There are obvious hurdles to Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson playing flag football at an Olympics. But there are good reasons why the sport’s US governing body – and the NFL – are supportive.
The lure of Olympic gold will be dangled in front of leading Australian athletes ahead of flag football‘s LA debut, writes SHANNON GILL.
After six weeks, not a single NFL team is undefeated. Wall Street Journal expert JASON GAY looks at the cluster of contenders and why some mediocre maestros are going to make the playoffs.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is leading the NFL’s best team at a tiny fraction of the cost of his peers, ranking nearly last in his position for salary, writes ANDREW BEATON.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick just strung together the two worst losses of his iconic NFL career. This hapless team may send him off into the sunset, writes JASON GAY.
The Panthers’ deal with the Bears for last year’s No.1 pick has never looked worse than on Sunday, plus other key points from Week 5 of the season — including another potential trade that has the NFL abuzz.
Australia’s $11 million NFL star Mitch Wishnowsky already has a booming resume as one of the best punters in the NFL – but he’s added another first in a remarkable turn of events.
With four weeks of NFL chaos in the bag, injuries causing havoc and underdogs reigning supreme, what does Week 5 have in store?
The New York Jets’ Aaron Rodgers signing was meant to make them contenders, yet right now they look a long way off. Rodgers, Jayden Daniels, Derrick Henry and the Chiefs injury worries are dissected in the Week 4 NFL wrap.
Oakland was the pro sports capital of the USA in the 1970s, as the A’s, Raiders and Warriors delivered championships in five straight years. Now, after another Warriors golden era, all three have fled the city they once called home.
There are some stand out reasons for why the NFL season has been so chaotic in the first three weeks of the season: what are the biggest reasons for underdogs dominating?
With his fourth NFL team, former No. 3 draft pick Sam Darnold has the Minnesota Vikings off to an undefeated start. He’s not alone, with plenty of teams profiting off once-prized passers who were deemed busts, writes ANDREW BEATON.
NFL rookie Marvin Harrison Jr.’s flashes of stardom have fans scrambling for his Cardinals No. 18 jersey. Yet in a strange legal quirk it’s not for sale.
Scoring is down, injuries are wreaking havoc and underdogs are pulling off more surprises than ever: what can we expect in Week 3?
With the NFL’s rules skewing heavily towards the offensive side of the ball, the need for a franchise quarterback is greater than ever. The result? Three of the worst trades in NFL history in one dismal 30-month period.
The Cleveland Browns sold the farm to snare quarterback Deshaun Watson. Two years on, his on-field struggles and off-field legal woes point towards a blunder of epic proportions.
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are aiming to avoid a second NFL defeat this weekend, but in their way are Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Week 2 of the new NFL season delivers the spectre of a devastating stat hanging over Week 1’s losers: NFL Straya previews what it means
Iconic quarterback Tom Brady walked into the biggest NFL broadcasting contract in history, yet his debut wasn’t great. JASON GAY dissects what the man who made a career out of proving people wrong can improve.
Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill has opened up on his harrowing arrest ahead of his team’s first game of season, questioning how bad things could have gotten and commenting on the police fallout.
It’s the biggest show in world sport and Australians have been playing key on-field roles in the NFL for years. Yet as SHANNON GILL finds out, there’s a bunch of Aussies playing crucial roles off the field as well.
The 2024 NFL season kicks off this weekend, but one big question hangs over the entire season.
The Kansas City Chiefs are eyeing an unprecedented three-peat through the genius of Patrick Mahomes. However standing in their way on the opening day is an $85m man who took a pay cut in a bid to win the Super Bowl.
It seems like it was just yesterday the Chiefs tasted victory in Las Vegas, but the NFL is already back and it’s not just the champs dominating the headlines ahead of the league’s biggest season ever.
This is the image which shows just how serious NSW is about snatching a regular-season NFL game as soon as next year – stealing Melbourne’s thunder in the process.
It’s been the cornerstone of US sports for decades, yet the National Women’s Soccer League has scrapped its player draft and turned college graduates into free agents.
NFL teams have money to spend and it seems every quarterback is about to hit the jackpot in a crazy inflationary market, writes ANDREW BEATON
The launch of NFL Pro for the new season will allow access to the type of sophisticated, granular metrics that other leagues have long made available to fans, writes ANDREW BEATON.
Within the space of a year, Olivia Manfre went from flag football novice to a landmark US college scholarship that could help lift her to the 2028 Olympics. KATE ALLMAN charts a unique Australian sporting journey.
NFL megastars watched on as 300 Aussie hopefuls vied for coveted spots in the NFL’s inaugural Asia-Pacific Academy. Watch the videos and discover the traits scouts are looking for.