The Los Angeles Chargers have doubled down on defensive cornerstone Derwin James Jr, agreeing a three-year, $75.6m contract extension that again makes the five-time Pro Bowler the NFL’s highest-paid safety and underlines general manager Joe Hortiz’s desire to keep the former first-round pick in powder blue for the long haul. The new deal reportedly includes $57.5m guaranteed and carries an …
The NFL did not feel the need to hide its headline acts when revealing its full 2026 schedule. The new campaign opens, in line with recent rumours, with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LX rematch, features nine international games and closes, as usual, with a full Week 18 divisional slate designed …
The NFL leaned heavily into established contenders, major media markets and ascending young quarterbacks when deciding its 2026 primetime television allocations, essentially adving viewers who it believes will matter in January. The Los Angeles Rams lead the league with seven spotlight games, tying the NFL record previously shared by the 2025 Kansas City Chiefs and 2023 Buffalo Bills. Just behind …
The National Football League has revealed the teams that will help push its international ambitions into unprecedented territory after unveiling a record nine-game overseas slate for the 2026 season. The overseas schedule was already known to stretch across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums as commissioner Roger Goodell’s long-term vision of a truly global league accelerates, but now the …
The NFL will finally unveil its full 2026 regular season schedule on May 14th, but the modern schedule release — already a surprisingly popular television event — has evolved into something far bigger than a simple fixture announcement. What was once an administrative offseason milestone has become one of the league’s most carefully orchestrated media events — part television launch, …
Where the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh reflected teams’ desire to bolster their trenches, Friday saw receivers and tight ends flow off the board in amongst a heavier look at defensive positions. The quarterback has long been viewed as thin this year and, after Ty Simpson going to the Los Angeles Rams added an unexpected second …
In a first round that began with a quarterback taken first overall and a running back with pick #32, it was not surprising that the offensive side of the ball saw most of their ilk taken on the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft. All told, there were 18 picks on offense and 14 on defense and, in keeping …
The NFL’s voluntary offseason programmes are, by design, incomplete. Attendance is optional and participation phased but, as teams reconvened this week, the usual whispers around presence and absence weren’t long in being heard. At the centre of the ‘in’ column is Patrick Mahomes, who wasn’t just present, but visible as he continues his recovery from the significant knee injury suffered …
The NFL’s first regular season game in Australia will not be a standalone event, with commissioner Roger Goodell insisting the league is in Melbourne ‘for the long term’ as it continues its aggressive international expansion. Speaking in Australia ahead of September’s historic clash between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Goodell made it …
The Dallas Cowboys’ continued defensive line overhaul highlighted the ongoing movement of players as the 2026 NFL free agency period moved through its third day. With the new league year commencing on Wednesday (March 11th), deals reported during the two-day ‘legal tampering’ window were made official, but that did not stop teams completing trades, signings and contract restructures in a …
The early hours of Monday morning would have seen plenty of people in and around San Francisco, many celebrating the Seahawks victory or commiserating over the Patriots loss in Super Bowl LX. But it also saw a distressing incident concerning a player, albeit not one involved in the game itself. 49ers defensive lineman Keion White was shot in the ankle …
Five former players have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 following the selection committee’s final vote in January. The Class of 2026 was announced during the annual NFL Honours event as part of the build-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl, and comprises three offensive player, one defender and, in a moment of rarity, a special …
As expected, Matthew Stafford claimed the top individual award at the 15th NFL Honours, but the margin over his nearest rival was perhaps closer than many anticipated. The Los Angeles Rams veteran only narrowly pipped second-year QB Drake Maye, of the New England Patriots, in what many believe was the closest outcome since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair shared the …
The National Football League has taken another major step in its global expansion plans, confirming two marquee matchups as part of a record-setting slate of international games in 2026 that will span four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums. Headlining the announcement is the league’s first-ever regular season game in Australia, where the San Francisco 49ers have been named to …
The 2026 NFL offseason coaching cycle (and in some cases, recycle) is in full swing, with teams across the league announcing a flurry of coordinator hires in the past few days. From seasoned NFL play-callers returning to coordinator roles to rising assistants getting their first big opportunity, a full breakdown of the latest moves as teams build around new and …
Analysing football is a tricky thing. To differentiate yourself from the ‘hot take artists’, you feel you have to crunch the tape and study the numbers. But sometimes, it just feels that overarching narratives are inescapable. The Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears’ recent histories have been littered with back-breaking loss after back-breaking loss. As the youngest franchise in the NFL, …
Seen by many as the best weekend of the NFL season, the Divisional Round of the Playoffs is upon us. We are down to the final eight teams, with just seven games remaining of the 2025 campaign. Wild Card weekend was, for the most part, ‘wild’, and saw the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles crash out, the Buffalo Bills …
The finalists for the 2025 Salute to Service Award have been named, with Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones Sr, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson the three players in line for the prize. The players are recognised for their exceptional efforts to honour and support members of the military community, as …
The playoffs are here! The commonly held wisdom among the football cognoscenti is that the Divisional Round is the best weekend in football, but the remaining teams vying for a Super Bowl berth will have to go a long way to pip a slate of Wild Card fixtures that delivered four nail-biters. From the moment that underdog Carolina Panthers looked …
The San Francisco 49ers continued their unlikely march towards another Super Bowl appearance by taking down the reigning champions in Philadelphia, but again had to defy the odds to secure victory. Having blown the chance to secure the #1 seed and a much-needed week off to get healthy by losing to Seattle in Week 18, the 49ers then had to …
The regular season is in the books, and Wild Card Weekend is upon us. Twelve of the remaining 14 teams with aspirations of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February are in action over the weekend, with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks enjoying their hard-earned byes. Let’s look at the six matchups in question, in order of kick-off time. …
The 2025 NFL regular season concluded Sunday, setting the stage for the playoffs with a full 14-team field ready for Wild Card Weekend. Top seeded Denver Broncos (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC) earned the first-round byes and will advance directly to the Divisional Round, and will retain home-field advantage for as long as they remain in the competition prior to …
The NFC’s road to Super Bowl LX will run through Seattle after the Seahawks secured the conference’s number one seed with a 13–3 win over the San Francisco 49ers in a winner-take-all Week 18 matchup on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium. Seattle’s victory clinched the NFC West title and capped a 14–3 regular season, the best record in franchise history. …
The final week of the 2025 NFL regular season is upon us, but there is still a whole lot to play for, with two playoff spots, four division titles and the top seed in both conferences all up for grabs. Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia and Green Bay have all punched their postseason tickets in the …
