Bengals would like stadium lease “settled for a while” with Hamilton County

The name of the Bengals’ home field changed to Paycor Stadium last year after the team struck a 16-year naming rights agreement and now the team is looking to make sure that they remain in the building for that term. The team’s current lease with Hamilton County is up in 2026 and Bengals executive vice [more]

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Jets now have the longest playoff drought in the four major sports leagues

The Sacramento Kings clinched an NBA playoff berth for the first time in 16 years on Wednesday night, and that gave the Jets a dubious distinction. The Jets now have the longest playoff drought among any NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL team. The last time the Jets made the playoffs was in 2010, when head [more]

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Report: Patriots not interested in Lamar Jackson

Based on things said and not said during the league meetings, two viable candidates emerged for Lamar Jackson. One of them can now be scratched off the list. The Colts and Patriots hadn’t slammed the door, unlike most if not all other potentially interested teams. Via Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com, the Patriots are not interested. [more]

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Dennis Allen: Michael Thomas isn’t 100 percent, but feel good about where he’s at

Wide receiver Michael Thomas will remain with the Saints this year after reworking his contract with the team, but it remains to be seen how much he will be able to help the team on the field after a run of injuries have kept him on the sideline for almost all of the last three [more]

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Tee Higgins will wear No. 5 jersey

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is changing jersey numbers this season. The Bengals announced today that Higgins will wear No. 5 going forward. Higgins, who wore No. 5 at Clemson, has worn No. 85 for the Bengals since they drafted him in 2020. When he entered the league, wide receivers couldn’t wear single-digit jersey numbers, [more]

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How secret are Mary Jo White’s preliminary findings in the Commanders investigation?

An interesting, and awkward, development happened on Tuesday regarding the lingering Mary Jo White investigation of the Commanders and team owner Daniel Snyder. At its core is the question of whether and to what extent White is keeping the information she has been uncovering to herself. At one extreme is Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who [more]

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Eagles will wear kelly green alternate jerseys, ask NFL to allow two alternate helmets

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie wants his team to be at the forefront of alternate uniforms in the NFL. Toward that end, Lurie confirmed at the league meeting this week that the Eagles will wear their throwback kelly green jerseys for at least one game this season. And he also said they are asking the NFL [more]

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