If Fox and the NFL thought they were going to score with two struggling teams going head-to-head on Thursday Night Football, the San Francisco 49ers’ 34-3 demolition of the Oakland Raiders relieved them of that notion. Add to the fact that one of the cheerleaders for Colin Kaepernick’s old team seemed to be taking a…

Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Eric Davis have been fired as radio hosts by ESPN over allegations of sexual harassment of a former colleague that surfaced in a lawsuit. The harassments allegedly occurred when McNabb and David worked for the NFL Network. The two were named in…

As the NFL staggers to the end of a trying regular season, more than just the potential lift from the playoffs lies ahead in the new year. The league will also look to cement its 2018 TV and streaming plans for Thursday Night Football. According to a report in Sports Business Daily, the NFL is open to significant…

It’s been a bizarre season for the National Football League. National anthem protests, attacks by President Donald Trump, owners calling players “inmates” – the season has been a parade of strange occurences that had nothing to do with the game. It’s also been a season-long face-off between two sides with hardened…

The NFL Network has suspended retired players and analysts after a former employee claimed that they sexually harassed her. In a lawsuit filed against NFL Enterprises in Los Angeles Superior Court, former wardrobe stylist Jami Cantor accused retired players Marshall Faulk and Ike Taylor as well as analyst Heath Evans…

Surely one of the big takeaways from last night's return of Thursday Night Football to NBC will be the likely end of Richard Sherman's season this year. On a night that began with a tribute to veterans and no protests by players on either team, the Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals 22-16. However, the…

The last Thursday Night Football of the year on CBS went out record breaking large for the Baltimore Ravens. Playing at home last night, the 2012 Super Bowl champions' shutout the Miami Dolphins 40-0 to break a two-game losing streak. While quarterback Joe Flacco was knocked out with a concussion, the Ravens not only…

UPDATED, 2:05 PM: Last night's Thursday Night Football turns out to be, to paraphrase Herman's Hermits, a case of third verse same as the first. With the final numbers now in, the Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Carolina Panthers game saw the City of Brotherly Love team win, the national anthem not shown and CBS and the NF…

Ten years ago last week, the NFL’s first Thursday Night Football game was played. On Sunday, after much grumbling about the quality of midweek games and amid lower ratings this season, a report surfaced that the league might bench its experiment. Not so fast, the NFL said today. The NFL just issued a statement saying…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed broadcaster Rich Eisen, who has been a key player at NFL Network since being hired away from ESPN before the network launched. He is also the host of The Rich Eisen Show on DirecTV's Audience Network. That daily show, in its third season, bridges sports and pop culture, and Eisen has…

2nd UPDATE, 2:29 PM: The New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills 37-31 last night on the season kickoff of Thursday Night Football but there is no big win for CBS and the NFL Network. Twitter, on the other hand, had a good night with the live streaming of its first NFL full game. With the final numbers in, the 8:27…

UPDATED, 7:12 PM: The NFL regular season is about a month away, and Dish subscribers who are fans can exhale now. The No. 2 satcaster has reached a deal with the league to carry its NFL Network and NFL RedZone, more than six weeks after they went dark in a carriage dispute. Dish said in a brief statement tonight that…