NFL 2026

NFL News & Analysis

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Culture May 19, 2026

Rob Gronkowski returns as Snake Pit grand marshal for the 2026 Indy 500

The four-time Super Bowl champion will headline the Coors Light Snake Pit infield festival on May 24 for the second straight year.

Team May 19, 2026

Jacoby Brissett skips Cardinals OTAs as a $4.88 million contract dispute drags into May

Mike LaFleur opened his first Arizona offseason without his bridge quarterback. The veteran wants starter money on a backup deal.

Coaches May 18, 2026

John Harbaugh tells Miami of Ohio graduates how a January firing taught him resilience

Four months after Baltimore let him go, Harbaugh stood in front of his alma mater's Class of 2026 and turned the worst week of his career into a 16-minute address.

Team May 18, 2026

Stephen A. Smith calls Aaron Rodgers' Steelers return 'an indictment of the organization'

The ESPN host says Pittsburgh has spent four years failing to replace Ben Roethlisberger and is now paying the price.

League May 18, 2026

Urban Meyer loses his $30 million grievance against the Jaguars

An independent arbitrator upheld Jacksonville's 2021 for-cause firing, ending a four-year fight over the remainder of Meyer's $36 million contract.

Culture May 18, 2026

Tom Brady walks his first runway as Gucci takes over Times Square

The seven-time Super Bowl winner closed out NFL Honors season with an all-black leather look at the GucciCore Cruise 2027 show.

Free Agency May 18, 2026

Stefon Diggs, Deebo Samuel and the 14 free agents still searching for a 2026 home

The post-draft free-agent board includes three former Pro Bowl receivers and at least four defenders who could change a playoff race.

League May 18, 2026

Nashville is set to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 as NFL owners prepare to vote

The Music City would host the championship in its first season inside the new $2.1 billion Nissan Stadium.

Schedule May 17, 2026

The Lions and Eagles drew the softest 2026 schedules. Here's why that's not the whole story

Detroit gets the easiest slate by projected opponent win totals. Philadelphia owns the league's easiest first-place schedule. Each team has one giant catch.

Team May 17, 2026

Are the Cowboys really Super Bowl contenders? Vegas isn't buying it

Dallas opens at +3500, 17th on the board, after a 7-9-1 season, an aging Dak Prescott and a defense still searching for an identity.

Schedule May 17, 2026

Wednesday in Australia, Thanksgiving Eve and nine countries: the 2026 NFL schedule, decoded

The league pushed Week 1 to a weeknight to land a marquee opener in Melbourne, set a Thanksgiving Eve game for the first time, and froze out five rebuilding teams from primetime entirely.

Team May 17, 2026

Lamar Jackson, Jesse Minter and the Ravens' real measure: a Super Bowl, not another MVP

Baltimore enters 2026 with a new head coach, the second-shortest title odds in football, and a quarterback who has nothing left to prove except in January.

Injury May 17, 2026

Patrick Mahomes cleared for OTAs as Chiefs map a cautious ACL return

Andy Reid says his quarterback is throwing and on track for the May 26 start of organized team activities, with Week 1 in Denver still the target.

Betting May 17, 2026

Super Bowl LXI odds tracker: Seahawks and Rams open as co-favorites in a wide-open NFC

Sportsbooks see a historically open field heading into 2026, with nearly half the league priced at 20-1 or shorter.