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Former Rams WR Demarcus Robinson pleads no contest to misdemeanor DUI

City News Service — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:58:59 +0000

VAN NUYS — Former Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge stemming from his arrest last November.

Robinson was sentenced Tuesday to three years’ probation and ordered to pay a $390 fine plus penalty assessment and to complete a series of programs, including a three-month alcohol program and a hospital and morgue program, and not to drive any vehicle with any measurable amount of alcohol, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.

Two other charges against Robinson – driving with a 0.08% blood alcohol content or higher and driving without a valid license – were dismissed, according to his attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna.

Robinson, who now plays for the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested Nov. 25.

According to the California Highway Patrol, officers noticed a speeding white Dodge sedan on the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway, south of Tampa Avenue in Woodland Hills, at 5:13 a.m. that day. After the officers stopped the sedan, the driver identified himself as Robinson, according to a CHP statement.

CHP officials indicated that the 30-year-old suspect was driving at more than 100 mph.

Officers observed what they determined to be “symptoms of alcohol impairment” and arrested Robinson on suspicion of driving under the influence, and Robinson was subsequently “released to a responsible party,” according to the CHP.

In two seasons in Los Angeles, Robinson caught 57 passes for 876 yards and 11 touchdowns. Last season, he finished with 31 receptions with career highs of 505 yards and seven touchdowns.

Robinson played five seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and one season with the Baltimore Ravens before joining the Rams.

In March, Robinson signed a two-year, $9.5 million deal, with $6 million guaranteed, with the 49ers.

Rams sign veteran OT D.J. Humphries to 1-year deal

The Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:28:56 +0000

LOS ANGELES — The Rams signed veteran offensive tackle D.J. Humphries to a one-year contract on Friday.

Humphries, a longtime starter for the NFC West rival Arizona Cardinals, will provide depth and insurance on the Rams’ offensive line behind starting left tackle Alaric Jackson.

Jackson agreed to a three-year, $57 million free-agent deal to stay in Los Angeles this spring, but the NFL Network reported this week that Jackson is dealing with a reoccurrence of the blood clots that ended his 2022 season.

Humphries spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Cardinals, who drafted him in the first round in 2016. He started 98 games, mostly at left tackle, and was selected for the Pro Bowl in 2021.

Humphries was out of the NFL last season while recovering from a torn knee ligament from 2023. He also missed much of the 2022 season with a back injury.

He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in November, but injured his hamstring shortly afterward. He played only occasionally down the stretch into the postseason for the AFC champions, and he didn’t play in the Super Bowl.

Humphries’ agents announced on social media in late April that he had signed with the San Francisco 49ers, but that deal was never completed.

Rams WR Davante Adams feeling ‘rejuvenated’ after OTAs

Adam Grosbard — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:47:29 +0000

WOODLAND HILLS — As the Rams’ OTA practice ramped up on Tuesday, Davante Adams was holding court on the sideline.

The three-time first-team All-Pro was surrounded by fellow receivers Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell, running back Kyren Williams and receivers coach Eric Yarber, all staring down at Adams’ feet as he explained a break, modeling the movement needed. As the rest of the group moved on to the next drill, Nacua stayed with Adams, mirroring the example that Adams repeated for him.

“I think the positive impact has already been felt from Davante,” Nacua said last week. “From the moment he walked in he’s been willing to offer information, to have new drills, to have a complete different mindset of somebody who’s played in various offenses, very different schemes and stuff like that. So it’s been exciting to hear from him.”

The environment in Woodland Hills has lived up to Adams’ expectations, too.

“It feels like I’ve been on this team for a couple years now based on how open and receptive the guys have been to me,” Adams said. “It’s been exactly what I’ve needed. I’m feeling rejuvenated.”

Since he left Green Bay following the 2021 season, Adams hasn’t found the team success he’s sought. His two-plus years in Las Vegas were marked by Raiders turmoil, including a midseason coaching change, before he was traded to the New York Jets in the middle of last season. His arrival in New York was a Hail Mary to salvage a losing season, but he only experienced more losing.

When he signed a two-year deal (which could be worth up to $46 million) with the Rams as a free agent in March, Adams, 32, wanted to play for a contender, and to find calmer seas to navigate the final act of his career.

“It’s just about ball, it’s no other B.S.,” Adams said. “It feels like a college-type camaraderie. I don’t think I’ve seen a linebacker and a punter talk as much as what I’ve been here, or a kicker and quarterbacks. It’s just so much crossover. … Everybody’s in a good mood, it’s not like a dark cloud over the building and I’ve experienced that quite a bit over the last few years.”

Adams has spent the past couple of months building a chemistry with his new quarterback, Matthew Stafford. The receiver likes that Stafford doesn’t shy away from throwing routes when the coverage dictates he look another direction, instead forcing the defense to cover the right way instead of allowing the pre-snap look to force a check down.

And Adams appreciates Stafford’s approach, taking responsibility for a pass that’s away from the receiver instead of coaching guys on how to run their routes. Adams said he would be fine with the other approach, being the new guy and all, but he likes the collaborative tone that his new quarterback establishes.

“After every single set, it feels like we’re over there talking about, ‘Hey, this is kind of how I’m thinking that I’m going to come out of this or feel that.’ and it’s just constant dialogue,” Stafford said. “Honestly, those are the best relationships I’ve had with the receivers and the most success that I’ve had is guys that want to talk to you on what they felt, what they were doing.”

RAMS TO HONOR DONALD

The Rams announced on Tuesday that they will hold a halftime ceremony honoring three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald during the team’s Nov. 23 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The first 60,000 fans in attendance will receive a bobblehead of Donald, who retired last year after spending his entire career with the Rams, earning eight first-team All-Pro selections and 10 Pro Bowl nods.

DURANT HONORED BY NFLPA

Rams cornerback Cobie Durant was named the 2025 Black College Football Pro Player of the Year by the NFL Players Association over the weekend.

“I want to thank the NFLPA for allowing me to showcase this award and be a part of this award,” Durant said in a statement. “I’m proud to continue this tradition for the HBCUs.”

Durant, who attended South Carolina State, finished the 2024 season with 40 tackles, an interception and a sack. He also recorded a sack and an interception on consecutive possessions during the Rams’ playoff win against the Minnesota Vikings.

“He’s continuously gotten better. He works at it,” head coach Sean McVay said. “Really been really pleased with him.”

Alexander: For kicker Lucas Havrisik, is spring season a springboard?

Jim Alexander — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:04:13 +0000

If he had it to do over again – and ideally, he’ll get that second chance somewhere – kicker Lucas Havrisik would have approached the job a little differently during his brief tenure with the Rams in 2023.

“I was so focused only on the NFL and performing … I didn’t have much balance in my life,” he said this week. “And that way didn’t really work, because obviously I gave everything I could, but it’s almost like I was too focused on it, you know?”

Those nine games in 2023 are, to date, Havrisik’s only opportunities as an NFL kicker. He has been on the practice squads of the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns, and he spent this past spring kicking for the Arlington (Texas) Renegades of the United Football League, the two-year-old mashup of the second versions of the XFL and USFL.

Kicking in that league is a little different, since there are no extra-point attempts; all conversions are scrimmage plays. Havrisik, 25, who attended Norco High and the University of Arizona, made 22 of the 25 field goals he attempted for the Renegades (5-5) this season, including a 54-yard attempt, and had none blocked. His kickoffs were returned 19.5 yards on average.

“It’s one of the best seasons I ever had,” Havrisik said in a phone conversation this week. “I enjoyed playing in this league, with Antonio Ortiz and (punter) Marquette King as my snapper and holder. I think I did really well. The ones I missed were some dumb misses.”

The UFL is not the ultimate destination, obviously. The goal, for Havrisik and for anyone else in that league, is to get back to playing in the fall, on the big stage.

And his position, with all its importance, is also the most unstable as well as the easiest target for blame when things go awry. There are 32 NFL kickers at any given time and hordes of others waiting and hoping for an opportunity.

As Havrisik put it, “It’s not fun, especially in the NFL, if you miss a kick and you see four kickers the next day working out on your off day. You’re like, ‘Oh, man.’”

No wonder there’s undue stress that comes with this position. Where else is your job in jeopardy the moment you miss?

Havrisik took up football as a freshman at Norco High, a soccer player who thought he might have a future in that sport but was diverted because of his strong leg.

“I had a couple friends my freshman year of high school say we needed a kicker because they saw me kick a soccer ball really hard,” he recalled. “And I was like, ‘All right, I’ll go try it. I don’t care. I like sports. I’ll do whatever. … I had no idea what to compare myself to, (and) everyone was like, ‘Dude, you’ve got a great leg.’”

As a senior placekicker and punter at Norco, he was team MVP and the Big VIII League special teams player of the year. He set school records for longest field goal (51 yards), most field goals in a season and most touchbacks, and also played soccer and volleyball at Norco. He set Arizona’s record for longest field goal (57), as well, and was an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection in 2020 and ’21.

And then he got on the NFL kickers’ hamster wheel.

He was signed to the Colts’ practice squad in September 2022 and released a week later. Cleveland signed him to the practice squad in September 2023, and the Rams plucked him for their actual roster that October when they released Brett Maher.

In those nine games – to date, the only NFL games in which he has kicked – Havrisik made 15 of 20 field-goal attempts, though he went just 4 for 9 from 40 yards or more. The highlight: a game-winning 22-yarder with 1:31 left in a 17-16 victory over Seattle at SoFi Stadium, in the immediate aftermath of which he said he was so focused on his task that when he was called, he thought the Rams had scored a touchdown and he was kicking a PAT rather than a field goal.

He also noted, when asked about kicking in SoFi Stadium, that kicking in high school before friends, family and neighbors was more nerve-racking. At SoFi, he said then, “it’s just a bunch of random people in the stands and, you know, it’s just an atmosphere. Like you can’t really let any outside conditions affect your game.”

Still, he hadn’t completely entered Rams coach Sean McVay’s circle of trust. And after he missed two extra-point attempts in a 26-25 victory over the New York Giants in the Meadowlands on the next-to-last weekend of the season, the Rams released him and brought back Maher.

After the Rams let him go, the Browns signed Havrisik in January 2024, released him in May, re-signed him a week later, waived him in June, re-signed him in August and waived him again three days later. Buffalo signed him to its practice squad on Oct. 17, largely as a warning to incumbent kicker Tyler Bass, and then released Havrisik on Oct. 31.

Through it all, Havrisik and his agent, Tom Mills, have remained undaunted. The UFL season ended last weekend, and now they’ll pursue another shot in someone’s training camp.

And if Havrisik gets another shot, he says he’ll continue the more balanced approach that he practiced in the UFL, focusing when necessary but letting other things into his life as well. It has helped his performance, and also his sanity.

“Kicking will drive you nuts if you only focus on kicking,” he said.

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Swanson: Does Rams star Puka Nacua have all the right answers?

Mirjam Swanson — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:11:04 +0000

WOODLAND HILLS — Far be it for me to critique any of the advice LeBron James would give to another elite athlete, but allow me this – his message to Puka Nacua was almost on point: “Keep doing your thing.”

“Honestly, all I needed to hear,” gushed Nacua, long a LeBron fan.

And, I mean, sure, yes: So far, so good for the 177th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. He rewarded the Rams’ bet by shattering league’s rookie records for receptions (105) and yards (1,486) and has also recorded more receiving yards (2,476) in his first 28 NFL games than anyone in the past quarter-century than Odell Beckham Jr. (2,828) and Justin Jefferson (2,609).

All a dream for the now 24-year-old father-to-be who could, this season, be the best receiver in the NFL, who’s smiling through it all, having a hard time sometimes believing that this is his life.

He told ESPN’s Mina Kimes on her podcast recently: “It doesn’t feel real sometimes … the surrealness of the feeling of having fans and people come up and they’re wearing your jersey and they say, ‘My son is just starting football and he plays because he sees you out there … and whenever he’s catching the ball in the backyards, he screams, ‘Puka!’”

Is it any wonder, then, that the message coming from the Rams is a lot like LeBron’s: “When speaking with Coach, it’s, ‘Be who I am.’”

The sure hands, the sheer joy. The physicality, the toughness. The way it looks to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur like the 6-foot-2, 212-pound Nacua “swallows” passes more than he receives them; the way he eats up yards after the catch.

Never change, Puka – except for this: It’s imperative that the Rams’ laid-back, life-loving, elder-respecting team player learn to love the sound of his own voice.

To take the mic, to take the wheel – to not only get open, but to open up.

Because it’s not only kids in backyards looking up to the Rams star anymore; it’s his own teammates. All the experience he’s banked these past two incredible seasons, the new new guys want a piece.

“To have new faces, it’s weird,” Nacua said after an OTA session beneath the clouds on Tuesday at the team’s practice facility in Woodland Hills. “They’re asking me questions and it’s like, ‘Wait, Coach Yarbs [Eric Yarber], you want me to answer this, for real?’ I feel like I still have some of these different questions. But it’s been good it’s a teaching moment for me as well.”

I think Nacua will learn that he’s good at it.

“He’s a very welcoming person, my first day coming in, he made sure to ask for my name and nickname with a smile,” said Rams rookie receiver Konata Mumpfield, who finds inspiration in Nacua’s journey as the 242nd draftee. “He’s a good dude, smiling all the time, making jokes, you can tell he’s having fun.”

Said LaFleur: “He’s always had a pretty cool demeanor about himself, it’s just now he knows exactly what he’s doing, right?”

Nacua knows what Cooper Kupp taught him, valuable insight that is Nacua’s to pass along now after the Rams waived the 31-year-old star receiver in March.

“It definitely is a little bit different,” said Nacua on Tuesday. “The spot he used to sit in is occupied by somebody [else] now.”

Yeah, it’s him. Not literally, perhaps. But figuratively. It’s Nacua in that proverbial hot seat now – yes, even with All-Pro free agent addition Davante Adams aboard.

Even if they’re WR1a and WR1a, both having averaged 12.5 yards per catch last year, one of them is already the Rams fans’ Ram.

So even if he is wired to be deferential – “Davante has come in and been a great leader, obviously he’s somebody who’s played at a super-high level his whole career” – Nacua is now hired as one of the Rams’ offensive spokesmen. He’ll have to handle some tough passes and tough questions, too.

And even if he knows how much he still doesn’t know – “Watching the Davante, there is an art form of being elusive at the line of scrimmage, with less contact and being a bit more efficient instead of having to run through guys and rely on strength” – Nacua knows enough to know everyone’s looking at him.

Not just to break an explosive play or make a spectacular haul. Not just to keep doing his thing. Not just to sharpen his routes but to sharpen his message. To tell teammates who might need to hear it, and who will, as fans of his, appreciate hearing it from him: “Keep doing your thing.”

Rams OLB Jared Verse feels ‘more prepared than I’ve ever been’

Adam Grosbard — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:09:59 +0000

From left, Rams defensive players Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Kobie Turner and Byron Young huddle up during a break between drills during an OTA practice on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Woodland Hills. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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WOODLAND HILLS — Entering his first NFL offseason, the first of his life in which he didn’t have to deal with school or draft prep, Rams edge rusher Jared Verse got a text from a fellow Florida State alum, one who had enjoyed a long NFL career. And he offered Verse one piece of advice.

Study your old film. All of it.

“Watch more of the bad plays than the good,” Verse said, “and realize what I can work on. I did that, and I feel more prepared than I’ve ever been.”

Verse, still the Rams’ only first-round draft pick since 2016, had the rookie season the front office envisioned when it took him with the 19th overall pick last spring. He finished with 4½ total sacks but led all NFL players with 89 quarterback pressures, per Pro Football Focus, with a 19.7% win rate on his pass rush opportunities.

The raw numbers led to accolades, including a Pro Bowl nod and the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year award. But when he watched his film from the past year, Verse noticed instead how many big plays he missed out on, and not just sacks.

“Dropping in coverage, I could have done this. Rushing the passer, I could have done that. Even in the run game a couple times, there’s a couple things where I’m a little too far inside, I’m a little too far outside and I could have made a big, impact play,” Verse explained Tuesday after the Rams wrapped up an OTA practice. “So realizing that this really is a game of inches where it’s like stopping the ball or actually just doing your job, there’s a couple things I could have done better.”

As Verse looks to take on more leadership responsibilities in this second season, it’s this level of self-scouting that will help elevate him.

Being vocal has never been an issue for the verbose Verse, whose eyes went wide when a reporter joked that he seemed quieter on the field this year. But having one of the defense’s best players take on that level of accountability can have a positive impact.

It was evident last year when Verse put the blame squarely on his own shoulders for a midseason loss to Philadelphia in which he struggled to do his part to keep Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley in check. His and his teammates’ willingness to look inward led to a late-season turnaround for the defense.

“We were talking about it this morning, we don’t want him to put any extra pressure on himself,” defensive coordinator Chris Shula said. “Just be the best version of yourself. That’s all we’re challenging him to do is understanding his opps within the scheme of the defense, which we started to do in the middle of the season last year, and just be himself.”

For the confident Verse, that won’t be an issue.

“I don’t really put too much pressure,” Verse said. “If I’m who I am and I take the strides I need to take, I’m going to be the best version of me and I’m going to be able to help the team in any facet or way that they need.”

BRIEFLY

Receiver Davante Adams missed Tuesday’s practice with an excused absence, a team spokesperson said.

Rams CB Emmanuel Forbes feeling more comfortable as team starts OTAs

Adam Grosbard — Thu, 29 May 2025 00:24:01 +0000

Rams head coach Sean McVay walks on the field during an OTA workout on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Woodland Hills. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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Rams head coach Sean McVay walks on the field during an OTA workout on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Woodland Hills. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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WOODLAND HILLS — Emmanuel Forbes was engaged with his man along the left sideline when the receiver cut out. The Rams cornerback made a fluid turn to follow his mark, then extended up with his 6-foot frame to intercept the ball.

It was just the first 11-on-11 action of the offseason as the Rams began OTAs on Wednesday. But it was a sign of Forbes finding his footing in the team’s defense after joining the Rams in December.

“I got here late in the season so it’s kind of hard to learn the ins and outs of the defense,” Forbes said. “So since I had a whole offseason here, been here most of the time and just learning the ins and outs of the defense, you know, I’m able to play faster and play smarter, honestly, and make plays on the ball.”

Forbes was a first-round selection by the Washington Commanders in 2023, but struggled to live up to that draft status in his time there. He didn’t have a consistent role as a rookie, sometimes not seeing the field at all for weeks at a time. That continued into 2024 before the Commanders ultimately released him.

The Rams claimed Forbes off waivers, but with such limited time to make the transition to his new team, he didn’t play on defense until Week 18, when the team was resting its starters.

“I was really impressed with the way that he came in,” head coach Sean McVay said. “His willingness to be coached, his openness to maybe some different techniques. And that’s really tough to do in the middle of the year, especially given the background with Washington. I thought he came in with a great demeanor and disposition.”

But the Rams liked what they saw against Seattle in Week 18, and that served as a good starting point for Forbes entering the offseason. He spent some time training in Arizona, but he also worked at the Rams’ facility with defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant and safeties coach Chris Beake on learning the team’s system.

For Forbes, learning the defense itself wasn’t as intensive as understanding the Rams’ techniques and vernacular.

“Technique is different on every team, and the technique that they want to be done on certain plays and certain situations, and just getting to know your coaches better and what they want to be done,” Forbes said.

“You’ve just seen the progression,” McVay said. “You see the ability. In some of the individual drills, the movements, the ability to get in and out of breaks and the length and the ball skills to be able to pick the ball off, those are big deals.”

No progress on potential Ramsey trade

As for the possibility of adding to the Rams’ cornerback room, McVay said there has been no progress on a potential trade for former Rams cornerback and current Miami Dolphin Jalen Ramsey since the coach last addressed the topic after the NFL draft last month.

McVay did not close the door on the possibility, however.

“There really hasn’t been any meaningful, tangible dialogue as of late,” McVay said. “But that can always change pretty quickly.”

Ramsey, 30, is a year removed from his last Pro Bowl appearance. He spent the 2019-22 seasons with the Rams, playing a part in the team’s Super Bowl LVI championship before the team traded the three-time first-team All-Pro to Miami prior to the 2023 season.

“There’s a lot of layers with something of that magnitude, when you’re talking about the caliber of the player, the compensation that they’re looking for in return, what does that look like in terms of how they handle what he’s actually due [contractually],” McVay said. “Obviously, we love Jalen, we know Jalen intimately. There would be some things that we would need to be able to do if that was going to be a direction that we went.”

Attendance report

Wide receiver Puka Nacua had an excused absence to travel with his mother, something he communicated with the Rams previously in the offseason, McVay said.

Starting right tackle Rob Havenstein (shoulders) was present but did not participate in OTAs, as expected after two offseason procedures.

Cornerback Derion Kendrick was back at practice after tearing his ACL during training camp last year.

Rams to open season at home vs. Texans; Eagles rematch set for Week 3

Adam Grosbard — Thu, 15 May 2025 00:01:38 +0000

For the first time in three years, the Rams will open their season at home.

The NFL released its full schedule on Wednesday, revealing that the Rams will begin the 2025 season with an afternoon game against the Houston Texans at SoFi Stadium.

Then the Rams will board planes for the first two of their nine road games, which will total 34,832 total miles traveled through the air. In Week 2, the Rams will travel to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans and rookie quarterback Cam Ward, the first overall draft pick, before a Week 3 trip to face the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of last year’s 28-22 loss in the NFC divisional round.

The Rams will play a total of four prime-time games in 2025, starting in Week 5 with a Thursday night home matchup with an NFC West rival, the San Francisco 49ers. Then in Week 12, the Rams will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a Sunday night game.

The prime-time slate will conclude with back-to-back marquee matchups in December. The Rams will travel to Seattle for a Thursday night game against the Seahawks and former Rams receiver Cooper Kupp in Week 16, before a Week 17 trip to play the Atlanta Falcons and former Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris on Monday night.

Those games will be the third and fourth in a stretch of four road games in five weeks for the Rams. They will play at Carolina in Week 13 and at Arizona in Week 14, followed by a home game against the Detroit Lions in Week 15. The Rams’ home rematch with the Arizona Cardinals will close out the regular season in Week 18.

Kupp’s first game back at SoFi Stadium since the Rams released him this offseason will be Nov. 16 in Week 11.

The Rams will get a chance to stay out east, should they choose to do so, ahead of their Week 7 game in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Rams play at the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6, so the Rams could avoid the extra flights across the country and practice in Baltimore before flying to England.

A Week 8 bye will be the Rams’ reward for the European trip.

The Rams released a video announcing the schedule with a video of actress and fan Brenda Song breaking down the slate. Song, who went viral this winter with her breakdown of the team’s run defense after the postseason loss to the Eagles, went through the schedule like a news anchor.

The video featured cameos from outside linebacker Jared Verse giving a thumbs-down to Philadelphia and defensive coordinator Chris Shula telling Song, who had criticized the Rams’ linebacker play in her viral video earlier this year, to stop sending him audition tapes of her playing the position.

Rams 2025 schedule

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans, Sept. 7, 1:25 p.m., CBS

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans, Sept. 14, 10 a.m., CBS

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 21, 10 a.m., FOX

Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts, Sept. 28, 1:05 p.m., FOX

Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 2 (Thurs.), 5:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video

Week 6: at Baltimore Ravens, Oct. 12, 10 a.m., FOX

Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars (London), Oct. 19, 6:30 a.m., NFL Network

Week 8: Bye

Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints, Nov. 2, 1:05 p.m., FOX

Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers, Nov. 9, 1:25 p.m., FOX

Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks, Nov. 16, 1:05 p.m., FOX

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nov. 23, 5:20 p.m., NBC

Week 13: at Carolina Panthers, Nov. 30, 10 a.m., FOX

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals, Dec. 7, 1:25 p.m., FOX

Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions, Dec. 14, 1:25 p.m., FOX

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks, Dec. 18 (Thurs.), 5:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video

Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons, Dec. 29 (Mon.), 5:15 p.m., ESPN

Week 18: vs. Arizona Cardinals, time and date TBD, TV TBD

NFL unveils 2025 schedule; Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch in Week 2

The Associated Press — Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:35 +0000

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will be featured in at least eight stand-alone games during the upcoming NFL season.

Their Super Bowl rematch against the Philadelphia Eagles won’t be one of them.

The teams will meet Week 2 in Kansas City in the late afternoon game on Fox.

Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the Eagles dominated the Chiefs, 40-22, to capture their second Vince Lombardi Trophy in February. Philadelphia is getting seven stand-alone games.

Along with Kansas City, Dallas and Washington also have eight stand-alone games, which is the most in the NFL.

There won’t be a long wait for a Josh Allen-Lamar Jackson showdown. Allen and the Buffalo Bills visit Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1 on “Sunday Night Football.” Allen edged Jackson for the NFL MVP award last season while Jackson was the AP’s first-team All-Pro quarterback.

No waiting for Aaron Rodgers to face his former team if he does end up signing with Pittsburgh. The Steelers will visit the New York Jets – who now have former Pittsburgh quarterback Justin Fields – in Week 1.

After the Eagles raise their championship banner, they’ll kick off the league’s season against NFC East rival Dallas on Sept. 4. The Chiefs will take on the Chargers in the league’s second game in Brazil, on Sept. 5 at Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo.

The Chiefs are visiting Dallas on Thanksgiving Day and hosting the Denver Broncos on Christmas night. Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons and the Cowboys also will play on both holidays. They’ll visit Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders to kick off a tripleheader on Christmas.

The Chiefs are scheduled for three games on Sunday night: at the New York Giants in Week 3; vs. the Detroit Lions on Oct. 12; vs. the Houston Texans on Dec. 7. Kansas City has two Monday night games in the same month: at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 6 and vs. the Commanders on Oct. 27.

All of those prime-time games give Taylor Swift more opportunities to share the NFL spotlight. The 14-time Grammy Award-winning superstar has been dating Kelce since the 2023 season.

The Chiefs-Bills AFC championship game rematch will be in Buffalo on Nov. 2. The NFC championship game rematch between the Eagles and Commanders will take place in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 20. The teams meet again two weeks later in Week 18.

The NFL schedule has become a weeklong event with various networks revealing select marquee games each day leading up to Wednesday night’s full release.

Netflix, which is streaming the first two games of a Christmas tripleheader, announced earlier that the Lions will face the Vikings in Minnesota in the late afternoon game.

Six of the record seven international contests were announced Tuesday.

The Vikings are playing consecutive games in Ireland and Britain, facing the Steelers at Croke Park in Dublin on Sept. 28 in Ireland’s first NFL regular-season game. They’ll become the first team to play two international games in two different countries when they go to London to face the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a week later on Oct. 5.

In other international games, the Broncos play the Jets on Oct. 12 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, the Rams face Jacksonville a week later at Wembley Stadium in London, the Atlanta Falcons take on the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 9 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin and the Commanders play the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 16 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

Philadelphia visits the Giants on “Thursday Night Football” on Oct. 9 and hosts the Lions on Sunday night Nov. 16.

New Bears coach Ben Johnson, who was the offensive coordinator for the Lions, will face his former team for the first time in Week 2 in Detroit.

No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward could make his NFL debut with the Tennessee Titans against Bo Nix and the Broncos in Denver on Sept. 7.

Former Titans coach Mike Vrabel faces his former team in Week 7 when the New England Patriots visit Tennessee.

Besides Chiefs-Cowboys, the Thanksgiving Day slate includes the Packers-Lions in the early game and the Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore in prime time.

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Rams to face Jaguars in London in Week 7

Adam Grosbard — Tue, 13 May 2025 14:59:11 +0000

The Rams are heading back to London for the first time since 2019 and will face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in Week 7, the NFL announced on Tuesday.

The game, to be played on Oct. 19, will kick off at 6:30 a.m. PT on NFL Network.

It will be the first time the Rams have played an international game since a 24-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2019 season.

The Rams are set to play two international games in as many seasons, as the team was already announced as the host for the NFL’s first-ever game in Australia during the 2026 season.