Steelers, other NFL teams reopen facilities with government OKVideo
A limited number of NFL teams reopened their training facilities Tuesday, while many are prohibited by government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the 32 clubs the go-ahead for limited reopenings as long as state and local municipalities allow them. Coaching staffs and all players except those...
Tom Brady, small group of Buccaneers teammates work out in TampaVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic — or NFL rules against players working out at team facilities — keep him from preparing for a new season with his new Tampa Bay team. Brady gathered some of his Buccaneers teammates on a high school field early Tuesday...
NFL making changes to expand Rooney RuleVideo
The NFL is amending the Rooney Rule to require more interviews of minority candidates for head coaching and coordinator positions, two people familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. Reacting to a lack of diversity progress in hirings for those jobs, the league will require teams to interview at...
Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill completes year-long reclamation of himselfVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The steady stream of nurses filing out of St. Luke’s Hospital for close to an hour finally was slowing down, which was altogether fortunate, because the young man with thighs like tree trunks was running out of food to give them. It may have been the...
Virus has NFL prospects pondering threat of a lost season
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Burrow was a competent if unspectacular quarterback as a backup at Ohio State and during his first post-transfer season at LSU. In 2019, he transformed into Super Joe. Imagine if a pandemic had shortened or wiped out that last, golden season for Burrow, who won the...
Bills DT Ed Oliver charged with drunken driving in Texas
HOUSTON — Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver was arrested during a traffic stop in the Houston area and charged with drunken driving and illegally carrying a handgun, authorities said. Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies pulled Oliver over Saturday after receiving reports around 9 p.m. of someone driving recklessly in a...
Phyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 70Video
Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70. A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday at a Lexington, Ky., hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder....
Washington Redskins receiver Cody Latimer arrested in ColoradoVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A Washington Redskins player is facing five charges, including felony illegal discharge of a firearm, following his arrest in a Denver suburb Saturday morning. The Douglas County sheriff’s office said deputies arrested 27-year-old Cody Latimer after responding to a report just after midnight of shots fired inside...
Giants DB DeAndre Baker surrenders to police in armed robbery caseVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker turned himself in to police Saturday at the Broward County Jail. Baker has been charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. His lawyer, Bradford Cohen, said he has...
Aaron Rodgers says Packers’ decision to draft Jordan Love surprised himVideo
Packers star Aaron Rodgers acknowledges Green Bay drafting a quarterback in the first round surprised him and complicated his hopes of playing his entire career with the same team. The Packers traded up four spots in the first round last month to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the...
NFL teams can begin opening facilities Tuesday if certain conditions are metVideo
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities Tuesday if state and local governments allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by the Associated Press, he stressed the clubs must be “in compliance with any additional public health requirements in their...
Pitt product LeSean McCoy discusses potential for return to Eagles
LeSean McCoy doesn’t even have a team at the moment. But the former Pitt running back and Harrisburg native, known for his on-field flash, grabbed some attention this week with an appearance on “Good Morning Football.” Watch the whole interview here. McCoy has more than 11,000 yards and 73 touchdowns...
NFL players accused of armed robbery at South Florida partyVideo
MIAMI — Police in South Florida are trying to find New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar after multiple witnesses accused them of an armed robbery at a party, authorities said Thursday. Miramar police issued arrest warrants for both men Thursday on four counts each...
Joe Buck says Fox will pump in crowd noise, add virtual fans to NFL broadcasts
If NFL games are played in stadiums without fans, “Here we go” and “Renegade” might not blast in Heinz Field, but those songs might be pumped into your home on the TV broadcast. According to Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck, networks are planning to add crowd noise and virtual fans...
NFL teams eyeing West Virginia resort as training facility, despite reports of ghostsVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several NFL teams are eyeing a resort owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice as a potential training facility during the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for the retreat said Wednesday. The Greenbrier, a lavish resort in southern West Virginia, has previously hosted training camps for New Orleans...
Chargers center Mike Pouncey cleared to play whenever NFL returnsVideo
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Mike Pouncey said he is ready to go whenever NFL teams are allowed to return to their facilities to hold workouts or training camp. The Los Angeles Chargers center said during a conference call Wednesday that he has been cleared to return by doctors who did...
AP Source: NFL extends virtual offseason work through MayVideo
The NFL has extended its virtual offseason workouts through the end of May, a person familiar with the move told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision to bar in-person sessions beyond the previous deadline of May 15 has not been announced publicly. NFL...
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski finally arrives in ClevelandVideo
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski finally can call Cleveland home. After delaying his family’s move from Minnesota because of the covid-19 pandemic, Stefanski, his wife and his young kids made the trip to Ohio over the weekend. “We did an 11-hour drive on Friday and powered through that,” he told...
Ravens sign D.J. Fluker, who will seek to replace Yanda at guardVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens signed free agent guard D.J. Fluker, who is expected to compete for the opening on the offensive line created by the retirement of Marshal Yanda. Fluker has 92 games of NFL experience over seven years with three teams, most recently the Seattle Seahawks....
Dr. Fauci: NFL season depends on testing, preparedness against coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci believes that there could be players on the field and fans in stadiums for NFL games in the fall, but also there could not be. In an interview with Peter King of ProFootballTalk, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member...
Patriots owner Bob Kraft auctioning Super Bowl ring for coronavirus relief charity
New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft is putting up his Super Bowl LI championship ring for charity. The ring is being auctioned to benefit the All In Challenge, which is raising money for those in need and facing food insecurity amid the coronavirus pandemic. The winner of the auction will...
Chiefs among centerpieces of NFL slate as they chase repeatVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the makeshift interview room just outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, defensive tackle Chris Jones yelled across to Chiefs teammate Frank Clark, vowing the Super Bowl championship they had just won would not be the last. Their road to a repeat will begin at home....
Tessitore, McFarland out on Monday Night Football. Here’s what ESPN is considering.Video
Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland are out as ESPN’s Monday Night Football announcing team, two industry sources said Saturday. The network is planning to fill those two jobs internally, according to a source. Steve Levy has emerged as the most likely candidate to replace Tessitore on play-by-play, two sources said....
‘Monday Night Football’ sacking Booger McFarland, Joe TessitoreVideo
The cringeworthy Booger McFarland-Joe Tessitore “Monday Night Football” booth is no more, according to Richard Deitsch and several other published reports. They somehow managed to lose their jobs even though the NFL season is far from a certainty. The pair was, at best, uneven in two years doing Monday nights....
Dave Hyde: Shula and ‘Beli-cheat’ — it would have become increasingly uncomfortableVideo
A group of old-time South Florida sports writers and TV types now spread across the country had a Zoom talk Friday about Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. Thoughts. Memories. Laughs. A virtual goodbye, of sorts, after his death on Monday. Amid the storytelling Chuck Dowdle, the former host...
