NFL owners decision to flex ‘Thursday Night Football’ will have negative impact on fans

EAGAN, Minn. — The NFL finally forced Thursday night flex scheduling into its broadcast window. Let’s hope the league never has to use it. On Monday, 24 owners voted in favor of a scheduling mechanism by which the league will be able to flex into (or out of) “Thursday Night Football” games. The games are … Read more

NFL confirms no Commanders sale vote at next week’s owners meetings

The pending $6.05 billion sale of the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family to a group led by investor Josh Harris remains under standard review and will not be voted on next week by NFL owners at their spring meeting, the league said Thursday. Jeff Miller, the NFL executive vice president … Read more

Columnist: Ravens’ Lamar Jackson won despite ‘openly colluding’ owners

“Edge of Sports” podcast host and “The Nation” sports editor Dave Zirin has repeated what became a popular claim regarding talks involving quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Baltimore Ravens and other clubs.  “Jackson won this battle: a David against an army of Goliaths; a David against NFL owners openly colluding to not even offer the former … Read more