_ree years ago, NFL running backs united on a Zoom call to push back against devalued contracts and the league’s pay structure aer star rushers such as Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Jonathon Taylor ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Backup quarterback Drew Lock led two late scoring drives and the Seattle Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to overcome an early injury to starter Sam Dar...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed on a $165 million, threeyear contract extension, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person sp...

Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks will see their championship banner raised before hosting Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch to kick off the NFL season on Wednesday ni...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes will be under center when the Kansas City Chiefs open the season against the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Tuesday he expects the ...

After months of mock drafts, rankings, sleeper debates and arguments over who is going to “break out,” fantasy football is finally back. Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season kicks off Wednesday, when the New...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is overhauling the selection process by eliminating a separate category for senior players, cutting the selection committee nearly in half and returning to in-person meet...

The Steelers open their season Sunday at home against the Atlanta Falcons. Unlike predecessor Mike Tomlin, judging by his first weekly news conference as Pittsburgh Steelers coach, Mike McCarthy does ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay has never been afraid to buck conventional NFL logic, and he is doing so once again with the Los Angeles Rams’ unusual travel plans for their season opener in Australia. ...

Aaron Rodgers is famously individualistic, but might his final season more closely resemble Brett Favre’s, Joe Montana’s or, maybe, John Elway’s? On the eve of his 22nd year, Rodgers concedes that his...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa has been named the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. The decision comes after Tagov...

Bernard vs. Wilson shouldn’t be an either-or proposition. The juxtaposition of Aaron Rodgers’ comments was hard to ignore. While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Rodgers had this explanation for ...

The NFL regular season opens when the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots on Wednesday night. It’s the beginning of a 272-game slate — 17 contests for all 32 t...

Nothing about Colin Kaepernick, the football player, changed on that warm Southern California night a decade ago. Not his speed. Not his arm strength. Not the improvisational skills that made him one ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr.’s balky back felt good enough to return to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. At the moment, his health appears to be the least of his concerns. The fou...

Steelers general manager Omar Khan wasn’t exactly a fountain of information with Pittsburgh media members on Monday. Much like the fountain at Point State Park, though, he was flowing — intermittently...

The last play of the 2025 regular season determined the winner of the AFC North. Then Baltimore and Pittsburgh — the two teams playing in that game — soon entered new eras. Gone are coaches John Harba...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers rookie kicker Trey Smack’s preseason performance indicates he has what it takes to stick around for several years with the team that just drafted him. But the ...

Aaron Donald’s decision to come off the retirement couch and get back on the field after a two-year absence may be unusual but it’s far from unprecedented. Donald joins a list of athletes who had call...

It’s odd to say a football team with a 42-year-old quarterback and a 37-year-old defensive captain is embracing its youth, but the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly have an abundance of rookies. Statistica...