The Los Angeles Chargers have issued a statement saying that the team and quarterback Philip Rivers "have mutually agreed that Rivers will enter free agency and not return to the team for the 2020 season."

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The AP has unanimously named Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson the NFL's Most Valuable Player.  Jackson joins Tom Brady from 2010 as one of just two players to sweep all 50 AP votes for the award.  Jackson threw for 36 touchdowns against just six interceptions this season and ran for a positional

The Pro Football Hall of Fame had already enshrined 15 new players, coaches, and contributors in recent weeks as part of its expanded Centennial Class of 2020, and those indu

As we approach kickoff of Super Bowl LIV, we thought it would be fun to look back at what we had to say about the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers coming into the year. Come re-read the Kansas City and San Francisco chapters of Football Outsiders Almanac 2019.

The Houston Texans operated without a general manager in 2019, with head coach Bill O'Brien performing most of those duties. In 2020, they have made it official -- O'Brien is now head coach and GM, while Jack Easterby has been named Executive Vice President of Football Operations.

Legendary New England Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia has announced his retirement.

The GM search in Cleveland ends where everyone basically thought it would end, especially once George Paton took his name out of the running. Andrew Berry will return to the Browns from the Eagles as the new general manager.

We've done research on home field advantage in the past at Football Outsiders, but I haven't looked at it for a few years. Here's some good research by Robby Greer that backs up some of the findings we've made in the past, and some other findings made by others more recently. Among them: home field advantage is lower now than it used to be, roughly 2.2 points instead of 3 points. Greer also finds that while individual teams might have periods of elevated home field advantage, there's nothing sustained or predictive about this.

Eli Manning will announce his retirement on Friday after a 16-year NFL career. Manning is a likely Hall of Famer thanks to his long tenure in New York, highlighted by two Super Bowl titles and two Super Bowl MVP awards.