NEW YORK — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. was assaulted by a group of men in a New York hotel early Monday, according to police.

Hickman, 24, who hails from South Orange, N.J., was attacked by four men just before 4:30 a.m. in the lobby of the SIXTY LES hotel on the Lower East Side.

Just before the assault, both sides argued but ...Read more

MIAMI — One of the most productive wide receivers in Miami Dolphins history will have to find work elsewhere in 2026.

The Dolphins will release star wideout Tyreek Hill, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald Monday morning, bringing to end a tumultuous four-year tenure in South Florida. Hill, who turns 32 in March, has been in recovery from ...Read more

MIAMI — Bradley Chubb won’t return to the Miami Dolphins come 2026.

First reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the franchise released the star edge rusher on Monday, bringing to end a three-year stint in Miami that saw Chubb suffer a gruesome knee injury only to return two seasons later and be one of the team’s most valued voices in ...Read more

DENVER — Time to tell the truth: It’s not about health.

The Denver Nuggets somehow, someway, boast a 35-20 record at the All-Star break. Despite a training room that triggers claustrophobia. Despite missing three-time MVP Nikola Jokic for four weeks. Despite Aaron Gordon playing in 23 games. Despite Christian Braun and Cam Johnson being ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Three coordinators down, none to go.

Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak has reportedly made two more major decisions about his staff.

Andrew Janocko, quarterbacks coach of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, will become the Raiders’ offensive coordinator.

Janocko, 37, worked with Kubiak with the New Orleans Saints and ...Read more

SEATTLE — While Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald indicated he would strongly favor continuity in replacing Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator, he ultimately decided to go outside the organization, reportedly hiring San Francisco 49ers run game coordinator and tight ends coach Brian Fleury as Seattle’s new OC.

Fleury’s expected hire was ...Read more

MIAMI — Tua Tagovailoa is neither a villain, nor a victim in this impending, expected breakup with the Miami Dolphins.

Therefore, Tagovailoa’s not deserving of hatred, or pity for what’s to come, which supposedly hasn’t been decided according to a chat the new regime had with season-ticket holders Thursday night.

“Tua has been a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In 2014, after one season as the Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach, Chip Kelly decided he’d had enough of DeSean Jackson, who’d been kind of a headache. Jeffrey Lurie had given Kelly power over the roster, and Kelly cut Jackson.

Jackson proceeded to lead the NFL in yards per catch in three of the next five seasons, two of ...Read more

SEATTLE — Mike Macdonald calls them “walk and talks.”

Every third Thursday, the Seattle Seahawks coach pairs unlikely teammates together, presents a prompt and lets them learn about each other. To take talent and add togetherness. To create bonds that can’t be bought or faked or broken, that settle into steel.

Super Bowl week was no ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Klint Kubiak apparently didn’t look far for his defensive coordinator.

The Las Vegas Raiders’ new coach is reportedly promoting from within for the position, elevating run-game coordinator/defensive line coach Rob Leonard.

The sides are said to be finalizing a deal.

Kubiak will reportedly also retain Joe Woods, the Raiders�...Read more

The gap between the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks is not a crack in the sidewalk. It’s a canyon. It’s massive. It’s undeniable. And if you watched the last two months of the NFL this season, it should be terrifying.

And yet, this chasm might be the best thing to ever happen to Kyle Shanahan and John ...Read more

Another NFL season is officially in the books.

The Seahawks dominated the Patriots in Super Bowl LX to win their second title, Bad Bunny’s halftime show has me planning a trip to Puerto Rico and the commercials were mostly terrible.

Let’s hope AI companies produce AI good enough to improve their ads in the future.

With the Super Bowl in ...Read more

NEW YORK — All of the claims in Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and multiple teams, including the Giants, can proceed in court, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled Friday.

In a 14-page order, Manhattan Federal Court Judge Valerie Caproni ruled that Flores and other coaches suing the NFL can pursue their claims ...Read more

DEDHAM, Mass. — Fresh off the Super Bowl, veteran Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs pleaded not guilty Friday morning in Dedham District Court to assault charges.

He’s accused of felony strangulation or suffocation and a lesser assault and battery charge against a live-in chef, according to the DA.

He was released on personal ...Read more