NFL
An NFL draft attendee writes a message to post on the 'Unity Wall.' (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 27, 2026, 12:49 pm
NFL draft in Pittsburgh becomes stage for unity, service and community impact
'You never know what you’re going to learn, or what people will learn about you, and there’s no harm in just going and having a new experience'
By Adam Reinherz
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft meets with student leaders on April 22. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 27, 2026, 11:39 am
NFL leaders urge local Black and Jewish students to build connection
Unity dinner, shared experiences, encourage young leaders to talk and grow
By Adam Reinherz
Greg Joseph kicks a field goal during a preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens, Aug. 24, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
August 29, 2024, 2:02 pm
The NFL season is here — with no publicly Jewish players appearing in Week 1
Last season, five Jewish players got on the gridiron
By Jacob Gurvis
Jake Curhan of the Seattle Seahawks looks on before the game against the Chicago Bears in Seattle, Dec. 26, 2021. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
August 31, 2023, 12:48 pm
All the Jewish NFL players to watch in the 2023-2024 season
Jewish summer camp, BBYO and Jewish day school
By Jacob Gurvis
The Washington Commanders and New York Giants matched up on Dec. 4, 2022 at MetLife Stadium. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
December 14, 2022, 5:53 pm
‘Sunday Night Football’ to feature first-ever Chanukah menorah lighting
Organized by Chabad’s teen network, CTeen International, and Chabad of Maryland, the lighting will take place after the game’s first quarter in Washington.
By Jacob Gurvis
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft looks on from the sidelines as his team warms up before a game against the Detroit Lions at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 9, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)
October 31, 2022, 2:38 pm
Patriots owner Robert Kraft funds NFL TV ad about standing up ‘against Jewish hate’
The ad aired during a weekend in which the message “Kanye is right about the jews” was projected at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, during a college football game.
By Jacob Gurvis
Emily Applegate, former marketing coordinator for the Washington Football Team testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on sexual harassment in the workplace at the Washington Football Team, in Washington D.C., Feb. 2022. (Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)
February 6, 2022, 2:42 pm
Former Washington Football Team staffer says her boss harassed her with ‘Jewish slurs’
The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee is probing allegations of harassment and misconduct.
By Ron Kampeas
Anthony Firkser #86 of the Tennessee Titans runs a pass in for a touchdown during a game against the New York Jets at Nissan Stadium on Dec. 2, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Jets 26-22. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
November 17, 2021, 1:55 pm
Anthony Firkser opens up on being one of the few Jewish players in the NFL
He said he hasn’t experienced any antisemitism in the league, but is often the first Jewish person some of his teammates have ever met.
By Emily Burack
Cam Heyward with Cody Sabol, the nationally recognized speed painter from Pittsburgh who designed the cleats. (Photo provided by Larry Ceisler / Ceisler Media)
November 19, 2020, 7:08 pm
Steeler Cam Heyward donates cleats in memory of Oct. 27 victims
For the “My Cause, My Cleats” week last NFL season, Heyward personalized his cleats in memory of the Oct. 27 shooting victims.
NFL star DeSean Jackson accepted an invitation from 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg to visit Auschwitz together. (JTA/Screenshot from Instagram)
July 13, 2020, 7:03 pm
Now on DeSean Jackson’s post-pandemic schedule: Visiting Auschwitz
The NFL star accepted 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg's invitation to visit Auschwitz together.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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