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Miles Sanders patiently waited his turn behind Saquon Barkley for two years instead of transferring out of Penn State to a football program that could have used his considerable skills right away. That’s just the kind of player and person Sanders is. “Coming out of high school, I was a...

BEREA, Ohio — Freddie Kitchens emerged from the Browns’ draft room looking like a wide-eyed rookie. Things had been moving quickly for Cleveland’s first-year coach, who seemed a little dazed after spending three whirlwind days observing general manager John Dorsey and his staff relentlessly work the phones with other NFL...

TOPEKA, Kan. — Washburn University’s joy over one of its own going to the pros quickly shifted to grief this weekend after a shooting killed a current Washburn football player and wounded the former member of the team who was drafted by the New York Giants hours earlier. Police in...

The NFL Draft wasn’t far from President Trump’s mind Saturday night as he addressed a crowd in Green Bay, Wis., and his decision to laud the second overall pick, a white player who has expressed support for Trump, but not mention the No. 1 pick, who is black, has sparked...

Chase Winovich, Jefferson Hills native, is headed to the New England Patriots but he might be getting a haircut when he gets there. Winovich, a Thomas Jefferson graduate who was an outside linebacker at Michigan, was drafted by the Super Bowl champion Patriots in the third round (No. 77 overall)...

Penn State’s Trace McSorley sensed a quick kinship with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. They met two years ago at the Maxwell Awards, will be working together soon and have been similarly adamant about playing quarterback after college. The Ravens on Saturday drafted McSorley in the sixth round, specifically calling...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Let’s talk quarterbacks. As in potential backup quarterbacks in the NFL, and maybe starters down the road. Eleven quarterbacks were chosen in the NFL Draft. The trio that went in the opening round — No. 1 overall Kyler Murray to Arizona, No. 16 Daniel Jones to the...

For 15 NFL seasons in eight major media markets, Gus Frerotte endured incessant questions from waves of reporters. Now, it’s his turn to fire back. In his new venture, he not only will ask the tough questions, he plans to inform and educate. Frerotte, who grew up in Ford City...

Apparently it isn’t a good idea to host a bachelorette party at the same time and place as the NFL Draft. Who knew that Nashville is the destination spot for bachelorette parties in the country? What a lot of women who planned on making this a weekend to remember are...

Guard Connor McGovern was the second Penn State player drafted Friday night when he went to the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (No. 91 overall). McGovern, 6-foot-5, 308 pounds, moved between guard and center at Penn State, starting nine games as a freshmen at right guard and all 13...

OLATHE, Kan. — The Kansas City Chiefs effectively suspended Tyreek Hill from all team-related activities Thursday night while they investigate an audio recording that aired on a local TV station in which the star wide receiver’s fiancee accused him of abusing their 3-year-old son. The recording surfaced one day after...

George Grande had no idea what ESPN was about to create when he anchored the first telecast of the NFL Draft in 1980. “We didn’t know who or how many people would be watching,” Grande said. “For us, it gave us a link to the NFL. It helped our coverage...

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Mike Mayock is used to being under the spotlight on NFL Draft weekend. As the lead analyst at NFL Network, Mayock spent so many hours on the air each draft for more than a decade analyzing prospects and critiquing picks made by the 32 teams that he...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — With an eye toward the future, Baltimore Ravens first-year general manager Eric DeCosta provided contract extensions to kicker Justin Tucker and guard Marshal Yanda. Tucker signed a four-year extension through 2023, and Yanda added a year to a contract set to expire after the upcoming season....

OLATHE, Kan. — A county prosecutor declined to charge Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill with a crime Wednesday in a domestic incident that involved his fiancee and their 3-year-old child. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe acknowledged “we believe a crime has occurred, however, the evidence in this...

Since the turn of the century, a player from either Penn State, West Virginia or Pitt has been chosen in the first round of all but three NFL drafts. It started in 2000 with defensive end Courtney Brown and linebacker LaVar Arrington of Penn State and West Virginia tight end...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets hit the field together for the first time this offseason — without their star running back. Le’Veon Bell was not among the players present Tuesday for the start of the team’s voluntary three-day minicamp. Linebacker Darron Lee, whose role with the team...

Is the 1989 NFL Draft class the best of all time? It might be hard to argue with the first five picks. Four went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The fifth might be the biggest draft bust in NFL history....

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Attorneys for two Florida massage parlor employees plan to ask a judge to hold police and prosecutors responsible for the possible unauthorized release of video that they say shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for sex. The New York Daily News reported last...

As a thank you to his offensive linemen in the wake of signing a contract last week making him the highest-paid player in the NFL, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson recently gave each of the team’s 13 offensive linemen $12,000 in Amazon.com stock. TMZ Sports reported it first Monday, publishing a...

Howard Katz has the most unenviable task in the National Football League. As the league’s senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, he is the point person for formulating the schedule and trying to make the executives of the league’s four broadcast partners happy. Before the public got a...