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Kansas City Chiefs OL Duvernay-Tardif first player to opt out of 2020 NFL season
By Dave Scretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the upcoming NFL season on...
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German Football League reduced to 6 teams in case of a season
The German Football League will be reduced to no more than six teams should there be a “post COVID-19 lockdown” season in 2020. That’s the...
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AFI Live: Special Finland Edition – Sunday, July 26, 4p CET (10a ET)
This week’s special edition of AFI Live on Europe will cover the opening of the new season in Finland with coaches from each of the teams on hand. Six...
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Kuopio Steelers aiming beyond runner up spot as Finland’s Maple League opens “post COVID-19 lockdown” season
The Kuopio Steelers enter the “post- COVID-19 lockdown” season on July 31 with the aim of winning the Finnish championship when they face their title...
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Finland: Seinäjoki Crocodiles finally come to terms with top WR Nate Robitaille
The Seinäjoki Crocodiles have been busy preparing for the shortened Finnish Maple League season and in the process have come to terms with one of Europe’s...
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Camps set to open after NFL, players’ union reach agreement
By Barry Wilner and Rob Maaddi NFL training camps are set to open after the league and the players’ union reached agreement on several issues,...
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Europe’s Elite, PPI busy again this weekend
The crews of both Europe’s Elite and PPI will be spreading the word of football and providing great instruction to young, aspiring football players in...
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AFI partners with SAJL for exclusive global distribution of Finnish American football
American Football International, AFI, and the Finnish American Football Association, SAJL, have signed an agreement for the exclusive digital distribution of all Maple League games...
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Report: NFL owners could shut down training camp if no financial agreement
The NFL and NFL Players Association have yet to come to an agreement on how the coronavirus pandemic will impact player salaries, and the offseason...
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Ex-Redskins become Washington Football Team for 2020 season
The NFL team formerly known as the Redskins will go by the Washington Football Team for at least the 2020 season, giving the organization time...
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Seinäjoki Crocodiles are set as Finland’s Maple League ushers in ‘post-COVID-19 lockdown’ era
As Seinäjoki Crocodiles head coach Samu Juppo prepares his team for a historic, “post-COVID-19 lockdown” Maple League season, he is fully aware that he has...
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New era for the Edmonton Football Team as fresh name process begins
For the time being, Edmonton’s CFL franchise will be known as the EE Football Team or Edmonton Football Team. Take your pick. Board of directors...
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NFL Announces Fans Will Be Required to Wear Masks to Games Amid Pandemic
Fans attending NFL games will be required to wear masks in stadiums this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. League spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the step Wednesday:...
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Helsinki Wolverines primed for opening of Finland’s Maple League season
Finland’s Helsinki Wolverines will host the Seinäjoki Crocodiles on July 30 in the first game of a historic Maple League season. As the only football league...
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Winnipeg tentatively chosen a Hub City for possible CFL season
Following an extensive process, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba has been tentatively chosen as the “Hub City” for a possible 2020 Canadian Football League season,...
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Players will receive daily COVID-19 tests for first two weeks of camp
NFL players will be tested every day for the first two weeks of training camp, Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer, said in...
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NFLPA tells players there will be no preseason games in 2020
By Nick Shook, Around the NFL writer The NFL Players Association on Tuesday told its players there will be zero preseason games in 2020, NFL...
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Poland’s top league scheduled to start September 5
Poland’s Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego, LFA, is organizing a 2020 season for six of the top teams in the country with a kickoff on September 5....
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California announces delay of high school football season until December 2020 or January 2021
The California Interscholastic Federation, CIF, the governing body in the state for high school sports, announced Monday that the earliest its football season and the...
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New American Football Association in Poland given Allied Member status in IFAF
The American Football Association in Poland, ZFAP, (Związek Futbolu Amerykańskiego w Polsce) has taken the first step to becoming a full-fledged member of the International...
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Helsinki Roosters getting set to kick off ‘historic’ shortened season
The defending Finnish champion Helsinki Roosters are getting ready to play their first football game in almost a year and only two months later than...
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NFL offers players to scrap all preseason games
By ROB MAADDI and BARRY WILNER The NFL has offered to scrap all preseason games, a person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press....
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Giants, Jets to play without fans at MetLife Stadium in 2020
The NFL is moving forward with its scheduled season, but fans won’t be able to see it in person in New Jersey. The New York...
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Reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player Brandon Banks: ‘I won’t put on a helmet til 2021’
By Justin Dunk The Canadian Football League’s reigning Most Outstanding Player Brandon Banks has stated his football playing intentions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL presented the players...
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NFL players speak out about health, safety concerns ahead of training camp
NFL players are publicly pleading with the league to address several health and safety concerns on the eve of training camp. The league informed teams...
