Falcons present tough test for Super Bowl champion Eagles

The last time the Eagles opened a season as NFL champions, it was 1960 and, well, who remembers what folks did then in Philadelphia? What they'll certainly do Thursday night at the Linc when the Falcons come to town is roar with approval at the site of the Lombardi Trophy and the championship banner. Fans will sing many, many choruses of "Fly Eagles Fly." And then the guys on the...

Good for business? Nike gets political with Kaepernick ad

NEW YORK (AP) - Why do it? Nike has touched off a furor by wading into football's national anthem debate with an ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback who was the first athlete to kneel during "The Star-Spangled Banner" to protest police brutality against blacks and hasn't played a game since 2016. The ad copy reads: "Believe in something, even if it...

Report: Raiders could leave sooner than expected pending antitrust lawsuit

A new report suggests the Oakland Raiders could be leaving the Bay Area sooner than we thought. By that we mean this could be their last season at the Coliseum before they head to Las Vegas. 

FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the week
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This week's Fox 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is Leander RB Addison LaRue.

Colin Kaepernick appears in provocative Nike ad

A stunning and simple image of former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick emerged on Labor Day -- his solemn face starting in a black-and-white Nike ad with these poignant words: "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything."

Arbitrator sends Kaepernick's grievance against NFL to trial

An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick’s grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league’s request to throw out the quarterback’s claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice.

HS Football Scores Week 1
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FOX 7 Friday Football has your final scores and highlights for week one.

Longhorn Friday

Chuck Harris has more on the University of Texas wide effort to get Longhorns everywhere, current and former, to wear their burnt orange on Fridays.

Raiders donate $250k to Oakland school sports

The Oakland Raiders are joining this week's anonymous donor to chip in to help fund Oakland school sports programs. 

Texas Football Days on FOX Sports Southwest

Sarah Merrifield with FOX Sports Southwest and Cleatus the FOX Sports Robot has more on the event which celebrates the start of the high school and college football seasons and the significance of the sport in the Lone Star State.

FOX 7 Football Field Trip: McCallum

The McCallum Knights are coming off a dream season but are now under new head coach Thomas Gammerdinger.

Peachtree City Little League team falls in U.S. Championship

After striking out his 15th batter to end the game, Hawaii's Aukai Kea pumped his fists and let out a shout for all to hear.