Pat McAfee removes Brett Favre defamation case to federal court

During Super Bowl week, news emerged that Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre had sued broadcasters (and former NFL players) Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe and Mississippi auditor Shad White for defamation in connection with the ongoing Mississippi welfare-fraud scandal. It appears that Favre sued each of them separately. The case against McAfee was filed [more]

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NFL Competition Committee calls officiating consistency a top priority

Although NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell claimed before the Super Bowl that the league’s officiating has never been better, the NFL recognizes the need to make officiating more consistent. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent said that when the league’s Competition Committee met, the highest priority was discussing how to ensure that officiating [more]

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Marquise Goodwin agrees to one-year deal with Browns

The Browns are adding a veteran receiver. After trading for Elijah Moore earlier this week, Cleveland has reached a one-year agreement with Marquise Goodwin, according to multiple reports. Goodwin, 32, spent last season with the Seahawks. He caught 27 passes for 387 yards with four touchdowns in 13 games with two starts. A third-round pick [more]

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NFL says potential Thursday night flex is “not a concern from a health and safety perspective”

On Thursday night, Sports Business Journal reported that the owners will vote next week on a proposal to apply flexible scheduling to Thursday Night Football. On Friday morning, the NFL confirmed the proposal during a conference call previewing the upcoming annual meetings. The NFL did not answer the question of whether the NFL Players Association [more]

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Lane Johnson agrees to contract extension through 2026

One of the league’s best offensive tackles is getting a raise. The Eagles are signing Lane Johnson to an extension that will keep him under contract with Philadelphia through 2026, according to multiple reports. The deal is worth $33.4 million with $30 million guaranteed. Johnson was previously under contract through 2025 and accounted for $47.305 [more]

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Devin McCourty still doesn’t know why Bill Belichick benched Malcolm Butler in the Super Bowl

It’s one of the NFL’s greatest mysteries: Why did the Patriots bench cornerback Malcolm Butler for Super Bowl LII, and keep him on the sideline for the entire game while Eagles backup quarterback Nick Foles picked apart their secondary? Among those who still can’t answer is one of the members of that secondary, Devin McCourty, [more]

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NFL may expand the definition of a “launch,” for more protection of defenseless players

The NFL may add two words to the definition of a “launch” in the official rulebook, and those two words could result in more penalty flags being thrown — and, the league hopes, fewer injuries. It is illegal to launch into an opponent who is in a defenseless posture, and currently the definition of a [more]

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