- Sports Illustrated Tickets expanded its official fan experience sponsorship with the Patriots to include Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, which are three countries the club holds rights to through the NFL’s Global Markets Program, reports SBJ’s Ethan Joyce.
- In this week’s magazine, SBJ’s Juwan Watson and Jesse Gordon round up highlights from college commencement speeches from current and former NFL players such as Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Bobby Wagner, Giants coach John Harbaugh and “Monday Night Football” broadcaster Mike Tirico.
- Survivor contest operator Splash Sports will add Polymarket prediction markets to its platform in time for football season through a deal that also includes sponsorship of the popular seasonlong NFL contest, writes SBJ’s Bill King.
- Pet food and product brand Royal Canin extended its partnership with Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza through August after initially partnering with him from December 2025 through March, reports SBJ’s Mary Gaughan.
- EVP Katie Blackburn and VP Elizabeth Blackburn are exploring a bid for the Bengals to host the NFL Draft. The event is heading to D.C. in 2027 and Minneapolis in 2028.
- Embattled Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby is applying for the NFL supplemental draft.
- The NFL hired former Michigan State AD Alan Haller as its senior director of collegiate flag football development.
- The Packers, who are in the smallest TV market of any NFL team, came out against any major changes to the Sports Broadcasting Act, worrying that any modifications could affect its capability to compete against the other 31 teams in the league.
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