Ben Fischer

Ben Fischer covers the NFL and all other professional football news for Sports Business Journal. A journalist with a unique blend of experience in government, sports and business, Fischer wrote about the New York tech startup scene, the health care industry in Washington, D.C., and politics in Ohio before joining Sports Business Journal. BEATS: NFL, NFL clubs, sponsors, broadcasters; XFL, CFL.

SBJ Football: NFL revenue passes $23 billion, sources say

SBJ Football: NFL revenue passes $23 billion, sources say

NFL fans appear open to the suburbs, giving teams more options

As the Chiefs continue considering their high-stakes real estate plans, they recently got some interesting -- and useful -- feedback from fans via market research conducted by CSL. And it’s something the Browns, Bears, Broncos and other teams contemplating leaving their city centers for the suburbs ...

Sources: NFL revenue passes $23B in latest FY

Total NFL revenue cleared $23B in the just-completed fiscal year, CFO Christine Dorfler told owners and execs late last month at the league’s annual meeting, sources tell SBJ.

NFLPA taps former Biden admin official as chief spokeswoman

The NFLPA has hired longtime Washington insider LIZ ALLEN as its new chief external affairs officer, filling the gap left by GEORGE ATALLAH’s departure in January.

Bears’ stadium project hits political crunch time

Time is growing short for Illinois politicians to deliver what the Chicago Bears need to meet CEO Kevin Warren’s goal of breaking ground on a new stadium in 2025. Warren hopes they see his point that without action, it’s only going to get more expensive.

SBJ Football: For the NFL’s new top lawyer, it’s what you know -- and who you know

SBJ Football: For the NFL’s new top lawyer, it’s what you know -- and who you know

Jets’ Woody Johnson revives contractual argument against NFLPA report cards

In Florida, Jets owner Woody Johnson complained this week about the NFLPA’s report cards on working conditions, which gave him an “F” grade. He channeled Seinfeld’s David Puddy with his “bogus” remark, but he said something else worth fleshing out.

NFL schedule maker Howard Katz to retire

Howard Katz, the NFL’s schedule-making maven for most of the last two decades, will retire after this year’s slate is finished in May, Commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced to assembled owners and execs in Florida this week.

NFL leadership promises it won’t budge on DEI

Roger Goodell and four senior NFL owners all reaffirmed the league’s commitment to their diversity policies at the annual meeting, which comes amid the Trump administration’s onslaught against efforts to promote diverse workforces, including at longtime NFL outside law firm Paul, Weiss.

Ted Ullyot brings friends in high places to the NFL general counsel role

The NFL was always going to find a lawyer with sterling corporate credentials to become its next general counsel. What makes Ted Ullyot stand out is his equally strong background in government, regulatory and political circles -- and his robust identity as a Republican at a time when that seems to m...