PHILADELPHIA — In his first season with the Eagles, Saquon Barkley accomplished quite a lot. The three-time Pro Bowler set franchise records, became the ninth player ever to log 2,000 rushing yards in a single season, won AP offensive player of the year and, on this 28th birthday, became a Super Bowl champion.

It was the perfect storybook ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Well, at least we know Maxx Crosby would be on board.

The Raiders star edge rusher made his feelings regarding quarterback Aaron Rodgers possibly joining the team known this week on his podcast “The Rush.”

“I wouldn’t be mad,” Crosby said.

He shouldn’t be.

It’s an avenue the Raiders should pursue.

The Jets ...Read more

NEW YORK — Matthew Stafford to the Giants could happen.

There are a lot of reasons the Rams quarterback wouldn’t end up in New York, too, even if L.A. traded him.

But the door isn’t shut on the Big Apple, it seems. At least that was one NFL source’s opinion this week.

Would Stafford even want to play for the Giants?

“Yes,” said ...Read more

NEW YORK — After just two seasons, the Jets and Aaron Rodgers‘ marriage has officially ended following two disappointing seasons.

On Thursday, Gang Green officially announced that the team met with Rodgers last week and informed him that they would be moving on from him.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Fox Sports reported that the Jets planned to ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dana Stubblefield spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since he was freed from prison, as his attorneys argued that the former San Francisco 49ers star should not be re-charged because of trial errors that led to his 2020 rape conviction being overturned late last year.

Stubblefield, 54, left Corcoran State Prison on...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Roger Goodell is always looking for a new way to shake up the status quo.

That doesn't mean making changes for the sake of making changes, but the NFL commissioner encourages alterations that push the envelope. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

Put the draft in prime time, and move it from city to city ...

Allow ...Read more

DENVER — They are the powdered sugar on the brownie.

NFL receivers are a multisensory experience through their interviews and highlights. But let’s be honest: Their impact is more memorable on fantasy teams than those functioning in reality.

There are certain things the Broncos should not do this offseason. Trading for a veteran receiver ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — As he entered the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Auditorium on Tuesday, trailed by new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald turned to the assembled media and said:

"This is going to be the most electric press conference of all time. Get ready."

If his wry smile didn't highlight the intended irony,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — After the Eagles’ dominant 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, wide receiver A.J. Brown said he would make a special visit to 10-year-old Andre “Tre” Howard III, who was hospitalized with severe head injuries suffered during the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash. On Wednesday, Brown kept his word, making a visit to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On Sunday morning, Del Johnson probably had only two things on her mind: the opening of her second restaurant and watching her son play in Super Bowl LIX. But after witnessing her son C.J. Gardner-Johnson become a Super Bowl champion, things took a slight turn.

Following the game, which she watched from her newly opened second ...Read more

Travis Kelce has a lot on his mind right now, just three days after he and the Kansas City Chiefs came up short in their quest to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

Probably the last thing the veteran tight end should be thinking about right now is whether he wants to continue his NFL career in the fall.

So he's not ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — One could describe the Steelers' quarterback situation in many ways. I'll go with peculiar, nonsensical and depressing.

If you feared what Life After Ben would look like, your fears have been realized.

Five men have tried. Five have failed, to varying degrees. Next season might bring us No. 6 and possibly even a stairway to ...Read more

Former Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney was arrested last week in Georgia over allegations that he strangled a woman, according to a TMZ report.

Toney was accused of putting his hand around a woman’s throat during a dispute on Jan. 14. He allegedly squeezed “with enough force to cause her to be unable to breathe.” He allegedly also ...Read more

A bill aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears, or another sports franchise, to Northwest Indiana passed out of the Indiana House Ways and Means committee Tuesday with two amendments.

House Bill 1292 would establish a Northwest Indiana professional sports development commission, which would study plans to attract one or more professional sports ...Read more

A few days ago, loose-lipped wide receiver Tyreek Hill admitted he doesn’t want to be traded from the Miami Dolphins.

It was the third time this offseason that Tyreek had to clarify that he doesn’t want to be traded, or that he doesn’t want to leave the Dolphins.

Yes, the third time.

Tyreek will undoubtedly be a team leader for the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Just how bad was Super Bowl LIX?

Try 2024 Chicago White Sox bad.

Will Smith Oscars punch bad.

Pauly Shore movie catalogue bad.

So bad they might have to change the name from Super Bowl LIX to Super Bowl SUX.

There have been worse games, perhaps, than the Philadelphia Eagles’ 40-22 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs, a snoozer from...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — The Philadelphia Eagles have entered their golden era. They've been to three Super Bowls in eight years, and now they've won two. They have talent to burn, but they have something else.

Something more.

Connection. Compassion. Empathy.

They win together. They lose together. More than anything, though, they stay together. When ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two of the best players in Carolina Panthers history are ... well... at odds with one another right now.

And Steve Smith has made it clear that he’s “done” with his former quarterback.

The short story:

Cam Newton, the best quarterback in team history, said something controversial about his time with the Carolina ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For the third consecutive season, the Eagles will be looking for a new offensive coordinator.

Kellen Moore, as expected, is off to New Orleans. The Saints officially announced Moore as their next head coach Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after NFL Network reported that Moore’s deal with the team was done.

The Saints have ...Read more