Category: NFL

NFL Moves Three Weekend Games Due to COVID-19

The NFL moved Saturday afternoon’s scheduled game between the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders to Monday night, plus two Sunday games to Tuesday, because of a rise in COVID-19 cases across the league. The Raiders and Browns will play the first game of a Monday night doubleheader at 5 p.m. ET in Cleveland. The…


Bears See All 3 Coordinators Go on COVID-19 List

The Chicago Bears were missing all three of their coordinators because of COVID-19 protocols as they prepared Thursday for Monday night’s home game against the Minnesota Vikings. Bears coach Matt Nagy said offensive coordinator Bill Lazor, defensive coordinator Sean Desai and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor were participating remotely in meetings this week. Their status…


Flames’ COVID Outbreak Climbs to 18 Players

Two more Calgary Flames players and another staff member entered COVID-19 protocols on Thursday. Forward Dillon Dube and defenseman Oliver Kylington became the 17th and 18th players on a list that also includes head coach Darryl Sutter, his two top assistants, and at least eight support staff members. The NHL postponed all four games on…


Liberty, EMU Finally Meet Again in LendingTree Bowl

Liberty and Eastern Michigan have the same 7-5 records, but the Flames and Eagles definitely have different bowl histories entering their matchup in the LendingTree Bowl on Saturday in Mobile, Ala. An independent program, Liberty will be making its third straight bowl appearance and will also be seeking its third consecutive bowl victory. The Flames…


Las Vegas to Host Super Bowl in 2024

Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will be the site of Super Bowl LVIII when the NFL’s championship game comes to Sin City for the first time in 2024, the league announced on Wednesday. The state-of-the-art, $1.9 billion home of the Raiders, which opened in July 2020 near the famed Las Vegas Strip, was chosen after…


Browns’ COVID-19 Cases Grow, Mayfield, Stefanski Test Positive

CLEVELAND—On Wednesday, the Cleveland Browns’ COVID-19 outbreak has widened and worsened with coach Kevin Stefanski, quarterback Baker Mayfield, and three others starters testing positive, jeopardizing their chances of participating in Saturday’s critical game against the Las Vegas Raiders. In all, Cleveland has 18 players—11 of them starters or regulars—and two coaches on the COVID-19 list….


Tom Brady Keeps Hitting Milestones at Age 44

Tom Brady keeps hitting new milestones at age 44. Brady threw his 700th career touchdown pass in the regular season and playoffs with a 58-yarder to Breshad Perriman in overtime on Sunday that gave Tampa Bay a 33–27 win over the Buffalo Bills. Brady’s second career overtime TD pass improved his career record against the…


Rams Big Performance Defeats Cardinals 30–23

Just hours before the Monday Night Football matchup between the L.A. Rams (9–4) at the Arizona Cardinals (10–3), the Rams received the horrific news that four players would be ineligible due to the COVID-19 protocol. However, L.A. likely played their best game of the season on both sides of the ball, to take down the…


Teams Cautious as Big Names Land on NFL’s Virus List

Ndamukong Suh, Chris Harris Jr., Aaron Rodgers, Cameron Jordon. Ty Montgomery, Mark Ingram. No, it’s not a Pro Bowl ballot, just a smattering of the big names that have landed on the NFL’s evermore crowded reserve/COVID-19 list this season. De’Vondre Campbell, Davante Adams, Harrison Smith, Amari Cooper, Randy Gregory. Like any fan setting a fantasy…


NFL Mandates COVID-19 Boosters for Most Staff, Coaches

The National Football League (NFL) announced in a memo sent to teams on Tuesday that Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals will be required to get a COVID-19 booster shot by late December. The new regulation comes as 25 players on the active roster and 11 on practice squads were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list…