2:28 AM ET ATLANTA — The NFL plans, Bill Belichick laughs. The future of football is offense, we’ve all been told for months. NFL scoreboards spent September, October and November like a pinball machine on tilt as innovative coaches and favorable rule changes laid waste to the offensive record books and sent a half-dozen teams

1:09 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Oakland Raiders are in talks with the Giants about playing their home games next season at Oracle Park in San Francisco. A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Sunday night the two sides are in discussions, but no deal has been reached. The person spoke

1:28 PM ET For all the talk of more strife between owners and NFL players’ union on the horizon, there is a core group on both sides who have an optimistic view that negotiations to extend the current collective bargaining agreement could get jump-started within the next six months, according to league and union sources.

7:34 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday for his activities off the field. Long donated the entire amount of his first four game checks to fund his “First Quarter for Literacy” program, which gives free books and mentoring services to families.

11:00 AM ET Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard has gone from a relatively unknown player to the NFL’s rookie of the year. Some questioned why the Colts selected Leonard, who played at South Carolina State, a Football Championship Subdivision school, in the second round of the draft. It didn’t take long to realize why the

12:00 AM ET ATLANTA — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked by a reporter Wednesday whether he would consider writing a book when his career is over. As he often does, Belichick deflected the topic by mentioning that his only focus is the upcoming game against the Los Angeles Rams. Then there was

9:14 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Limousine companies are blaming the state of Georgia for leaving them 300 to 400 vehicles short of what’s needed to transport NFL owners, corporate clients and others this Super Bowl weekend. Amy Patterson, vice president of operations and logistics with Atlanta’s Super Bowl Host Committee, said in a

4:53 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Wade Wilson, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and assistant coach, died Friday, on his birthday, the team announced. He was 60. The Dallas Cowboys are not expected to extend the contract of Jason Garrett, who is in the final year of his deal, sources tell ESPN. Wilson served as

7:30 PM ET Tiffany Avery Smith, the wife of former Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith, died Thursday from complications of breast cancer. She was 49. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2017. Rick Smith took an extended leave of absence in January last year to help care for his wife and

6:33 PM ET ATLANTA — NFLPA executive committee president Eric Winston stressed the need to prepare just in case there is a 2021 lockout, including saving up funds from Madden likeness and other marketing ventures. Winston explained how the “Madden checks” collected over the next three years could equate to $60,000 per player, maybe not