Texans’ Amendola decides to retire after 13-year career
Danny Amendola, a Houston native and graduate of The Woodlands, has retired after a 13-year NFL career in which he spent his final season with the Texans.
Amendola’s retirement was first reported by ESPN. The 36-year-old wide receiver won two Super Bowls with the Patriots, a franchise he joined after he went undrafted in 2008 and established his reputation as a dependable slot receiver who could return kicks and punts in four seasons with the Rams.
Amendola signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Texans on Sept. 7. He joined his hometown franchise, which needed depth at the position when former slot receiver Anthony Miller dislocated his shoulder in the preseason opener.
Amendola played in eight games for the Texans, recording 24 catches, 248 yards and three touchdowns during a 2021 season in which he battled a hamstring injury. Brooks Kubena
League launches streaming service
The NFL is making its move into offering its own media streaming platform.
The league announced that “NFL+” launched on Monday. Owners were briefed about it during the league meetings in May, while Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s chief media and business officer, confirmed in a column for “Sports Illustrated” last week that it would be starting this season.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a phone interview with the Associated Press that the direct-to-consumer offering gives the league the ability to understand what fans and non-fans are seeking in terms of content and customize it for them.
“We think this is a major step forward. It will evolve, build and get better as more and more content becomes available on this platform. The work that we’ve done either with other offerings or research has helped us sort of frame this in a way that we think would be very attractive and engage our fans.”
The launch of “NFL+” comes as 15 games on Thursday night will be carried exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The “Sunday Ticket” package of out-of-market Sunday games currently will expire at the end of this season. Amazon, Apple and Google have emerged as the frontrunners to take over the rights that DirecTV has held since 1994.
“NFL+” will allow fans to view out-of-market preseason games on all devices; local and national regular-season and postseason games on mobile devices; team and national radio feeds, NFL Network shows on-demand along with the NFL Films archive. It could also include content produced by teams. It will be able to be accessed through the NFL app and website.
It is an upgrade of the “Game Pass” service that has been available to fans in the United States since 2015.
Raiders’ Good on reserve retired list
Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman Denzelle Good has been placed on the reserve retired list, leaving a potential hole in the weakest part of the team’s offense.
The Raiders made the surprise announcement Monday that Good had decided to retire.
Good was expected to compete for a starting spot at guard on Las Vegas’ line as he worked his was back from reconstructive knee surgery. He reported to camp but did not participate on Sunday. Instead he is calling it quits at age 31.