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The NFL will host the third annual A Night of Pride with GLAAD presented by Smirnoff during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas. The NFL is committed to continuing efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion as they support the LGBTQ+ community through their Night of Pride. The league will host the third annual “A Night of Pride with GLAAD” presented by Smirnoff during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The event will feature a special live performance presented by Smartfood with singer-songwriter VINCINT. NFL To Host Third Annual Pride Night In a release from NFL communications...

With the presidential primary season now underway, the season of political campaign ads is also in full swing. On Sunday, some football fans in Pennsylvania watching the NFL playoff game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers will see a minute-long ad attacking Donald Trump as he seeks a third Republican nomination for president. Made by VoteVets, a progressive political action committee that advocates for veterans and military families, the ad criticizes Trump for past comments where he disparaged veterans and soldiers. The ad includes quotes attributed to Trump where he called fallen soldiers “losers” and “suckers.” The...

A record 51% of NFL team employees identify as people of color and/or women, the league revealed Thursday in advance of its quarterly owners meeting next week. The accounting includes people who work in football operations and business operations, as well as on coaching staffs and in executive roles. It does not include players or members of the league office. According to separate data, 57% of league office employees identify as people of color and/or women.

Bud Light has teamed up with NFL legends Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith in a bid to boost sales following its PR disaster with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney which saw customers boycott the brand. The Pro Football Hall of Famers star in a new commercial released ahead of the Super Bowl which kicks off in two months time at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium. The brand remained the official NFL sponsor despite sales plummeting 30 percent amid controversy over its decision to partner with Mulvaney for a campaign. The influencer, 26, partnered with the beer brand in April for their March...

After becoming a member of the Carolina Panthers TopCats cheerleaders in March, Justine Lindsay had heard that there was nothing like the team's first home game of the season. That sentiment proved true. "It was the best moment I could imagine," she recalled in an interview earlier this week of the Panthers' season opener on Sept. 11. "It felt like it was about 115 degrees and there were so many people in the stands. It was a beautiful Sunday." Lindsay, 30, is the first openly transgender cheerleader in the NFL. Her arrival on the NFL was first announced in a...