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NFL: Steelers ink 'Big Ben' to three-year NFL contract

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 10:33 AM

Two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger, a 37-year-old quarterback who has spent 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has signed a new three-year contract with the club. Read more »

NFL: Raiders rusher Lynch will retire from NFL -- reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 10:26 AM

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, who helped the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl crown, will not not return to action next season, ESPN and the NFL Network reported Wednesday. Read more »

Cardinals eye quarterback Murray with NFL Draft top pick

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 10:29 AM

Quarterback Kyler Murray, the Heisman Trophy winner as American football's top collegiate player, is expected to be selected Thursday by the Arizona Cardinals with the top pick in the NFL Draft. Read more »

NFL: Brady joins Twitter by 'retiring' on April Fool's Day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 12:00 PM

Tom Brady made his Twitter debut Monday with an April Fool's Day joke about "retiring" that delivered a jolt to New England Patriots supporters.   Read more »

NFL: Patriots' tight end Gronkowski announces NFL retirement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 10:01 AM

New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski, a three-time Super Bowl champion, announced his retirement from the National Football League in an Instagram post on Sunday. Read more »

Kaepernick got under $10M in NFL collusion deal: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 08:16 AM

NEW YORK - Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who led kneeling protests during NFL games, and ex-teammate Eric Reid will receive less than $10 million (8.8m euros, £7.6m) after settling collusion lawsuits against the league, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Read more »

NFL: Bell joins Jets, Ravens snag two as free agency opensv

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 11:03 AM

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Le'Veon Bell joined the New York Jets in a four-year deal worth $52.5 million on Wednesday as NFL 2019 season free agency began. Read more »

Murray: Telling A's he chose football 'was tough'

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 08:40 AM

Quarterback Kyler Murray acknowledged it was difficult to tell the Oakland Athletics he had chosen the NFL over baseball, but he told ESPN it was the right thing for him.  Read more »

Football: Kaepernick's lawyer predicts NFL return

Field Level Media via Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 12:24 AM

Now that Colin Kaepernick has settled his collusion grievances with the NFL, the next step is getting him back in the league, his lawyer said Saturday night. Read more »

NBA: LeBron, Durant applaud Kaepernick

Jeff Reynolds, Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 09:40 AM

LeBron James applauded former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for resolving a standoff with the league over collusion claims in a settlement announced on Friday. Read more »

Murray commits to NFL, gives up baseball

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 10:35 AM

Kyler Murray announced on social media Monday that he is giving up baseball and will pursue his dreams of being an NFL quarterback.   Read more »

NFL: Thousands join Patriots for Super Bowl victory parade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 10:00 AM

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Boston on Tuesday for a Super Bowl victory parade to celebrate the New England Patriots capturing their sixth NFL championship.   Read more »

NFL: Super Snoozer causes TV ratings to plummet

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 10:53 AM

The Super Snoozer apparently put many television viewers to sleep, according to the data released by Nielsen on Monday night. Read more »

NFL: Super Bowl champion Patriots return home to hero's welcome

Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 10:45 AM

The New England Patriots returned home to a hero's welcome on Monday, a day after beating the Los Angeles Rams in a defensive slugfest to win their sixth Super Bowl title. Read more »

NFL: Patriots receiver Edelman named Super Bowl MVP

Rory Carroll, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 12:23 PM

Patriots' wide receiver Julian Edelman won the Super Bowl MVP trophy on Sunday in Atlanta after his key plays helped lift New England to a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Read more »

NFL: Patriots beat Rams to win sixth Super Bowl title

Steve Keating, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 04 12:54 PM

(2nd UPDATE) The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday in the lowest scoring Super Bowl played to capture the NFL championship for a record-tying sixth time. Read more »

Super Bowl records to fall as Brady chases sixth crown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 08:05 AM

ATLANTA - Tom Brady chases an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl crown here Sunday as the New England Patriots face the Los Angeles Rams in a clash of the generations set to rewrite the NFL record books. Read more »

LOOK: Catriona Gray in Atlanta for NFL honors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 12:49 PM

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray flew to Atlanta on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to attend the National Football League (NFL) Honors ahead of this year’s Super Bowl. Read more »

NFL: Gonzalez, Reed head 8-person Hall of Fame class

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 08:37 AM

Tight end Tony Gonzalez and safety Ed Reed highlight the eight-man class that earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.  Read more »

NFL: Super Bowl records to fall as Patriots, Rams clash

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 08:26 AM

Tom Brady will chase an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl crown here Sunday as the New England Patriots face the Los Angeles Rams in a clash of the generations set to rewrite the NFL record books. Read more »