NFL

Hey Jude: Former Derry footballer Jude McAtamney unlikely to make New York Giants debut this weekend

Swatragh native in the frame to make NFL debut as starting kicker for Giants after Graham Gano hamstring injury

The Jaguars naming a stadium after Trevor Lawrence may have been a little premature

Jacksonville temporarily rebranded their home in honor of their quarterback, but it just highlighted how he has fallen short of expectations

NFL star Tyreek Hill wants police officer involved in traffic stop detainment fired

Officer put on administrative duties after Sunday’s incident ahead of Miami Dolphins’ season opener

The post-Belichick Patriots may not be the dumpster fire we expected

New England have lost an all-time great quarterback and coach over the last few seasons, but there are encouraging signs on the rebuild

Dolphins star Tyreek Hill detained by police on way to stadium for season opener

Wide receiver released after alleged driving violation and is expected to play against Jacksonville

Charlie Smyth and Jude McAtamney in curious sporting limbo as they await shot at NFL big time

New NFL season brings tantalising opportunity for two Ulster men, Charlie Smyth and Jude McAtamney

Charlie Smyth and Jude McAtamney re-signed for NFL teams on practice rosters

Both players were released from their teams yesterday for the final 53 for the NFL season

Charlie Smyth misses out on place on New Orleans Saints’ roster

Derry’s Jude McAtamney also misses out with New York Giants as both players will go on the waiver wire

Bill Belichick becomes a punchline as new relationship with 24-year-old woman comes to light

Legendary NFL coach is dating Jordon Hudson, almost 50 years younger, leading to tabloid fodder and roasts from Tom Brady

Dave Hannigan: The Chicago Bears are owned by billionaires. They want taxpayers to fund their new stadium

A club that turns an annual profit of around $200m is seeking funds and tax breaks from a cash-strapped city, where two-thirds of children drink contaminated tap water

Dave Hannigan: The antediluvian gospel according to NFL star Harrison Butker

Kansas City Chiefs kicker's address to college graduates was like a papal encyclical dating from before Vatican II

Carolina Panthers opt against signing Monaghan goalkeeper Rory Beggan

Beggan had spent a number of days as a trialist as Mark Jackson continues to work with the Pitssburgh Steelers

Rory Beggan and Mark Jackson to try out for NFL teams this weekend

Beggan will go for the Carolina Panthers, Jackson for the Pittsburgh Steelers

DJ, artist, knifemaker - Cian Healy set to reach another milestone

McAtamney becomes the latest Irishman in the NFL; Bragging rights up for grabs in Galway vs Mayo and spicy Tipperary-Waterford clash

‘I had no agent, no invites . . . it was do or die’ - Jude McAtamney, the latest Irishman heading for the NFL

Former Derry underage footballer Jude McAtamney has signed a contract as a kicker with the New York Giants

Former Derry footballer Jude McAtamney signs with the New York Giants

Swatragh native signs as an undrafted free agent after spending a number of years at Rutgers University

Dean Rock turned down trials for NFL’s international player pathway

Former Dublin footballer was approached to travel to London with a view to joining the group of GAA players who travelled to America

From Mayobridge to New Orleans - Charlie Smyth’s journey to the NFL

Seven months after his first American football kicking trial, the former Down goalkeeper has signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints

Louis Rees-Zammit signs for Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs

23-year-old Wales rugby international’s next goal is to win a place on the Chiefs’ final roster

Down goalkeeper Charlie Smyth signs with New Orleans Saints

Mayobridge native signs three-year deal with the Super Bowl 44 champions after visiting their facility on Friday

Down goalkeeper Charlie Smyth to train with New Orleans Saints

22-year-old becomes the first of the Irish quartet on the NFL’s International Pathway Programme to visit at a franchise’s facility

Pats and monsters: a GAA player might just step into the world of American football

Ciarán Murphy: Three Gaelic footballers have a very long shot at a NFL kicking job. Don’t bet against them making it

NFL duties to see Rory Beggan and Mark Jackson miss the rest of the Allianz Football League

Beggan, Jackson and Charlie Smyth will remain in the USA after taking part in last weekend’s NFL combine as kickers

Rory Beggan will have his hands full as he awaits NFL decision

Scotstown goalkeeper will be among the winners at Friday’s annual GAA club awards ceremony

Kansas City’s Super Bowl win the most-watched TV show in US history

Sunday’s game averaged 123.4 million viewers across all platforms

Super Bowl: Kansas City Chiefs pay tribute to MVP Patrick Mahomes

Mahomes leads winning touchdown drive in OT in 25-22 win

Super Bowl: When does it start, where can I watch it and will Taylor Swift be there?

This year’s game will take place in Las Vegas between defending champions Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers

NFL tryouts: Ireland’s kicking kings aiming to grasp the opportunity of a lifetime

Rory Beggan, Darragh Leader, Mark Jackson and Charlie Smyth already in the US preparing for month’s NFL Combine in Indianapolis

Super Bowl: How 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy went from ‘Mr Irrelevant’ to main man

Purdy’s apparent ordinariness stands out even more because of where he plays, and who he is up against tomorrow

The $7bn bet that couldn’t lose: how Vegas became America’s sports capital

No event signals Las Vegas’s arrival as a US sporting mecca like the Super Bowl, which takes place in the city after an abrupt reversal in philosophy

Rory Beggan: ‘When this option came along, it was a no-brainer — I was hooked’

Monaghan goalkeeper one of four Irish athletes heading to America to trail as kickers and punters in the NFL

San Francisco 49ers overturn big deficit to set up Super Bowl clash with Chiefs

Kansas City see off Baltimore Ravens to set up a repeat of the Super Bowl of four years ago

Patrick Mahomes is expected to scale new heights every year. When he is merely great it feels disappointing

Super Bowl 2024: If the Kansas City Chiefs can pull off an upset in Baltimore on Sunday, it will be another crowning moment for the quarterback

The curse of wide right comes back to haunt the Bills as Chiefs march on

Tyler Bass’s 44-yard field goal attempt goal would have tied up the playoff game late on

Rory Beggan confirmed as one of four Irish athletes to trial for NFL

Wicklow’s Mark Jackson, Down’s Charlie Smyth and former Connacht fullback Darragh Leader to try out in front of scouts

The road to American football – how do Louis Rees-Zammit and Rory Beggan get to the NFL?

Wales rugby international joins GAA goalkeepers Beggan, Smyth and Jackson as well as ex-rugby pro Darragh Leader in trying to make the NFL

NFL play-offs: Buccaneers steamroll Eagles as Bills set up Chiefs clash

Buffalo will play Kansas City next, while Tampa Bay will face the Detroit Lions

NFL Playoffs - Dan Whelan’s Packers rout Cowboys; Lions send Rams and Stafford packing

Whelan becomes first Irishman to feature in the playoffs since Neil O’Donoghue in 1983

Patrick Mahomes helms KC to playoff win over Miami in near-record low temperatures

Chiefs beat Dolphins 26-7 in frigid AFC wildcard playoff game played in minus-20 degrees, while Texans rout Browns

Buffalo playoff opener against Steelers postponed until Monday due to winter storm

Dangerous conditions expected in New York state this weekend

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