The Indianapolis Colts announced Tuesday they planned to retire Peyton Manning’s No.18 jersey and unveil a statue of the legendary quarterback outside the team’s stadium in October. Manning, who retired from the National Football League after leading the Denver Broncos to an upset Super Bowl victory over the Carolina Panthers last year, spent 13 seasons … Read more
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo retired from the National Football League on Tuesday, walking away from the sport after a 14-year career to take up a position as a television analyst. Romo’s future had been one of the biggest talking points of the close season with the 36-year-old reportedly mulling a move after losing his … Read more
In an effort to crack down on dangerous blows to the head, the National Football League has approved a new rule whereby any player who commits ‘an egregious’ hit above the neck area would be automatically thrown out of the game. The owners of the NFL’s 32 teams voted on Tuesday to approve the rule … Read more
The National Football League is mulling a crackdown on foul play that would see ejections for players who aim hits at an opponent’s head, officials said Wednesday. NFL Executive Vice President for Football Operations Troy Vincent said on Twitter the league was studying the move as part of an effort to eradicate head shots. “The … Read more
Veteran Denver Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware announced his retirement from the National Football League on Monday, saying he was quitting the sport despite opportunities to prolong his career. Ware, 34, issued a letter on Twitter confirming his decision titled “It’s time.” “After a lot of thought and prayer, I’ve decided to accept the unknown and … Read more
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett and Denver Broncos running back Justin Forsett will skip a trip of NFL players to Israel next week to avoid showing favoritism over Palestinians. Bennett, who helped the Seahawks win the 2014 Super Bowl, released a statement on Twitter explaining his decision to withdraw from the visit. Bennett said … Read more
This year’s NFL season has been full of surprises. Favorites have lost games that in my opinion they had no business losing. Yes, I have a case of sour grapes…they affected my fantasy football rankings for the season. Overall the season has been great although it is disappointing that the Jaguars, Raiders, Jets and Bucs … Read more
Some say that God created the world in six days and on the seventh day He created football; not to be confused with soccer. Now we recognize that some soccer fans take issue with ascribing the name football to the wonderful American sport globalized by the National Football League , preferring to call it American … Read more