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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 4 years ago
Bucs cut Bucannon amid youth movement at LB
10:18 AM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- With a dwindling number of snaps for Deone Bucannon and a desire to get younger at inside linebacker, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released the veteran on Wednesday.The Bucs will net a 2020 compensatory third-round draft pick by releasing Bucannon, a...continued
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Alexander @Alexander - almost 5 years ago
Gordon: Chargers 'home,' but 'want to get paid'
4:52 PM ETDespite threats of a trade demand if he doesn't get a new contract, running back Melvin Gordon on Saturday said he wants to remain with the Los Angeles Chargers."I want to end up with the Chargers," Gordon said Saturday at SportsCon in Dallas. "That's my home. I...continued
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Erik @Erik - over 4 years ago
Steelers part ways with veteran WR Moncrief
5:07 PM ETPITTSBURGH -- Veteran receiver Donte Moncrief, who was signed by the Steelers in free agency with the hope that he could replace some of the production lost with the departure of Antonio Brown, was waived by the team Saturday.By signing Moncrief, the Steelers we...continued
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Kristina @Kristina - over 4 years ago
Here's why Colin Kaepernick is working out for NFL teams, and what happens next
4:25 PM ETColin Kaepernick is a 32-year-old quarterback with 72 career touchdown passes, 13 rushing touchdowns, 30 interceptions and a Super Bowl start. But it has been almost three seasons since he played in the NFL, and during that time he has been more of a symbol and ...continued
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Monserrat @Monserrat - over 1 year ago
McVay says Rams haven't made last offer to OBJ
5:23 PM ETTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- After wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. tweeted Wednesday that the contract offer the Los Angeles Rams made to him wasn't reflective of his worth, coach Sean McVay indicated he didn't think that would be the team's final offer."LA knows wh...continued
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Rose @Rose - over 4 years ago
Sherman to apologize to Mayfield, says 'my bad'
11:33 AM ETSan Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman on Wednesday said he will apologize to Baker Mayfield for wrongly saying the Cleveland Browns quarterback had refused to shake his hand before the coin toss on Monday Night Football.Sherman told NFL.com that the sn...continued
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Kraig @Kraig - over 4 years ago
Patriots sign ex-Saints wide receiver Meredith
3:58 PM ETThe New England Patriots have signed wide receiver Cameron Meredith, who became a free agent when the New Orleans Saints released him Monday, four days into training camp.Meredith played in six games for the Saints in 2018, posting nine receptions for 114 yards ...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 3 years ago
Silent Tundra: No fans at Lambeau for first month
6:36 PM ETGREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Frozen Tundra will be the Silent Tundra -- at least for the first month of the 2020 NFL season. The Green Bay Packers announced Thursday that they will play at least their first two home games of the season without fans at Lambeau Field.Th...continued
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Manley @Manley - over 2 years ago
NFL fines Bucs' Arians $50K for striking player
1:08 PM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for swiping his hand at safety Andrew Adams' helmet during the wild-card game against Philadelphia on Sunday.Arians was attempting to move Adams, who was trying to pull a pl...continued
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Ericka @Ericka - over 4 years ago
Charges filed after Pryor stabbed in Pittsburgh
Nov 30, 2019ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH -- A woman was charged with attempted homicide in a Pittsburgh stabbing that critically injured former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who is also facing a charge, police said.Pryor was taken to the hospital just after 4:30...continued
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Arvid @Arvid - over 4 years ago
Browns lose Njoku to IR; DBs uncertain vs. Rams
1:26 PM ETBEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns placed tight end David Njoku on injured reserve with a wrist injury, the team announced Friday.Njoku, who was injured in the first quarter of Monday's game and also suffered a concussion, could require surgery for the wrist, a...continued
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Sandrine @Sandrine - about 4 years ago
Sources: Jets' Adams to skip voluntary program
8:39 AM ETWhen the NFL's voluntary virtual offseason program opens, All-Pro safety Jamal Adams of the New York Jets is not expected to participate, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.The Jets have not expressed any official interest in extending Adams' contract thus...continued
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Alexander @Alexander - over 4 years ago
Ryan Gosling look-alike? 'Coach Bro'? Cardinals' Kliff Kingsbury might surprise you
Aug 3, 2019TEMPE, Ariz. -- At 5:25 every morning, Arizona Cardinals wide receivers coach David Raih watches Kliff Kingsbury walk out of the weight room at the team's practice facility, finished with his workout, right on schedule.Not 5:24. Not 5:26."I mean, period," Raih ...continued
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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - over 1 year ago
Donald on swinging helmet: 'Was just a practice'
6:18 PM ETAssociated Press Aaron Donald downplayed swinging a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl at a joint practice between last season's Super Bowl teams this past Thursday."It was just a practice. It was football," Donald said Wednesday in an interview for...continued
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Alvah @Alvah - over 4 years ago
Source: Steelers' Washington out a few weeks
10:18 AM ETESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Steelers took another hit on offense, as wide receiver James Washington is expected to miss a few weeks with a shoulder injury, a source confirmed to ESPN.Washington is likely to miss at least the team's Sunday night game again...continued
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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 2 years ago
Belichick, once 40-1, now coach of year favorite
5:57 PM ETA month into the season, with the New England Patriots off to a 1-3 start, sportsbooks had coach Bill Belichick as a 40-1 long shot to win coach of the year.Two months later, Belichick is the consensus favorite and attracting a flurry of interest from bettors.Be...continued
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Maureen @Maureen - about 4 years ago
Source: Chiefs agree to deal with OL Remmers
8:39 PM ETThe Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with veteran offensive lineman Mike Remmers, a source told ESPN's Adam Teicher on Friday.The addition of Remmers gives the Chiefs some versatility for their offensive line. He could wind up start...continued
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Alan @Alan - about 3 years ago
GM: Brady progressing 'very well' from surgery
12:09 PM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that quarterback Tom Brady is progressing "very well" in his recovery from offseason knee surgery, described as a "minor surgical procedure."He did not, however, provide a timetable o...continued
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Assunta @Assunta - almost 5 years ago
Source: Lions' Slay, Harrison to report to camp
9:55 AM ETA pair of key Detroit Lions defenders will be in attendance when the team opens training camp this week.A source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that cornerback Darius Slay and defensive tackle Damon Harrison will report for the start of training camp.Both players had...continued
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Giles @Giles - about 3 years ago
Ex-TE Winslow II agrees to new prison sentence
9:14 PM ETAssociated Press VISTA, Calif. -- Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and assaulting two other women.Winslow, 37, agreed to changes to a previous guilty plea in order to avoid a pot...continued
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Hank @Hank - almost 2 years ago
Source: Browns to hire Eagles' Catherine Raiche
9:24 PM ETBEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns are expected to hire Catherine Raiche, currently an executive with the Philadelphia Eagles, to their front office, a league source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.As the Eagles' vice president of football operations, Ra...continued
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Kraig @Kraig - over 4 years ago
Raiders' Burfict suspended for rest of season
9:56 AM ETOakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the rest of the 2019 season for his helmet-to-helmet hit Sunday on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the league announced.Burfict was ejected in the second quarter of Sunday's 31-24 win for...continued
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Maureen @Maureen - over 4 years ago
How the NFL took over America in 100 years
8:00 AM ETPrior to his death in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson, a foremost chronicler of America's last 50 years, once wrote the following for ESPN:"We must have football. What would this country be without football in October?"Thompson's assessment of American culture isn't wr...continued
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Joe @Joe - almost 3 years ago
'It's tearing him apart': Bucs rookie Cameron Kinley hopes service commitment won't end NFL dream
7:00 AM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- It was supposed to be one of the best days of Cameron Kinley's life.The former Navy football captain and cornerback was graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, becoming the first in his family to graduate as an officer. As president of his 1,084-m...continued
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Nestor @Nestor - over 3 years ago
Dolphins shore up WR room with ex-Colt Rogers
9:39 AM ETThe Miami Dolphins have signed former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Chester Rogers, the team announced Sunday.His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN's Adam Schefter, that Rogers signed a one-year contract.Rogers' signing follows the decisions by Dolphins wide r...continued
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