Otto Greule Jr/Getty Richard Sherman gave a long, passionate criticism of the NFL combine and draft experts. Sherman said the combine features “irrelevant” tests like the 40-yard dash which is not indicative of a player’s ability on the field. Sherman also said the draft experts aren’t held accountable for overlooking great players who get drafted […]
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The computer model that nailed the NFL’s regular season is still on fire in the playoffs
After a slow start to the season, Cortana stormed back and was on fire the final ten weeks. Cortana correctly picked 68% of the games overall and 75% of the games over the final ten weeks. Cortana also went 3-1 during the Wild Card round. Elo also had a strong showing during the regular season, […]
The year’s biggest fast-food feud was a battle over the NFL’s national anthem protests that ended with a CEO stepping down
BI Graphics Hollis Johnson The pizza culture wars were the biggest fast-food feud of 2017. In November, Papa John’s founder and CEO John Schnatter said that NFL player protests were hurting pizza sales. Pizza Hut said the next day that the protests weren’t impacting sales. Everyone freaked out. On Thursday, Papa John’s announced that Schnatter […]
23-year-old Jaguars receiver who was cut 3 times in a year lived out of his car for months before becoming a star on the NFL’s most surprising team
Rick Scuteri/AP Jaguars punt returner and receiver Jaydon Mickens lived out of his car while he was on the team’s practice squad. Mickens would park at the stadium or a hotel overnight to sleep then go to the team facilities to begin his days. Now on the full-time squad, Mickens has been one of the […]
NFL’s new concussion app
Video NFL’s new concussion app1:04 NFL: Developers have created a new app which will allow doctors to quickly assess how concussed an NFL player is, and whether they are able to return to the field of play. December 12th 2017 a minute ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/More Sports/ More Sports 76ers cop 4th loss in […]
NFL’s ugly appeal saga finally over
DALLAS Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has withdrawn his appeal of a six-game NFL suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, his agents announced Wednesday. After a court fight that delayed implementation of the ban since NFL commissioner Roger Goodell imposed the punishment in August, Elliott missed his first game of the suspension last […]
NFL’s new digital ticket system tries to cut out scalpers
While there has been a fair amount of technical progress in concert and show tickets, sports tickets haven’t quite made that leap yet: they’re still either partly analog (read: old-school paper) or tend to be limited to a narrow group of sellers. NFL and Ticketmaster are hoping to fix that. They’re extending their partnership to […]
How to make money from the NFL’s ratings debacle as anthem protests grow (CBS)
NFL ratings are struggling right now, as President Donald Trump continues to stoke the flames of a red-hot debate over national anthem protests, while the actual on-field product has also left something to be desired. But fear not, football fans — JPMorgan knows how you can make a pretty penny off the league’s woes. It […]
Trump trashes the NFL’s ratings but praises Dallas Cowboys’ anthem display as ‘big progress’
President Donald Trump has again weighed in on the trend of NFL players protesting the US during the national anthem with an early morning tweet storm that heaped praise on the Dallas Cowboys, while trashing the league generally. Trump tweeted that NFL ratings were “”way down except before game starts, when people tune in to […]
Watch the NFL’s London game at 9:30AM Eastern
You’re about to get a chance to watch an out-of-the-ordinary NFL game wherever you happen to live. The league and Yahoo (disclaimer: yes, they’re part of our parent company Verizon) are streaming a special game in London on September 24th at 9:30AM Eastern. Virtually anyone worldwide can see the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars take […]