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’Video
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’Video
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 openerVideo
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 GameVideo
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...
Bengals’ A.J. Green undergoes ankle surgery, will miss start of seasonVideo
CINCINNATI — A.J. Green had ankle surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss the start of the season, another significant setback for the Cincinnati Bengals offense. The Bengals visit the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4. Green hurt his left ankle during the opening practice of camp Saturday in Dayton, landing...
Ravens coach John Harbaugh says ‘we love Baltimore’ amid political divide
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he and his family love the city of Baltimore. “I can just tell you this: My wife, my daughter and me, we love Baltimore,” Harbaugh said Monday while speaking to reporters. “We love the people in Baltimore — everywhere. Maybe it’s because people in...
Packers OC: Aaron Rodgers, Matt LaFleur a great combinationVideo
GREEN BAY, Wis. — All the talk surrounding the Packers this offseason has been about the relationship between new head coach Matt LaFleur and two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. But another very important piece to Green Bay’s offensive puzzle this season is offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett said Monday that...
NFL notebook: Bengals receiver A.J. Green carted off field
Near the end of a festive afternoon commemorating the NFL’s centennial season, the Bengals watched A.J. Green get carted off the field with an injury that left the receiver distraught. “You never want to see that,” quarterback Andy Dalton said. “It’s unfortunate.” One practice into coach Zac Taylor’s inaugural season,...
Antonio Brown makes grand Raiders camp entrance in hot-air balloon
I guess you could say he’s comin’ in hot. Antonio Brown, he of grand training camp entrances, made his Oakland Raiders camp debut Friday in … drum roll … a hot-air balloon. Float like a butterfly, sting like AB.#RaiderNation X @AB84 pic.twitter.com/68X0EWlDRp— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) July 26, 2019 “I thought...
Football Footnotes: Le’Veon Bell looks familiar; Browns popularity; Larry Fitzgerald’s highlight
In this edition of Friday Football Footnotes, a first look at Le’Veon Bell in Jets green. Larry Fitzgerald keeps drinking from the fountain of youth. And the Browns keep making you take notice. Browns business is boomin’ Not that Brown. The Cleveland Browns. It sure seems like NFL fans are...
Jeannette’s Demetrious Cox hopes to earn stripes with Bengals
While Demetrious Cox has other things lined up for after football, the former Jeannette standout is far from ready to begin the descent on his pro career. Cox is set to begin training camp this weekend with the Cincinnati Bengals after spending most of last season on the team’s practice...
Ravens open camp with new cast while delving into unknownVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — New look, same goal. The Baltimore Ravens opened training camp Thursday with a revamped roster, a rewritten playbook and a starting quarterback who last summer didn’t have a lick of NFL experience. Operating in idyllic temperatures and under a clear blue sky, the Ravens began the...
Cowboys team charter leaves for training camp without Ezekiel ElliottVideo
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was not on the team plane when it departed Dallas for training camp in Oxnard, Calif., increasing the drama surrounding a possible holdout, according to the NFL Network. Elliott does not officially have to show up until Friday, when coach Jason Garrett holds the...
