NFL, champion Ravens dismiss season opener on Rosh Hashanah

Published on March 19, 2013

The Baltimore Ravens and the NFL have agreed that the Super Bowl champions will not open their season -- or the league's season -- on the first night of Rosh Hashanah.

Survey: 27 percent of Americans see God’s hand in sports

Published on January 29, 2013

Fewer than three in 10 Americans believe that God plays a role in determining sports outcomes, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.

Bears bring in Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman

Published on January 16, 2013

The Chicago Bears hired a Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman.

Art Modell, ex-owner of NFL’s Browns and Ravens, dies

Published on September 6, 2012

Art Modell, former owner of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns, has died.

Cleveland Browns sale ends 51-year Jewish ownership

Published on August 3, 2012

The sale of the Cleveland Browns ends 51 years of Jewish ownership of the National Football League team.

Browns sign Jewish offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz

Published on May 15, 2012

Offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz, a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, signed a four-year, $5.17 million contract with the team.

Browns pick Schwartz in NFL draft

Published on May 2, 2012

The second round of the NFL draft was not 30 minutes old when the phone rang in the Schwartz home on the afternoon of April 27.

Nothing trivial about these Jews on the gridiron

By Lee Barnathan
Published on April 25, 2012

Trivia question: What family soon will represent 20 percent of the Jews in the National Football League? Answer: The one with Geoff and Mitchell Schwartz. Older son Geoff has played two seasons with the Carolina Panthers and now is under contract with the Minnesota Vikings. Younger brother Mitchell, who will almost surely be drafted this week, will join him.

Bob Kraft: New England Patriots’ Jewish owner

Published on January 23, 2012

When the National Football League lockout ended this past August, Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday praised Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots stating, "Without him, this deal does not get done, he is a man who helped us save football." Now just six short months later, it is Kraft’s New England Patriots who are at the top of the very game he saved and set to take on the New York Giants February 5th in Super Bowl XLVI (46).

QB’s signature pose has Jews and gentiles ‘Tebowing’

Published on December 13, 2011

The biggest story in the NFL this season is Tim Tebow, a devout Christian quarterback who doesn’t throw very well but has helped the Denver Broncos pull off a string of last-second victories.

Howard Cosell: The man fans loved to hate

Published on December 1, 2011

When Howard Cosell achieved fame as a sports journalist, the last thing he wanted was to be thought of as a Jewish sports journalist. But because of his insecurities, his condescension toward others, and his big mouth, that is exactly how Cosell (1918-1995) came to be perceived.

Al Davis, maverick owner of Oakland Raiders, dies

Published on October 9, 2011

Al Davis, the maverick owner of the Oakland Raiders, has died.

ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr. MNF intro over Hitler remark

Published on October 4, 2011

ESPN pulled its "Monday Night Football" introduction by Hank Williams Jr. after the singer compared President Obama to Hitler.

Philanthropist Myra Kraft, wife of Patriots owner, dies

Published on July 20, 2011

Philanthropist Myra Kraft, the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has died.

The laws according to a Super Model, Gisele Bündchen!

By Julia Bendis
Published on June 9, 2011

Tiki Barber compares himself to Anne Frank, gets slammed by ADL

Published on May 27, 2011

The Anti-Defamation League slammed retired football player and former NBC broadcaster Tiki Barber for jokingly comparing himself to Anne Frank.

Chai Lifeline to send 12-year-old to the Super Bowl

By Ryan Torok
Published on February 4, 2011

Adam Wolf, a 12-year-old with cerebral palsy, was stunned when Randi Grossman, West Coast director of the Chai Lifeline, called to tell him that the organization would pay for him to go to the Super Bowl.

Redskins’ owner suing paper for defamation, claims anti-Semitism

Published on February 3, 2011

Washington Redskins' owner Daniel Snyder has filed a defamation lawsuit against an alternative D.C. newspaper, claiming in part that the paper’s depiction of him was anti-Semitic. Snyder, who has owned the National Football League's Redskins since 1999 and also owns the Six Flags amusement park chain, filed a $2 million lawsuit Wednesday against Atalaya Capital Management, which owns the Washington City Paper.

Ricky Williams: Star running back flirts with Judaism

Published on January 7, 2011

Over the summer, New York Knicks power forward Amar’e Stoudemire grabbed headlines—and not just Tablet Magazine’s—for his trip to Israel and flirtation with Judaism. Yesterday brought news of another quirky, über-talented black athlete’s earnest philo-Semitism: Ricky Williams of the Miami Dolphins (though he wants to be traded) revealed that he has been studying Hebrew and recently observed the Jewish Sabbath by dipping three times in his unheated hot tub and then spending from Friday evening through Saturday evening abstaining from television and reading. “When the day shifted from Saturday afternoon to Saturday night, even my thoughts shifted,” he related. “There was something very pure about that Saturday” (you can listen here). His wife apparently jokes that he is going to turn Tribe.

NFL Team Schedules Two Games on High Holidays - Player Speaks Out

By Jay Firestone
Published on April 23, 2009