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Carter's Punishment for Spitting on Cowboys QB Sets Precedent

Eagles player will lose almost $60K, with punishment considered a 1-game suspension

(Newser) - Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter will lose almost $60,000 for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter's penalty sends a message to the rest of the league, the AP reports. Carter is losing $57,222 for the infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1,...

Bills Fan Who Smacked 2 Ravens Gets Banned

No word on whether Baltimore's Lamar Jackson will be penalized for retaliatory shove in Buffalo

(Newser) - The Buffalo Bills fan who smacked the helmets of two celebrating Baltimore Ravens players will have to vent his frustrations from the couch from now on. The NFL has banned the unidentified man from attending any more games, reports Reuters . "Any fan that engages in unruly and disruptive behavior...

World's Largest Illicit Sports Streaming Site Shut Down

Streameast had 1.6B visits last year

(Newser) - A major crackdown has knocked out Streameast, the world's largest illegal sports streaming operation, following a year-long probe by a US-based anti-piracy group. Authorities in Egypt, partnering with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment—ACE—which counts Amazon, Netflix, and Apple among its members, swooped in on August...

Ex-NFL QB Tried to Kill Himself. Then His Wife Ripped Him Off

Former football player Erik Kramer opens up about trauma, fraud, recovery on new podcast

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer faced a cascade of personal tragedies, a near-fatal suicide attempt , and devastating financial betrayal. Now, he's airing it all. In a new podcast from Johnathan Walton, The Quarterback and the Con Artist , Kramer details how, between 2015 and 2020, he tried to take...

Investigation: Colts Owner Battled a Secret Relapse

Washington Post reports Jim Irsay was on opioids, ketamine before his death

(Newser) - A Washington Post investigation into last year's death of NFL owner Jim Irsay finds that the 65-year-old suffered a secret relapse into drug addiction in the final years of his life. The allegation is notable because Irsay had made no secret of his problems with substance abuse and mental...

Jay Cutler Is Heading to Jail
Jay Cutler Is
Heading to Jail
Aug 27, 2025 11:20 AM CDT

Jay Cutler Is Heading to Jail

Former NFL quarterback will serve 4 days next month for DUI conviction

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler has signed a plea deal following his arrest on DUI and gun possession charges , but it won't be enough to avoid jail completely. Cutler—who police allege was intoxicated and carrying a loaded gun when he rear-ended a vehicle in Franklin, Tennessee, in October—...

Report: NFL's Heaviest Player Won't Get a Chance to Play

Tampa Bay expected to release Desmond Watson

(Newser) - The heaviest player in NFL history may not get a chance to play in the league. Desmond Watson will be released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the AP reports, citing "a person with knowledge of the decision" who spoke on condition of anonymity. The deadline for roster cuts is...

Deion Sanders' Kid Released by Buccaneers
Deion Sanders' Kid
Is Out of a Job
Aug 25, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Deion Sanders' Kid Is Out of a Job

Shilo Sanders has been released by Buccaneers for throwing a punch in preseason game

(Newser) - Shilo Sanders, son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and brother of Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders , has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as part of the NFL's required league-wide cuts to get preseason rosters down to 53 players this week, USA Today reports....

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Reid
Bullet Came Within
15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach
in case you missed it
Aug 24, 2025 12:06 PM CDT

Bullet Came Within 15 Feet of Chiefs' Coach

NFL's Reid was in his office when bullet entered in May 2024, the Star reports

(Newser) - When Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sits in his office, it's with the knowledge that he's protected by bulletproof glass. In May 2024, the fourth-winningest coach in NFL history was inside his office at the team's practice facility when a bullet ripped through the window and...

NFL Kickoffs Are About to Get Weird
NFL Kickoffs Are
About to Get Weird
Aug 23, 2025 7:02 AM CDT

NFL Kickoffs Are About to Get Weird

New rules make ugly kicks pay off big

(Newser) - No, the kicker didn't stumble. That kick was supposed to be terrible. In the NFL, ugly kickoffs are a strategy now. Instead of just one straight into the end zone, teams have used this preseason to experiment with low, bouncing squib kicks that wobble and veer like knuckleballs. The...

Spike Lee's Colin Kaepernick Documentary Is No More

Creative disputes reportedly halt project on athlete's protest and activism journey

(Newser) - ESPN and Spike Lee have hit the brakes on a much-anticipated docuseries about Colin Kaepernick, the ex-NFL quarterback whose sideline protests against racial injustice launched a national conversation in 2016. ESPN, Lee, and Kaepernick jointly decided to shelve the project, citing "creative differences," according to the sports...

Fox Has a Brand-New Offering Coming Next Week

Fox One streaming service will bundle live sports, news, on-demand Fox programming

(Newser) - Fox Corp. is set to debut its new streaming service, Fox One, on Thursday, marking the company's first major push into the direct-to-consumer streaming market. For $19.99 a month, or $199 annually, subscribers will get access to live local Fox TV channels—including NFL games—along with...

Why Zach Bryan 'Will Never Play in Kansas City'

Country singer gets into an odd football tiff with Chiefs fans

(Newser) - Zach Bryan spent a fair amount of time Friday beefing with Kansas City Chiefs fans, and amid the feud came a promise that the country star will never perform in the Missouri city that is home to the NFL team. It all started when Bryan taunted Chiefs fans by posting...

He Just Raised the Bar for NFL Kickers

Cam Little of the Jacksonville Jaguars makes a 70-yard field goal in preseason

(Newser) - It's preseason, so the kick won't enter the NFL record books, but Cam Little's feat for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday is a jaw-dropper nonetheless. Little booted a 70-yard field goal late in the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers—and he had room to spare, reports...

Tom Brady Is Now 'Frozen in Time' Forever

Statue in tribute of ex-New England Patriots QB is unveiled in Foxborough, Massachusetts

(Newser) - Tom Brady's statue weighs 6 tons and rises 17 feet off the ground , from the bottom of the six-sided base—one for each of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl victories—to the tip of the bronze fist raised in celebration. For a player who was too slow and...

NFL Puts Kibosh on Smelling Salts to Revive Players
NFL Players Can Keep
Their Smelling Salts
UPDATED
Aug 7, 2025 12:05 AM CDT

NFL Players Can Keep Their Smelling Salts

NFL 'ban' only applies to employees providing the smelling salts to players, union says

(Newser) - NFL players will be allowed to use "smelling salts" during games after all, the AP reports. The NFLPA sent a memo to players on Wednesday saying that the ban that the league informed teams about on Tuesday only prohibits team employees from distributing smelling salts and any other ammonia...

NFL Grabs Stake in ESPN as Disney Hands Over Key Assets

Move puts NFL Network, RedZone under sports channel's umbrella

(Newser) - The NFL is set to acquire a 10% stake in ESPN as part of a sweeping partnership with Disney, giving the league significant influence over the sports network while handing ESPN control of key NFL media assets, including the NFL Network. While the value of the transaction remains undisclosed,...

Manhattan Shooter's Note Reportedly Referenced CTE

Gunman killed 4 in skyscraper that included NFL offices

(Newser) - Police were still trying to piece together what prompted Monday's deadly shooting inside a Manhattan high-rise, but the gunman's suicide note may provide clues. Both CNN and ABC News report that the shooter claimed in the note to have suffered from the brain disease CTE. The skyscraper where...

NFL's Heaviest Player Ever Is Benched for Now

Desmond Watson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, listed at 449 pounds, has to slim down

(Newser) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Desmond Watson has a unique claim to fame in the league—his listed weight of 449 pounds makes him the NFL's heaviest player, reports USA Today . The problem is that the weight is also keeping him sidelined from the team's practices. Coach Todd...

Report: ESPN Is Close to Massive NFL Deal

Talks about acquiring NFL Media have been going on for years

(Newser) - After years of talks, a deal for ESPN to acquire the NFL's media wing could be close. Sources recently told Sports Business Journal that team owners have been given an "informal heads-up" about a possible team owners' meeting next month on the sale of NFL Media to the...

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