Ongoing Sunday Ticket antitrust litigation could reveal plenty of NFL secrets

The NFL strongly prefers to resolve all claims against it secretly, so that the league can keep its secrets. Regarding the Sunday Ticket package, some fairly intriguing secrets could eventually be revealed. During draft week (that’s my excuse for not getting to this sooner), Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com posted an item regarding some of the [more]

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Adam Thielen: I didn’t want to leave Minnesota, but they had a different vision for me

Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen, a Minnesota native, is preparing for his first season away from home after the Vikings released him this offseason. He says it’s not what he wanted, but he understands. “I think there are like two sides of it,” Thielen said on the Daily Delivery podcast, via NFL.com. “It was a [more]

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Antonio Brown owns the Albany Empire, unless he doesn’t

The football week that was featured yet another fascinating tale regarding former NFL receiver Antonio Brown. By the time the week ended, the tale became even more fascinating. Brown has said he owns the Albany Empire, an indoor football team. In the aftermath of reports of dysfunction within the franchise, he now says he doesn’t. [more]

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Kevin King comeback attempt derailed by torn Achilles

Former Packers cornerback Kevin King took the 2022 season off because he said he needed a break. He wanted to return in 2023, but a torn Achilles tendon has changed those plans. King released a video saying he tore his Achilles while working out to get himself into shape to be in an NFL training [more]

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Lamar Jackson will continue to represent himself — and at this point he should

It took a while, but Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson finally got his new contract. On Thursday, he said he plans to continue to represent himself. At this point, he definitely should. (If you keep reading, you’ll find the caveat to that comment.) Despite the size of the contract he signed, Lamar didn’t get what he [more]

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Brandon Beane: Bills want to avoid going all-in for one year and then having a tear down

Bills General Manager Brandon Beane says he’s building for sustained success in Buffalo, and not a team with a one-year peak followed by a deep valley. Beane told Jim Rome that tactics like trading future draft picks or pushing significant cap space to future years come with a price, and the Bills don’t want to [more]

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Report: Saints-Patriots set for Germany in November

The Patriots will play a “home” game in Germany against the Saints this season, according to a German news report. German newspaper Bild reports that the Saints-Patriots game is set for Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt on either November 12 or November 19, via the Providence Journal. AFC teams play nine home games and NFC [more]

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