Before Super Bowl LVII even began, the National Football League (NFL) drew criticism for distorting the circumstances behind the death of former player and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman in a promotional effort. The telecast featured a video package on T
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Snopes→ NFL Ends Pro Bowl; Skills Competitions, Flag Game Instead
The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game.
Snopes→ Ravens’ Mascot Headed to IR with ‘Drumstick’ Injury
The Baltimore Ravens are making a feathered addition to their injured reserve list.
Snopes→ New Jersey Man Sentenced for Tom Brady Super Bowl Ring Fraud
A New Jersey man posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family.
Snopes→ Browns’ Deshaun Watson Suspended 11 Games, Fined $5 Million
He was accused of sexually harassing and coercing women during massage therapy sessions while he was with the Houston Texans.
Snopes→ More Black NFL Retirees Win Dementia Cases in Rescored Tests
Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias.
Snopes→ NFL Suspends Dolphins Owner for Tampering with Brady, Payton
The league's investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season, but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his and Payton's agent, Don Yee.
Snopes→ Browns QB Deshaun Watson Suspended for 6 Games
Watson, who played for four seasons with Houston before being traded to Cleveland, recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits filed by women alleging sexual harassment and assault.
Snopes→ Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Testifies Before House Committee
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder testified before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct.
Snopes→ Former NFL Receiver Demaryius Thomas’ Family Says He Had CTE
Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is the latest in a growing list of football players diagnosed with CTE.
Snopes→ Rob Gronkowski Retires, Won’t Join Tom Brady for 3rd Season
Four-time All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement again, meaning he will not join Tom Brady for a third season in Tampa Bay.
Snopes→ Deshaun Watson Settles 20 of 24 Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reached an agreement to settle 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits that had been filed by women who accused him of sexual assault and harassment.
Snopes→ Is Tom Brady’s Yacht Bigger Than the Titanic?
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady does own a yacht, but this claim from an online ad left us scratching our heads.
Snopes→ Flores Lawyer: Unconscionable for Goodell to Arbitrate Suit
Attorney Douglas Wigdor said the NFL was trying to force “behind closed doors” the claims of Brian Flores and two other Black coaches.
Snopes→ Defense 1st, then Offense, with Receivers a Focal Point
In an NFL draft focused early on stoppers, it was the goers — wide receivers — who stole the spotlight.
Snopes→ Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Killed in Auto Accident
The 24-year-old quarterback was spending time with some teammates with the Pittsburgh Steelers, getting ready to compete for a starting job.
Snopes→ NFL Owners Approve Rule Change for OT in Playoffs
The NFL is changing its sometimes controversial overtime rules to guarantee each side gets the ball in the playoffs.
Snopes→ Tom Brady is Returning to Tampa to Play 23rd Season in NFL
Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 40 days.
Snopes→ Judge Approves Fix to Stem Race Bias in NFL Concussion Deal
Outrage over the use of “race-norming” in the dementia testing forced the NFL and players' lawyers back to the negotiating table last year.
Snopes→ Friends Who Have Attended Every Super Bowl Plan Final Trip
The three men are all in their 80s and have attended every game since the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game was held 55 years ago.
Snopes→ Washington’s NFL Team Unveils New Name As Commanders
The new name unveiled Wednesday comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism.
Snopes→ Three NFL Games Moved Due to COVID-19 Outbreaks
The NFL has moved three games because of COVID-19 outbreaks: Las Vegas at Cleveland from Saturday to Monday; and Seattle at the Los Angeles Rams and Washington at Philadelphia from Sunday to Tuesday.
Snopes→ Jaguars Fire Urban Meyer After 13 Games, Countless Missteps
Urban Meyer never fit in the NFL.
Snopes→ Autopsy: Severe Brain Trauma in Ex-NFL Player Who Shot 6
The 20 years Phillip Adams spent playing football “definitively ... gave rise” to a diagnosis of stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Snopes→ Rodgers Sought Treatments Instead of COVID-19 Vaccine
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he sought alternative treatments instead of the NFL-endorsed COVID-19 vaccinations because of an allergy he has to ingredients in two of the FDA-approved shots.
Snopes→ NFL, Players Agree to End ‘Race-Norming’ in $1B Settlement
The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing.
Snopes→ Tom Brady Beats Patriots in New England Return, 19-17
Brady rallied the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 19-17 victory over the Patriots on a rainy Sunday night, with Ryan Succop hitting the winning 48-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter.
Snopes→ NFL Returns Social Justice Helmet Decals, End Zone Stencils
NFL players can wear social justice messages on their helmets again this season and “It Takes All of Us” and “End Racism” will be stenciled in end zones for the second straight year.
Snopes→ NFL Teams Face Potential Forfeits for COVID-19 Outbreaks
NFL teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak among nonvaccinated players could forfeit regular-season games, with players on both teams not getting paid.
Snopes→ Carl Nassib First Active NFL Player to Come out As Gay
Nassib said he wasn't doing it for the attention but because “I just think that representation and visibility are so important.”
Snopes→ Retired Black Players Say NFL Brain-Injury Payouts Show Bias
The NFL has insisted on using a scoring algorithm on the dementia testing that assumes Black men start with lower cognitive skills.
Snopes→ AP Source: NFL Player Phillip Adams Killed 5, then Himself
A York County, South Carolina Sheriff's office official said the investigation is ongoing.
Snopes→ NFL TV Ratings Up for Second Straight Year
In January 2020, the NFL goes into the playoffs with its regular-season ratings having gone up for the second straight year, the first time the league has seen back-to-back increases since 2010.
Snopes→ Andrew Luck Finds Cost of Football Too Pricey to Continue Career
When the 29-year-old Luck thought another long, laborious comeback journey jeopardized his future plans, he believed walking away from the sport and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars was the only logical choice.
Snopes→ Packers-Raiders Game Played on 80-Yard Field (Video)
The Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers played their exhibition game in Canada on a shortened field out of concern for the safety of the field.
Snopes→ Goodell, Title Game Officials to Face Questions on ‘No-Call’
A Louisiana judge ordered that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and three officials from January's NFC title game be questioned under oath about the infamous "no-call" that helped the Los Angeles Rams beat the New Orleans Saints.
Snopes→ Kaepernick, Eric Reid Settle Collusion Grievances with NFL
"The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no further comment by any party."
Snopes→ Did NFL Champion Tom Brady Attribute His Success to Gisele Bündchen’s ‘Witchcraft’?
A conservative Christian radio host made hay with throwaway remarks made by the six-time Super Bowl champion in February 2019.
Snopes→ Did NFL Quarterback Joe Namath Kneel During the National Anthem?
Believe it or not, you can kneel on a football field without protesting something.