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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Dianna Russini |Amos Morale III
The New Orleans Saints are signing running back Cam Akers, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Akers participated in the Saints' minicamp this week and must have impressed new coach Kellen Moore and his staff. The 2020 second-round pick spent last season with the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings and tallied a combined 512 yards from scrimmage and five total touchdowns in 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Andrew Marchand |Amos Morale III
SiriusXM has parted ways with Michelle Beadle and Cody Decker, who hosted a weekday show from 1-3 p.m. ET on Mad Dog Sports Radio, a SiriusXM spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic. Beadle also confirmed the news via her X account with a post thanking listeners. And we'd like to thank the callers who made the last couple of days an absolute blast!! Truly. You don't usually get such love on your way out. Security usually walks ya to the door 😌. You guys rule. 6 hours of how you felt.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Dianna Russini |Amos Morale III
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to receive approval Wednesday from the 32 team owners on a contract extension, according to league sources. Goodell's current deal, which was last extended in 2023, is set to expire in 2027. If the approval goes through as expected, it will mark the fifth time the NFL's compensation committee has extended Goodell. Before 2023, he previously re-upped with the league in 2009, 2012 and 2017.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Doug Haller |Amos Morale III
The Phoenix Suns have officially been eliminated from playoff contention with their 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Boasting the NBA's most expensive roster, Phoenix began the season with championship hopes under the leadership of two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer. Budenholzer, who led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2020-21 NBA title, joined the team this offseason on a five-year, $50 million deal.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Joe Buscaglia |Amos Morale III
The Buffalo Bills will most likely be without two of their newest defensive linemen during the first quarter of the season. Defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, who both signed with the team this week, are both expected to be issued six-game suspensions for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, general manager Brandon Beane said Friday. Hoecht said he informed the Bills of his pending suspension before contract negotiations began.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Joseph Person |Amos Morale III
The Carolina Panthers and cornerback Jaycee Horn have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The four-year extension runs through the 2029 season and is worth up to $100 million with $70 million guaranteed making Horn the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, league sources told The Athletic. Horn is coming off of his first Pro Bowl season after logging an interception, 13 passes defended and two sacks.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Jeff Howe |Amos Morale III
As the offseason calendar move toward free agency, NFL franchises are mulling whether or not to use the franchise tag on pending free agents. Teams now know just how much those tags will cost as the league released official numbers on Friday. A franchise tag is a one-year contract that every NFL team is allowed to issue once per offseason. It allows a franchise to strategically retain a player on a guaranteed deal with a non-negotiated salary.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Charlotte Carroll |Amos Morale III
After years of proven success in helping turn around collegiate programs, Shedeur Sanders said Friday he's planning to do the same at the NFL level. "If you're not trying to change the franchise or the culture, don't get me," he said at the NFL Scouting Combine. "We went from Jackson State to Colorado and changed two programs back to back. So you don't think I can come to an NFL franchise and change the program again?
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Zac Jackson |Amos Morale III
Cam Ward, one of the top quarterback prospects in this year's draft class, said Friday that he will skip the throwing drills at the NFL combine. "Just didn't think it could help my (stock)," he said. "I'll wait and throw to the best receiving corps in the country at pro day."Miami's pro day is March 24. Ward cited "five years of film" as his reason for opting out of the combine drills. The Heisman Trophy finalist said he believes he's demonstrated that he's one of the NFL Draft's top players.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Dianna Russini |Amos Morale III
The Green Bay Packers submitted a proposal to the NFL's competition committee to ban the "tush push," according to league sources Monday. The play, which is also sometimes called the "Brotherly Shove," is essentially a designed quarterback run that is predominantly used by the Philadelphia Eagles in short-yardage situations. It usually involves Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts taking a snap from under center and then diving forward while being pushed from behind by a couple of his teammates.
