The NFL had its highest-rated kickoff weekend ever with an average of 19.9 million viewers for games on CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC.
April 2015 - Football Wiretap
NFL Has Highest Ever Opening Weekend TV Ratings
Tomsula: Kaepernick Wasn't Broken Quarterback
Jim Tomsula had confidence Colin Kaepernick wasn't a broken quarterback when he was hired as head coach of the 49ers.
Texans To Start Ryan Mallett In Week 2
The Texans signed Brian Hoyer in the offseason, while Ryan Mallett was acquired in 2014.
Terrelle Pryor To Work Out For Jets
Terrelle Pryor worked out this week for the Patriots after he was cut by the Browns.
Adam Jones To Appeal $35,000 Fine For Cooper Hit
Adam Jones said he will appeal the fine, given for hitting a defenseless player.
Jason Pierre-Paul Missing Part Of Thumb, Underwent New Surgery
The Giants don't plan to see Jason Pierre-Paul again for another five or six weeks and that if the hand isn't healed to their satisfaction by then, they will consider rescinding his $14.81 million f
Marshawn Lynch's Mother Wants Seahawks To Fire Darrell Bevell
Delisa Lynchcalled Darrell Bevell "the worst play caller ever."
Cowboys To Audition Several Wide Receivers
Hakeem Nicks, Nick Toon, Clyde Gates and Austin Pettis will visit with the Cowboys with Dez Bryant out at least one month.
Terrelle Pryor Works Out For Patriots
Terrelle Pryor was cut by the Browns before the start of the season.
Adrian Peterson 'Hesitant' In Shotgun After Skipping Entire Preseason
Adrian Peterson didn't touch the ball until the second drive of the game, as the Vikings threw on their first three plays.
Giants Ordered Rashad Jennings Not To Score Touchdown
Rashad Jennings was ordered by Eli Manning not to score on consecutive runs inside the 5-yard line.
DeSean Jackson Out 3-4 Weeks With Strained Hamstring
DeSean Jackson is in his second season with Washington.
Joe Banner Denies Calling Haslam 'A Moron' In Deleted Tweet
Joe Banner was CEO of the Browns before he was fired by Haslam in 2014.
NFL Won't Suspend Adam Jones For Slamming Amari Cooper's Head
Adam Jones will likely be fined for slamming the head of Amari Cooper into his helmet, but won't receive a suspension.
Bridgewater: Peterson Is A 'Mad Man' After Being Away From Football
Teddy Bridgewater was asked about Adrian Peterson and how he was the top priority of opposing defenses even in 2009 when Brett Favre was playing at his best.
Cowboys Ranked Most Valuable Team In Sports At $4 Billion
The average NFL franchise is now worth $2 billion, a 38 percent year-over-year increase due to the increase in national television rights fees.
Favorites Go 9-4 Against The Spread, Leaving Sportsbooks With Losses
Sportsbooks had what might have been the worst opening day of the NFL season in 20 years.
Ndamukong Suh Won't Face Discipline For Alfred Morris Incident
Ndamukong Suh won't face discipline from the NFL after he appeared to kick the helmet off Alfred Morris on Sunday.
Dez Bryant Out 4-6 Weeks With Broken Bone In Foot
Dez Bryant has a broken bone in his foot and will undergo surgery.
Josh McCown Suffers Concussion, Manziel Finishes Game For Browns
Johnny Manziel finished the game going 13-for-24 for 182 yards, with one touchdown.
Irsay Denies Existence Of Rift Between Pagano, Grigson
The Colts lost their Week 1 game at the Bills.
NFL Trying To Reduce Length Of Preseason
The NFL is actively calculating the revenue that would be lost by reducing the preseason by as many as two games.
Terrell Suggs Tears Achilles Tendon, Out For Season
Terrell Suggs turn 33 next month and may elect to retire.
Jason Pierre-Paul's Injury Worse Than Giants Were Led To Believe
In addition to the missing right index finger, fractured thumb and skin grafts, a portion of one of the other fingers on Jason Pierre-Paul's right hand is missing.
Tyrone Crawford, Cowboys Agree Upon Five-Year, $45M Extension
Tyrone Crawford had a breakout season in 2014 and has drawn comparisons to Ndamukong Suh.
Watt, Gronkowski Most Dominant Compared To Positional Peers
Rob Gronkowski had three touchdowns in Week 1.
NFL Clears Patriots Of Tampering With Steelers' Headsets
Michael Signora said Friday that the league believes the problem "involved no manipulation by any individual and that the Patriots had nothing to do with it."
A.J. Green Agrees To Four-Year, $60M Extension With Bengals
A.J. Green caught 69 balls for 1,041 yards and six touchdowns last season in 13 games.
Aldon Smith Signs One-Year Deal With Raiders
Despite his off-the-field issues, Aldon Smith will be eligible to play Sunday.
Eli Manning Close To $84M Extension With Giants
Eli Manning's $21 million average in new money on the four-year extension would rank him fourth among quarterbacks in the NFL, behind Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger.
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