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NFL Team Wins Without Completing a Single Pass

Tampa rushes for 324 yards in rain-soaked 16-0 shutout

(Newser) - Tampa Bay fans who looked up the passing stats Sunday might have wondered if the box score was broken, NBC News reports. In a rain-soaked 16-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons, the Buccaneers tried only three passes and didn't complete a single one—yet still cruised to a shutout...

NFL Hall of Famer Faulk Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis

53-year-old says he can continue coaching college football

(Newser) - NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is going public with a big diagnosis. The 53-year-old former running back revealed that he has Parkinson's disease on a podcast, reports the Athletic . Faulk told the Caring Neurologist show that he was diagnosed more than a year ago after noticing rigidity in...

Titans Release Elliott, Cite 'Terrible Lapse of Judgment'

Jordan Elliott reportedly had a gun on team property

(Newser) - Jordan Elliott's first season with the Tennessee Titans ended abruptly after what coach Robert Saleh called a "terrible lapse in judgment." The defensive lineman was released Tuesday after officials say he brought a gun to the team's training facility on Thursday. NBC News reports league rules...

NFL Backs Eagles' Handling of QB's Blood Clots

But players' union wants an investigation

(Newser) - The NFL staunchly defended the Philadelphia Eagles' handling of quarterback Jalen Hurts' blood clots on Tuesday, while hours later the players' union called for an investigation of the situation. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the AP that the Eagles were not being disciplined for their actions...

Star QB Out With Scary Diagnosis
Star QB
Out With
Scary
Diagnosis
Oct 19, 2026 11:23 AM CDT

Star QB Out With Scary Diagnosis

Jalen Hurts of the Eagles has blood clots in his lungs

(Newser) - It's not your usual football diagnosis: Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in both lungs, reports ESPN and the Athletic . The 28-year-old last played in a game on Oct. 11. Hurts—named Super Bowl MVP in 2025 after leading...

Ex-NFL Lineman Makes Big Find in Advanced Math
Ex-NFL Player
Just Solved 'Big
Question' in Math
in case you missed it
Oct 11, 2026 6:40 AM CDT

Ex-NFL Player Just Solved 'Big Question' in Math

MIT professor (and former Raven) John Urschel tackles longtime problem of Gaussian elimination

(Newser) - A guy who used to protect NFL quarterbacks is now involved with something else entirely: one of math's most basic tools. The Washington Post profiles John Urschel , a former Baltimore Ravens lineman who walked away from the football league in 2017 over concerns about brain injuries and is now...

NFL Sides With States in Prediction Market Battle

40 states say they should have the power to regulate sports betting on Kalshi, Polymarket

(Newser) - The NFL is siding with 40 states against the Trump administration's stance on prediction markets. In a brief backing New Jersey's appeal to the Supreme Court, the league urged justices to settle who sets the rules for prediction markets: Washington regulators or individual states, CBS News reports. The...

NFL Drops Fine Over Player's Chugging Celebration

49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk says he was pretending to drink juice, not beer

(Newser) - Kyle Juszczyk says he was miming his nickname, not a Miller Lite—and the NFL has now agreed. The league has dropped a pair of $14,926 penalties on the San Francisco 49ers fullback, originally levied for what it called an "offensive" beer-chugging pantomime after a Week 2 win...

NFL Suspends Official Accused of Swearing at Player

Line judge Jeff Seeman will miss 2 games

(Newser) - The NFL on Monday suspended a field official two games for swearing at a player, per the AP . Line judge Jeff Seeman had appeared, on a sideline camera, to direct profanity at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride as McBride came off the field in the fourth quarter of Sunday'...

Tony Romo Out at CBS After Drunk-Driving Arrest

Network cuts ties months after his Wisconsin legal trouble

(Newser) - Tony Romo's long run in CBS Sports' lead NFL booth is over, a few months after his drunk-driving arrest in Wisconsin put him on indefinite leave. The network and Romo "mutually agreed to part ways," CBS said in a statement, reports USA Today . Romo, 46, had called...

NFL Asks DHS to Pull Video on Migrants Showing Hall of Famer

Brian Dawkins says he didn't approve use of his clips

(Newser) - The NFL has asked the Department of Homeland Security to take down a video on social media showing highlights of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins in reference to a purported caravan of immigrants approaching the US border, a league spokesman said. The AP reports the video posted on Sunday...

A Stunning Wave of Early QB Injuries Hits the NFL

Up to 6 teams will already be turning to backups

(Newser) - The NFL hasn't seen an early-season injury epidemic at quarterback quite like this in a long time. With Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Jaxson Dart all getting hurt in Week 2, there's a good chance six teams will be forced to go with a backup quarterback as the...

Travis Kelce Among Investors Duped in $31M Ponzi Scheme

Fraudster ordered to repay restitution to victims was also sentenced to 11 years behind bars

(Newser) - Travis Kelce's name surfaced in federal court this week—not for anything on the football field, but as one of dozens of investors duped in a nationwide Ponzi scheme. A court reporter tells NBC News that a prosecutor said the Kansas City Chiefs star was among the "high-profile"...

60 Minutes Season Premiere Ratings Plunge

Show sees steep season opener decline despite heavy promotion

(Newser) - 60 Minutes just kicked off its new season with its smallest premiere audience since 2000, the Los Angeles Times reports. The CBS newsmagazine drew 7.9 million viewers Sunday, Nielsen says, a 21% slide from last year's opener and below its 2025-26 season average of 9.1 million. That'...

One Stat Relevant to NFL Fans: $484
One Stat Relevant
to NFL Fans: $484
Sep 14, 2026 7:11 AM CDT

One Stat Relevant to NFL Fans: $484

Athletic computes how much the typical fan will spend to watch games this season

(Newser) - With the first week of the NFL season nearly in the books, the Athletic has crunched the numbers on how much it would cost the typical fan to watch games through the season. For someone looking to watch their local team plus big national matchups, the figure is approaching $500....

Source: Russini Planning NFL Return After Vrabel Scandal

Ex-Athletic reporter reportedly mulling offers, plans to address relationship scandal before coming back

(Newser) - Dianna Russini is reportedly plotting her NFL return, and she plans to finally tackle the controversy that pushed her off the field. A source tells Page Six that the ex-Athletic reporter, who left her job in April amid an investigation into her undisclosed relationship with New England Patriots coach Mike...

Vrabel Moves on, but Scandal Is Still Reshaping NFL

Women covering the league say their job has become even tougher

(Newser) - Mike Vrabel isn't saying much about the counseling he sought this spring, but the NFL is still talking about why he needed it. In a long look at the New England Patriots coach, ESPN details how tabloid photos of Vrabel and then-Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at an adults-only resort turned...

NFL Signs Goodell for Another 4 Years
It's 4 More Years for Goodell
Sep 6, 2026 7:31 PM CDT

It's 4 More Years for Goodell

Deal ties more than 95% of commissioner's pay to NFL's performance

(Newser) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been extended. Team owners on Sunday signed off on a new four-year deal that keeps him in the job through the 2030 season, ESPN reports, with his contract set to end March 31, 2031. At that point, Goodell will be nearly 72 and will have...

Judge Clears Path for Erstwhile NFL Players to Go Un-Pro

Preliminary injunction issued against the NCAA's move to bar players from returning to college play

(Newser) - LSU coach Lane Kiffin's chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case. East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden issued his ruling the night before LSU was due to submit its 105-man...

Tony Romo Hit With 3 Charges in OWI Traffic Stop

Former Cowboys quarterback and CBS analyst's rep says he takes 'full responsibility for his actions'

(Newser) - Tony Romo's July traffic stop in Milwaukee has now produced three charges. Court records show the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL analyst is accused of operating while intoxicated, unsafe passing on the right, and having open intoxicants in his vehicle, reports USA Today . All charges were...

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