KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker’s commencement address to Benedictine College is under fire in social media. The Kansas City Chiefs place kicker is Catholic, and delivered a very traditional and orthodox commencement address at this private Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kan., last weekend.

Raised Catholic and still a ...Read more

Why it took Tom Brady by surprise that his divorce with Gisele Bündchen, her relationship with Jiu-Jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente and other aspects of their private life would be the targets of numerous barbs during his three-hour Netflix roast is puzzling.

The only joke the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback took exception to during...Read more

BALTIMORE — As far as Baltimore fans are concerned, the NFL couldn’t have picked a better opener to the 2024 season than having the Ravens travel to Kansas City to play the Chiefs on Sept. 5.

Maybe someone will come up with a name like the “Revenge or Avenge Bowl” as the bitter feeling still lingers in town from the 17-10 AFC ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — It has been a tumultuous two months since quarterback Kirk Cousins signed with the Falcons.

While trying to recover from an Achilles surgery after signing a four-year contract worth up to $180 million March 12, the franchise was hit with allegations of tampering in signing Cousins and then drafted his eventual successor ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Benedictine College wisely turned off the comments for its YouTube video of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivering the school’s commencement speech on Sunday to the graduating class of 2024.

Butker is a devout Catholic and Benedictine is a Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kan. So Butker spoke mostly about his ...Read more

The Giants have the “weakest” offensive line in the NFL after free agency and the draft, as judged by analytics site Pro Football Focus.

Co-owner John Mara said in March that “a priority going into this offseason was to get the offensive line fixed.”

But PFF was not impressed by how the signings of Packers guard Jon Runyan, Raiders ...Read more

If you haven’t heard, Tom Brady will be Fox’s top NFL analyst this season, replacing former Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen in the network’s No. 1 booth alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt.

Brady joined Fox’s upfront pitch to advertisers Monday in New York, where Michael Straham broke the news that the Dallas Cowboys...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has held a steadfast belief in Jared Goff, even when those outside the organization weren't so sure. Reaffirming that longstanding support, the Lions rewarded the veteran quarterback with a much-anticipated contract extension on Monday, sources confirmed with the Detroit News.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Antoine Winfield Jr. was named to his first All-Pro team in 2023 and has played like the best safety in the NFL the past few seasons.

Now he will be paid like it.

The Bucs and Winfield agreed to a four-year, $84.1 million contract that makes Winfield the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL.

The agreement allows the Bucs to ...Read more

On the third snap of the first 7-on-7 period in Caleb Williams’ first rookie minicamp practice with the Chicago Bears, a quick out route to undrafted rookie free agent Brenden Bates went off the hands of the tight end from Kentucky.

The throw was a little low and to the outside, and before Williams returned to the huddle for the next play, he...Read more

Perhaps now the gossip sites can get some rest.

When superstar singer Taylor Swift opened the European leg of her “Eras Tour” on Thursday in Paris, some celebrity websites ran stories about why Chiefs tight end Kelce wasn’t there.

The answer was clear: Kelce was in Hollywood shooting scenes for the upcoming horror/drama “Grotesquerie...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots anointed Drake Maye as the future of their franchise when they drafted the North Carolina quarterback third overall last month.

The process of preparing Maye for that burden began in earnest this week.

New England held its two-day rookie minicamp Friday and Saturday, with Maye and the rest of the Patriots’ ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — James and Will Shipley are brothers, and brothers, especially the competitive types, sometimes settle things with a little physicality.

“Oh yeah. We got after it,” Will said last week at Eagles rookie camp.

James, two years older than Will, once beat his younger brother in a video game, probably FIFA, and Will grabbed a ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Following his first practice with the Falcons, this much can be confirmed about Michael Penix Jr.

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, the team’s rookie quarterback throws left-handed.

In the first workout of the Falcons rookie minicamp Friday, all of Penix’s passes during a 40-minute viewing window unquestionably were ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton plays enough golf at his summer place in Idaho to develop an appreciation for the finer points of the game.

He sees some similarities across sports to the one he coaches and his new quarterback, first-round draft pick Bo Nix.

“It’s almost like watching a good golfer,” Payton said. “When you watch his game over ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers continued to add to their depth Saturday by signing to edge rusher Bud Dupree, the team announced.

A veteran entering his 10th season, Dupree gives the Chargers another option along with Tuli Tuipulotu behind starters Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa.

Acquiring depth and boosting competition have been two of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The dust settling still has not translated into a clear vision of why CBS Sports decided to dump Phil Simms and Norman Julius Esiason from its “The NFL Today” studio team.

Was it money? Lack of performance by the two former quarterbacks who both worked at the network for over two decades? Executive ego? Or CBS wanting to get ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Falcons drafted Michael Vick No. 1 overall on April 20, 2001. They had an incumbent quarterback of some distinction, this having become Chris Chandler’s sixth and most successful NFL stop. He’d started 123 NFL games. He’d made the Pro Bowl twice, both times as a Falcon. He’d presided over two playoff wins, both as a ...Read more

As streaming services and traditional networks alike fight for sports TV rights, Netflix has stayed mostly out of the race, focusing on original content. That all changed when Netflix bought the rights to televise WWE Raw in January.

And now, they're entering the big leagues.

Puck's John Ourand reported Friday that Netflix is the top contender...Read more