# Google AI Overviews expand to NFL team roster searches

Published: 2026-10-01T12:33:01.618Z · Source: Search Engine Roundtable (https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-team-rosters-42202.html)
Source date: 2026-10-01
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Entities: ai-overviews, google

Google's AI Overview panel now generates a full roster listing for some NFL team searches, appearing above or below the team's own site, per Search Engine Roundtable, citing SEO consultant Glenn Gabe. Gabe spotted the feature on a Las Vegas Raiders roster search during a Sunday game; Search Engine Roundtable found it also appeared for the New York Jets, but not for the Green Bay Packers or New York Giants, suggesting an uneven rollout.

Why it matters: It's a fresh example of AI Overviews pushing into another content vertical after expanding into finance queries in April — this time generating sports-roster answers that can keep the click on Google instead of a team or stats site.

## What this answers

**Does Google's AI Overview show NFL team rosters without a click to the team's site?**

Yes, for some teams — Google generated a full AI Overview roster for the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Jets, per Search Engine Roundtable, though the same kind of search showed no AI Overview for the Green Bay Packers or New York Giants.


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