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The Washington Times stories: Football

19 April 2025

• NFL's smallest market prepares to host league's top offseason spectacle as draft comes to Green Bay
  Corey Behnke was a 7-year-old attending a Green Bay Packers preseason game with his grandfather when he pointed to the homes across the street from Lambeau Field and vowed to live there eventually.
• LOVERRO: Commanders' dance for new stadium at RFK site takes its first steps
  Now the dance has begun. Sometimes it's a jitterbug. Sometimes it's a mosh pit.
• NCAA panel gives final OK to rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries
  The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel gave final approval to a rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries to stop the game clock, the NCAA announced Thursday.
• QB Cam Ward of Miami is the Titans' likely pick at No. 1 overall in the NFL draft
  The Tennessee Titans need a quarterback, hold the No. 1 pick overall and have spent the offseason turning over every stone, rewatching tape and studying Miami's Cam Ward as much as possible.
• Commanders, D.C. officials nearing deal for new stadium at RFK site
  The Washington Commanders are nearing a return to the District after playing more than 25 seasons in Maryland.
• Giants open to Hunter playing both offense and defense if they select him in NFL draft
  The New York Giants are open to allowing Colorado standout Travis Hunter to play on both sides of the ball if they wind up using the third overall pick in next week's NFL draft on the cornerback and wide receiver.
• NFL teams no longer shying away from older prospects in the draft
  NFL teams used to shy away from older prospects. Scouts and general managers once considered the age of 24 a red flag in some cases. But the success of guys like Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels, who turned 24 during an outstanding rookie season, shows that experience can help players make an immediate impact in the pros.
• Mascots stake claim as team staples: 'Players come and go, mascots remain'
  The players on your favorite sports team will leave one day. Trades, retirements and injuries are inevitable. But the humble mascot -- that oversized animal or caricature that's a staple at every sporting event -- isn't going anywhere.
• Charges are dropped against 2 men in connection with Patriots fan's death in 2023
  Charges have been dropped against two Rhode Island men in connection with the death of a fan following an altercation at a New England Patriots game in 2023.
• Pro scouts make adjustments as they navigate the evolving college football world ahead of NFL draft
  When San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch interviews a draft prospect, he often feels as though he's entered a strange new scouting universe.