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A new study from Boston University's CTE Center, published in JAMA Network Open, estimates that 75% of professional football players who died over a 15-year period showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. About 27% of those players were estimated to have had dementia. The figure is three times higher than the group's own estimate from an August study covering a five-year span.
The Dallas Cowboys have formally recognized the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the squad's collective bargaining representative, the two sides said in a joint statement. The move follows a roughly 400% pay raise for cheerleaders ahead of the 2025 season, though the increase did not include health insurance. The squad now holds the NFL's only active cheerleader union, after the Buffalo Jills' 1995 union dissolved along with the team.
The NFL has had artist Jammie Holmes's 2024 painting Untitled, depicting a child emerging from morning glory flowers, hand-painted onto strips of turf for a football field. The reproduced artwork is being shipped from New York City to Paris ahead of an NFL game there.
Netflix's third-quarter investor letter names improved monetization, alongside entertainment value and new technology, as top priorities going forward. The company reported $12.9 billion in revenue, up 12 percent year-over-year, even as analysts at Jefferies estimate monthly viewing time per member fell to 49 hours in early 2025 from 66 hours in early 2023, and its share of US viewing time dipped slightly year-over-year in July.
Kyle Van Noy, a 13-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion now with the Minnesota Vikings, wrote an essay detailing lessons learned from joining seven different rosters across six teams. He advises new hires to observe quietly before speaking up, let early performance build credibility, and pick a visible early project to demonstrate value.
The padded Guardian Cap, a helmet cover that has been required at certain practices since 2022, is now showing up on a growing number of NFL players during actual games this season. The cap's bulky foam padding gives wearers a visibly larger, rounded helmet shape.
A dossier compiled by search firm Korn Ferry, made public through unsealing, outlines how recruiters evaluate candidates for top NFL jobs. The document reportedly includes candid and controversial assessments of contenders.
As NFL franchise valuations surge—highlighted by the Seattle Seahawks' recent $9.6 billion sale to a group led by Vinod Khosla—the Green Bay Packers' unique community-owned structure is being spotlighted as an alternative to billionaire and private-equity control. The Packers remain the NFL's only publicly owned team, with no single owner able to sell the franchise for personal profit.
The NFL filed a brief supporting New Jersey's request for the Supreme Court to clarify whether states or the CFTC regulate prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. The league said $1.8 billion of the $3.3 billion traded on such platforms on the first Sunday of this season involved NFL games, and argued states are better equipped to oversee these markets as gambling-like products. Kalshi disputed the claim, saying the CFTC is actively regulating sports-related contracts through ongoing rulemaking.
Athletes First, the sports agency known for NFL clients like Derrick Henry and Dak Prescott, is starting a full basketball practice covering NBA representation and NIL work. The firm has hired industry veterans John Noonan and Brandon James to build out the new division, according to President of Team Sports David Mulugheta.
AT&T has introduced Turbo Live, a premium mobile data feature meant to reduce network slowdowns at crowded stadium events. The rollout coincides with AT&T's extended 30-year partnership with the Dallas Cowboys through 2055, and new interactive features debuting at AT&T Stadium for the NFL season.
A trailer has been released for 'Madden,' David O. Russell's biopic starring Nicolas Cage as football coach John Madden, alongside Christian Bale as Raiders owner Al Davis and John Mulaney as EA founder Trip Hawkins. The footage covers Madden's Super Bowl win, his shift to broadcasting after health issues ended his coaching career, and his role shaping the original Madden NFL video game. The film hits theaters November 11 and streams on Prime Video from November 18.