Despite its stunning success, bickering between the NFL’s players and owners may force a work stoppage. One thing the league should do: hand over the team’s financial statements, in full
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Meet Your NFL Final Four: Boiling Emotions, Bitter Rivals, and the Next Joe Montana?
Well, that couldn’t have worked out any better for the NFL.
NFL Coaches: As Fun to Watch As the Playoff Games
One coach can’t stop talking. Another won’t stop smiling. Another is just awkward. The divisional round offers a variety of intriguing coaching matchups. Why they matter
BCS Championship: A Quirky Little Game
Before last night’s Tostitos BCS national championship game in Glendale, Ariz., Oregon and Auburn, the two schools vying for the title, last played football during the first weekend of December. The geniuses who run college …
Can Tough Guy Ronnie Lott Bring a Gentler NFL?
Today Ronnie Lott, the Hall of Fame defensive back, was named a co-chair of the NFL Player Safety Panel, a group of former players, coaches, and executives charged with figuring out ways to make football a tamer game. John …
Top 10 Ridiculous College Bowl Names
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for football fans: bowl season. As we count down to the January 10 National Championship, TIME takes a look at some of the wackier names bestowed upon college football’s year-end match-ups.
The NFL’s Brett Favre Harrassment Ruling: Huh?
The NFL has handed down its judgment in the Brett Favre sexual harassment affair. Unfortunately, the league’s ruling leaves more questions than answers.
Why Did We Take Brett Favre’s Streak for Granted?
The guy on the sideline, with the beanie and gray stubble, at times looked bored, and at other times happy he wasn’t the one out there getting pounded on the football field. Now that Brett Favre’s streak of starting 297 straight …
Will Brett Favre’s Streak Collapse with the Metrodome?
Brett Favre is a Hall of Fame player who has been thrilling to watch over the past 20 years. But at this point, enough is enough.
Michael Vick: A Victim, A Lout, A Helluva Player
Just 18 months ago, Michael Vick was in prison. Now he’s setting NFL records.
Vick vs. McNabb: Colossal Disappointment
It was probably the most-anticipated matchup of this young NFL season.
Reggie Bush Says He’ll Forfeit His 2005 Heisman Trophy
Amid reports that Heisman trophy officials would strip former USC running back Reggie Bush of the 2005 award, Bush, who since college has played football and dated a Kardashian sister as a member of the New Orleans Saints, has …
A Big Break for Big Ben
On Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell cut his suspension of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was accused of sexual assault by a 20-year-old woman in Georgia in March, from its original six games to four games.