CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow’s next challenge is daunting: return to his home state and resurrect the woebegone Bengals. Given what he’s accomplished, he’s not lacking in confidence. Cincinnati took the Heisman Trophy winner first…

MIAMI (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa has been dogged for months by uncertainty, upheaval and close calls, from a career-threatening injury to an encounter with a tornado. Now he knows where he’ll play next. He still…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four-time All Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski has agreed to a reunion with Tom Brady. The agent for the retired New England star confirmed Tuesday that pending completion of a physical…

If you are a local high school sports fan (like me) and take a scroll through Twitter, more than likely you’ll stumble upon the ongoing football helmet frenzy. Currently, the Kansas Helmet Project page (@kshelmetproject)…

Chiefs legend Bobby Bell always has been socially nimble, figures Willie Lanier, one of his teammates for life. For one thing, how else could an African-American man have navigated his move from North Carolina to…

Before the world as we knew it came unmoored amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we wrote in late February about a poignant vision to honor heroic Chief Joe Delaney with a monument where the man…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have rewarded Christian McCaffrey for his production and versatility, making him the highest-paid running back in the NFL. The team agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract extension…

The Chiefs on Wednesday made a move to add some competition on special teams. The Super Bowl-champion Chiefs are signing punter Tyler Newsome to a one-year deal, a source confirmed with The Star. Financial details…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton says he feels like a “fish out of a water” being a free agent for the first time in his nine-year NFL career. Newton said during a conversation with…

The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger…