- The NFL issued $196 million of new debt to fund stadium construction projects in late 2025, which garnered an A+ debt rating from Fitch for the league’s continued strong financial situation and contractually guaranteed revenue, according to a note published Monday.
- A triumvirate of some of most powerful players in sports licensing — Fanatics, Disney and the NFL — debuted an apparel line Thursday that combines NFL indicia with Disney-owned IP, including characters from Star Wars, Marvel, Toy Story and other Pixar characters, reports SBJ’s Terry Lefton.
- Renderings and a flythrough animation are providing the first look at a concept for an NFL flag football league venue, which a source tells SBJ’s Bret McCormick is modular in nature.
- Scott Fitterer left the Commanders’ front office to join Athletes First as an agent and executive in the firm’s coaches and executives division, reports SBJ’s Irving Mejia-Hilario. Fitterer spent the last two seasons as a personnel executive in Washington after a long run in NFL front offices.
- Paul Hastings LLP, one of the fastest-growing big law firms, added former Ravens executive and NFL in-house counsel Brandon Etheridge as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office as it formally launches a dedicated sports practice.
- Former NFL player and coach Jason Garrett will sit down with some of sports’ most accomplished coaches and executives for insights on leadership as part of a new podcast series, “Coach 2 Coach,” that debuted Wednesday, writes SBJ’s Na’Andre Emerson.
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