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Marcus Hayes: Will Howie Roseman repeat the Brian Dawkins mistake with Zack Baun as the Eagles approach free agency?

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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles found a diamond in the rough, cut it, polished it, and now stand to lose it. They cannot let that happen.

They must re-sign linebacker Zack Baun. He’s far more important to the Eagles’ continued success than other pending free agents, such as defensive linemen Josh Sweat or Milton Williams and right guard Mekhi ...Read more

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Dolphins Cancer Challenge unites team with community and keeps breaking fundraising records

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Get to know some of the stories for participants at Dolphins Cancer Challenge, and you’ll quickly understand why the NFL’s leading fundraising event by any one team keeps growing and breaking records every year.

Take 9-year-old Camden Katz, for one.

He was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma, in...Read more

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Rams allowing Matthew Stafford's reps to talk to teams about QB's market value

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LOS ANGELES — During the Rams' run to three playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title in the last four seasons, quarterback Matthew Stafford was more valuable than perhaps any other player.

How much do other teams value the 16-year veteran?

The Rams have given Stafford and his representatives permission to speak with teams about potential ...Read more

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Bill Plaschke: Rams need to keep Matthew Stafford and forget about Aaron Rodgers

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LOS ANGELES — As the conclusion of the NFL winter eases into the madness of its spring, it is perhaps instructive to remind Los Angeles exactly where one of their local teams finished.

The Rams were 13 yards from winning the Super Bowl.

For real. Listen up.

In the NFC divisional round, trailing by six points, the Rams drove to the ...Read more

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Troy Renck: Broncos' NFL combine mission is simple: Identify running back, tight end, then draft them both

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DENVER — Bo Nix extracted the truth.

With his talent and ability to make the right decisions, he revealed whether the skill players around him were good enough.

Spoiler alert: They weren’t.

The NFL combine starts on Monday. The mission for coach Sean Payton and general manager George Payton is clear: Identify the tight end and running ...Read more

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NFL investigators in Baltimore interviewing Justin Tucker accusers

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BALTIMORE — Investigators from the NFL have been in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Friday.

A spokesperson from the NFL declined to comment, saying only that the league ...Read more

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Greg Cote: 15 years later, Dolphins Cancer Challenge is the life-saving legacy of Jim Mandich

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MIAMI — Jim Mandich was dying, and he knew it. Bile duct cancer was taking his life, by degrees. It was aggressive, and the prognosis was grim.

I last saw Mandich in the Miami Dolphins locker room after a game in the midst of the 2010 season. I knew he was battling cancer but did not then know any details, or that he would leave us by the ...Read more

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'He's the 40, combine guru': Pete Bommarito prepares NFL draft prospects for the combine in South Florida

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AVENTURA, Fla. — Pete Bommarito sits in his chair at the 40-yard marker away from a football player about to turn track sprinter for the next few seconds. He’s locked in on more details than a quarterback at the line of scrimmage reading a defense, calling an audible, adjusting protection and signaling hot routes.

Bommarito has cameras ...Read more

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David Murphy: The NFL salary cap gods just gave Howie Roseman all he needs to win the offseason and win another Super Bowl

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PHILADELPHIA — The offseason hasn’t even started and Howie Roseman is already winning it.

Forget about all of those anti-Eagles conspiracy theories. The NFL just handed the defending Super Bowl champions all the cap room they’ll need to enter next season as the prohibitive favorites to repeat.

As the old saying goes:

Give a man a fish ...Read more

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Terrell Suggs pleads guilty to disorderly conduct; former Raven is 'relieved'

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BALTIMORE — Terrell Suggs, the former Baltimore Ravens linebacker, pleaded guilty Thursday to a disorderly conduct charge, according to Arizona court records.

Suggs, 42, entered his guilty plea to the single “reduced” charge during a Thursday pre-trial hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court. The 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year is...Read more

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After career season, Elijah Molden agrees to three-year deal with Chargers

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LOS ANGELES — Chargers safety Elijah Molden agreed to a contract extension with the Chargers, the team announced Thursday. The deal is for three years, according to a person familiar with the deal not authorized to speak publicly.

The contract, first reported by NFL Media, keeps Molden in L.A. after he was acquired in a trade less than two ...Read more

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Ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe explains why he got arrested protesting MAGA library plaque

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LOS ANGELES — Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe made national headlines more than a decade ago for his vocal support of same-sex marriage while playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

This week, the Orange County native garnered attention closer to home when he railed against a "MAGA" acrostic plaque that's set to be placed outside the Huntington ...Read more

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Cowboys' Zack Martin to retire following 11-year Hall of Fame-caliber career

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Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Zack Martin informed the team on Thursday that he intends to retire, a source confirmed to the Star-Telegram. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was the first to report.

After an 11-year career that included nine Pro Bowl selections and seven first-team All-Pro honors, Martin officially hangs it up at the age of 34. ...Read more

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Ex-Viking Chris Kluwe arrested after protesting California city's ode to MAGA on library plaque

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MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minnesota Viking is ruffling feathers again, this time lashing out at the Trump administration and City Council members in southern California until his arrest.

Chris Kluwe, who was a punter for the Vikings from 2005 to 2012, took the podium at the council meeting Tuesday in his home city of Huntington Beach in ...Read more

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Eagles center Cam Jurgens underwent surgery to repair injury he played through in Super Bowl run

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PHILADELPHIA — Cam Jurgens underwent back surgery earlier this week to address an injury he played through during the Eagles’ postseason run, according to league sources.

ESPN was first to report the news.

The 25-year-old center had the procedure to alleviate nerve pain and is expected to make a full recovery in time for training camp in ...Read more

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Sam McDowell: Why the Chiefs' most important offseason decision is already here -- and what they'll do

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nine days after the shock of Super Bowl LIX, before its remnants in Kansas City have even subsided, the proverbial there’s-always-next-year arrived.

Or at least its most pressing decision has arrived:

What should the Chiefs do with right guard Trey Smith?

The NFL franchise tag window unlatched Tuesday, allowing teams to...Read more

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Peyton Manning shares advice for Chiefs' Travis Kelce, who is contemplating retirement

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two days after the Chiefs’ dream of becoming the first three-peat Super Bowl champion were smashed by the Eagles, tight end Travis Kelce talked about his future plans on his New Heights podcast.

Kelce said he wouldn’t decide rashly on whether to retire or play in 2025, but he added that a return to the Chiefs had to be ...Read more

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Bears are raising season ticket prices by an average of 10%

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CHICAGO — In a letter to season ticket holders Wednesday, Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren announced increases in ticket prices for 2025 with an average hike of 10%.

The announcement comes a little more than a month after the Bears completed another last-place season, going 5-12 and tying a franchise record with a 10-game losing ...Read more

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Marcus Hayes: Nick Sirianni regains control of Eagles staff, promotes Kevin Patullo to OC, hires another former underling

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PHILADELPHIA — “See this guy?” Nick Sirianni asked me as he exited the coaches’ offices after a big Eagles win this season. Sirianni had a lean, swarthy fellow in a hug that was more like a headlock. Both were smiling like maniacs. “See this guy? This is a star!”

That guy was Kevin Patullo.

For better or worse, after a year on ...Read more

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Lions' Jameson Williams won't face further discipline from NFL over gun-related incident

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DETROIT — Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will not face further discipline from the NFL relating to a gun-related incident that took place in Detroit last October, an NFL spokesperson confirmed to The Detroit News on Wednesday.

Williams was the passenger of a routine traffic stop in which police said two guns were found in the ...Read more