Browns’ Myles Garrett not pushing teammates to get covid vaccine
BEREA, Ohio — For Browns defensive star Myles Garrett, there was never a choice on whether to get the covid-19 vaccine. “I got sick,” the All-Pro end said Wednesday as Cleveland opened training camp. “I didn’t want to get sick again. So it was kind of point-blank apparent for me.”...
Dolphins CB Xavien Howard reports to camp but wants to be tradedVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard reported for the start of training camp to avoid being fined, then said he doesn’t feel valued or respected by the team and has requested a trade. Howard skipped mandatory minicamp in June and is unhappy with the $75.25 million,...
‘Clean slate’ in QB competition as Patriots open training campVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton will enter training camp as the Patriots’ starting quarterback. Coach Bill Belichick made that clear multiple times this offseason. But he said Tuesday that, like all positions, who winds up with the job at the end of camp is back to being an open question...
Aaron Rodgers arrives in Green Bay for start of training camp
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has made it to Green Bay on the eve of the Packers’ first training-camp workout. Rodgers was seen arriving at Lambeau Field on Tuesday morning, the day after NFL Network and ESPN reported the reigning MVP was closing in on a deal that...
Colts coach Frank Reich to miss start of camp after positive covid testVideo
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indianapolis Colts fans eagerly anticipated seeing coach Frank Reich and new starting quarterback Carson Wentz reunite Wednesday. Turns out, they might need to wait a few more days. General manager Chris Ballard announced Monday that Reich is expected to miss the start of training camp after testing...
Packers hopeful to about sorting things out with Aaron RodgersVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy remains hopeful quarterback Aaron Rodgers the three-time MVP will play for them this season, but said he doesn’t know whether Rodgers will arrive for the start of training camp. “We’ve been in constant communication,” Murphy said Monday after the NFL’s...
Comeback story? Tebow opens Jags training camp as ‘1 of 90’Video
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow is one of the first to arrive at Jacksonville Jaguars practice. He jogs onto the field, stretches a little, catches footballs from a Jugs machine, then finds his usual spot in the team’s warmup lines. He’s waaaay in the back, just in front of a...
Report: Deshaun Watson plans to report to Texans campVideo
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson plans to report to Houston Texans training camp Sunday, a person familiar with his decision told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The person added that the...
Titans’ Bud Dupree on PUP list, top draft pick out to start campVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will be missing a couple of key players acquired this offseason to fix their defense at the start of training camp. The Titans placed former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree, running back Jeremy McNichols and offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo on the physically unable...
NFL faces playbook full of questions as training camps openVideo
From players getting covid-19 vaccinations to relaxed coronavirus protocols to lineup issues, particularly at quarterback, the NFL faces a multitude of questions as training camps open. At least in 2021 there is the knowledge — and lessons learned — from completing last season during a pandemic. The league, whose most...
League doctor: 80% of NFL players have begun vaccination process
The number of NFL players in the covid-19 vaccination process has reached 80%, with nine teams having 90% or more of their players in that category. Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s medical director, said Friday that nearly all Tier 1 and Tier 2 team employees — those who deal directly...
In Instagram post, Terrelle Pryor details escape from serious injury in vehicle crash
Terrelle Pryor wasn’t seriously injured in a scary vehicle crash, according to a story the former Jeannette star posted on his Instagram account Thursday night. Pryor was driving his three-wheeled Vanderhall motor bike when he was clipped by a car and flipped twice, he said in the story. “Luckily still...
Trimmer Ezekiel Elliott feeds off motivation from Cowboys’ 2020 downerVideo
Ezekiel Elliott is the lightest he has been in nearly a decade and believes he hasn’t lost the breakaway ability that helped make him a two-time NFL rushing champion for the Dallas Cowboys. The star running back didn’t need much motivation to get in that kind of shape coming off...
Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp dies of injuries from bicycle accident
NEW YORK — New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp died Thursday of injuries suffered in a bicycle accident Saturday near his home in California. He was 58. Knapp’s family released a statement through the team that the longtime NFL assistant coach died at 2:32 p.m. EDT. “Greg Knapp (aka...
NFL teams to face potential forfeits for unvaccinated covid outbreaks
NFL teams have been warned they could forfeit a game due to a covid-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week. “As we learned last year, we can play a full season if we maintain a firm commitment to adhering to our health...
Browns QB Baker Mayfield not stressing about contract situation
GATES MILLS, Ohio — Baker Mayfield is letting everyone else stress over his contract situation and future with the Browns. He’s got other priorities. “I’m about winning,” Mayfield said Tuesday while hosting more than 300 youngsters at his football camp. “And I think everything will play itself out. I’m not...
Rams running back Cam Akers out indefinitely with torn Achilles tendon
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers is out indefinitely after tearing his Achilles tendon in an offseason training session. The Rams confirmed the injury Tuesday, one week before veterans report to training camp. Akers was expected to be the Rams’ starter in the backfield after coming...
Tom Brady, Buccaneers visit Biden at White House
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed Tom Brady and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, the first visit by the reigning NFL champions since 2017. It was Brady’s first visit since 2005 with the New England Patriots when George W. Bush was in office....
Coming off ACL tear, former Penn State star Saquon Barkley says little about Giants campVideo
NORTH CALDWELL, N.J. — Coming off an ACL injury that cost him most of last season, Saquon Barkley either doesn’t know or isn’t saying how much he will be able to do when the New York Giants report to training camp next week. Speaking during a break at a youth...
Peyton Manning teams up with brother, ESPN for MNF MegaCast
ESPN has finally landed Peyton Manning as a “Monday Night Football” commentator. It’s just not in a way anyone expected, and it won’t be for the full season. Walt Disney Company announced on Monday a partnership with Manning and his Omaha Productions company in which Peyton and Eli Manning will...
NFL receiver/return man Ted Ginn Jr. retires
CLEVELAND — Ted Ginn Jr. returned to Glenville High School on Friday to announce his NFL retirement. The 36-year-old former Ohio State receiver and returner played for his father, Ted Sr., at Glenville before moving on to the Buckeyes and the NFL. “I’ve dedicated my entire life to football until...
Former Seahawks, 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman ‘deeply remorseful’ after arrestVideo
SEATTLE — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman said Friday he is “deeply remorseful” following his arrest on accusations of drunkenly crashing his SUV in a construction zone and trying to break in to his in-laws’ suburban Seattle home this week. Sherman tweeted a statement before...
4 NFL teams reportedly under 50% vaccinated; Steelers among teams with highest rateVideo
Four NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated less than two weeks from the start of training camp, a person familiar with the vaccination rates told the Associated Press. Washington, Indianapolis, Arizona and the Los Angeles Chargers had the four lowest covid-19 vaccination rates in the league as of Thursday, according...
Judge orders Richard Sherman released from jail without bailVideo
SEATTLE — A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released from jail without bail Thursday after his arrest on suspicion of trying to break in to his in-laws’ home. King County District Court Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai found probable cause that Sherman committed criminal trespassing,...
Tom Brady led Bucs to Super Bowl 55 win despite partial MCL tear
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl 55 victory at age 43 during a pandemic, becoming the first quarterback to win a title in his team’s home stadium. But the legend only grows from there. Brady did it while playing with a partially torn medial...
