ATLANTA — The Falcons drafted Michael Vick No. 1 overall on April 20, 2001. They had an incumbent quarterback of some distinction, this having become Chris Chandler’s sixth and most successful NFL stop. He’d started 123 NFL games. He’d made the Pro Bowl twice, both times as a Falcon. He’d presided over two playoff wins, both as a ...Read more

As streaming services and traditional networks alike fight for sports TV rights, Netflix has stayed mostly out of the race, focusing on original content. That all changed when Netflix bought the rights to televise WWE Raw in January.

And now, they're entering the big leagues.

Puck's John Ourand reported Friday that Netflix is the top contender...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers’ “welcome to the NFL” moment happened before he completed his first pro practice.

The Giants’ first-round wide receiver arrived at the team’s facility in East Rutherford, N.J., on Friday for rookie minicamp and promptly walked back his $10,000 Rookie of the Year cash bet with Washington Commanders quarterback...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Stationed at a podium just outside the Vikings' headquarters, coach Kevin O'Connell gestured out to the team's practice fields, turning reporters' attention behind them to where rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy was running sprints at the end of his first Vikings practice.

The sprints, McCarthy admitted later, were the payoff for...Read more

CHICAGO — In the two weeks since the Chicago Bears drafted Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick, the rookie quarterback has been a celebrity about town. He went with a group of team veterans to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and sat courtside with wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze at a Sky game.

He even was photographed pushing a ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons coach Raheem Morris gave an update Friday on quarterback Kirk Cousins, who’s recovering from Achilles surgery, which was completed Nov. 1.

“Kirk is every day improving,” Morris said before the first rookie minicamp practice. “So, we are kind of right to the point where he is doing everything that we can ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The process of determining the Raiders’ starting quarterback is expected to run through training camp and the preseason. But coach Antonio Pierce said Friday that Aidan O’Connell’s rookie-season performance gives him an early edge.

“Aidan’s earned the right to go out there and get the first snap,” Pierce said on the ...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and while new Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold loves his mom, he would hate to see her on the football field.

That’s because, according to him, he would be left with no choice other than to “jam her into the dirt,” Arnold said.

She raised him that way.

“Even when ...Read more

ATLANTA — Michael Penix Jr. is about to make his first impression on the Flowery Branch practice field.

The Falcons begin three-day rookie minicamp Friday, where they’ll evaluate around 18 first-year players, including eight draftees. But all eyes will center on Penix, who the team surprisingly selected No. 8 overall to be (eventually) its ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants have signed veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson II, the team announced on Thursday.

Robinson, 30, started all 17 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season and caught 34 passes for 280 yards and no touchdowns. The Giants are his fourth team in four years, including the Chicago Bears (2021), L.A. Rams (2022) and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The exchange through a Ring doorbell was brief, and the door never opened.

A Baltimore County Police officer outside the Owings Mills home was following up phone calls with a woman who dialed 911, then hung up, and was described as “in distress” when a dispatcher called her back.

But the woman behind the door sounded confused...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams, preparing to build on last season’s unexpected run to the playoffs, continued to reshape their roster on Thursday by trading receiver and special teams leader Ben Skowronek to the Houston Texans, a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly said.

The person requested anonymity because the ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kingsley Suamataia awoke one day last week, his dream of an NFL future recently made reality as the Chiefs’ second-round draft choice, he rolled over to find a text message on his phone.

It came from a new teammate, someone who began the message by introducing himself — but someone you might know.

Patrick Mahomes.

...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tom Brady probably thought it was all over.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion had just voluntarily endured close to three hours of cruel and unusual punishment as part of Netflix's "The Roast of Tom Brady" on Sunday night at the Kia Forum. He had dished out some zingers of his own during a 14-minute set to close the evening, ...Read more

Let’s start at the back and work our way forward: The Miami Dolphins absolutely, positively need a home playoff game. Period.

In two seasons under coach Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins are 1-10 (.091) on the road against playoff teams.

That record includes the regular season loss to Kansas City in Germany, and road playoff losses at Buffalo and ...Read more

Groups of private equity investors may soon be allowed to buy as much as 30% of National Football League franchises.

Proposals under discussion would let buyout firms individually acquire as much 10% of a team, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are confidential.

A special NFL...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams, Chargers and Dallas Cowboys are here every summer, and now the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders are on their way.

Southern California has become to NFL training camps what Arizona and Florida are to MLB's spring training.

The Saints plan to hold training camp at UC Irvine this summer, and the Raiders are ...Read more

CHICAGO — The NFL is expected to pull back the curtain this week on the most anticipated schedule for Chicago Bears fans in five years.

At this time in 2019, the Bears were coming off a 12-4 season — only two teams had a better record — and hope was bubbling over at Halas Hall as the organization prepared for its 100th season with all the...Read more

Eagles fans have been roasting Tom Brady ever since Super Bowl LII, but on Sunday, Netflix took its turn, bringing together a group of Brady’s closest friends (and some enemies) to do the same as part of “The Greatest Roast of All Time.”

Unfortunately, Nick Foles was not present to take a few shots at Brady after beating him in the Super...Read more

Tom Brady was a great sport Sunday night.

He endured jokes about his divorce, his business decisions, his love life, his multiple retirements, his former teammates, his ex-wife, his healthy lifestyle and much more — all with a smile on his face.

And that was just in the first 20 minutes of "The Roast of Tom Brady" at the Kia Forum that was ...Read more