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The New York Jets hired San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to be their new head coach, making him the first Muslim to run an NFL sideline, the team announced Thursday night.

Offensive assistant Katie Sowers will not be returning to the San Francisco 49ers in 2021 after becoming the first female coach to make it to the Super Bowl last year. A person familiar with the situation says the 34-year-old Sowers will be leaving coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff, where she worked closely with receivers coach Wes Welker. The person spoke on...

Floyd Little, the Hall of Fame running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died. He was 78. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said he died Friday night. No cause was given. Little was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, where he wore No. 44 like Jim Brown and Ernie Davis before him. From 1964-66, he…

The NFL has gone on a scoring spree this season, with the league on pace to set a record for points scored in a campaign.

Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, has died

A diversity report in the NFL assigned high grades for the league office but lagging scores at team levels for racial and gender hiring

Houston Texans receiver Will Fuller says he’s been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

The Baltimore Ravens’ struggle to contain an extended outbreak of the coronavirus forced their rescheduled game Tuesday night against the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to be moved back to Wednesday afternoon.

The New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots have been ordered to pay major fines for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols, the official NFL website said Sunday.

The NFL may be at a tipping point when it comes to COVID-19, even as the Patriots take on the Cardinals Sunday afternoon. New England was fined $350,000 for COVID-19 protocol violations that occurred back in October when players, including Cam Newton, tested positive, according to a report from Ian Rappaport of the NFL Network. The New Orleans Saints also…

The Baltimore Ravens’ bout with a COVID-19 outbreak has forced the NFL to postpone the team’s trip to Pittsburgh for a second time.

The Thanksgiving night game between the Ravens and Steelers has been switched to Sunday because of coronavirus issues with Baltimore.

An all-Black officiating crew worked an NFL game for the first time in league history when the Los Angeles Rams faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.

Matt Lawrence, a former NFL running back from Connecticut, is trying to make the transition from high school to college a little easier on athletes in New England with a new mentorship program called “The Commitment.” “We’re going to show the world what Connecticut is all about,” said Lawrence, a Bloomfield native who also attended Avon Old Farms. Lawrence...

The NFL is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting Saturday to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 as the number of cases rises around the country

The NFL will have an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in league history when the Rams play the Buccaneers on Monday night

Charges have been dropped against a former NFL player accused of committing an armed robbery in South Florida, after police say an attorney representing the victims attempted to extort money from the former player in exchange for altered testimonies. In May, former New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar turned themselves in to Broward County…

Lamar Jackson and Cam Newton don’t know each other well on a personal level.  It didn’t stop the Patriots quarterback from reaching out to his Ravens counterpart and reigning NFL MVP recently on social media.  “He hit me up,” Jackson said this week. Did the veteran Newton pass along any advice to the 23-year-old? “Not really,” Jackson said. “Just...

The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the three-time Grammy winner will perform on Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Fans won’t be allowed into Patriots or Revolution games at Gillette Stadium through the end of their seasons, stadium officials announced Monday. Officials said they had learned that Gov. Charlie Baker’s executive order banning gatherings at large venues amid the coronavirus crisis would remain in effect through the NFL and MLS seasons. Patriots fans hadn’t been allowed at Gillette...