Elliott Hill is traveling the globe to meet with leagues, teams and athletes to rebuild connections and spur a turnaround for the world’s largest athletic-wear company.
Category: National Football League
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N.F.L. Becomes First Major American Sports League to Drop Covid-19 Protocols
The league and the players’ union announced they would lift policies that had governed testing, masking and social distancing since March 2020.
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Black Former N.F.L. Players May Benefit from New Concussion Deal
A judge approved a race-neutral plan which will force the administrator of the N.F.L. concussions settlement to rescore dementia tests taken by several thousand Black former players who had submitted claims.
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N.F.L. Suspends Calvin Ridley for Betting on Games
The league said that Ridley, a receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, bet on games in November 2021 while he was on leave from the team to address a mental health issue.
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Back Slaps and Buzz Drown Out Critics at N.F.L. Combine
Even as agents and players questioned the inequities and value of the event, N.F.L. decision makers and, for the first time, fans, gathered again in Indianapolis.
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Seahawks Plan to Trade Russell Wilson to the Broncos
Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning once, but had taken issue with being left out of personnel decisions.
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Aaron Rodgers Says He Has a Deal to Stay With the Packers
The four-time most valuable player had been locked in conflict with the team over his influence in personnel decisions, a drama which amplified scrutiny of Rodgers’s tumultuous season and cast his future into doubt.
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Texas Grand Jury Set to Hear Deshaun Watson Case
Women who filed sexual misconduct complaints against Watson, the Houston Texans quarterback, last year have been subpoenaed to give testimony on Friday in Houston, their lawyer said.
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Richard Sherman Pleads Guilty to Charges From Family Altercation
The N.F.L. cornerback, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of negligent driving and criminal trespass, was fined but avoided jail time after being credited for time served.
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American Sports Are Turning Up the Volume of Afrobeats
With an eye on its international fan base, the N.B.A. has welcomed the influence of African singers like Tems, Burna Boy and Rema.
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Hedge Fund Titan Has a Turnaround Plan (for the Carolina Panthers)
David Tepper, the founder of the $20 billion Appaloosa Management, may have finally cracked the winning code for his flagging N.F.L. team.
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Inside the Closed-Door Meetings of the N.F.L.’s Billionaire Owners
Every three months, closed-door meetings of the billionaires who own N.F.L. teams become displays of status, beefs and sometimes Trump-induced headaches.