Organization

NFL.com

NFL's official news site covering catch rulings, anthem policy, injuries, and commissioner statements.

Why this matters

Primary institutional narrative channel for what the league says a result or gesture means.

Works

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Brady to Have Season-Ending Knee Surgery…

NFL.com. "Brady to Have Season-Ending Knee Surgery…." September 8, 2008, https://www.nfl.com/news/brady-to-have-season-ending-knee-surgery-will-be-placed-on-ir-09000d5d80a95089.

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Buccaneers QB Tom Brady Extends Record with Fifth Super Bowl MVP…

NFL.com. "Buccaneers QB Tom Brady Extends Record with Fifth Super Bowl MVP…." https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-qb-tom-brady-extends-record-with-fifth-super-bowl-mvp-in-win-over-chi.

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NFL Anthem Policy on Hold under Standstill Agreement

NFL.com. "NFL Anthem Policy on Hold under Standstill Agreement." July 19, 2018, https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-anthem-policy-on-hold-under-standstill-agreement-0ap3000000941064.

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NFL Owners Approve National Anthem Policy for 2018

NFL.com. "NFL Owners Approve National Anthem Policy for 2018." May 23, 2018, https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-owners-approve-national-anthem-policy-for-2018-0ap3000000933971.

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NFL Teams Unanimously Approve Simplified Catch Rule

NFL.com. "NFL Teams Unanimously Approve Simplified Catch Rule." March 27, 2018, https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-teams-unanimously-approve-simplified-catch-rule-0ap3000000923342.

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Referee: Dez Bryant Catch Incomplete Once Ball Hit Ground

NFL.com. "Referee: Dez Bryant Catch Incomplete Once Ball Hit Ground." January 11, 2015, https://www.nfl.com/news/referee-dez-bryant-catch-incomplete-once-ball-hit-ground-0ap3000000456973.

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Roger Goodell: NFL 'Wrong' for Not Listening to Protesting Players Earlier

NFL.com. "Roger Goodell: NFL 'Wrong' for Not Listening to Protesting Players Earlier." June 5, 2020, https://www.nfl.com/news/roger-goodell-nfl-wrong-for-not-listening-to-protesting-players-earlier.

Related books

Book

The Game We Think We Saw

What Sports Reveals About Winning, Judgment, and the Stories Results Cannot Settle

Sports gives us some of the clearest outcomes in public life. A score becomes final, a ruling takes effect, and one side advances. But the result cannot fully explain what produced it, why it should count, what it is allowed to justify, who carried its cost, or what the event will eventually mean. The Game We Think We Saw follows those unsettled questions from the scoreboard into the systems, bodies, judgments, and stories surrounding the game.