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The Minnesota Vikings complete the largest comeback in NFL history against the Indianapolis Colts, winning 39–36 after a 0–33 deficit. The previous largest comeback occurred in January 1993 when the Buffalo Bills won 41–38 against the Houston Oilers after a 35–3 deficit.
2022-12-17

The National Football League announces that players not adhering to COVID-19 restrictions will be subjected to a fine of $14,650 during the season.
2021-07-24

In American football, the National Football League starts its draft for the 2021 season, with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking quarterback Trevor Lawrence as the first pick of the draft.
2021-04-29

Sarah Thomas becomes the first female NFL official to officiate a Super Bowl.
2021-02-7

The National Football League announces an investigation into the Washington Football Team for allegations of workplace sexual harassment.
2020-12-7

The National Football League extends their mask mandate and threatens to discipline anybody who violates the league's COVID-19 protocols.
2020-11-23

A study, published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association", finds that 99 percent of the brains donated for scientific research by deceased National Football League players show signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the disease identified in autopsies of numerous NFL players who have committed suicide, and the subject of the 2015 movie "Concussion".
2017-07-25

U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentences former NFL player Darren Sharper to 18 years in prison in rape and drugging case involving as many as 16 women in several U.S. states.
2016-08-18

In American football, Twitter wins the bidding contest over Amazon, Verizon, and others, for streaming rights to 10 of 16 National Football League (NFL) regular season "Thursday Night Football Games", ones that will also be telecast by either CBS or NBC. The league streamed one game last year with Yahoo!. Verizon, meanwhile, already owns the mobile rights to all NFL games which are available to subscribers via a mobile app; the 10 NFL games on Twitter will be free.
2016-04-5

American football player Josh Brent of the Dallas Cowboys is arrested for driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter in relation to the death of teammate Jerry Brown.
2012-12-8