MIAMI — We’re far from the point of no return in Tua Tagovailoa and his camp’s ongoing negotiations with the Miami Dolphins for a multiyear extension.

Both sides are working to find a compromise, and the first real deadline is the July 24 start of training camp. And even that soft deadline can be pushed to the Sept. 9 start of the regular...Read more

NEW YORK — Former Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family, including their dog, narrowly escaped a frightening fire at their home in Tennessee.

“First and foremost, we are all safe and healthy,” the 33-year-old Tennessee native said in a family statement posted to Instagram Wednesday night. “We got out of the house and I was able...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The NFL suffered a huge setback Thursday and was ordered to pay about $4.7 billion in damages for violating antitrust law in a class-action suit over pricing of DirecTV’s “Sunday Ticket” packages.

A Los Angeles jury voted unanimously that the league colluded with DirecTV, along with CBS and Fox, to drive up pricing of the ...Read more

MIAMI — Healthy marriages are built on love, trust and compromise.

The Miami Dolphins organization claims it loves love Tua Tagovailoa, believe he’s the franchise quarterback and stands behind the statistically elite passer.

But where is the proof?

Was it when the franchise publicly courted Deshaun Watson and gave Tagovailoa a ...Read more

MIAMI — In a month the Miami Dolphins will start training camp, and the battles that ensue in those daily practices will shape the makeup of the 2024 team because starting spots and prominent roles will be decided based on performance.

The Dolphins will hold a six-player battle to determine who will be this year’s starting offensive guards....Read more

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — K.J. Britt is an old movie buff. Some are silent films. No dialogue needed. A few decades ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker would have been just fine with a grainy image and the whirring sound of a projector.

That’s because he spends a lot of time studying the old-school greats.

“Like Mike Singletary says, ‘...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Midnight green is no longer featured in D’Andre Swift’s football wardrobe. Some of his youngest fans can’t say the same.

Swift, who hails from Mt. Airy, returned to local turf on Tuesday for his first youth football camp since his yearlong stint with the Eagles concluded. A sea of campers, many of them donning Eagles ...Read more

Kayvon Thibodeaux experienced a humbling moment at the New York Giants’ celebration of their upcoming 100th season.

Speaking with Lawrence Taylor backstage at Thursday’s “Giants 100: A Night with Legends” event in Midtown, the 23-year-old Thibodeaux was quickly reminded of the lofty standards set by the Giants pass rushers who came ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Former Raiders player Chandler Jones may avoid jail time after receiving two domestic violence charges last fall.

Las Vegas Justice Court records state Jones received a suspended 90-day jail sentence on June 17 that will allow him to avoid jail time if he stays out of trouble and has no contact with his victim, with the exception ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets have released cornerback Tae Hayes, who was arrested in Alabama over the weekend for marijuana possession.

The team confirmed his release on Monday afternoon with an online post that did not go into specifics.

Hayes, 26, was booked at 3:46 a.m. Sunday and released at 5:07 a.m. on a $300 bond, according to the Morgan ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk is reportedly huddling with the San Francisco 49ers after agonizing this offseason over his future.

Aiyuk called for that meeting to discuss his contract impasse, ESPN’s Ryan Clark reported on Monday’s “NFL Live” show.

July 23 is when Aiyuk and his teammates must report to the 49ers’ training ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will be releasing defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to The Kansas City Star on Monday.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported Buggs’ imminent release.

Buggs, 27, remains in Tuscaloosa County jail, according to online logs, after his bond was ...Read more

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Vita Vea clearly looks different. In preparation for his seventh NFL season, the Buccaneers nose tackle spent the offseason reshaping his body with the help of friend and former teammate Ndamukong Suh.

But the workouts weren’t about getting down to a certain number for Vea, who has sidestepped questions about his current ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Dallas Goedert is still in his 20s, but in a lot of ways he has become an elder in the NFL. The 2024 season will be his seventh with the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected him in the second round in the 2018 draft.

Goedert, 29, spent his first few seasons in Philadelphia as the heir apparent to Zach Ertz, who Goedert leaned on ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It was a run-of-the-mill session of individual drills during Pittsburgh Steelers OTAs when Patrick Queen caught a glimpse of DeShon Elliott out of the corner of his eye.

Elliott did something — maybe misplayed a pass, dropped a ball or simply ran too close to where the inside linebackers were working — and Queen let him hear ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet received a glimpse of Caleb Williams’ competitiveness during a recent trip to Topgolf.

Kmet, Williams and backup quarterback Brett Rypien were among a group that was at the facility until 1 a.m. The outing extended into the early morning hours because Williams was intent on catching Rypien in the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Back together with former Giants offensive linemen Chris Snee and Shaun O’Hara, Eli Manning had a simple question:

“What were y’all doing?”

Manning was referring to the miracle play in Super Bowl XLII in which he escaped the grasps of two Patriots pass rushers, unleashed a downfield desperation heave and watched David ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — I'm probably going to be a fan of this Steelers offseason no matter what.

They blew up their road-to-nowhere quarterback situation and tried something radically different. That doesn't mean it'll work, but you have to respect the effort. They had what appears to be a second consecutive stellar draft. They executed a classic ...Read more

Police say Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps was blitzed when he crashed his SUV into a south Florida restaurant Wednesday night.

Video obtained by TMZ shows a semi-coherent Phelps becoming animated when police in Key West attempted to ascertain what happened outside Red Shoe Island Bistro shortly before 9 p.m.

Cops said they were ...Read more