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The Kansas City Chiefs made sure they’ll have Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes around as long as possible.

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is  considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey patches, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that the NFL will cut the preseason in half and push the start of exhibition play back a week to give players more time to get in shape.

The NFL has canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic

President Donald Trump says that Colin Kaepernick should get another chance to play in the NFL if he can play well, but he reiterated that he doesn’t want to see people kneel during the national anthem, according to NBC News. In an interview at the White House Wednesday with Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WJLA, Trump was asked whether Kaepernick, the former San...

The NFL commissioner now says he’s encouraging teams to sign former 49er Colin Kaepernick. He’s been out of the league for three years, and public opinion is also changing about the kneeling protests he started.

Roger Goodell would like to see Colin Kaepernick back in the NFL this season

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said Juneteenth will be recognized as a league holiday and ordered the closing of the league office, according to a memo obtained by CNBC Friday.

The NFL is committing $250 million over 10 years to social justice initiatives, targeting what it calls “systemic racism” and supporting “the battle against the ongoing and historic injustices faced by African Americans.”

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was “wrong” for failing to listen to players who protested social injustice, he said on Friday in a video.

Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is among more than a dozen NFL stars who united to send a passionate video message to the league about racial inequality

NFL coaches will be allowed to return beginning Friday to team facilities closed because of the coronavirus pandemic as the league continues preparation for training camps and its season

Drew Brees attempted to scramble out of trouble Thursday, offering up an apology after teammates, fans and celebrities slammed what were perceived as tone deaf remarks reiterating his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

Nate Boyer, a former U.S. Green Beret and NFL player, first suggested to Colin Kaepernick that he kneel to make a statement against police brutality. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Boyer says taking a knee is no longer enough.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is hopeful that coaches will be able to return to their team facilities by next week

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday afternoon in Palm Desert, California, for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. Leaf, 44, was arrested about 2 p.m. on Grapevine Street in Palm Desert, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The exact location was not released. Leaf was booked for domestic battery and held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility…

The NFL is considering adding a “booth umpire” and a senior technology adviser to the referee to assist the officiating crew

With an eye toward getting back on the field, the NFL is working on a helmet face guard that might provide the same protection as a surgical mask

Two NFL players said they were sexually harassed and assaulted by a female passenger on a United Airlines flight and accused two flight attendants of failing to properly respond to their complaints, according to NBC News.

The National Football League will add new resolutions to improve diversity throughout the staff of its 32 teams and expand its Rooney Rule, the league announced Tuesday.