This bargain bunch is unlikely to stir much excitement among a fan base turned off by three straight losing seasons, but the Atlanta Falcons had few options because of salary cap woes that forced them to cut ties with established players.

And poof, just like that, the NFL is back, center stage and in the front of our focus. Did it ever leave?

Sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic became a whole different sort of spectacle, especially when it came to spectators.

Like Lamar Jackson under pressure from the pass rush, let the scrambling begin.

The NFL's power is in its appeal. And that appeal manifests in a slew of directions, positively and negatively.

The most recent NFL event not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was the 2020 combine. A year later, with the 2021 combine canceled, the league has released a list of players who would have merited invitations to Indianapolis.

The Atlanta Falcons made changes in two of their most important leadership positions this winter after another losing season, and they've already started making tough calls on their roster in a bid to cut costs.

The NFL is closing in on finalizing the 17-game schedule for 2021. Count me in.

Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

No more football for Johnny Football unless it's just for kicks.

Before we get to the contest results, let's review some of the story lines of the last 36 hours after the big game, shall we? I think we shall.

Tom Brady's coming back. So is Bruce Arians.

If one message can sum up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday night, it might be this: You're not getting older, you're getting better.

Tom Brady made the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their fans and their city believe from the moment he arrived last year.

Lennise Germany's personal and professional lives were twisted, tangled and turned upside down in a matter of minutes last year.

Eugene Robinson. Those were the first two words that popped into my head.

Sunday night's Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will make for what is annually the biggest day of sports broadcasting for networks.

Someone will make history Sunday night in a Super Bowl so filled with storylines it would fill a season of TV programming.

Though others have eclipsed him in some sections of the NFL record book, Peyton Manning's stamp on the league is very much a thing of 2021 and beyond.

The eighth 2,000-yard rushing season in NFL history made sure there was no catching Derrick Henry in this race.

Josh Evans died Thursday night in Fayetteville, Georgia, one year after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

More than two decades ago, Charles Woodson beat out Peyton Manning for a prestigious award during their college days. Something called the Heisman Trophy.

Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a "war chant" while making a chopping hand motion designed to mimic the Native American tomahawk.