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Tagovailoa stretchered off field with head, neck injuries
By Associated Press on September 30, 2022
CINCINNATI (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained neck and head injuries after being sacked in Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was...
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NFL players tackle housing issues when joining teams
By Associated Press on September 28, 2022
By Dennis Waszak Jr. NEW YORK (AP) — New playbooks, teammates and coaches are the focus during the day. Buying air mattresses, scanning house listings...
NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead
By Associated Press on September 28, 2022
The Pro Bowl got a major makeover. The NFL has eliminated its full-contact all-star game and is replacing it with weeklong skills competitions and a...
Green Bay police apologize to Dillon, discipline officer
By Associated Press on September 26, 2022
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers running back A.J. Dillon has received an apology from the Green Bay police chief for the way an officer...
Analysis: ‘No lead is safe’ more than a cliche this season
By Associated Press on September 24, 2022
By Rob Maaddi “No lead is safe in the NFL” is more than a cliche this season. Three teams overcame fourth-quarter deficits of at least 13 points...
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray on fan who struck him: ‘No hard feelings toward the guy’
By Associated Press on September 22, 2022
TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray appears content to let face smacks that happened in Vegas stay in Vegas. Police in Las Vegas said on Monday that...
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Blame Canada? Steelers offense searching for an identity
By Associated Press on September 20, 2022
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — A year ago, the limitations of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense were placed firmly at the feet of 39-year-old Ben...
Brady’s temper flares as Bucs snap skid vs Saints, 20-10
By Associated Press on September 19, 2022
By Brett Martel NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It certainly looked like the Saints were in Tom Brady’s head when the Buccaneers quarterback threw a tablet...
Murphy’s 59-yard OT fumble return ends Cards’ win over Vegas
By Associated Press on September 19, 2022
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Cardinals’ season appeared to be falling apart shortly after it began. One week after getting blown out by Kansas City,...
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Trubisky starting QB, rookie Pickett the backup for Steelers
By Associated Press on September 7, 2022
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph all impressed Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin during the preseason with their...
Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under
By Associated Press on September 7, 2022
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten territory will soon stretch to the West Coast with UCLA and USC, after the seismic expansion finalized...
Raiders’ Leatherwood, Browns’ Rosen among wave of NFL cuts
By Associated Press on September 1, 2022
The Las Vegas Raiders waived offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Tuesday, the third of the club’s three first-round draft picks in 2020-21 to get dumped...
Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails that cost him his job
By Associated Press on September 1, 2022
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and...
Aaron Donald on helmet swing: ‘It was just a practice’
By Associated Press on September 1, 2022
Aaron Donald downplayed swinging a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl at a joint practice between last season’s Super Bowl teams last Thursday....
QB Deshaun Watson leaves Browns as NFL suspension begins
By Associated Press on August 31, 2022
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — At the same time his teammates began practicing, Deshaun Watson headed off in another direction. Cleveland’s starting quarterback began serving his...
AFC West: Tough division with talented group of QBs
By Associated Press on August 31, 2022
By Arnie Stapleton DENVER (AP) — The AFC West no longer looks like such a cakewalk for the Kansas City Chiefs now that Tyreek Hill...
Browns’ Odom, USFL star, suffers season-ending knee injury
By Associated Press on August 29, 2022
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Odom, the USFL’s Defensive Player of the Year signed during training camp, suffered a season-ending knee injury...
Garoppolo remains with 49ers after latest roster cut
By Associated Press on August 25, 2022
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers went through another round of roster cuts with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo still on the roster. The...
Hackett nixed 7-on-7 drills this summer for safety, science
By Associated Press on August 24, 2022
DENVER (AP) — Nathaniel Hackett’s first training camp in Denver was notable for its paucity of hard hits, at least until a joint practice with the Dallas...
Organizers hope Northwestern-Nebraska matchup in Ireland will relaunch international play
By Associated Press on August 24, 2022
College football has been around the world since Ireland first hosted a game more than 30 years ago, with locales as disparate as Tokyo and...
Indianapolis Colts-Detroit Lions practices feature 3 Super Bowl starting QBs
By Associated Press on August 20, 2022
By Michael Marot WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Jared Goff grew up watching and admiring Matt Ryan from afar. Eventually, the two quarterbacks started working out...
Lions LB, ‘Hard Knocks’ favorite Malcolm Rodriguez taking first-team reps with defense
By Associated Press on August 18, 2022
Many Detroit fans probably didn’t know much about linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez when the Lions selected him No. 188 overall in this year’s draft. But based on...
Fan injured as fights mar another Panthers, Pats practice
By Associated Press on August 18, 2022
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A day after a pair of fights resulted in five players being kicked out of the first joint practice between the...
NFL looks like old self entering 3rd season in COVID-19 era
By Associated Press on August 17, 2022
By Teresa Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry has been seen jogging on the field with his daughter after practice. Green Bay Packers are once...
With Watson on board, Browns bracing for more boos on road
By Associated Press on August 16, 2022
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The booing has begun, and it’s only the preseason. The Cleveland Browns expect it to increase and intensify over the months...