9:25 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — NFL football on a Friday? The 2020 schedule will include a rare quirk when the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day. It will be the first Friday game since the San Diego Chargers beat the Tennessee Titans on Christmas night in 2009. And it will
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9:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL schedule has been released. The regular season kicks off with the Houston Texans hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The opening doubleheader for Monday Night Football will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Giants (7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN)
9:00 PM ET ESPN NFL Experts The 2020 NFL schedule is out, and the regular season will begin with the Houston Texans facing the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 10. Week 1 also features the New Orleans Saints hosting Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the opening Monday Night
7:58 PM ET Tom Brady‘s new football life will begin with a bang. His Tampa Bay Buccaneers will open the regular season against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, one of the early highlights of the 2020 NFL schedule, as announced Thursday night. The game will pit two of the best players in NFL
8:39 PM ET The GOAT is a ‘dog for the first time in a long time. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened as 6.5-point underdogs in their Week 1 road game against the New Orleans Saints, according to Caesars Sportsbook. Brady has been favored in his past 74 regular-season starts. It’s the longest
8:56 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ schedule for 2020 was released Thursday. The regular season kicks off with the Houston Texans hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 10 (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The opening doubleheader for Monday Night Football will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Giants (7:10 p.m. ET,
6:13 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA — Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie said the most likely scenario is the cancellation of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ambrosie made the admission for the first time while testifying Thursday to a House of Commons standing committee on finance. Ambrosie appeared via video during a
5:38 PM ET The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed Russell Okung‘s unfair labor claims against the NFL Players Association, attorney Peter Ginsberg confirmed to ESPN. Ginsberg didn’t comment on the next steps, but Okung, the Carolina Panthers left tackle, can appeal in the coming weeks. The dismissal from NLRB regional director William B. Cowen
3:53 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians on Thursday said Tom Brady was the one who lured former teammate Rob Gronkowski out of retirement and was adamant that the team trade for him, despite having tight ends O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate on the roster. “It was really Tom,” Arians
3:27 PM ET Eli Manning plans to take this year off before eventually getting back into football in some capacity, the recently retired New York Giants quarterback said Thursday during a USO video conference call with service members and their families. His next role may include teaching and coaching youth football. He knows it won’t