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MELBOURNE, Australia — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that the league’s first regular-season game in Australia exceeded its expectations, with roughly 100,000 fans expected at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for a Friday morning kickoff local time. Goodell said on Netflix’s broadcast of the season opener between the San Francisco...

MELBOURNE, Australia — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that the league’s work is to reach an 18-game regular season before it looks for its next stage of growth. A permanent team based outside the United States is probably still several years away, Goodell said during Netflix’s broadcast from the...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The NFL has not finished its investigation into San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York, commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday, 17 days after York pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors in Ohio. On Netflix’s pregame show before the 49ers opened their season against the Los Angeles Rams at...

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys and tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford agreed Thursday to a three-year, $18 million contract extension that includes $12.075 million guaranteed, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported. His agent, Mike McCartney, announced the agreement on X earlier Thursday evening. The extension keeps Spann-Ford under contract through the...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Los Angeles Rams receiver Davante Adams said Thursday that other NFL teams probably should adopt the Rams’ late-arrival approach to international travel. Adams made the comments in Melbourne, where the Rams landed just before dawn Thursday for Friday’s season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Los Angeles Rams touched down in Melbourne just before dawn Thursday, about 28 hours before kickoff of their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. They plan to fly home before sunset Friday. That leaves about 36 hours on the ground between two flights of about...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers said Thursday that whether he plays against the Dallas Cowboys in Sunday night’s season opener is his decision. He would not say what he has decided. Sitting out Sunday is still “a possibility,” Nabers said. The Giants are leaving...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers said Thursday that he is not sure the Green Bay Packers would invite him back to Lambeau Field after he retires, or that he would accept an invitation if one came. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback made the comments on ESPN Milwaukee/Madison radio’s “Wilde and...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was listed as a limited participant with an oblique injury Thursday after he went to the ground during the part of practice open to reporters. On Sunday, he is scheduled to make his first regular-season start for Atlanta against the Pittsburgh...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys tight end Luke Schoonmaker did not practice Thursday for a personal reason. Dallas added him to the NFL practice report as a non-participant and listed the absence as not injury related. Wednesday’s report did not include him. The Cowboys open the regular season Sunday night...