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Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike MacDonald is reflected in the Lombardi Trophy after a win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game in Santa Clara, California, February 8, 2026, (Matt Slocum/AP)
February 9, 2026, 8:06 am
Seahawks ride ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding Patriots 29-13
Seattle team overwhelms Robert Kraft-owned New England team with sharp play, denying them a seventh title; Jason Myers sets Super Bowl record by making all five of his field-goal tries
By Rob Maaddi
Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff during the first half of an NCAA football game on September 20, 2025, in Oxford, Mississippi. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
December 5, 2025, 2:05 am
Jake Retzlaff, eyeing college football history, isn’t the only Jewish QB with big dreams
Across the country is Zevi Eckhaus, a Washington State quarterback who dons tefillin every morning, prays at the 18-yard line and hopes to set an example for Jewish fans
By Jon Marks and JTA
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa attends a press conference after an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, Spain, November 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
November 20, 2025, 6:15 am
Miami Dolphins quarterback wants to play NFL game in Jerusalem
Tua Tagovailoa says ‘it’d be pretty cool to go play’ in Israeli capital after appearing in Spain and Germany; US envoy to Israel: ‘Next year in Jerusalem… I like the sound of that’
By Joseph Strauss
Team Israel women’s flag football team charges at the IFAF European Championship in 2019. (Courtesy of AFI)
August 5, 2025, 3:09 am
Playing from behind, Israeli flag football draws up a Hail Mary for Olympic kick-off
With limited resources and growing anti-Israel hostility in sports amid ongoing war, the men’s and women’s squads are training hard for a coveted spot at the 2028 Games in LA
By Chani Kaplan
New Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff, a transfer from Brigham Young University, shows off the Star of David on his necklace after football practice at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Brett Martel)
August 3, 2025, 8:44 am
Jake Retzlaff, former Jewish football star at Mormon university, to play for Tulane
Retzlaff, previously the quarterback at Brigham Young University in Utah, will now play for Tulane University in New Orleans, which is estimated to be 37% Jewish
By Agencies
L-R, top row: Jake Retzlaff, Quinn Hughes and Lindsay Gottlieb. Bottom row: Sam Salz, Jessica Fox and Max Fried. (Getty Images; Design by Grace Yagel via JTA)
January 1, 2025, 2:33 am
From Olympic medals to college ball, the top moments for Jewish athletes in 2024
Jewish athletes distinguished themselves across events, venues and tiers of competition while also having an incredible impact off the field. Here’s a look at this year’s highlights
By jacob gurvis
Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada in 2017. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
April 11, 2024, 8:30 pm
Fallen football star O.J. Simpson, celebrity murder defendant, dies of cancer at 76
Electric athlete and actor gained notoriety for on and off-field successes, but his double murder ‘trial of the century’ marked a turning point in America’s racial landscape
By Agencies
Actor Michael Rapaport appears in Superbowl-timed ad, released February 8, 2024, asking audiences for support for the release of hostages held by Hamas. (YouTube Screenshot)
February 9, 2024, 6:43 pm
In new ad, Michael Rapaport urges Americans to lobby for hostages’ release
Social media campaign timed for Super Bowl aims to reach game-minded audiences to increase awareness of captives’ plight
By Jessica Steinberg
The Israeli under-17 flag football team poses for photo after winning first place in European championship on Sunday, September 3, 2023. (Courtesy)
September 6, 2023, 11:29 pm
After forfeiting Shabbat match, Israel goes on to win flag football championship
Despite a rocky start against Serbia, Israel’s newly formed U17 flag football team proceeded to take gold in the second-ever European youth tourney for the sport
By Charlie Summers
From left: Michael Dunn, Jake Curhan, Greg Joseph and A.J. Dillon. (Getty Images/Design by Mollie Suss via JTA)
September 1, 2023, 4:39 am
All the Jewish NFL players to watch in the 2023-2024 season
Shortly before Rosh Hashanah comes another opportunity for new beginnings — football’s opening week. Here’s a list of athletes who might be coming fresh from the synagogue
By jacob gurvis
People are blurred by a long exposure as they arrive at the NFL Experience on February 11, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
February 12, 2023, 3:47 pm
A Jewish guide to Super Bowl Sunday
As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, some fans may wonder: What does this mean for the Jews?
By JTA
File - Rapper Kanye West wears a Make America Great Again hat during a meeting with then-US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on October 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
October 30, 2022, 10:23 pm
After ‘Kanye is right’ displayed at football game, sports figures slam antisemitism
‘Kanye is right about the Jews’ projected on screens at Florida stadium during college game; non-profit founded by Patriots owner Robert Kraft plans to air anti-hate speech ad
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
From left: Michael Dunn, Anthony Firsker, A.J. Dillon, Greg Joseph and Jake Curhan are five NFL players to watch this season. (Getty Images/Design by Grace Yagel via JTA)
September 9, 2022, 3:40 am
Jewish players to watch as NFL’s 2022-2023 season kicks off
Jake Curhan, AJ Dillon, Michael Dunn, Anthony Firkser and Josh Rosen seek to climb depth charts while Greg Joseph aims to build on last year’s performance as Vikings star kicker
By jacob gurvis
Josh Rosen, then a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, warms up before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, New York, January 2, 2022. (AP/Adrian Kraus)
July 23, 2022, 12:31 am
Jewish NFL quarterback Josh Rosen signs deal to join Cleveland Browns
College standout has muddled through first three years, will be backup for team awaiting ruling on Deshaun Watson
By ToI Staff, AP and JTA
Former head coach of Duxbury High School's football team Dave Maimaron (video screenshot)
June 16, 2021, 12:01 pm
Report finds history of antisemitism on Boston-area high school football team
Investigation at Duxbury High public school finds that its sports team used ‘Auschwitz,’ ‘rabbi’ and ‘yarmulke’ to call plays as far back as 2010
By steven rosenberg
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