Home › Sports › Pro Football

Latest Stories

NFL notes

 May 12, 2013; Updated: 11:51 pm

Raiders longtime executive Trask resigns
Longtime Oakland Raiders chief executive office Amy Trask resigned her position on Saturday, ending the tenure of one of the highest-ranking...

Sanchez feels he's still the starting quarterback for the Jets

 May 3, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Florham Park, N.J. - Mark Sanchez spoke for more than 20 minutes about the New York Jets' crowded quarterback situation, saying all the right things throughout.

Yes, he believes he'll be the starter, and, yes, he looks forward to the...

Tebow Time in New York over after Jets cut QB

 April 30, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

New York - The possibilities appeared endless for Tim Tebow.

Here he was, perhaps the most popular player in the NFL, in New York as a member of the Jets and maybe the biggest thing to hit Broadway since Joe Namath...

Quarterbacks are the story on Day 3

 April 28, 2013; Updated: 3:36 am

New York — This was one rush quarterbacks embraced.
Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who carried hopes of going...

Jets draft O-linemen in fifth, sixth rounds

 April 28, 2013; Updated: 3:32 am

Florham Park, N.J. — A day after making a stunning move to draft Geno Smith, the New York Jets wrapped things up by adding some depth to their offensive line.
They selected...

Patriots select TCU WR Boyce

 April 28, 2013; Updated: 3:32 am

Foxborough, Mass. — Josh Boyce is one lucky wide receiver.
As if playing with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III in high school and the Cincinnati Bengals' Andy...

Giants trade up to take Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib

 April 28, 2013; Updated: 3:30 am

East Rutherford, N.J. — While they filled big needs on the offensive and defensive lines and added some help in the secondary and at running back, the biggest news the New York Giants made in the NFL draft will...

Smith, Te'o among notables taken on NFL draft's second day

 April 27, 2013; Updated: 1:55 am

New York — Manti Te'o and Geno Smith provided the sizzle previously missing from the NFL draft.
Te'o is headed to San Diego, Smith is a Jet, and Radio City Music Hall shook with...

Jets draft quarterback Geno Smith in second round

 April 27, 2013; Updated: 12:31 am

Florham Park, N.J. — Geno Smith's surprising slide through the NFL draft stopped in the second round.
Now, he might get a chance to be the New York Jets' starting quarterback.

Giants take two D linemen in second, third rounds

 April 27, 2013; Updated: 12:27 am

East Rutherford, N.J. — The New York Giants are going big in the draft.
A day after taking offensive tackle Justin Pugh in the first round, the Giants put pounds on their...

Pats draft OLB Collins from winless Southern Miss

 April 27, 2013; Updated: 12:25 am

Foxborough, Mass. — Jamie Collins made his mark with one of the worst college teams in the country. Now he's headed for one of the best in the NFL after being drafted by the New England Patriots.

Offensive tackles go 1-2 in NFL draft

 April 26, 2013; Updated: 3:18 am

New York — Short on glam, slim on glitter and no sign of Manti Te'o, the NFL draft was still a solid B-plus.
As in Big, as in Brawn, as in Bulk, as in Beefy.

Jets draft Milliner to replace Revis with ninth pick

 April 26, 2013; Updated: 3:34 am

Florham Park, N.J. — A few days after trading Darrelle Revis, the New York Jets drafted a player who can help replace him.
The Jets selected Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner with...

Giants take OL Justin Pugh with 19th pick

 April 26, 2013; Updated: 3:27 am

East Rutherford, N.J. — Instead of fixing one of the many holes on their defense in the first round of the NFL draft , the New York Giants took someone who could play any position on their aging offensive...

Patriots trade first-round draft pick

 April 26, 2013; Updated: 3:24 am

Foxborough, Mass. — The New England Patriots waited 3 1/2 hours to pick nobody in the first round of the NFL draft.
The next two days figure to be a lot busier than anticipated...

Chiefs could make rare choice of at No. 1

 April 25, 2013; Updated: 3:20 am

Kansas City, Mo. — Playing on the offensive line is about as unglamorous as it gets in professional football.
Nobody pays much attention to the guys in the trenches until flags...

Revis Island being moved to Tampa Bay

 April 22, 2013; Updated: 11:16 pm

Tampa, Fla. - Revis Island is relocating to Tampa Bay.

The Buccaneers took a bold move to fix the NFL's worst pass defense Sunday, acquiring star cornerback Darrelle Revis from the New York Jets in exchange for the 13th overall pick...

NFL roundup

 April 20, 2013; Updated: 12:19 am

Haslam has no plans to step away from the Browns
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam pledged to continue running his family's business - and NFL team - amid a federal investigation into fraud...

Ravens open regular season at Broncos

 April 19, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

New York - Peyton Manning back in Indianapolis - in a Broncos uniform.

Peyton vs. younger brother Eli in another Manning Bowl.

Andy Reid returning to Philadelphia: Let the booing begin now?

The NFL schedule is filled with...

Pat Summerall dies at 82

 April 17, 2013; Updated: 3:27 am

Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden's storm.
Over four decades, Summerall described some of the biggest games in America in his deep, resonant voice. Simple, spare, he delivered the...

NFL roundup

 April 16, 2013; Updated: 2:16 am

Revis reports for Jets' workouts
Darrelle Revis was back with his New York Jets teammates - as rumors continue to swirl that he could be headed elsewhere soon.

Steelers match Patriots offer on WR Sanders

 April 15, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Emmanuel Sanders is sticking with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The team announced Sunday it matched the $2.5 million offer the New England Patriots made to the restricted free agent wide receiver last week. Pittsburgh would have received a...

Ex-OU, Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks dead at 79

 April 3, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Chuck Fairbanks, who coached Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens at Oklahoma and spent six seasons as coach of the New England Patriots, died Tuesday in Arizona after battling brain cancer. He was 79.

Oklahoma said in a news release that...

NFL Notes

 March 29, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Umenyiora signs with 'most talented' Falcons
Osi Umenyiora is looking for another ring, this time with the Atlanta Falcons.
The free-agent defensive...

NFL notes

 March 27, 2013; Updated: 4:30 am

Dumervil officially joins Baltimore
Elvis Dumervil has nothing bad to say about his time in Denver. He even considered staying with the Broncos after a fax snafu made him a free...

Interact

Popular on theday.com