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11 reasons to tune in to NFL preseason Week 1 
Preseason football is boring, you say? Highlighted by Kyler Murray, the new-look Browns and Josh Rosen’s debut with the Dolphins, here are 11 reasons to watch in Week 1....
Dolphins' Kenny Stills calls out owner for hosting Trump luncheon
MIAMI — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills publicly criticized team owner Steve Ross on Wednesday for his plans to host President Trump at Ross’ home in New York for a fundraising event later this week. Stills, the Dolphins’ outspoken leader and advocate for human rights, called out Ross for...
Antonio Brown has to explain to his kids why Ben Roethlisberger is not at practice 
It might be a while before the explanation ever sets in. Former Steelers receiver Antonio Brown had to explain to his kids why his former quarterback is not on his new team. “Where’s Roethlisberger?” Black and Yellow ➡️ Silver and Black. Big changes take some getting used to.#HardKnocks: Training Camp...
Browns RB Nick Chubb poised for breakout season
BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb skipped the parties in college. Not his style. He was reserved and quiet at Georgia, keeping to himself or working out in the Bulldogs’ weight room. The soft-spoken kid from historic Chubbtown was courteous and driven off the field, tough and powerful on it. Browns...
Bills running back LeSean McCoy using his doubters as motivation 
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Question LeSean McCoy all you want for having lost a step now that he’s on the wrong side of 30 and coming off his least productive season. The Buffalo Bills running back says he won’t hold it against anyone when proving them wrong. Insisting he’s still “The...
With Antonio Brown the star of the show, Raiders ready for 'Hard Knocks' debut 
NAPA, Calif. — Quarterback Derek Carr angrily yelling at teammates. Jon Gruden showing a softer, gentler side for some of his younger players and ditching his trademark snarl. Vontaze Burfict politely helping an offensive linemen get off the ground. What in the name of Al Davis is going on here?...
Las Vegas stadium for relocating Raiders gets Allegiant name
LAS VEGAS — The $1.9 billion stadium being built for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders when they move to Las Vegas is being named for Allegiant Travel Co. Officials made the announcement Monday during a ceremony marking installation of the final steel beam for the roof of the 65,000-seat indoor stadium....
'Huddle Up with Gus': Ex-NFL QB Heath Shuler discusses small-town upbringing, political career
Life in small-town North Carolina is probably what you think it is. A football, baseball and track and field star, Heath Shuler was a multi-time high school state champion in multiple sports. He also hunted in the North Carolina mountains with family and friends, some of his fondest memories. Shuler...
First Call: Corey Dickerson homers, Baker Mayfield shotguns a beer
For Monday’s “First Call,” we look at Corey Dickerson’s first homer in Philadelphia, NXT taking over Rays’ pregame festivities, and Baker Mayfield’s beer chugging skills. This Bud’s for Baker Cleveland’s Baker Mayfield is no Aaron Rodgers. At least not yet. But he is clearly better at one thing than Rodgers...
The pictures of Antonio Brown's injured feet are hideous
Blisters are boomin’. At least on Antonio Brown’s feet. Based on what Brown is sharing on social media, the former Steelers star is having significant problems with his feet as he prepares for the 2019 season in Oakland. Antonio Brown is visiting a foot specialist today, likely dealing with these...
Raiders’ Antonio Brown not at practice again with foot issue
NAPA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders hit the midway point of the Napa portion of training camp Sunday, and it was more of the same regarding former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. Brown was not present during practice or the “family day” activities that followed while media was present....
NFL notebook: Tom Brady signs 2-year extension with Patriots, gets hefty raise
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is signing a two-year, $70 million contract extension that runs through 2021 and includes a hefty raise this season, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Patriots had not...
Receiver Cliff Branch 'touched the lives of generations of Raiders fans' 
NAPA, Calif. — Cliff Branch, one of the Raiders’ career-leading wide receivers who won three Super Bowls in 14 seasons with the franchise, died Saturday at age 71. One of the game’s top deep threats from 1972 to ’85 in Oakland and Los Angeles, Branch was an All-Pro three straight...
Aliquippa's Ty Law opens Hall of Fame door for Patriots' dynastic defense
CANTON, Ohio — What a defensive backfield in gold jackets: Ty Law, Ed Reed and Champ Bailey. All three entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, part of a class that also included former tight end Tony Gonzalez. “Fitting to be in here with Mr. Johnny Robinson...
Raiders WR Antonio Brown misses practice again
NAPA, Calif. — The Antonio Brown watch continues. For the second straight day, the Oakland Raiders wide receiver and former Pittsburgh Steeler was nowhere to be seen Saturday during the seventh practice of training camp. The Raiders have not specified an injury, with a source indicating as camp opened Brown...
Ex-Pitt QB Nate Peterman, Glennon trying to earn green light from Raiders coach Gruden
NAPA, Calif. — As complex as his offense can be, Raiders coach Jon Gruden still gives quarterbacks the liberty to make whatever changes they want to make at the line of scrimmage. “But you have to earn your freedom,” Gruden said Friday. “You have to prove that you can recognize,...
Tony Gonzalez enters Hall of Fame with 3 DBs who tried covering him
CANTON, Ohio — At one end of the room sat Tony Gonzalez. All the way across it was Ed Reed. Sometimes in the past, that’s as close to each other as the two new Hall of Famers cared to be. Same thing for Champ Bailey and Aliquippa native Ty Law...
Jets' Le'Veon Bell feels 'a million times better' than Day 1 of camp
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Le’Veon Bell firmly believes he made the right decision, refusing to second-guess missing a season while in a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The New York Jets star running back is sorry about only one thing: for letting down the fantasy football owners who expected...
Hall of Famer Ed Reed ‘made the impossible possible’ 
BALTIMORE — Combining instinct and tireless film study with an unyielding urge to be a difference-maker, Ed Reed established himself as one of the greatest safeties in NFL history. What he did with a football after plucking it from the air set him apart from anyone who ever played. Reed...
Kicker Phil Dawson, 44, retiring with Browns after 20 years
BEREA, Ohio — Kicker Phil Dawson has retired from the NFL at age 44 after 20 seasons. He spent his first 14 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and will sign a one-day contract to retire ceremonially with the franchise. Dawson played in 305 games, the seventh most in league history,...
Hall of Fame Preview: Ty Law's path to greatness guided by big dreams
NEW YORK — Ty Law was a wide-eyed youngster with big dreams when he started making summer visits to his Uncle Tony’s home in Texas. They fueled his passion for football. And, they guided his journey to greatness. Tony Dorsett was forging his own path to the Pro Football Hall...
Dolphins Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti dead at 78
MIAMI — Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL’s only perfect season and became a leader in the effort to cure paralysis, has died at the age of 78. Buoniconti died Tuesday in Bridgehampton, New York,...
Michael Irvin says he begged Cowboys to draft Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster
Former Dallas Cowboys star and current NFL analyst Michael Irvin really wanted the Cowboys to draft JuJu Smith-Schuster in 2017. Appearing on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday and talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers, Irvin said that he begged Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to draft Smith-Schuster. “I told Jerry Jones …...
Andrew Luck to miss next 2 practices, Colts preseason opener 
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Andrew Luck’s injured left leg isn’t getting any better. So the Indianapolis Colts are sitting down their biggest star. Luck missed Tuesday’s practice in suburban Indianapolis after telling coaches his strained calf felt worse after the first week of training camp. Coach Frank Reich announced Luck would...
3 QBs to make Broncos debut in Hall of Fame Game 
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — None of the Broncos’ four quarterbacks have taken a snap for them in a game. Three will make their Denver debut Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons in Canton, Ohio. Joe Flacco, acquired in a trade with Baltimore last winter, will sit out the Hall of Fame...


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