TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — J.J. Watt didn't lack for suitors when deciding where to continue his spectacular football career. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year said there were four or five...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — J.J. Watt has agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, showing that the franchise will be aggressive once again in their push to snap a five-year playoff...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Diversity matters to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first team to reach the Super Bowl with a trio of Black assistant coaches serving as coordinators.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It took five coaching changes over a decade-plus of futility before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally got it right, luring Bruce Arians out of retirement. Two seasons later, the...
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Steve Wilks is returning to coaching as the defensive coordinator at Missouri.
Wilks, who was hired by Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz on Thursday, took last year off after...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Leslie Frazier’s faith in his Bills defense never wavered even at the lowest point of Buffalo’s season.
It was mid-November and the Bills were entering their bye...
The Chicago Bears aren't worrying about how they made the playoffs. They're in and that's what matters most to them.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury was an offensive genius a few short weeks ago. Now there's a sizable chunk of Arizona's fan base that wouldn't mind if he was out of a...
Welcome to the postseason, Cleveland.
Cleveland?
The Browns ended their string of non-playoff seasons on Sunday with a tighter-than-expected 24-22 victory over archrival Pittsburgh,...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kyler Murray's injured right ankle was the least of his concerns after the Arizona Cardinals' postseason hopes were dashed with an 18-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on...
Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray sat out most of the first three quarters with an ankle injury and when he finally returned, wasn't able to rally the Cardinals into the playoffs.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Tyler Lockett completed a “beautiful season.” Because of the veteran wide receiver's late-game heroics against San Francisco, the Seahawks...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — John Wolford's NFL debut started with an interception on his first throw. It ended with the inexperienced quarterback fearlessly leading the Los Angeles Rams back to the...
As the calendar turns to 2021, the NFL is experiencing pretty much what it covets. Try two division races, and five wild-card berths out of six still undecided.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams linebacker Leonard Floyd has gone to a hospital after feeling abdominal pain shortly before practice.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Until the past three weeks, the Los Angeles Rams' season was on a remarkably calm, straight path during perhaps the wildest year in NFL history.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tears were shed when Ball State coach Mike Neu told his players this summer that the season had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A positive COVID-19 test and ensuing contact tracing at Temple have postponed the Owls’ next two...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Sean McVay spent the final week of the regular season worrying about how to put together an offensive game plan for his slumping Los Angeles Rams without their leading...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Although John Wolford always believed he could be an NFL quarterback, he hadn't done much in his first three seasons at Wake Forest to persuade anybody else.
What was Sean Payton thinking?
What was Jon Gruden thinking?
In an eventful Week 16 that culminated with a first-round draft pick going from maskless to jobless and the New England...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saturday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals set a record for the largest audience to stream an NFL game.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Goff will miss the Los Angeles Rams' regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals after undergoing surgery on his right thumb.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals controlled their playoff destiny for a big chunk of last week.
Then they didn't for about 24 hours after an inexplicably ugly loss to the 49ers...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams' sputtering offense is the biggest culprit in their slide from the top of the NFC West to the brink of missing the playoffs.
The chance to match the success from last season’s Super Bowl run had passed for the San Francisco 49ers.
A spate of injuries, a forced midseason move because of the coronavirus and sloppy...
The Chicago Bears head into the final week with their eyes on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers and their chances to grab a playoff spot still alive.
DETROIT (AP) — Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes in the only half he needed to play and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on to rout the Detroit Lions 47-7 Saturday, sealing a spot in the playoffs...
Now this is a week NFL fans can truly celebrate.
First off, it appears the league will complete the 2020 portion of the schedule on time and with no cancellations. Secondly, there are only...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Kyler Murray lingered on the bench for a minute or two before eventually limping toward the locker room following the Arizona Cardinals' humbling 20-12 loss to...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers limped into Saturday's game with no more playoff hopes and a group that included third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, unheralded running back Jeff...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray has suffered an apparent right leg injury on the Cardinals' final play against San Francisco.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are in the middle of the playoff race for the first time in years, while the San Francisco 49ers have been eliminated from the postseason one year...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said linebacker Dennis Gardeck is out for the rest of the regular season and will be placed on injured reserve with a knee...
C.J. Beathard’s first few chances to be a starting quarterback in the NFL didn’t go smoothly.
Thrown in as a third-round rookie for the San Francisco 49ers with an overmatched roster,...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — From the doldrums of three weeks ago to now, the Chicago Bears' offense led by quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has made a major turnaround.