Roger Goodell

Super Bowl L To Be Held In Santa Clara, Super Bowl LI To Be Held In Houston

NFL owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season.

2013/05/21

Roger Goodell (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

NFL Distributes Document To Teams Reiterating Anti-Discrimination Policy On Sexual Orientation

The NFL distributed a document to its teams Monday reiterating its anti-discrimination policy on sexual orientation.

2013/04/29

Goodell: NFL Is Stressing Tight Security At League Events

Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL is ramping up security at all league events.

2013/04/26

Rex Ryan (credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Giglio: For Once, Defensive Picks Can’t Be Rex Ryan’s Preference

Don’t let the defensive picks from Thursday night change your understanding of the reality. If Ryan truly yielded power in that war room, the offense would be trotting out new weapons on Friday.

2013/04/26

NFL draft prospects, current and former players team up with area kids at a youth football clinic at Chelsea Waterside Park on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

NFL Draft Prospects, Players Team Up With Area Kids At Youth Football Clinic

Third through ninth graders from area schools joined players at Chelsea Waterside Park. The youth football clinic is part of several events being held in New York City during the league’s draft week.

2013/04/24

Giants spend time at the Newtown Youth Academy. (Credit: Twitter/ @GiantsCRDept)

Giants Players Head Up To Newtown, Hold Football Clinics For Youngsters

Roughly 25 Giants headed to Newtown, Conn., on Thursday afternoon to hold football clinics for youngsters from the community.

2013/04/18

Pat Summerall (left) and John Madden in the broadcast booth (Credit: Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)

NFL Icons Remember Broadcasting Legend Pat Summerall

The voice of football. The NFL’s narrator for generations. A master of restraint. The sport and the world of broadcasting have lost a true legend.

2013/04/17

NFL Finds No ‘Specific Violations’ In Questioning At Combine

Colorado tight end Nick Kasa and other players said they were asked about their sexual orientation, but did not identify by which teams or what questions they asked. The NFL’s investigation found no such improper questioning.

2013/04/05

Eli Manning in the locker room after Super Bowl XLVI (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

NFL Mandates Locker Room Cameras For Scoreboard Video, Team Apps

NFL vice president of business operations Eric Grubman said last summer that the cameras were coming. They have arrived.

2013/04/04

Linebacker Trent Cole #58 of the Philadelphia Eagles tackles running back Doug Martin #22 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 9, 2012 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

NFL Passes Controversial Helmet Rule, Ends Tuck Rule

NFL owners have passed a player safety rule barring ball carriers from using the crown of their helmets to make contact with a defender in the open field.

2013/03/20

Matt Forte (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images), Roger Goodell (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Palladino: NFL’s Proposed Helmet-Hit Rule A Good Idea

No matter the league’s motivation, any move to save the players from themselves is a good move.

2013/03/20

NFL Announces Major Research Project On Preventing Concussions

The NFL and other organizations are heading up research program they hope will help improve safety and prevent concussions.

2013/03/11

Goodell Calls For ‘Culture Of Safety,’ Denies Saying He Fears NFL Player Dying On Field

Player safety in the NFL has been a frequent topic of conversation recently and Goodell discussed it again Wednesday during a lecture and question-and-answer session at the department of exercise and sport science at the University of North Carolina.

2013/03/07

Goodell ‘Terrified’ Of On-Field Death? NFL Spokesman Disputes Story

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello doesn’t give much credence to a magazine feature on Roger Goodell that claims the commissioner is petrified a player will die on the field.

2013/03/06