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Viral Video at NFL Game Costs Man Job at DEI Firm

Fiance of Packers fan recorded irate Eagles fan hurling misogynistic slur at her

(Newser) - Pro tip if you work for a firm dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion: Don't yell misogynistic slurs at women at football games—especially if their boyfriend is recording. A Philadelphia Eagles fan has learned that lesson after being fired from his job at a DEI consulting firm following...

Book NFL Player Was Reading During Game Shoots to No. 1

Self-help book Philadelphia Eagles' AJ Brown had on sidelines is now very popular on Amazon

(Newser) - AJ Brown brings what he calls the "recipe" to every NFL game he plays in, though no one has seemed to notice until now. On Sunday, however, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was spied reading his favorite self-help book on camera during his team's 22-10 playoff victory against...

Star Running Back Explains Why He Chose Not to Score

Saquon Barkley of the Eagles slid to the turf, knowing game was clinched, to the dismay of bettors

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay 22-10 in a playoff game on Sunday, and ESPN reports that a late decision by Philly's star running back cost a lot of bettors money. Saquon Barkley, however, is unapologetic about his move. As USA Today recounts, Barkley took a handoff with about...

Wildfires Force NFL Playoff Game to Move

Rams will play Vikings in Arizona instead of at home

(Newser) - The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, the AP reports. The game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale, Arizona. The...

NFL Claims 72 of Top 100 TV Broadcasts in 2024
NFL Ruled the
Airwaves in 2024
Jan 8, 2025 7:34 AM CST

NFL Ruled the Airwaves in 2024

League claimed 72 of the top 100 TV broadcasts last year, according to Nielsen ratings

(Newser) - Netflix recently announced that it marked its "most-watched Christmas Day ever," largely thanks to NFL matchups that day. That's not the only viewing victory claimed by the league of late: Sportico reports that, based on Nielsen ratings, the NFL claimed 72 of the 100 most-watched broadcasts of...

A Meaningless Game Earned Seahawks' QB $6M

Seahawks' quarterback hit $6M in escalators

(Newser) - The Seattle Seahawks' playoff chances had been dashed before Sunday's matchup against the Rams, but the team's 30-25 win meant a massive potential payday for quarterback Geno Smith. ESPN reports Smith hit three of his contract escalators during the game, scoring him a cool $6 million in total....

A High-Profile NFL Career May End on Sunday

Sunday's game against Miami Dolphins could be the last for QB Aaron Rodgers

(Newser) - How anemic are the Jets and Aaron Rodgers this year? "The season can't end soon enough" for the New York team and its 41-year-old star quarterback, currently mired in a 4-12 record, per the AP . But for Rodgers, Sunday's matchup against the Dolphins might not only be...

Commanders Player Pops the Question After Big Win

'There's no way I could have done that in the right spirit after a loss,' Jeremy Reaves says

(Newser) - Sunday was quite the night for Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves—after the team clinched their first playoff berth since 2020, he popped the question to girlfriend Mikaela Worley. In video shared by the NFL's official Instagram account, Reaves proposes to Worley on the sidelines at Northwest Stadium and...

A 40-Year-Old NFL Record May Fall
A 40-Year-Old NFL
Record May Fall
Dec 30, 2024 6:15 AM CST

A 40-Year-Old NFL Record May Fall

And it's a big one: Saquon Barkley 100 yards away from Eric Dickerson's rushing mark

(Newser) - As far as NFL records go, it's one of the most coveted: Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles is now just 100 yards shy of the season rushing record set by Eric Dickerson in 1984. The details:
  • Closing in: Barkley rushed for 167 yards on Sunday against the Dallas
...

Netflix Broke Records With Its Christmas NFL Games

League's debut on Netflix broke streaming record, with no major glitches

(Newser) - It was a happy holiday for Netflix—the service set streaming records with its Christmas Day NFL double-header, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. The two games, the first NFL games carried live on Netflix, averaged 24.2 million viewers each, which is a record for streamed NFL games. But that'...

QB Retired From NFL, Now Returns to the Lions

Teddy Bridgewater heads to Detroit after coaching high school alma mater to championship

(Newser) - Earlier this month, former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater notched quite a feat: In his first year of retirement from the league, the ex-Detroit Lions player returned to his high school alma mater, Miami Northwestern High, in February and coached that football team to a state championship, per the AP . That...

Victory Sets Chiefs Up for Super Bowl Run

Netflix also has a comparatively good day

(Newser) - The Chiefs' 29-10 thumping of the Steelers on Wednesday—marked by Patrick Mahomes' three touchdown passes—did several things for the defending Super Bowl champions. The victory in Pittsburgh clinched the top seed in the AFC for Kansas City, CBS Sports reports, meaning that the Chiefs will have a bye...

'Dicker the Kicker' Scores in a Way No One Has Since 1976

Chargers pull off first successful free-kick field goal in 48 years, and the longest ever

(Newser) - History was made on the football field Thursday as the Los Angeles Chargers pulled off the NFL's first successful free-kick field goal in 48 years, then rallied from behind for a stunning win over the Denver Broncos. At the end of the first half, Chargers punt returner Derius Davis...

Miami Player Hospitalized After Hit to the Head

Grant DuBose reportedly in stable condition

(Newser) - Miami receiver Grant DuBose was hospitalized in stable condition and undergoing further evaluation after being taken off the field on a stretcher following a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Houston Texans on Sunday, the AP reports. "There's been some positive feedback related to some head and neck imaging,"...

Ryan Clark Answers Rodgers on TV Analysts: 'Dude Is a Fraud'

Former player points out criticism could apply to the quarterback himself

(Newser) - Aaron Rodgers used his paid appearance on ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show this week to criticize talk shows on ESPN. Asked how the changes during his 20-year NFL career, the New York Jets quarterback said that in the beginning, the network stuck to showing game highlights, USA Today reports....

NFL Legend Randy Moss Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

The Hall of Famer and TV analyst had a cancerous mass removed

(Newser) - Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he's being treated for cancer and is recovering from major surgery, reports the AP . In an appearance on Instagram Live, the 47-year-old Moss, aided by a cane, introduced himself as a cancer survivor and thanked his "prayer...

NFL Player Vilified After Walking Out Mid-Game

De'Vondre Campbell of the 49ers told his coach he didn't feel like playing

(Newser) - The San Francisco 49ers lost a sloppy 12-6 game to the Rams on Thursday night, and one of the big storylines in the aftermath involves a 49ers player who walked out mid-game. Linebacker De'Vondre Campbell Sr. wasn't injured or anything like that. "He said he didn't...

Burglary Report May Have Revealed QB's Girlfriend

Model-influencer Olivia Ponton met police at Joe Burrow's home

(Newser) - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is speaking out about the burglary at his Ohio home on Monday as he was in Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys, saying, "I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one." Not only was Burrow's home broken...

An Unusual Football Rift Is Playing Out With Ex-Stars

1980s star Mark Gastineau accuses Brett Favre of robbing him of all-time sack record

(Newser) - He was gracious about it at the time, but two decades years after losing the NFL's sack record, Mark Gastineau is angry. The animosity is evident in a trailer for an ESPN documentary in which the 68-year-old Gastineau confronts Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. Gastineau thinks Favre deliberately...

Star QB Made History, Still May Lose $2.5M

Josh Allen sets record for fantasy-league points, but team's loss might cost him a bonus

(Newser) - Statisticians are still catching up with the monster game that Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills had over the weekend. Yahoo Sports reports that the quarterback's six-touchdown performance (three on the ground and three in the air) ranks as the best ever in fantasy leagues. Allen racked up 51....

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