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Yep, summer’s pretty much over. As hard as it may seem to believe, five NFL teams will actually open for business tomorrow, with rookies reporting early in advance of training camps. For the Ravens, Bears, Cowboys, Jaguars, and Saints, the first-year guys will show up on Wednesday, with the...
Last year’s Hall of Fame Game was cancelled because of wet paint on the field. This year there may be some wet paint on the Hall of Fame’s newly renovated stadium, but the Hall says the facility will be finished in time. With work still ongoing and the Hall of Fame Game just 16 days…
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Anquan Boldin has had conversations with “a number of teams” about a free agent deal, according to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Boldin told Kelly he has a visit set up for Sunday, and though the three-time Pro Bowl receiver didn’t name the team, he indicated he wanted to play...
Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick does not believe Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest is the reason he’s currently out of the NFL. Vick told Jason Whitlock on FS1 that he thinks the real reason Kaepernick can’t find a team to sign him is that Kaepernick didn’t play well enough in the...
If/when the Cardinals draft a quarterback while Bruce Arians is still coaching the team, don’t expect the quarterback to come from a college spread offense. “[T]hat damn sure ain’t what playing quarterback is all about,” Arians writes in his new book, The Quarterback Whisperer. “The most...
David Johnson is ready for whatever the Cardinals want to give him. Thirty touches? No worries, Johnson says. “I feel like there’s room for me to definitely carry more,” Johnson told SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio at the National Fantasy Football Convention on Sunday. “I think the biggest thing...
As Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey prepares to play pro football, he has some advice for America’s youth: Play more than one sport. “I’m not a fan of locking in to one sport,” McCaffrey told Dan Patrick on Friday. “I just think it’s so important as a kid to venture off and do multiple...
The Arizona Cardinals continue to carry a roster stocked with talent at several key positions. Larry Fitzgerald continues to get the job done at a high level at 33 years old. David Johnson has become one of the league’s best running backs. The secondary is stocked with talented pieces and Carson...
The 49ers’ Hall of Fame quarterbacks have weighed in on former 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick in recent days, with Joe Montana and Steve Young having different takes. Montana questioned Kaepernick’s skill set, while also calling Kaepernick’s political stance a distraction. Montana wondered...
Vikings receiver Michael Floyd will miss a quarter of the season. Floyd has been suspended for the first four games of the regular season, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Floyd pleaded guilty to extreme DUI and went to jail this offseason, and the result was a harsher suspension than NFL players...
Dak Prescott reminds Charles Haley of just another Joe. As in Joe Montana, Haley’s teammate with the 49ers. “Dak reminds me of Joe,” Haley told Newy Scruggs of DFW’s NBC 5. Haley heaps praise on the young quarterback. But the Hall of Fame linebacker/defensive end, who maintains a presence at the...
The news that the Steelers have retained Miami Air International to replace American Airlines for 2017 travel prompted me to actually do some work for a change and ask the other teams dumped by American about their travel arrangements. Here’s what I found out, so far. The Dolphins also have...
In April, American Airlines stuck a finger in the eye of America’s new pastime, telling six NFL franchises that the company no longer would provide charter services for their road games. The Steelers disclosed Thursday that they have a new airline. Via Jill Beckman of the Pittsburgh...
Arizona Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu has come a long way from the perpetually troublesome athlete he was at LSU. Now four years into his NFL career, Mathieu has become a formidable defender with a knack for finding the football. His only significant issue during his tenure with the Cardinals...
Mike Zimmer wasn’t sure whether to believe Michael Floyd’s Kombucha tea defense, but the Vikings coach made it clear to the receiver the consequences of lying. “I said, ‘If I find out you’re lying to me, I’m going to cut you,’ ” Zimmer told Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Zimmer...
In 1999, the Browns used the 29th spot in the expansion draft on Scott Milanovich of the Buccaneers and then selected Tim Couch No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft. Milanovich never threw a pass for the Browns, and Couch lasted only five seasons, going 22-37 with 64 touchdowns and 67 interceptions...
Sometimes, things need to be said. Even if they invite criticism. In this case, the things said by Seahawks cornerback should elicit praise. He has become the first star NFL player (who also happens to be a member of the NFL Player Association’s Executive Committee) to say what needs to be said...
For the second consecutive year, the Cowboys ranked atop Forbes‘ annual team value rankings. Jerry Jones’ team topped Real Madrid last year and retained the title of world’s most valuable sports franchise at $4.2 billion this year. Jones bought the Cowboys for $140 million in 1989. Forbes...
Kenny Easley had a bitter divorce from the Seahawks and the NFL. He left in 1987 and didn’t speak to anyone in the organization again until 2002 when the Seahawks called with a desire to induct him into their Ring of Honor. It was the beginning of a new relationship between Easley and the...
The slow time on the NFL calendar typically generates plenty of negative news. Here’s something to balance that out. The 49ers were recognized as the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year at the third annual Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards in L.A.. The other finalists for the recognition...