NFL

Latest Stories

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates with fans after the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

Bengals provide hope, blueprint for lowly teams

By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press

AFC wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14), of the Buffalo Bills, and NFC cornerback Trevon Diggs (7), of the Dallas Cowboys, leap during an incomplete pass during the second half of the Pro Bowl NFL football game at Allegiant Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Herbert, Crosby send AFC to win in Pro Bowl’s return

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Pro Bowl players echo concerns brought by Flores’ lawsuit

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay celebrates after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Bold, brash Rams pair flashy superstars with rock-solid core

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Snyder could block written report of NFL probe, document shows

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE -Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores talks to Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross during practice before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

ESPN’s Bomani Jones on the problem with NFL hiring practices: ‘White people’

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, embraces quarterback Tom Brady after defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 24-20. Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in a long post on Instagram. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

Kraft threw ‘temper tantrum’ over Brady’s retirement post, former Patriot says

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Tiffani Johnston, former marketing and events coordinator, marketing manager and cheerleader for the National Football League's Washington Football Team, testifies before the House Oversight Committee during a roundtable "Examining the Washington Football Team's Toxic Workplace Culture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Snyder accused of unwanted sexual advance by former cheerleader, marketing manager

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Joe Theismann, Jonathan Allen, and Dan and Tanya Snyder pose with the new Washington Commanders uniforms Wednesday at FedEx Field in Landover MD. (Reggie Hildred/All-Pro Reels)

A few bumps on first day of the new Commanders era

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, center, talks to down judge David Oliver (24) during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Flores: Interview with Giants was ‘sham,’ Dolphins owner offered $100,000 bonus to tank

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2021, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the team's NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla. Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in a long post on Instagram. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Mahomes is great, maybe even an all-timer. He’s not Brady

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces the start of the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Cleveland. On Jan. 31, 2022, the league announced it will provide $1 million for researchers to study effect of cannabis on managing pain from concussions. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File) **FILE**

NFL awards $1 million to study cannabis, CBD in pain management

By Peter Santo - The Washington Times

FILE - New England Patriots' Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime at the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game, in Houston, Feb. 5, 2017. Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in a long post on Instagram. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

‘A thrilling ride’: Tom Brady walks away after defining NFL for two decades

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores shouts from the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Fired Miami Dolphins coach sues NFL, alleging racist hiring

Associated Press

Los Angeles Rams' Matthew Stafford celebrates after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Burrow, Stafford took divergent paths from No. 1 pick to Super Bowl

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game Jan. 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. While the NFL conference championship games went on without Brady for only the second time in 11 years, the world waits for the greatest quarterback of all-time to make his future plans official. An announcement is expected soon and a person close to Brady on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, told The Associated Press his decision will be based on family priorities, not finances. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio, File) **FILE**

NFL waits for Brady’s decision on retirement

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

Washington Football team players run into an empty stadium prior to the start of the Baltimore Ravens at Washington Football Team NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Landover, Md. Washington’s NFL team said Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, it will unveil its new name on Feb. 2. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Washington Commanders? Internet sleuths create frenzy in trying to crack team’s rebrand

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) runs against the Tennessee Titans during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski) * * FILE**

Rams, 49ers renew long-running rivalry, while Chiefs, Bengals meet in a rare postseason matchup

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) runs onto the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Ben Roethlisberger's NFL career is over. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback announced his retirement on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, saying it was “time to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats” after 18 years, two Super Bowls, countless team records and a spot in the Hall of Fame all but secure.(AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger announces retirement from NFL

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder looks on before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Two members of Congress are asking the NFL to provide evidence of Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder’s interference with an investigation into sexual harassment and other improper conduct at the club. Democrats Carolyn Maloney of New York and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois already have asked the NFL for transparency about the probe. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Congress sets up roundtable for former Washington employees amid investigation into NFL

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times