2022-23 NFL

 Over the past two seasons, Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb has emerged as one of the NFL's top running backs. Now he's emerged as one of the league's top-paid running backs. Chubb and the Browns have an agreement in principal on a three-year extension for $36.6 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday. The deal comes with $20 million fully guaranteed, Rapoport added. At an average of $12.2 million per season in those three years, Chubb would be the sixth-highest-paid running back on yearly averages, per Over the Cap. The 25-year-old Chubb, who could have another extension in store when he's 28, is entering his fourth NFL season after back-to-back campaigns in which he rushed for more than 1,000 yards and earned Pro Bowl bids. Heading into a 2021 campaign in which many believe success to be at hand for the Browns, Chubb and Kareem Hunt provide Cleveland with one of the top one-two combos around. Interestingly enough, though, an impending exte...

  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is maintaining confidence that fans will be back in NFL stadiums this fall. Given the spread of COVID-19's Delta variant, changing conditions can always change outlooks. But for now, Goodell told NFL Network's Judy Battista that confidence must be combined with a willingness to adapt. "This year, we're comfortable that local regulations are going to allow us to have fans at all 32 stadiums. We'll still be smart. We're still going to be willing to adapt. We're still going to do everything to make sure our fans are safe when they're there," Goodell said in an interview that aired Saturday on Inside Training Camp Live. "But we expect full stadiums. You know, the fans want to come back. That's the No. 1 thing we hear. We're seeing that in our ticket sales. Fans just want to be a part (of) and have that collective experience. Doing that around an NFL game is fun." Increased vaccination rates among playe...

 In the previous weeks, Aaron Rodgers‘ decision on whether or not he plans to return to the Green Bay Packers or perhaps even retire has kept many sports fans and sportsbooks keepers on the edge of their seats. The highly anticipated answer to the looming question has finally been answered as Rodgers has chosen to return to the Green Bay Packers for the 2021-22 NFL season. The Packers have reportedly agreed to rework the contract for Rodgers, seemingly open to making certain adjustments to their roster to keep the star quarterback. Hours after the announcement of Rodgers’ return, the Packers even brought back wide receiver Randall Cobb. NFL fans know that Cobb and Rodgers have special chemistry on the field. Rodgers has often seen Cobb as one of his favorite targets and teammates between 2011-18. ESPN‘s Adam Shefter confirmed that the Packers had to make a few big concessions to keep Rodgers. The team had to void the final year 2023, of his deal and give Rodgers the option of revie...

 The NFL distributed to clubs the NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 Protocols for 2021 Training Camp and Preseason. This document includes the following: Education Protocol Club Facility Protocol Team Travel Protocol Treatment Response Protocol Game Day Protocol Screening and Testing Protocol Media Protocol Enforcement of Protocols

 NFL training camp for the 2021 season opened last week for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers, who will play in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 5. The reigning champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened camp Sunday, while the rest of the league followed Tuesday. The NFL got back to a semi-normal offseason schedule with seven new head coaches taking over for the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. The league will also have its first 17-game regular season schedule. It opens Sept. 9 with the the Bucs playing host to the Cowboys. NFL Nation reporters have put together camp previews and 53-man roster projections for every team, which are linked below. The roster projections are ESPN+ content. AFC EAST Buffalo Bills Buffalo's quarterback set franchise records in passing yards (4,544) and touchdowns (37) and finished second in the MVP voting to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. With...