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Antonio Brown is burning his National Football League bridges. The Pro Bowl receiver sent out a series of tweets today saying he won’t play anymore in the NFL, targeting New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The source of Brown’s ire appears to be the bonus…

The deflected pass that Pittsburgh Steeler running back Franco Harris miraculously caught for a touchdown and the first playoff victory in his team’s existence has been voted the greatest play in National Football League history. A nationwide panel of 68 media members gave that 1972 play by Harris 3,270 points and 39…

The career implosion of NFL superstar Antonio Brown continued today as the league’s defending Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots, jettisoned the mercurial athlete after sexual misconduct claims were made by a second woman. Just 20 days after the Patriots signed Brown to a one-year $15 million contract…

Several prominent National Football League quarterbacks have gone down from injury and illness in the first two weeks of the season. But still, no one has called on former 49er Colin Kaepernick. Despite his agents contacting such teams as the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts and New York…

There was just no fuel last night in the New York Jets as the Cleveland Browns took down their conference rivals 23-3 in the second week of ESPN’s Monday Night Football. As Odell Beckham Jr. showed the Jets how it's done with an 89-yard career-long touchdown and  an eloquent one-handed grab earlier in the game, the…

UPDATED with Sunday ratings chart: The Battle of the Birds between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles have seen dramatic finishes in their last two faceoffs, and last night on Sunday Night Football proved no different  — except for who won. With their wings clipped by injuries, the Eagles fought hard in the…

Controversial wide receiver Antonio Brown took the field today with the New England Patriots in their game against the Miami Dolphins. How many more times that will happen is unclear. Brown has been accused of assault and rape by former classmate and personal trainer Britney Taylor, charges that he denies…

ESPN’s NFL PrimeTime, the sports network’s flagship NFL show almost two decades, is returning with its original hosts Chris Berman and Tom Jackson. The new incarnation of the highlights show will air on the ESPN+ streaming service beginning Sunday, returning it to screens after a 14-year absence. SportsCenter anchor…

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…

UPDATED, 1: 35 PM: In what was the most lopsided Sunday Night Football score ever for the NBC and NFL show, the New England Patriots’ 33-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last night has delivered its final numbers. And they are a lot like the 2018 SNF season opener and last week’s 100th-season opener between the…

UPDATE, 12:47 PM: The NFL's 100th season is officially underway and last night's Green Bay Packers' winning kickoff game against the Chicago Bears looks to have gotten things off on the right foot. The match-up snagged an audience of 22.0 million for NBC from 8:23 – 11:30 PM on Thursday. That's up 15.7% over the…

The Paley Center for Media in New York will host an expansive new exhibit marking the 100th season of the NFL, which kicks off tonight when the Chicago Bears renew their rivalry with the Green Bay Packers. Running September 14 to October 27, A Century of Football: Celebrating the NFL's 100th Season, which is free to…