Micah Parsons cites back tightness for not participating in practice
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Micah Parsons cites back tightness for not participating in practice

July 22, 2025
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Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons showed up to training camp and was on the practice field with a helmet Tuesday. He did not do much. Parsons said he isn’t holding in but instead cited back tightness. “It’s something that I feel is going to hold me back, so I just

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Packers QB Jordan Love falls to No. 68 in NFL Top 100 rankings
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Packers QB Jordan Love falls to No. 68 in NFL Top 100 rankings

July 22, 2025
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Jordan Love entered the 2024 NFL season with increased expectations after a strong campaign in 2023. Love’s emergence as a future star helped the Green Bay Packers reach the playoffs in 2023 and earned him the No. 34 spot on the NFL’s Top 100 Players list.  Unfortunately for Love, 2024

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49ers sign Equanimeous St. Brown
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49ers sign Equanimeous St. Brown

July 22, 2025
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The 49ers added some experienced wide receiver depth on Tuesday. The team announced the signing of Equanimeous St. Brown to their 90-man roster. It’s a one-year deal with no other terms announced. St. Brown spent last season with the Saints, but only appeared in two games without catching a pass.

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Bears Sign DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, DB Tre Flowers
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Bears Sign DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, DB Tre Flowers

July 22, 2025
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The Bears are making some veteran additions to their defense before training camp starts on Wednesday by signing defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon and defensive back Tre Flowers, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. To make room on the roster, the team waived defensive back Alex Cook and defensive end Jereme Robinson,

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Trey Hendrickson: I was more than willing to take less to make this work
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Trey Hendrickson: I was more than willing to take less to make this work

July 22, 2025
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Speaking to the media on Monday, Bengals owner Mike Brown seemed optimistic that his team and star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson would be able to work out a deal. But that rosy outlook does not appear to match how contentious the state of negotiations between the team and player. Hendrickson

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Raiders’ Jamal Adams signing is a win-win for player and team
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Raiders’ Jamal Adams signing is a win-win for player and team

July 22, 2025
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Jamal Adams is getting another fresh start. According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Las Vegas Raiders are signing the veteran safety. Pete Carroll reunites with a familiar face in Adams, who previously played under him in Seattle. The reunion signals a decision to bolster their young secondary with experience

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Pete Carroll: We’re going to win a bunch, and I don’t care who hears that
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Pete Carroll: We’re going to win a bunch, and I don’t care who hears that

July 22, 2025
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Just win, baby? That’s exactly what Pete Carroll is planning on doing in his first year with the Raiders, making a bold pronouncement when asked what constitutes success in 2025 during his Tuesday press conference to open training camp. “We’re going to win a ton. We’re going to win a

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Panthers To Release LB Josey Jewell
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Panthers To Release LB Josey Jewell

July 22, 2025
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The Panthers are releasing Josey Jewell, per team writer Darin Gantt, clearing a roster spot as the veteran linebacker continues his recovery from a concussion suffered last December. The two sides did try to find common ground on a revised contract, per Joe Person of The Athletic, but a release

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Cardinals sign second-round pick Will Johnson
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Cardinals sign second-round pick Will Johnson

July 22, 2025
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Cardinals cornerback Will Johnson made it official, signing his four-year rookie contract ahead of Wednesday’s first practice. The team announced the signing Tuesday as players began reporting to training camp. “I knew the whole time we would get it done before camp,” Johnson said, via Darren Urban of the team

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Saints All-Pro safety announces surprising career news
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Saints All-Pro safety announces surprising career news

July 22, 2025
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Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu announced his retirement on social media (via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport), ending the Honey Badger’s sterling 12-year career. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said that the team was informed of Mathieu’s decision in advance, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, but it still came as somewhat of

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Free agent S Quandre Diggs fully healthy, cleared to play
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Free agent S Quandre Diggs fully healthy, cleared to play

July 22, 2025
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Free agent safety Quandre Diggs is fully healthy and cleared to play in 2025, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Diggs had his 2024 season cut short with a Lisfranc injury on Nov. 3, which required surgery on his foot to repair. He spent last season in Tennessee, signing with

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Saints’ Tyrann Mathieu Announces Retirement
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Saints’ Tyrann Mathieu Announces Retirement

July 22, 2025
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Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu announced his retirement on social media (via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport), ending the Honey Badger’s sterling 12-year career. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said that the team was informed of Mathieu’s decision in advance, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, but it still came as somewhat of a

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Sean McVay: We’re “hopeful and optimistic” LT Alaric Jackson will be able to play
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Sean McVay: We’re “hopeful and optimistic” LT Alaric Jackson will be able to play

July 22, 2025
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The Rams have some optimism that they’ll have their left tackle when the season opens in September. Alaric Jackson has been dealing with blood clots in his lower leg. It’s the second time he’s dealt with the issue, which caused him to miss the final nine games of the 2022

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Bowles discusses receiving vote of confidence from Bucs ownership
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Bowles discusses receiving vote of confidence from Bucs ownership

July 22, 2025
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Some members of the NFL community were surprised to learn in late June that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had signed head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht to multiyear contract extensions.  During a recent chat with Ira Kaufman of the JoeBucsFan website, Bowles discussed receiving such a strong vote

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Bills will wear red helmets for final regular-season game at current stadium
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Bills will wear red helmets for final regular-season game at current stadium

July 22, 2025
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The Bills will finish their 53-season run at their current stadium with a home game against the Jets. And they’ll be breaking out a special helmet for the game. The Bills have announced that they’ll wear their red helmets for the Week 18 game against the Jets. It will be

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Cowboys, DE James Houston Agree To Deal
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Cowboys, DE James Houston Agree To Deal

July 22, 2025
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The Cowboys are among the teams making free agent moves just ahead of training camp. Veteran defensive end James Houston has a deal in place, as first reported by Jon Machota of The Athletic. Houston was one of three edge rushers who recently conducted a workout with the team, per ESPN’s

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J.C. Tretter reiterates claim that he knew nothing about the hidden collusion ruling
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J.C. Tretter reiterates claim that he knew nothing about the hidden collusion ruling

July 22, 2025
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After former NFL Players Association chief strategy officer JC Tretter resigned, he submitted to an interview with Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com. On Monday, we raised the question of whether Tretter will be doing more. He will, and he is. Starting on Tuesday with an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show.

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Should Bills still consider extending Pro Bowl RB despite training camp plans?
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Should Bills still consider extending Pro Bowl RB despite training camp plans?

July 22, 2025
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The Buffalo Bills must realize that retaining talented skill players keeps their Super Bowl window open. Bills fourth-year running back James Cook is entering the final year of his rookie deal and has made it clear he wants an extension. However, the 2022 second-round pick isn’t holding out of training

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Titans place L’Jarius Sneed, Lloyd Cushenberry on PUP
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Titans place L’Jarius Sneed, Lloyd Cushenberry on PUP

July 22, 2025
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The Titans have placed cornerback L’Jarius Sneed and center Lloyd Cushenberry on the physically unable to perform list to open training camp, the team announced on Tuesday. Sneed is working his way back from a quad injury, but also had a clean-up procedure on his knee, General Manager Mike Borgonzi

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Giants Sign S K’Von Wallace
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Giants Sign S K’Von Wallace

July 22, 2025
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The Giants have added some safety depth ahead of training camp. K’Von Wallace has a deal in place, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Wallace himself has since confirmed the pact. Today’s move comes as little surprise since he conducted a workout with the Giants last month. Wallace, 27, has a

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Entering last year of rookie deal, Kyren Williams reports for training camp
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Entering last year of rookie deal, Kyren Williams reports for training camp

July 22, 2025
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Though Kyren Williams and the Rams have been discussing a potential new contract, the running back won’t stay away from training camp. Via multiple reporters on the scene, Williams has reported with the Rams’ other veterans on Tuesday. Williams, who turns 25 at the end of next month, is entering

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Insider updates how long Micah Parsons’ contract standoff may last
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Insider updates how long Micah Parsons’ contract standoff may last

July 22, 2025
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Dallas Cowboys star pass-rusher Micah Parsons reported for training camp on Monday even though he remains in the final year of his rookie deal. During Tuesday’s edition of the ESPN “Get Up” program, NFL insider Adam Schefter indicated that the contract standoff between Parsons and the Cowboys may not be

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Alex Anzalone “disappointed” in contract situation, but wants to retire a Lion
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Alex Anzalone “disappointed” in contract situation, but wants to retire a Lion

July 22, 2025
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Lions head coach Dan Campbell has said that Alex Anzalone is dealing with a hamstring injury. But the linebacker is also unhappy with his current contract and would like a raise to continue his career with Detroit. Speaking to reporters after not practicing on Tuesday, Anzalone noted he feels he’s

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Cardinals Sign Second-Round CB Will Johnson, Complete Rookie Deals
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Cardinals Sign Second-Round CB Will Johnson, Complete Rookie Deals

July 22, 2025
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To no surprise, Will Johnson is on the books in time for the start of the Cardinals’ training camp. The second-round corner signed his rookie deal Tuesday, per a team announcement. Last night, ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss reported an agreement was expected in this case. Rookies do not have the option of signing

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Ndamukong Suh: I should have been paid more than Matthew Stafford in Detroit
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Ndamukong Suh: I should have been paid more than Matthew Stafford in Detroit

July 22, 2025
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The Lions had the misfortune of being the worst team in the NFL for the first decade of this century. They had the good fortune of regularly getting high draft picks, including the second overall pick to draft Calvin Johnson in 2007, the first overall pick to draft Matthew Stafford

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Lions stars discuss how they’ll handle coaching changes this upcoming season
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Lions stars discuss how they’ll handle coaching changes this upcoming season

July 22, 2025
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One of the biggest questions for the Detroit Lions heading into this upcoming season is how they’ll handle coaching changes. Former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson accepted the Chicago Bears’ head-coaching job this offseason. Meanwhile, former defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn became the New York Jets’ head coach.  The Lions, in turn,

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Bills activate DE Landon Jackson, cut P Jake Camarda
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Bills activate DE Landon Jackson, cut P Jake Camarda

July 22, 2025
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Rookie defensive end Landon Jackson is ready to go at Bills camp. Jackson was placed on the physically unable to report list a few days ago for undisclosed reasons, but the team announced that he has been activated from the list on Tuesday. Bills veterans are reporting to camp on

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Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson Begins Training Camp Holdout
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Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson Begins Training Camp Holdout

July 22, 2025
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Trey Hendrickson has long loomed as a candidate to skip the start of training camp. With the Bengals preparing to begin padded practices, the reigning sack leader is indeed absent. Hendrickson informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday that he has elected to hold out from training camp. As a result, he

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Commanders release RB Michael Wiley
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Commanders release RB Michael Wiley

July 22, 2025
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With the signing of Von Miller becoming official, the Commanders have made a corresponding roster move. Washington announced on Tuesday that the club has released running back Michael Wiley. Wiley, 24, joined the Commanders last year after going undrafted out of Arizona. He spent the season on the practice squad

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Hull details how Rodgers impressed Steelers teammates
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Hull details how Rodgers impressed Steelers teammates

July 22, 2025
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Previous stories noted how quarterback Aaron Rodgers impressed Pittsburgh Steelers players and coaches with how he was “super down-to-earth and not at all what you would expect” after signing a team-friendly contract in time to participate in the club’s mandatory minicamp in June.  Running back Evan Hull spent his first two seasons

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Report: Bengal have offered Trey Hendrickson only one year of guarantees
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Report: Bengal have offered Trey Hendrickson only one year of guarantees

July 22, 2025
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With a paltry (compared to the current market) compensation package of $16 million for 2025, Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson wants more. And he’s been trying to get more. But it’s more than just new-money APY. The other issue, as it often is with the Bengals, is structure. Via Adam

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Patriots WR Stefon Diggs Receives Full Medical Clearance
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Patriots WR Stefon Diggs Receives Full Medical Clearance

July 22, 2025
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With training camp approaching, it remained to be seen if Stefon Diggs would be moved to the physically unable to perform list due to his ACL recovery. The free agent addition was not among the players New England recently placed on the PUP list, however, suggesting he would be good to

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Trey Hendrickson won’t report to Bengals camp
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Trey Hendrickson won’t report to Bengals camp

July 22, 2025
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Defensive end Trey Hendrickson said this offseason that he will not play the 2025 season for the Bengals under his current contract and he’s sticking to his guns as training camp gets underway. Bengals players are reporting to camp on Tuesday, but Hendrickson posted a picture to Instagram from Florida

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The ‘NFL leading rushers since 2000’ quiz
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The ‘NFL leading rushers since 2000’ quiz

July 22, 2025
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Happy 30th birthday to three-time Pro Bowl running back and inaugural College Football Playoff champion Ezekiel Elliott! Elliott was drafted fourth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys and led the NFL 1,631 rushing yards as a rookie before doing it again in his second full campaign

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Chargers face class action over sending 2025 Chiefs home game to Brazil
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Chargers face class action over sending 2025 Chiefs home game to Brazil

July 22, 2025
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Maybe the Philip Rivers retirement was a pre-emptive distraction. On Monday, attorney Daniel Wallach passed along a signed but unfiled (for now) class-action complaint against the Chargers over the exportation of a 2025 home game against the Chiefs to Brazil. The lawyer for the plaintiff is Rana Ayazi. The 14-page

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Insider thinks Russell Wilson ‘may not make it’ to early part of Giants season as starter
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Insider thinks Russell Wilson ‘may not make it’ to early part of Giants season as starter

July 22, 2025
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There is currently no sign that New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is having second thoughts about naming veteran Russell Wilson the club’s starting quarterback over backup Jameis Winston and 2025 first-round draft pick Jaxson Dart.  For a piece published on Monday, Tom Rock of Newsday indicated Wilson will

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Jets unveil upgraded locker room as training camp gets underway
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Jets unveil upgraded locker room as training camp gets underway

July 22, 2025
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Jets players will be reporting to the team’s facility for training camp on Tuesday and returning members of the team will find that things look different. The team shared photos of an upgraded locker room setup for the coming season. It includes 92 customized lockers that include video screens and

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Colts owner discusses ‘sense of urgency’ regarding Anthony Richardson
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Colts owner discusses ‘sense of urgency’ regarding Anthony Richardson

July 22, 2025
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Third-year pro Anthony Richardson may find himself battling for more than just the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback job this summer.  For a lengthy piece produced by JJ Stankevitz of the Colts’ website, new team principal owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon addressed Richardson’s uncertain future.  “Where he is in his career and

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Rich Eisen’s ESPN-bound show will be featured on ESPN Radio
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Rich Eisen’s ESPN-bound show will be featured on ESPN Radio

July 22, 2025
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It was announced in May that Rich Eisen’s weekday show will be heading to ESPN. We now know a little more about where it will land. Via Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com, The Rich Eisen Show will become the centerpiece of ESPN Radio, taking over the 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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Dak Prescott addresses criticisms over lack of playoff success
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Dak Prescott addresses criticisms over lack of playoff success

July 22, 2025
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott signed a four-year contract extension reportedly worth $240M with $231M guaranteed last September. He then endured a rough 2024 season that ended prematurely when he went down with a serious hamstring injury in Week 9.  As Cowboys players reported for training camp, Prescott addressed certain takes about

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Press secretary says President Trump “was serious” about Commanders name change
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Press secretary says President Trump “was serious” about Commanders name change

July 22, 2025
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The Commanders and the NFL have kept their heads low and their mouths shut regarding President Trump’s weekend one-two punch against the team’s name. The team and the league could be hoping that he wasn’t serious, and that perhaps he was trying to get people talking about something other than

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Cardinals expect to have second-round pick Will Johnson signed for training camp
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Cardinals expect to have second-round pick Will Johnson signed for training camp

July 22, 2025
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Cardinals second-round pick Will Johnson is one of just three 2025 NFL draft picks who still has not signed his rookie contract. That could change today. Johnson, a cornerback from Michigan, is expected to have his rookie deal done before training camp opens tomorrow, according to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.

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Dan Campbell: Lions want backup QB Hendon Hooker to “take the next step”
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Dan Campbell: Lions want backup QB Hendon Hooker to “take the next step”

July 22, 2025
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The Lions drafted quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round in 2023, but through two NFL seasons Hooker has played only in garbage time, and late last season the Lions brought in veteran Teddy Bridgewater and put him ahead of Hooker on the depth chart to back up Jared Goff.

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Carlie Irsay-Gordon on Anthony Richardson: He still has time to prove it
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Carlie Irsay-Gordon on Anthony Richardson: He still has time to prove it

July 22, 2025
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Two years after the Colts chose quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth overall pick in the draft, he has fallen far short of expectations: His career completion percentage is just 50.6 percent, and he has 11 touchdown passes to go with 13 interceptions. But Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon isn’t giving

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JC Tretter denies having role in hiding collusion ruling
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JC Tretter denies having role in hiding collusion ruling

July 22, 2025
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To the extent that Sunday’s slow-pitch sit-down with CBS was the first of several image-rehab interviews for former NFL Players Association chief strategy officer JC Tretter, there’s one specific subject that is ripe for followup if/when he speaks again. As to the NFLPA’s decision to strictly limit access to the

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Tom Brady: I motivated myself by thinking of Peyton Manning as my enemy
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Tom Brady: I motivated myself by thinking of Peyton Manning as my enemy

July 22, 2025
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After facing each other 17 times during their careers, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning came to think of each other as friends. But Brady says he didn’t let himself think of Manning that way while they were trying to beat each other. Brady wrote on TomBrady.com that he had to

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Rams’ Kobie Turner shares warning for Eagles after playoff loss
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Rams’ Kobie Turner shares warning for Eagles after playoff loss

July 22, 2025
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The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams during the 2024 regular season and in the divisional round of the playoffs en route to winning Super Bowl LIX.  Those two teams will meet at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field in Week 3 of the upcoming campaign. During a recent appearance on

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Mike Brown: I think we’ll get Trey Hendrickson’s deal done
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Mike Brown: I think we’ll get Trey Hendrickson’s deal done

July 22, 2025
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Defensive end Trey Hendrickson has expressed frustration with how the Bengals have handled talks about a contract extension this offseason, but any harsh words haven’t changed Bengals owner Mike Brown’s view of keeping Hendrickson in Cincinnati. Hendrickson has been looking for a new deal with the team for the last

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The ‘Most passing yards in an NFL season’ quiz
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The ‘Most passing yards in an NFL season’ quiz

July 22, 2025
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For the first time in quite a while, the Kansas City Chiefs are entering training camp looking a little bit vulnerable. Despite going 15-1 in 2024, quarterback Patrick Mahomes had his least statistically productive season of his career and the Chiefs were dominated by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl

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Dak Prescott: Nobody’s more disappointed than I am with team’s playoff results
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Dak Prescott: Nobody’s more disappointed than I am with team’s playoff results

July 22, 2025
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The Cowboys’ 30-year Super Bowl drought predates Dak Prescott, but entering his 10th season, the quarterback understands the criticism of his 2-5 postseason record. He said this offseason that he wants to win a championship and “be damned if it’s just for my legacy or if it’s for this team.

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