(WJLA) – The Washington Redskins name has been a hotly contested debate for decades. The team name is widely held to be a racist slur against Native Americans. Now, some major business partners of the team are indicating their stance on the name debate. A FedEx spokesperson released this statement: We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name. FedEx is the title sponsor of the team stadium in Landover, MD.

Besides "tradition," what does the national anthem have to do with sports?

There isn’t a lot he can actually do to force any team’s hand — on the surface — but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday on ESPN’s  “The Return of Sports&…

Leading US public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci has sounded the most explicit alarm yet that NFL and college football may not happen in 2020

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Madden publisher could have exclusivity for football simulation games until 2026 if series "achieves certain revenue goals"

Joe Lockhart reflects on his time as an executive in the NFL and writes, "Colin Kaepernick became the symbol of black men being treated differently than white men in America. That symbol of racial injustice was reinforced every day that Colin sat on the outside of the football world."

"We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all players speak out."

After two consecutive trips to the playoffs on the back of statistically solid years in a fairly conservative and pedestrian offense, it looks like the Bengals are about to open things up. From a fantasy football standpoint, Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton stands to gain the most from them doing so.

Aaron Hernandez, charged with one murder and suspected in others, had just gotten over his anger at his father’s untimely death and signed a contract with the New England Patriots when his mother was stabbed. As Hernandez faces murder charges, Michael Daly on his father’s untimely death and mother’s stabbing.

Two former players describe the struggle of growing up closeted in the world of football

Austen Lane’s first-person account of the pain, self-doubt and uncertainty that comes with losing your job in the NFL.

Cowboys Stadium is dead. Today it was announced that, effective immediately, the home turf of one of the NFL's most storied teams has been renamed AT&T Stadium. It's rumored to be a multimillion-dollar deal, but neither side is putting an exact figure on the sponsorship.

With a visual redesign from Nike the Jacksonville Jaguars join a growing list of sports teams that are trying on major uniform overhauls

It has been an ugly offseason for the league.

That is 20 sack, 20 tackles for loss, and 20 batted balls. No one in the history of the NFL has ever done that. Talking with CBS Sports Senior NFL Columnist Pete Prisco, Watt called the never before achieved club “the football triple crown.”

What an idiot.

With the start of a new football season comes the renewal of the debate over the Redskins' controversial name. Writer Lakshmi Gandhi takes us through the convoluted history of the word "redskin."

Federal investigations, millions in political donations, brain trauma denial? All in a day's work for football's money men.

After Google supremo Larry Page and YouTube content chief Robert Kynci powwowed with NFL boss Roger Goodall late last August there was speculation that Google/YouTube would snatch NFL’s Sunday Ticket package away from DirecTV. That deal comes due after the 2014 season. Here’s why Google should just do it.