Winston threw a 56-yard ...

January 19, 2021

Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for 'serious' NCAA issues

The Tennessee football program is starting over yet again, this time after coach Jeremy Pruitt and nine others were fired ...

January 18, 2021

Chargers hire Rams DC Brandon Staley as head coach

Brandon Staley won't have to move that far for his first head coaching opportunity. Staley agreed to become the Los Angeles ...

January 18, 2021

Brady, Bucs, end playoffs for Saints, Brees, 30-20

Tom Brady's best game in three tries against New Orleans kept the Buccaneers moving on in the NFL playoffs, and has Saints ...

January 18, 2021

Chiefs' Reid: QB Mahomes 'doing good' after concussion

Patrick Mahomes had enough wits about him after a concussion knocked the star quarterback from the Kansas City Chiefs' ...

January 18, 2021

Gutsy or insane? Depends on the outcome of tough calls

Gutsy or insane? Depends on the outcome. Andy Reid's gamble on fourth-and-inches at the Kansas City 48 with 1:14 remaining ...

January 18, 2021

Browns' comeback comes up short, fall to Chiefs in playoffs

Just like so many painful playoff losses in their past, the Browns came up achingly short — inches from a game-swinging play, ...

January 18, 2021

Marshall hires Alabama assistant Huff as football coach

Marshall has given Alabama’s Charles Huff his first head coaching job. Marshall announced Huff’s hiring Sunday. Huff spent ...

January 17, 2021

Ravens' season ends with Jackson in locker room, 17-3 loss

A season in which the Baltimore Ravens overcame a long list of obstacles to reach the playoffs ended with their star ...

January 17, 2021

Bills advance to AFC championship with 17-3 win over Ravens

In what was supposed to be a showdown between Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Taron Johnson literally ...

January 17, 2021

Rodgers, Packers beat Rams 32-18 to reach NFC title game

Don’t tell Aaron Rodgers the lack of capacity crowds in a pandemic will limit the Green Bay Packers' home-field advantage in ...

January 17, 2021

Rams' defense struggles with injury hindering Donald

As the Los Angeles Rams’ fate became distressingly clear in the final minutes of Saturday’s game, cameras showed a tearful ...