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NFL, Skydance Media partner on new sports content studio

By Joe Reedy Nov. 15, 2022 05:31 PM EST
The NFL is branching out further into the entertainment marketplace by teaming up with Skydance Media to create a studio that will produce sports content for various...

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence leaves the field following the team's NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oct. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis. The NFL Players Association is calling on six venues, including Indianapolis, to change their current playing surfaces, saying the turf in those stadiums results in “statistically higher in-game injury rates” involving non-contact and lower-extremity injuries. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
NFLPA calls on 6 venues to improve playing surfaces

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2022 06:30 PM EST

New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) walks off the field after losing to the New England Patriots 22-17 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Jets, Wilson miss chance to assert themselves in Pats loss

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Oct. 31, 2022 05:31 PM EDT

NFL, NFL Films agree to donate footage to The HistoryMakers

Jun. 15, 2022 07:45 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and NFL Films will donate footage to The HistoryMakers, which has grown to become the nation’s largest African American video oral history...

Howard Katz honored with Rozelle Radio-TV Award

Jun. 02, 2022 03:37 PM EDT
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Howard Katz, who has been involved with NFL media for nearly two decades and has helped drive the popularity of the league to new heights, was...

Georgia coach Kirby Smart talks with defensive back Nyland Green (1) after a play during the NCAA college football team's G-Day game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
College football, XFL, Australian Open headline ESPN slate

By Joe Reedy May. 17, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke holds the George Halas trophy after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The LA Rams' cinematic saga will end with Super Bowl glory

By Greg Beacham Feb. 11, 2022 06:06 PM EST

FILE - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) looks for a receiver during the second quarter of the team's NFC divisional playoff NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in San Francisco, Jan. 12, 2013. Kaepernick had replaced Alex Smith as starter late that season and established himself as a phenomenon when he ran for a quarterback-record 181 yards and two scores and threw for 263 yards and two TDs in a 45-31 San Francisco win. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series for ESPN

Feb. 02, 2022 09:46 PM EST

FILE - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won 28-24. Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career. He made the announcement, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in a long post on Instagram. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Some of Tom Brady's greatest moments in his 22-year career

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 01, 2022 06:07 PM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Lori Locust looks on before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Nov. 17, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. Last year, Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Locust and assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar became the first female coaches on a team to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Analysis: NFL moving closer to 1st female head coach

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 20, 2022 06:09 PM EST

FILE - New York Jets quarterback Joe Flacco (19) walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Indianapolis. Flacco will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday at home against the Miami Dolphins. Coach Robert Saleh made the surprising announcement Wednesday, Nov. 17, as the team decided to go with the 36-year-old veteran over Mike White, who started the last three games in place of the injured Zach Wilson. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)
Jets know they need to cover offense vs. Dolphins' Cover 0

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Nov. 18, 2021 03:44 PM EST

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift (32) celebrates his two-yard touchdown run with Quintez Cephus (87) in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Campbell blames lack of communication for Lions' loss

By Dave Hogg Sep. 27, 2021 06:23 PM EDT

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich on the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
'Hard Knocks' to showcase Colts for first in-season episodes

By Joe Reedy Sep. 16, 2021 10:05 PM EDT

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (16) makes catch in front of Indianapolis Colts safety Julian Blackmon (32) on his way to a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Colts' defense starts flat in season-opening loss to Seattle

By Michael Marot Sep. 13, 2021 05:37 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 5, 2011, file photo shows Steve Sabol during an interview in Dallas. This year’s “Hard Knocks” series with the Dallas Cowboys will mark the first time one of its teams is in the Hall of Fame Game. It is fitting since the creator of the series was enshrined into the Hall earlier this year. “Hard Knocks” is one of Steve Sabol’s many legacies at NFL Films that continue to live on. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
NFL Films' creative force Steve Sabol enters Hall of Fame

By Joe Reedy Jul. 20, 2021 03:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2012, file photo, a tribute to NFL Films' Steve Sabol is shown during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. “Hard Knocks,” which started 20 years ago, is one of Steve Sabol's many legacies at NFL Films that continue to live on. Sabol, who was 69 when he died from brain cancer in 2012, is one of three contributors that are part of the Hall's 2020 Centennial Class. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Packers-Seahawks 9/24/2012

Jul. 20, 2021 02:58 AM EDT

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) warms up during an NFL football team practice Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Cowboys to make their 3rd appearance on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'

By Joe Reedy Jul. 02, 2021 12:05 PM EDT

Pro football Hall honors Facenda with Rozelle TV-radio award

Jun. 28, 2021 03:22 PM EDT
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The late John Facenda, a longtime narrator of NFL highlights whose voice became synonymous with the league, has won the Pro Football Hall...

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski (87), left, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrate together after the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla. NFL Films has been chronicling Tom Brady’s career since he entered the league in 2000, but there are still times when there are still new things to reveal. That is the case with this year’s Super Bowl film, chronicling Brady’s seventh championship and his first with the Tampa Buccaneers. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Bucs' Super Bowl film showcases Brady and Tampa Bay D

By Joe Reedy Mar. 23, 2021 05:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) receives the ball from center Ryan Jensen (66) during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Las Vegas. “It didn’t take too long, really,” Jensen said of building a rapport with Brady. “We both kind of have a fiery spirit and, you know, I think that has helped us quite a bit, getting to know each other and knowing what we’re about.” (AP Photo/Jeff Bottari, File)
A 3-0 final score? Nobody wants to see Super Bowl like that

Feb. 06, 2021 02:39 PM EST