Hunt backs pro flag league, maybe with NFL brands
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt blessed the NFL's plans for a professional flag football league today, and sketched out his vision of teams playing under established NFL team names and brands.
Goodell talks future SBs, media rights at presser
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hits on future Super Bowls, media rights in his State of the League address.
NFL considering pro flag football league
The NFL is exploring options to create pro men’s and women’s flag football leagues and have received a “tremendous amount of interest ... from investors,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday during his annual Super Bowl press conference.
Super Bowl LIX: Hard Questions for the Big Easy
The NFL has always loved the idea of playing the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Too often, however, Mother Nature thought differently. Three of the first nine Super Bowls, starting with Super Bowl IV in 1970, were held at Tulane Stadium, and the latter two still stand as the coldest Super Bowls in histo...
Chiefs hire David Higdon to head comms
He’ll also oversee community affairs as the club plans to redevelop or replace Arrowhead Stadium and possibly build a new team HQ.
Taking stock of the ‘reimagined’ Pro Bowl
Tonight kicks off the three-day event dubbed the Pro Bowl Games, and it’s the third year since the NFL abandoned the traditional tackle version of the All-Star Game for a flag competition and enhanced skills competitions. Has it worked?
NFL making the most of Super Bowl abroad
For all the energy around international games and the global markets program, the Super Bowl broadcast is still the most important way a big chunk of people outside the U.S. experience the NFL. The game has been televised throughout most of the world for decades, but what’s new is that the league is...
NFLPA, OneTeam readies Pitch Day, other Super Bowl week events
The NFLPA will reprise its long-running Super Bowl week Pitch Day business plan competition next Wednesday at the Intercontinental New Orleans, with three startups competing for Super Bowl tickets, access to NFLPA events and consultations from business advisers.
UFL to make central football ops HQ in Arlington, Texas
The UFL has leased more than 111,000 square feet of office space in Arlington, Texas, for its football operations headquarters, the league announced today. Dubbed “The Offices at UFL HQ at Ballpark Circle,” the facility will serve as the primary football hub from training camp and the season for the...