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Tom Dempsey, who was born without toes on his right foot but became a lethal long-distance kicker in the NFL because of that, died Saturday from coronavirus complications. He was 73 and his death was announced by the New Orleans Saints, his former team. Dempsey set the NFL record for longest field goal, hitting one…

Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb broke down in tears on Friday after she interviewed New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who made a $5 million donation to help coronavirus victims in Louisiana. Kotb thanked Brees for his generous donation and said that other people will be inspired by it to contribute as well. “Drew…

Sean Payton, who has coached the NFL’s New Orleans Saints since 2000 and won a Super Bowl with them in a decade ago, told ESPN today that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is the first current NFL coach or player known to have been diagnosed the illness. Payton told the Worldwide Leader that he went…

UPDATE, 3:37 PM: There was a lot of drama last night on Sunday Night Football as the New Orleans Saints cliched a very hard-fought victory over the previously unbeaten Dallas Cowboys. Now, in a 100th NFL season that has already had some solid results its first few weeks, we see if was exactly what America was looking…

Football is back in America and from the early results, it's a touchdown for the well compensated NFL and its clearly relieved broadcasting partners. Cementing a shifting trend away from years of declining ratings, the September 5 official season kickoff game was up double digits over 2018 and Sunday Night Football…

The Los Angeles Rams hit a 57-yard field goal in overtime to win the NFC championship and secure a spot in Super Bowl LIII, to be played Feb. 3 in Atlanta. Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein was the late game hero. Besides the winning kick, he made a 48-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at…

What players will do during the national anthem this week has become as big a part of NFL games as who will win. Today, a key player from the Dallas Cowboys said his team will stand with hands over hearts, while the New Orleans Saints quarterback indicated they will kneel as a team before the anthem and then…

UPDATED: Amazon Studios and Open Road said today that Gleason will open on July 29 in North America. PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is closing a deal for all U.S. rights to Gleason, one of the most acclaimed documentaries to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The docu focuses on Steve Gleason, a…