The NFL has reached a colossal pact with ESPN, with the Worldwide Leader poised to acquire some of the league’s premier media assets in a union that could be worth “billions,” The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Friday.

The proposed move comes as ESPN is expected to soon launch its direct-to-consumer service, possibly before the end of August.

In return for the equity stake, ESPN is expected at minimum to take over the NFL’s cable properties including the NFL Network and Red Zone, the popular channel that continuously updates fans on the slate of Sunday contests. The NFL Network also has the rights to several regular season games late in the season.

EA Sports released its top cornerbacks in Madden NFL 26 — and here’s where Steelers' Jalen Ramsey ranks among the league's very best.

EA Sports dropped NFL team ratings as well as X-Factors for Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and other superstars on Friday in advance of Madden NFL 26's release.

The NFL season kicked off at the annual Hall of Fame game with a moment of silence for the four people killed earlier this week by a shooter who was targeting league headquarters in New York

NFL holds moment of silence for victims of NYC shooting

In an emotional interview ahead of Thursday night’s NFL preseason opener between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Detroit Lions, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the shooting earlier this week that targeted NFL headquarters,

Goodell stayed in New York to attend the funeral of Didarul Islam, the NYPD officer who was one of four people killed earlier this week.