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FILE - Rapper Ice Cube, right, poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday, June 30, 2022, a partnership with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic inclusion-focused initiative led by artist and entrepreneur O'Shea Jackson, who is known as Ice Cube.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)
NFL and Ice Cube team up for economic equity initiative

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FILE - Entertainer Ice Cube gestures on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in St. Louis. The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday, June 30, 2022, a partnership with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic inclusion-focused initiative led by artist and entrepreneur O'Shea Jackson, who is known as Ice Cube. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)
Buccaneers-Rams 12/17/2015

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FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows a silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans. The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

By Jim Mustian Jun. 29, 2022 10:14 AM EDT

Ex-Panthers star Luke Kuechly joining radio broadcast team

Jun. 27, 2022 10:46 AM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five-time All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly is returning to the Carolina Panthers as a member of its radio broadcast team. Kuechly...

Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic, center, talks with reporters during media day before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Joe Sakic joins fellow Denver icon John Elway as dual champ

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 27, 2022 02:26 AM EDT

FILE - Tony Siragusa, defensive tackle for the Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens, holds the Vince Lombardi trophy as he rides with his wife, Kathy, in a parade in his hometown of Kenilworth, N.J. on March 4, 2001. Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, has died at age 55. Siragusa's broadcast agent, Jim Ornstein, confirmed the death Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky, File)
Tony Siragusa, who helped Ravens win Super Bowl, dies at 55

By Noah Trister Jun. 22, 2022 04:30 PM EDT

Former NFL defensive tackle, TV broadcaster Tony Siragusa dies at 55; played for Colts and Ravens

Jun. 22, 2022 04:16 PM EDT
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Former NFL defensive tackle, TV broadcaster Tony Siragusa dies at 55; played for Colts and Ravens. ...

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick waves to fans before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday, June 3, 2022, that he informed former teammates of his intention to retire a day earlier. Former Bills running back Fred Jackson first announced the news of Fitzpatrick’s retirement on his Twitter account by posting an image and message from his former Buffalo teammate. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Ryan Fitzpatrick joins Amazon Prime Video as studio analyst

Jun. 21, 2022 05:36 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson answers a question at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
All eyes on the NFL's pending decision on Deshaun Watson

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 16, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

NFL, NFL Films agree to donate footage to The HistoryMakers

Jun. 15, 2022 07:45 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and NFL Films will donate footage to The HistoryMakers, which has grown to become the nation’s largest African American video oral history...

Richard Sherman joins Amazon's Thursday Night lineup

Jun. 14, 2022 08:10 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Sherman has been hired by Amazon Prime Video as an analyst for their first season as the exclusive network for “Thursday Night Football.” ...

Former Cowboys coach Garrett will be studio analyst for NBC

Jun. 14, 2022 06:36 PM EDT
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett will be an analyst on NBC's “Football Night in America” pregame show this upcoming season. ...

Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Cody Cropper (55) grabs the ball above Real Salt Lake's Sergio Cordova, second from left, and Justen Glad (15) during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Apple, MLS announce 10-year streaming partnership

By Joe Reedy Jun. 14, 2022 01:06 PM EDT

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills during the NFL team's practice at the Broncos' headquarters Monday, June 13, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Broncos vagabond QB keeps football atop his busy to-do list

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 13, 2022 05:17 PM EDT

FILE - Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, now a TV analyst, talks on the field before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in New Orleans, on Nov. 25, 2021. Brees is officially done at NBC Sports after one year. NBC Sports president Pete Bevacqua said in a phone interview with the Associated Press that Brees will not be a part of the network’s NFL and Notre Dame coverage this year.(AP Photo/Derick Hingle, File)
Brees won't return for NBC's NFL and Notre Dame coverage

By Joe Reedy Jun. 08, 2022 07:00 AM EDT

FILE - Mellody Hobson arrives at the premiere of the film "Black Panther" at Dolby Theatre on Jan. 29, 2018, in Los Angeles. Hobson has agreed to join the ownership group that won the bidding for the Denver Broncos NFL football team, according to Rob Walton. The Broncos announced late Tuesday night, June 7, 2022, they had entered into a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner ownership group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and her husband, Greg Penner. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
LA Premiere of "Black Panther"

Jun. 08, 2022 01:05 AM EDT

Howard Katz honored with Rozelle Radio-TV Award

Jun. 02, 2022 03:37 PM EDT
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Howard Katz, who has been involved with NFL media for nearly two decades and has helped drive the popularity of the league to new heights, was...

FILE - Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III carries during the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. Barber, who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday, June 1, 2022. He was 38. Barber played a final season with Chicago in 2011 after spending his first six years with the Cowboys. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)
Cowboys say former running back Marion Barber dead at 38

Jun. 01, 2022 09:05 PM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, left, and analyst Troy Aikman work in the broadcast booth before a preseason NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. On Monday, May 16, 2022, Buck and Aikman made their first trips to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, to meet with executives and their future co-workers as preparations for the upcoming season began to ramp up. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Fox promoting Olsen caps NFL's announcer movement for now

By Joe Reedy May. 31, 2022 06:50 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance throws a pass at the NFL football team's practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Brian Griese, an 11-year quarterback in the NFL, left the cushy work of a broadcaster to get back into the grind of the NFL as the 49ers quarterbacks coach tasked with developing Lance into a star. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Griese trades in mic to take over as 49ers QB coach

By Josh Dubow May. 31, 2022 05:26 PM EDT