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FILE - Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Brandon Shell (71) blocks during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec.4, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Buffalo Bills added veteran depth to their offensive line by signing Brandon Shell to a one-year contract on Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker, File)
Buffalo Bills sign Brandon Shell to add veteran offensive line depth

Jun. 01, 2023 04:52 PM EDT

Sandra Douglass Morgan, left, poses with Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis during a news conference announcing Morgan as the new president of the Raiders NFL football team Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Raiders' Morgan is NFL's first Black female team president

By W.g. Ramirez Jul. 07, 2022 06:29 PM EDT

FILE- free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick throws during halftime of an NCAA college football intrasquad spring game at Michigan, on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. Two people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, that Kaepernick will work out for the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
AP sources: Colin Kaepernick to work out for Raiders

By Josh Dubow May. 25, 2022 05:31 PM EDT

FILE - Oakland Raiders coach John Madden, left, and team owner Al Davis, holding the NFL football Super Bowl trophy, talk with media after beating the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 1977. For Davis' Raiders, the journey to the title was a long one. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, File)
1977 Super Bowl delivered long-awaited title to Raiders

By Josh Dubow Feb. 02, 2022 12:07 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin smiles as his team plays against the Tennessee Titans during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Column: And then there was one: Black coaches in the NFL

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 14, 2022 02:15 AM EST

FILE - Oakland Raiders coach John Madden, right, does a sort of jig as he waves his finger and shouts in protest at a referee's call during the third quarter of the team's NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 12, 1970, in Oakland, Calif. Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 28, 2021, the league said. He was 85. The NFL said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause. (AP Photo, File)
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85

By Josh Dubow Dec. 28, 2021 07:20 PM EST

FILE -Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen stands on the sidelines prior to an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Landover, Md. Over the past 100 years, around 110 men and a handful of women have owned controlling portions of NFL teams. Of that select group, all but two have been white. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
Pipeline: Cascade of white owners has slowed NFL change

By Eddie Pells Dec. 03, 2021 11:26 AM EST

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden leaves after speaking during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Las Vegas, in this Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, file photo. Jon Gruden is out as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Gruden released a statement Monday night, Oct. 11, 2021, that he is stepping down after The New York Times reported that Gruden frequently used misogynistic and homophobic language directed at Commissioner Roger Goodell and others in the NFL. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Davis' 'dream' hire of Gruden turns into Raiders nightmare

By Josh Dubow Oct. 12, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

FILE - Houston businessman Bob McNair, left, and NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue smile during a press conference in Atlanta, in this Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, file photo. Houston rejoined the NFL, paying a record $700 million for an expansion franchise. During Paul Tagliabue’s 17-year stint as commissioner, the NFL experienced labor peace, saw skyrocketing television deals, construction of new stadiums across the nation and expansion to the current 32-team makeup. Despite those credentials that continued pro football’s surge to the top of American sports, it took until a special centennial class in 2020 for Tagliabue to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after retiring in 2006. (AP Photo/W. A. Harewood, File)
After lengthy wait, Paul Tagliabue heads to Hall of Fame

By Barry Wilner Jul. 22, 2021 01:26 PM EDT

Raiders open three-game homestand against Colts

By The Associated Press Dec. 10, 2020 10:55 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (8-4) at LAS VEGAS (7-5) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE - Colts by 3 RECORD...

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 1970, file photo, Gene UpShaw poses when he was playing left guard for the Oakland Raiders. Al Davis found one of the key building blocks for the Raiders at overlooked Texas A&I University when he drafted Upshaw 17th overall in 1967. Upshaw became a stalwart at left guard on Oakland's overpowering line, helping the franchise win two Super Bowl titles on the way to the Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/File)
Raiders' draft history ranges from Upshaw to Russell

By Josh Dubow Apr. 21, 2020 01:59 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, right, and Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott get together following an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. The Bills won 17-10. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Column: Black coaching hires still at dismal level in NFL

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 08, 2020 02:36 AM EST

Ditka, Gronk, Munoz, Upshaw make NFL's All-Time Team

By The Associated Press Dec. 13, 2019 09:00 PM EST
Hall of Fame tight ends Mike Ditka, Kellen Winslow, John Mackey and Tony Gonzalez have been selected to the NFL's All-Time Team. Joining...

TEs Ditka, Newsome, Winslow finalists for All-Time Team

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2019 08:00 PM EST
Hall of Famers Mike Ditka, Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow are among the tight ends selected as finalists for the NFL’s All-Time Team. ...

FILE - In this March 8, 2006, file photo, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue smiles while addressing the media to detail terms of a six-year deal approved at the NFL owners meeting in Grapevine, Texas. NFL team owners knew in 1989 they needed a leader who was going to bring the league out of the dark decade of the 1980s, when litigation, labor troubles and stagnant TV ratings dramatically slowed the growth of the league and hastened Pete Rozelle's departure. They chose Tagliabue. (AP Photo/D.J. Peters, File)
When NFL needed change, Paul Tagliabue was choice in 1989

By Barry Wilner Nov. 22, 2019 12:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 1984, file photo, Los Angeles Raiders' Matt Millen gestures as he celebrates with teammate Reggie Kinlaw following the Raiders' 38-9 win over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII in Tampa. (AP Photo/File)
NFL at 100: Montana, Rice and 49ers rule the 1980s

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Nov. 01, 2019 12:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 1971, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers' John Fuqua (33) is brought down Kansas City Chiefs' Willie Lanier after a 3-yard game during an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. Lanier was one of the first black middle linebackers in pro football, breaking a barrier that kept minorities from playing the position regarded as the "quarterback of the defense." Lanier was a key part of the Kansas City defense that dominated the AFL and won a Super Bowl following the 1969 season. (AP Photo/William Straeter, File)
NFL reveals top game changers, Nos. 31-100

By Josh Dubow Oct. 25, 2019 10:00 PM EDT

FILE - This is a Feb. 12, 1975, file photo showing Fritz Pollard at his home in New Rochelle, N.Y. In 1921, Fritz Pollard became the first African-American head coach in profession football. (AP Photo/File)
NFL's 1st decade was the 1920s, when teams came and went

By Barry Wilner Sep. 20, 2019 12:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 file photo, Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase watches the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. A person familiar with the decision says the New York Jets have hired former Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase as their head coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 night because the team had not yet announced the hiring.(AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Column: Where have all the NFL's black coaches gone?

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 10, 2019 01:28 AM EST