American Football

The National Football League has announced that Chicago will host the 2015 NFL Draft, ending a near 50-year run for the event in New York.

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), the company behind the proposed development of a new American football stadium in Los Angeles, has requested a six-month extension to its previous agreement with city authorities to allow for additional time to pursue an NFL franchise to move into the venue.

NFL executive vice-president of international Mark Waller has confirmed that the American football league is making solid progress towards its vision of establishing a team in the UK and is now planning to test the logistical issues of the move.

Scott Butera has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Arena Football League indoor American football competition.

The NFL has appointed a number of women to senior positions in an effort help shape the American football league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policies.

Terry and Kim Pegula, the owners of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres ice hockey team, have struck a deal to acquire the Buffalo Bills NFL American football franchise.

American football league the NFL has promoted Mark Waller to the role as executive vice-president of international ahead of its latest set of regular season games in London this autumn.

The NFL’s Oakland Raiders American football franchise has reached a tentative deal with the local authority over the construction of a new stadium.

Eric Grubman, executive vice-president of American football league the NFL, has been handed a specific remit of returning a team to the Los Angeles area, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Three takeover bids for American football’s NFL franchise the Buffalo Bills have been submitted, but all of the non-binding offers are valued at less than $900m (€672.2m), according to reports.

Mark Cohon has announced that he will not seek a third term as commissioner of the Canadian Football League gridiron competition when his current contract expires in April.

American football’s NFL is exploring open up a new revenue stream by asking the musicians shortlisted to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show to pay for their slots.

American football league the NFL has promoted Peter O’Reilly to the position of senior vice-president of events.

NFL American football franchise the Washington Redskins has made its latest move to protect its famous name by filing an appeal to overturn a US government tribunal decision that cancelled the team’s trademarks.

Chinese sports authorities have entered into an agreement to launch the first American football league in the country.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has said it will appeal a US judge’s ruling that would allow universities to offer student athletes a limited share of revenue, a decision that overturns the NCAA’s stance of enforcing amateurism in college sports.