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Getty Images Multiple reports have indicated that SoFi has struck a deal to buy the naming rights to the new L.A. stadium. The people responsible for such matters say that no deal is in place. According to John Aceti of Sports Business Daily, the managing director of the L.A. Stadium &...

Getty Images Over a quarter of the NFL teams now play in states with legal recreational marijuana. And at the moment, it’s still illegal in the eyes of the NFL. Via NBCChicago.com, the Illinois House on Friday passed a plan 66-47 which will legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Governor...

Getty Images Artavis Scott left Clemson with the most catches in school history. He made 245 receptions in his three seasons, 68 more than teammate Mike Williams had at Clemson. Now, more than two years after he left college, Scott awaits his first catch in the NFL. Undrafted in 2017, Scott...

Getty Images In March, free agent running back Darren Sproles said he would decide in May whether to play this season or retire. May is almost over, and no decision seems to be imminent. Instead, it appears that Sproles will take his time and see whether the right offer comes from the right...

When last we heard from Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe, he was praising new coach Vic Fangio as a leader. Now, Wolfe is praising Fangio’s defensive scheme. “Falling in love with the defense actually,” Wolfe told reporters on Thursday. “Last time I felt this was when I was first...

Getty Images Saints receiver Ted Ginn said recently that he would race anyone for $10,000, but “anyone” apparently doesn’t include Chargers wide receiver Travis Benjamin. Benjamin was asked about Ginn’s challenge and said he tried to take him up on it, and would love to participate in next...

Getty Images Melvin Gordon still isn’t practicing with the Chargers. But at least he’s tweeting at them. Via Gilbert Manzano of the Los Angeles Daily News, the Chargers running back sent his regards via social media, as his teammates continued to practice without him. Gordon hasn’t...

Getty Images The new NFL stadium in Inglewood lacks a naming-rights deal. That could change soon. FOX Business Network reports that SoFi is in “late-stage talks” to place its brand on the place where the Rams and Chargers will begin playing in 2020. Formally known as Social Finance, Inc., the...

Getty Images The money-for-nothing naming-rights industry sometimes doesn’t generate as much money as it should. SoFi, according to VenuesNow.com (via SportsBusiness Daily), will pay in the range of $20 million per year for 20 years to attach its name to the new stadium that the Rams and...

Getty Images The Vikings have run through a number of kickers during head coach Mike Zimmer’s tenure as the team’s head coach and the common thread between them has been a penchant for missing important kicks. That led Zimmer to say in February that the team was in the market for a coach who...

Getty Images Tyrod Taylor has started 46 career games, all in the past four years. But Chargers starting quarterback Philip Rivers has the longest active streak of consecutive starts for a quarterback at 208, tying him for third in NFL history with Peyton Manning. So barring the unexpected...

After poor field conditions led to the NFL moving a game out of Mexico City last season, the field at Azteca Stadium is getting a makeover According to the Associated Press, officials from the stadium announced that they intend to replace the hybrid surface installed last year and restore the...

Tyrell Williams said after last season that he considers himself a “No. 1 receiver.” Yet, he chose to sign with the Raiders only days after they traded for Antonio Brown, the clear No. 1 receiver in their offense. Williams hopes Brown’s presence helps him. “It’s vertical,” Williams said, via...

Joey Bosa was the favorite for defensive player of the year to open last season. But the Chargers defensive end missed the first nine games with an injured foot. He’s now healthy, and although he weighs the same as last season, his 270 pounds includes more muscle, Bosa said. “He looks...

Getty Images The Chargers and the Rams eventually will pay $645 million each for the privilege of moving to L.A. The owners who will be receiving that money decided on Wednesday to give the franchises an extra year to begin making installment payments. As a result, the first $129 million (10...

Getty Images Tight end Andrew Vollert landed with a new team a day after being waived by the Bengals. The Chargers announced that they have claimed Vollert and added him to their 90-man roster. Vollert signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent last year and spent a couple of months...

Getty Images Bran Stark can see everything, so perhaps he can tell us whether Chargers pass rusher Joey Bosa made an appearance on Game of Thrones. The rest of us — including Bosa himself — don’t know. Bosa traveled all the way to Belfast to appear as an extra on Game of Thrones, but he said...

Getty Images Chargers owner Dean Spanos guaranteed a new contract for Philip Rivers, though he wouldn’t guarantee when. “It’s going to happen; it will happen,” Spanos said, via Gilbert Manzano of The Orange County Register. “We have an understanding, as long [Rivers] wants to be here, we want...

On Tuesday, the prosecution began introducing its case-in-chief against former NFL player Kellen Winslow II. The prosecution may want a do-over. The witnesses included Jane Doe No. 1, the first of five women alleging that Winslow committed sexual offenses against her. Jane Doe No. 1 accuses...

The criminal trial of former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II has begun. In opening statements, which can be seen along with the full trial on CourtTV.com, the prosecution outlined the charges on the various sexual offenses that Winslow is facing. “Mr. Winslow has been given much, but it was...