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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to bring the Super Bowl to the capital of the United Kingdom if he is re-elected next month. Khan, 53, has held the position of London’s mayor since 2016 and is seeking a third term in the upcoming election on May 2. Speaking on Thursday, he promised to strengthen the city’s reputation as “the sporting capital of the world” by bringing ’s ‘Big Game’ to England — plus games and WWE’s showpiece event, Wrestlemania. Advertisement The Labour party candidate ad…

The quarterback carousel spun at a dizzying rate last week when the new league year began. Trades and free-agent signings set in motion a game of musical chairs that changed chunks of the quarterback landscape. There were dramatic swings for the fences, like the signing AND trading for , or the luring away from the with a $180 million deal. Advertisement We saw modest moves for potential starters (the signing and the reuniting with ), gambles (the Vikings adding as a potential Cousins…

The 2024 NFL year officially started on Wednesday, and thanks to the “legal tampering window” for that opened Monday, it has been a frenzied week. Marquee free agents at every position and side of the ball have changed addresses to the tune of handsome contracts. Up-and-coming players have agreed to deals with the expectation they can become franchise cornerstones. And aging stars have secured opportunities that perhaps represent their final shots at glory. Advertisement Much like the teams acq…

They entered the with great fanfare and lofty expectations of one day ranking among the best collections of talent the NFL had seen at their position. But just three years later, the 2021 quarterback draft class instead largely looks like one great big bust. While NFL teams continue their assessments of another highly touted group of quarterbacks leading up to April’s draft, two of the five QBs drafted in the 2021 first round ( and ) were just traded for meager compensation. A third () prepares…

The Denver Broncos’ announcement Monday that next week was an official admission of the disastrous decision they made in 2022 to trade for the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback. After giving up five draft picks and three players to acquire Wilson from the , the awarded the quarterback a massive five-year, $242.6 million contract extension before he had even taken so much as a practice snap. In two seasons, Wilson appeared in 30 games and went 11-19, never reaching the playoffs. He in lat…

INDIANAPOLIS – For the second consecutive year, the NFL Players Association on Wednesday released its , which assess players’ working conditions and environments throughout their seasons and offseasons. The , , , and rounded out the top five in terms of overall grades. Meanwhile, for a second straight season, the received the lowest grades in the league while the repeat Super Bowl champion ranked 31st overall. The (30th), (29th) and (28th) round out the bottom five. Advertisement Team gra…

officials and their City of Detroit partners say they remain confident they can stage a safe and festive weekend in the Motor City in late April. That statement comes after one person was killed and 22 others were wounded at Wednesday’s Super Bowl victory parade. with crimes connected to the shooting, which appeared to between several people, police said. Advertisement This year’s draft is April 25-27 in Detroit, where events will be held in an area around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza…

LAS VEGAS — Another head coach hiring cycle concluded late last week as the filled the . The results should be encouraging to coaches of color, players of color and anyone else who cares about diversity and inclusion in the NFL. Four more coaches of color — Raheem Morris (), Dave Canales (), Antonio Pierce () and Jerod Mayo () — joined the exclusive head coach fraternity, bringing the number of minorities in those 32 leading roles to a record nine. Coupled with previous offseason hires that in…

Thursday’s news that the had to hire Dan Quinn means the final head coaching vacancy has been filled. Quinn succeeds Ron Rivera, who went 26-40-1 with one playoff appearance (a loss) during four seasons, was fired by new team owner after Washington’s 4-13 finish in 2023. Quinn joins Brian Callahan (), Dave Canales (), Jim Harbaugh (), Mike Macdonald (), Jerod Mayo (), Raheem Morris () and Antonio Pierce () as the new head coaches for the 2024 season. Advertisement Here are the top takeaways…

With the world set to descend upon Las Vegas, which is regarded as the gambling capital of the world, league officials aim to maintain a vigilant approach to protecting the integrity of the game while also working to encourage responsible betting practices among fans. The league has a strong policy that bars players, team personnel and NFL employees from betting on NFL games. And members of the and are prohibited from betting of any kind in the lead up to the , which also means they’re not al…