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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) stiff-arms Los Angeles Rams safety Nick Scott during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Bills blow out champion Rams 31-10 in season opener

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Washington Commanders team reveal from FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland, February 2nd, 2022 (Joe Glorioso | All-Pro Reels)

Washington remains an afterthought for an NFL focused on ratings, stars, cash

By Matthew Paras and Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

A customer makes a sports bet at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 6, 2022. In the fifth year of legal sports betting in most U.S. states, the action is speeding up due to microbetting, the ability to place a bet on an outcome as narrowly targeted as the result of the next pitch in baseball or the next play in football. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Wins — and losses — can pile up with sped-up sports betting

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

In this Oct. 21, 2018, photo, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, left, and team president Bruce Allen talk on the field prior to an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, in Landover, Md. Allen was fired Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, after a tumultuous and loss-filled decade with the NFL team once coached by his father. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) **FILE**

Bruce Allen testifies in deposition with House Oversight and Reform Committee

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson speaks during an interview by Nickleodeon's George Johnston on the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game between the Ravens and the Washington Commanders, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Lamar Jackson’s contract situation lingers over Ravens ahead of season

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders tight end Armani Rogers catches a pass during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Armani Rogers’ switch to tight end has Commanders bullish: ‘I’m so excited about where he’s going’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) warms up with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, left, before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Quarterback question marks define NFC East ahead of 2022 season — except for Dallas

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) warms up prior to an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Broncos sign Russell Wilson to $245 million contract extension

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders offensive assistant Tyrae Reid Jr. (left) works with quarterback Taylor Heinicke. (Photo courtesy of the Washington Commanders)

The NFL wants minority coaching success stories. The Commanders’ Tyrae Reid Jr. is ready to be one

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders Guard Chris Paul (75) awaiting instruction by the a coach at The Park in Ashburn VA on August 4th 2022 (Photo: Alyssa Howell)

In world of non-guaranteed contracts and shady advisers, NFL rookies learn to manage money

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Len Dawson of the Kansas City Chiefs running through passing drills with receivers in New Orleans to prepare for the Super Bowl, in January 1970. Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, has entered hospice care in Kansas City, Mo. KMBC-TV, the Kansas City station where Dawson began his broadcasting career in 1966, confirmed Dawson is in hospice care through his wife, Linda. (AP Photo, File)

Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Trainers check on New York Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) after he was injured during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Injuries to Thibodeaux, Thomas spark debate over ban to cut blocks

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Jared Bernhardt (83) runs through a drill during the teams open practice in Atlanta, Ga. Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Just two years after being honored as the nation’s top college lacrosse player, Bernhardt is trying to make it as an NFL receiver with the Atlanta Falcons. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File) **FILE**

Former Terrapin Bernhardt goes from lacrosse star to NFL long shot

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during an NFL football training camp practice Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) **FILE**

Tom Brady took vacation to Bahamas during absence from Buccaneers

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

In this Nov. 27, 2000, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre looks to pass during the second quarter against the Carolina Panthers of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. Favre looks at the quarterbacks on display this weekend with an admiration as strong as the throws he made as a Pro Football Hall of Fame player. (AP Photo/Rick Havner, File)

Brett Favre figures he likely suffered ‘thousands’ of concussions while playing football

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Green Bay Packers tight end Josiah Deguara, third from right, rides a young fan's bike as the fan takes off running with Deguara's helmet during the team's NFL football training camp July 27, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisc. (Samantha Madar/The Post-Crescent via AP, File) **FILE**

NFL returns almost to normal as protocols ease in third year of COVID-19 era

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

FILE - Former NFL players Ken Jenkins, right, and Clarence Vaughn III, center right, along with their wives, Amy Lewis, center, and Brooke Vaughn, left, carry tens of thousands of petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on May 14, 2021. Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Changes to the settlement made last year are meant to make the tests race-blind. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press

This photo shows a display with Jen Welter's blue-and-pink jersey, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 in Canton, Ohio. A 15-year-old boy made his way through the The Pro Football Hall of Fame museum on Friday, checking out the memorabilia and bronze busts before stopping to take a picture of Jen Welter’s blue-and-pink jersey to send to his younger sister. (AP Photo/Rob Maaddi)

Pro Football Hall of Fame recognizes women’s impact

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

FILE - Washington Commanders' Dan Snyder poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. Snyder is set to testify later Thursday morning, July 28, before a congressional committee that is investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Lisa Banks weighs in on Deshaun Watson, Stephen Ross suspensions as Snyder probe continues

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times