Brett Favre asks for lawsuit’s reinstatement
NFL, Sports
July 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will ask a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football of Fame member, for...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 8, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers safety Cam Sutton for the first eight games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The league announced the de...
Jury orders NFL to pay $4.8 billion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
NFL, Sports
June 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-ofmarket Sunday...
Missouri governor says plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals
NFL, Sports
June 27, 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from be...
Closing arguments underway in ‘Sunday Ticket’ class-action suit
NFL, Sports
June 26, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The jury in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers will receive instructions and hear closing arguments on Wednesday before beginning deliberations. U.S. Dist...
Jaguars get approval for stadium renovations
NFL, Sports
June 25, 2024
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The city of Jacksonville approved a $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” Tuesday that should keep the Jaguars in one of the NFL’s smallest markets for at least another 30 yea...
Fans, bettors may not like Comeback Player guidelines
NFL, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 21, 2024
There’s a new framework for how the NFL Comeback Player of the Year is awarded. I expect most Pittsburgh Steelers fans — and bettors — won’t like it. The Associated Press has changed the guidelines of...
4-year extension for Stevenson
NFL, Sports
NFL ROUNDUP
By By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer 
June 20, 2024
Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson, one of the most dependable members of New England’s offense the past three seasons, has agreed to a fouryear contract extension, a person with knowledge of t...
NFL, Sports
June 17, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated during testimony in federal court Monday that the league’s “Sunday Ticket” package, the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is a premium pro...
Kansas City gives nod to winning ‘Tom & Jerry’ play in Super Bowl ring
NFL, Sports
June 14, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs showed off their glitzy new Super Bowl rings that sparkled with diamonds, rubies — and “Tom & Jerry.” The championship-winning Chiefs...
NFL, Sports
June 13, 2024
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence is getting paid more for his potential than his performance. Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed Thursday to a five-year, $275 million contract exten...
Officials reaching out about kickoff rules
NFL, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 12, 2024
There is so much uncertainty about how the NFL’s new kickoff rules are going to play out, that NFL game officials have been informally calling special teams coaches on their own, just to make sure cer...
Steelers give Tomlin 3-year extension
NFL, Sports
June 10, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL’s longest-tenured head coach isn’t leaving Pittsburgh anytime soon. The Steelers signed Mike Tomlin to a three-year extension on Monday that will carry through at least the 2...
NFL teams care about kickoffs again with new rules
NFL, Sports
June 4, 2024
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are considering the possibility of safety Justin Reid handling some kickoffs. The Dallas Cowboys are hoping tiny return man Ka-Vontae Turpin might finally b...
NFL teams using two tight ends less frequently
NFL, Sports
May 30, 2024
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Michael Mayer appreciated the reassuring call from the Raiders after they selected Brock Bowers with the No. 13 pick in April, though he wasn’t exactly thrilled they drafted a t...
Former host cities gush over hosting the NFL Draft
NFL, Sports
May 27, 2024
By JULIA FELTON, RYAN DETO & JACK TROY Trib Total Media The NFL Draft attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, generates millions of dollars for local businesses and thrusts its host cities into a ...
Manning has no desire to be executive
NFL, Sports
May 23, 2024
DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning was honored for his community work at a banquet Wednesday night. Ahead of the event, he was asked if he had any desire to run an NFL franchise and he said he’d rather stic...
Steelers ‘open to adding’ to WR room
NFL, Pittsburgh
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
May 22, 2024
What I heard from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday regarding their wide receiver position was encouraging. Well, unless you’re one of the fans who is buying into the preemptive excuse-making as to w...
Why Butker’s speech was embraced at Benedictine College
NFL, Sports
By By PETER SMITH & HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press 
May 17, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy in some quarters for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism on Saturday, but he received a standing ovation f...