New NFL Kickoff Rules Yield Return in Preseason, But That May Not Last

The NFL’s kickoff was once such a signature play that the word “kickoff” was added into the dictionary to mean “the start of something.” Last season, however, only 22%…

• By
  Lev Akabas
• Football
• Sep 5, 2024 10:15 am

Critical Injury Insurance Gains Value Amid NIL, NCAA Changes

If NIL is the dominant college athlete acronym of the moment, CI is the coinage riding close behind. With more money in players’ pockets, and fewer restrictions on…

• By
  Daniel Libit
• College Sports
• Sep 2, 2022 9:00 am

NFL Injury Rate Rises in 2020 as Culprits Range From COVID to Turf

Sportico is proud to partner with The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, a student-run organization dedicated to the quantitative analysis of sports strategy and…

• By
  Danny Blumenthal
• Football
• Jan 29, 2021 12:00 pm

Insuring Patrick Mahomes’s Massive Contract

No matter what happens, the 10-year contract Patrick Mahomes signed with the Kansas City Chiefs will make him among the richest athletes of the modern era. The deal is…

• By
  Michael McCann
• News
• Jul 9, 2020 8:30 am