For the Giants, It’s Always Fourth-and-Too-Far

By BY MIKE TANIER from NYT Sports The Giants’ risk-averse offense may be as much to blame as injuries for the team’s 4-8 record.https://nyti.ms/31EXhpo

Curley Culp, Defensive Anchor of Two Football Teams, Dies at 75

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports A bruising Hall of Famer, Culp helped lead the Kansas City Chiefs to an upset victory in Super Bowl IV. With the Houston Oilers, he revolutionized the role of nose tackle.https://nyti.ms/2ZMtR80

He Helped St. Louis Land the Rams. He Squeezed the N.F.L. When They Left.

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS AND KEN BELSON from NYT Sports How an N.F.L. insider turned into St. Louis’s best weapon against the league in the battle over the Rams’ relocation.https://nyti.ms/3I1ktih

N.F.L. to Settle Lawsuit Over Rams’ Relocation for $790 Million

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Rams owner Stanley Kroenke is expected to pay the entire amount, ending the four-year court battle over the team’s move to Los Angeles in 2016.https://nyti.ms/3nOTeiF

The First Family of New Jersey Football

By BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Sports Seventeen of the last 20 New Jersey state high school championships have featured a team coached by Mike Campanile or one of his four sons.https://nyti.ms/32c3Qjf

The First Family of New Jersey Football

By BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Sports Seventeen of the last 20 New Jersey state high school championships have featured a team coached by Mike Campanile or one of his four sons.https://nyti.ms/3cqMu4e

What to Know About the N.F.L.’s Longest Season

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports With 18 weeks in the regular season and fewer teams earning byes in the playoffs, it’s a long journey to the Super Bowl.https://nyti.ms/3Fp8dpC

N.F.L. Requires Masks and Increases Coronavirus Testing for Thanksgiving

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports After N.F.L. cases more than doubled, the league strengthened its Covid-19 protocols and recommended teams help set up testing for families of players and team staff ahead of the holiday.https://nyti.ms/3ctk3lX

Aaron Rodgers is set to play on Sunday after his Covid-19 isolation.

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Rodgers faced a mandatory 10-day isolation period after testing positive for the coronavirus. The quarterback has not been vaccinated and has shared baseless claims about vaccines.https://nyti.ms/3DvRCjz

California’s High School Football Powerhouses Feed the College Game

By BY BILLY WITZ AND GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES from NYT Sports St. John Bosco and Mater Dei, 24 miles apart in Southern California, don’t just funnel players to the top college teams. Increasingly, they resemble them.https://nyti.ms/3FgyZjO

What Aaron Rodgers Should See: Covid Suffering in a Wisconsin E.R.

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports An emergency room doctor laments the Green Bay Packers quarterback’s missed opportunity to promote vaccines instead of dispute them.https://nyti.ms/3kxyYjF

Jon Gruden Accuses N.F.L. of ‘Character Assassination’ in a Lawsuit

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Gruden, the former coach of the Raiders, is accusing the league of leaking his offensive emails to ‘destroy’ his career and reputation.https://nyti.ms/3kAfScy

Woman Accuses Vikings’ Dalvin Cook of Assault, False Imprisonment in Lawsuit

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports Cook on Wednesday denied the allegations made by his former girlfriend in a civil suit that stemmed from a confrontation at his home in November 2020.https://nyti.ms/30gWnPe

Scientists Fight a New Source of Vaccine Misinformation: Aaron Rodgers

By BY KEN BELSON AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Sports The Green Bay Packers quarterback, one of the most visible athletes in the country, last week used anti-vaccination rhetoric as his reasoning for not getting vaccinated against Covid-19.https://nyti.ms/3oh2dbI

Roger Goodell’s Pay for Two Years Reached Nearly $128 Million

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The N.F.L. commissioner’s compensation for 2019-20 and 2020-21, bolstered by bonuses for closing labor and media rights deals, was disclosed to team owners in a private meeting.https://nyti.ms/3w8l1gR

Former Washington Football Staffers Demand Investigation’s Findings

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Two women formerly employed by the team interrupted a meeting of the N.F.L.’s team owners to ask the league to release the full findings of an inquiry into sexual harassment and workplace misconduct.https://nyti.ms/3EzqznB

Daniel Jones’s Big Play Shows the Giants’ Bullheaded Approach

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports The Giants quarterback was applauded for his toughness after making a rare reception. But considering Jones’s recent head injury, our columnist asks why the play was even called.https://nyti.ms/3vFxok5

Paul Salata, Champion of the N.F.L.’s ‘Irrelevant,’ Dies at 94

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports He created an annual award to honor the player picked last in the college draft, because, he said, “they do their work and should be noticed.”https://nyti.ms/3GaDEFg

N.F.L.’s Top Lawyer Had Cozy Relationship With Washington Team President

By BY KEN BELSON AND KATHERINE ROSMAN from NYT Sports Jeff Pash, the N.F.L.’s general counsel, brokered penalties, discussed a cheerleading scandal and arranged perks in emails with the former president of the Washington Football Team.https://nyti.ms/2YVyOuS

A Loyal Catholic’s Mission to Protect the Church From Youth Football

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Denny Doyle is concerned about the risk of brain injuries to children who play tackle football. And he worries that his beloved church will also pay a price.https://nyti.ms/3DCoyX6