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NFL's Global Markets Program adds four new clubs, five new markets in 2024

The National Football League announced an expansion of its Global Markets Program, with four new clubs and five new markets set to participate in 2024. The announcement was made following approval from the International Committee at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Orlando. First launched in 2022, the Global Markets Program awards NFL clubs international marketing…

Niners eager for healthy Brock Purdy to get full offseason of work as QB1

Brock Purdy is one of the few 2022 NFL Draft quarterbacks still standing with their original teams, and he’s the only one of the group to truly have thrived so far. Making it more amazing is that Purdy has helped the San Francisco 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game twice and Super Bowl once, respectively,…

New Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo: Franchise changes not taking 'shots at' Bill Belichick 

From the look and feel of the news conferences, to the transparency of who the coordinators are and the team building, Jerod Mayo’s New England Patriots are a new-look group from seasons past. Obvious as the changes might be, Mayo made it clear on Wednesday that none of the alterations should be viewed as slights…

Bills trade WR Stefon Diggs to Texans for 2025 second-round draft pick

For the second time in his career, Stefon Diggs has been traded. The Buffalo Bills are trading Diggs to the Houston Texans along with a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 189 overall) and a 2025 fifth-rounder in exchange for a second-round selection in 2025, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday, per sources informed of…

Top 100 Players of 2024, Nos. 60-51: Stefon Diggs drops 40 spots; six faces in new places

Top 100 Players of 2024, Nos. 60-51: Stefon Diggs drops 40 spots; six faces in new places

Top 100 Players: 100-91 90-81 80-71 70-61 60-51 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1 5 things voters got wrong “The Top 100 Players of 2024” — voted on by the players themselves — is underway on NFL+! The top 10 will be announced on Friday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. ET live on NFL Network. Before…

NFL owners vote to ban hip-drop tackle at Annual League Meeting

The hip-drop tackle is officially illegal. Owners banned the hip-drop tackle on Monday morning during the Annual League Meeting in Orlando, Fla., the league announced. The NFL’s Competition Committee was unanimous in their voice that the tackle was one the league wanted out of the game. Owners agreed. The official rule is as follows: ARTICLE…

Chargers' Jim Harbaugh intrigued to have No. 5 overall selection in QB-heavy draft: 'It's an exciting pick'

In Jim Harbaugh’s mind, no one has it better than the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Chargers pick fifth overall, but it feels like the catbird’s seat to Harbaugh in his first draft back in the league in a decade.  “There’s talk of four quarterbacks going in the first four picks….

HC Mike McDaniel: Dolphins made a contract offer to Odell Beckham Jr., conversations 'ongoing'

Odell Beckham Jr. met with the Miami Dolphins last week but left without a pact. Monday morning, during the AFC coaches’ breakfast at the Annual League Meeting, head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed mutual interest, noting that the Dolphins made a contract offer. “Things went great with him,” McDaniel said, via the Miami Herald. “We did…

Sean Payton: 'Realistic' for Broncos to trade up from No. 12 pick for quarterback

The Denver Broncos sit at No. 12 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, a spot that might be too late to snag a franchise quarterback if they all get gobbled up early. Following the Russell Wilson release, Denver currently has Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci as the lone quarterbacks on the roster. They’re in line to…