Former NFL star Cam Newton has been a regular analyst on "First Take" during the 2025 footabll season. Newton, the former No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick and 2015 league MVP, reached a multi-year deal with ESPN in August.

Alex Rodriguez says he once told a young Patrick Mahomes to choose baseball over football. The former Yankees player said he told Mahomes that "baseball is where the real money is." Thankfully, Mahomes ignored that advice — and went on to become a three-time Super Bowl champion.

Rice, however, could now be bracing for punishment after his latest on-field incident. While taunting penalties do not automatically carry fines from the NFL, the league will likely review Rice’s behavior. The Chiefs star will now need to wait for a decision from the NFL on whether or not he will receive any form of punishment for his actions.

He is also known for his signature touchdown celebration the "Gronk Spike," where he takes a football and throws it hard into the turf, causing it to bounce.

The Miami Dolphins have been without wide receiver Tyreek Hill since Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. In that week’s game against the New York Jets, Hill dislocated his knee and tore multiple ligaments. He was quickly ruled out not only for the rest of the game but also for the season due to the severity of the injury.

The New York Post reports that the purported victim of a Texas jeweler who was linked to the NBA gambling situation was scammed out of nearly $1 million, along with some of his poker friends, by an ex-NFL player. According to the report, the former NFL player was used as the “front man” of the scheme.

Peterson played over 15-seasons in his long and storied NFL career, and remains closely associated with former side the Vikings, where he made a name for himself as one of the league’s top running backs. He earned the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 2012 and set a single-game rushing record during his rookie season in 2007.

Mark Sanchez has spoken out after learning that his former Jets teammate Nick Mangold had died. “We lost a good man today. I know @nickmangold will be a hall-of-famer, but there’s more to his story than his accomplishments on the gridiron,