N.F.L.

Fans of “The Bachelorette” reality television show who live in the Washington, D.C., area were unable to watch the finale of the show’s 20th season on Monday night. It turns out their ABC affiliate showed an N.F.L. game instead — and a…

The N.F.L. has changed its personal conduct policy, expanding the offenses that warrant more serious penalties to include sexual assault “involving threats or coercion” and including “a pattern of conduct” and “offenses that involve…

Daniel Snyder was fined $60 million, by far the largest penalty ever levied against an N.F.L. team owner, after he was found to have sexually harassed a woman who was both a former cheerleader and marketing employee for the Washington…

Owners of the N.F.L.’s 31 other teams unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris, the private equity billionaire, who agreed to pay a record $6.05 billion to Daniel Snyder, the scandal-plagued…

The N.F.L. announced penalties on Thursday for four players who had violated the league’s gambling rules.Isaiah Rodgers, a cornerback who started nine games last season, and Rashod Berry, a reserve tight end, of the Indianapolis Colts and…

After a yearlong search, the N.F.L. Players Association’s 32 player representatives chose Lloyd Howell as their new executive director, the fifth in the union’s history and a replacement for DeMaurice Smith, whose term ends in 2024.The…

When Luke Kuechly retired from the N.F.L. in 2020 at 28, he had played eight stellar years as a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and had sustained at least three documented concussions.He joined other star players under the age of 30,…

Bob Brown, who was considered one of the N.F.L.’s most intimidating, aggressive offensive tackles in his era, but who had to wait more than 30 years after his retirement in 1973 to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died on June…

Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon, began working for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a consulting doctor starting in 1977 and over 46 years has examined and treated stars from the notoriously hard-nosed dynasty, including the Hall of Famers Terry…

It was one of the more surreal contract negotiations in N.F.L. history. At the start of training camp in July 1971, Joe Kapp, the New England Patriots’ star quarterback, was locked in an office with Upton Bell, the team’s new general…