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Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper retired Thursday, a little more than a week after signing a one-year contract to return to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Mike Locksley, admittedly, doesn't like to make comparisons. But he couldn't avoid making one this week between the star currently at the center of his Maryland defense and one of the program's legends.

Miami coach Mario Cristobal was still replying to texts in the wee hours of what had officially turned into Monday morning, clearly savoring how the Hurricanes had topped Notre Dame in a thriller of a season opener.

The popular NFL RedZone channel will no longer offer "seven hours of commercial-free football."

Everyone in an NFL football operation is under pressure. But I think coach Dan Quinn and the Commanders are under even more now, with the presence of Jayden Daniels. Like Uncle Ben told Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15, "With great power comes great ...

Professional football has been the nation's dominant television force for years, a fact that has only been exacerbated as viewing behaviors shift to asynchronous streaming options. To keep up, everybody wants a piece of the NFL pie.

Nick Sirianni is the son of a high school football coach, using what he learned from his dad into his own successful coaching career, first in college, then eventually in the NFL.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, and the rest of the NFL award winners will sport a special gold patch on their jerseys this season.

Long-suffering fans in cities like Buffalo, Detroit and Cincinnati hope this is the year when the NFL once again crowns a first-time Super Bowl champion.

The freshman quarterback's 27-of-43, 258 yard and three touchdown performance last Saturday against Florida Atlantic earned him Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors ahead of a short turnaround to a Friday night home game with Northern Illinois.