Author: Mike Florio

For the most part, the NFL sails through clear, open waters. But there’s an iceberg out there, whether the league is worried about it or not.The shift from traditional, over-the-air TV to streaming could eventually land the league in an antitrust mess, for one very important reason. The antitrust exemption from the Sports Broadcasting Act [more]

We’ve developed an expensive habit in recent years of celebrating the PFT award winners by (foolishly) asking them, “What do you want as a prize?”It started after the 2021 season, when coach of the year Mike Vrabel asked, “What do I get?” One text led to another, and he got a Honey Baked Ham.This year, [more]

I’ve been making time over the past few days to proofread the final, official text of Father of Mine. And, frankly, I’ve been flipping back and forth between “this isn’t bad” to “this sucks butt,” regularly and repeatedly.It’s too late to turn the ship around, given that plenty of you have pre-ordered it. (Thank you [more]

I’m not a believer in full-season tanking. But there’s a point where less success at the end of the season means more power in the offseason.This year, the Texans won a meaningless Week 18 game over the Colts, with a touchdown in the final minute and a two-point conversion that sealed the victory.The move, which [more]

I’m not a believer in full-season tanking. But there’s a point where less success at the end of the season means more power in the offseason.This year, the Texans won a meaningless Week 18 game over the Colts, with a touchdown in the final minute and a two-point conversion that sealed the victory.The move, which [more]

In an offseason that could, and perhaps should, feature an effort to upgrade the contract of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to better reflect the market and the salary cap, his agents have gone their separate ways.Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal reports that Leigh Steinberg and Chris Cabott will part company. Cabbott, who had been [more]

When on Radio Row, we do as the Radio Romans do.That consists of chatting with the various guests who make the rounds. It’s a unique annual ecosystem of players, coaches, and other personalities with something to sell, and folks with a platform on which they can sell it.We enjoy it. It gives us a chance [more]

When on Radio Row, we do as the Radio Romans do.That consists of chatting with the various guests who make the rounds. It’s a unique annual ecosystem of players, coaches, and other personalities with something to sell, and folks with a platform on which they can sell it.We enjoy it. It gives us a chance [more]

From time to time on Twitter, I’ve posted photos from inside the PFT barn. From time to time on Twitter, folks have asked for a tour of the barn.Last night, I decided to give everyone a look inside. Here’s a 91-second video of the place where I spend plenty of time, watching football or movies [more]

Rarely do coaches finish their contracts and become free agents. More frequently, but still not all that often, coaches walk away from a contract with remaining years and resurface elsewhere.The latest coach to leave one team and land elsewhere, Sean Payton, re-establishes the formula for high-end coaches who want to move on. For Payton, it [more]