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NFL 'Sunday Ticket' is headed to YouTube beginning next season

1:29pm December 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.

Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (center) takes a knee during the playing of the national anthem before a game between the Atlanta Falcons and the 49ers on Dec. 18, 2016, in Atlanta.

Roger Goodell On Colin Kaepernick's Possible Return to NFL: 'I Welcome That'

4:56pm June 16, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The NFL commissioner's comments come in an interview with ESPN. In recent days the commissioner has apologized for the league "not listening to NFL players earlier" on issues of racial injustice.

President Trump, shown here on Friday in Bangor, Maine, is questioning the NFL commissioner's stance on player protests.

Trump Questions NFL Commissioner's Reversal On Protests During Anthem

1:11pm June 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

In a late Sunday night tweet, President Trump said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell "was intimating that it would now be O.K. for the players to KNEEL ... thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag?"

Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before a September 2016 game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.

NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong,' Commissioner Says

8:46pm June 05, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks after calls for the NFL to take a strong stand amid nationwide protests, but the league's statement makes no reference to Colin Kaepernick.

NFL Kicks Off Its First 'Fully Virtual' Draft Tonight

7:28pm April 23, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"Draft day 2020, much different than we ever imagined, but it's going to be fun," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a video tour of his basement where he'll preside over the three-day event.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (left) walks with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during the NFL owners winter meeting in Irving, Texas, on Dec. 13, 2017.

NFL To Demand Cowboys Owner Reimburse Legal Fees, Reports Say

12:25pm February 27, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

The NFL wants Jerry Jones to pay more than $2 million in fees after he threatened to derail Commissioner Goodell's contract extension and engaged in other battles, according to published reports.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, pictured Saturday in Indianapolis, told club executives Tuesday that the anthem controversy is dividing the league from its fans.

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NFL's Roger Goodell Says Players 'Should Stand' For National Anthem

1:46pm October 11, 2017

by Amy Held

The NFL commissioner wrote in a memo to all 32 teams that the league will present team owners with a plan next week to help "move past this controversy."

A $30 million partnership between the NFL and the National Institutes of Health is set to expire at the end of August, with much of the NFL's pledged money unspent. Above, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in February.

NFL, NIH End Partnership For Concussion Research With $16M Unspent

1:22pm July 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The relationship has been fraught with disputes about which research should be funded. Four House members have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell whether the league plans to honor its commitment.

NFL's Conduct Policy In Spotlight Again Over Kicker's Admitted Spousal Abuse

10:24am October 21, 2016

by Tom Goldman

After New York Giants kicker Josh Brown was arrested for assaulting his wife in 2015, the NFL investigated and suspended him — for one game. But newly released documents show a history of abuse.

New England Patriots' Tom Brady warms up before a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 28.

Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Tom Brady, Says He Must Serve Suspension

3:28pm April 25, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

A three-judge panel overturned a lower court's ruling that found NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was not fair when he handed down the suspension.