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Suspect arrested for crashing car into post office is reportedly Pat Tillman's brother

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LOS ANGELES — A man being held in custody in connection with a vehicle driven into a Northern California post office on Sunday morning is reportedly the brother of late NFL star and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman.

“Shortly after 3 a.m. yesterday, the San Jose Fire and Police Departments responded to reports of a vehicle on fire in the box ...Read more

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Sean Keeler: Broncos offensive line has stomach for Super Bowl run for Sean Payton in 2025

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DENVER — The No. 1 offensive line in the AFC doesn’t just finish each other’s sentences. Heck, no. They finish each other’s plates.

“Shoot, I’ve had the whole line over to my house,” Broncos center Luke Wattenberg told me with a grin.

“And we all kind of hang out with each other throughout the offseason. We have O-line dinners...Read more

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Greg Hill: Boise State stars, coach can't stop raving about 'perfect' Jeanty

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LAS VEGAS — Talking to those who know Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty best, one might get the impression at least some of his nearly 4,700 rushing yards at Boise State came by way of skipping across water instead of a blue field.

“The Raiders aren’t only getting an elite running back, they’re getting an elite human and someone who I ...Read more

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Jason Mackey: Mike Webster's family works to ensure his legacy is not lost

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PITTSBURGH — Whenever Pam Webster feels consumed by the stress — concerns over food, money or family feeling like too much — she can always count on her son, Garrett, for a laugh.

"His best line whenever I'm complaining, when we don't know how we're going to get food or the budget's tight, he'll say, 'You should have married a football ...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Ten pressing questions about the Dolphins defense

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MIAMI — The standard has been set, and now there’s a bar the Miami Dolphins defense must climb over.

Despite spending two seasons with two different defensive coordinators, and two seasons without a ton of the team’s top defenders, who were sidelined because of injuries, the Dolphins defense has managed to deliver a top-10 defense for two...Read more

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With Mike Williams gone, Quentin Johnston confident he can deliver for Chargers

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LOS ANGELES — They lost a cherished teammate hours before they started training camp. But the Chargers receivers knew just what to do when they heard of Mike Williams' sudden retirement.

"At this point [we're] just treating it like the next man up," receiver Quentin Johnston said. "Him leaving was unexpected, but at the same time, we just ...Read more

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Chiefs extend home-grown defensive end George Karlaftis

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a four-year extension with defensive end George Karlaftis, a source confirmed to The Kansas City Star.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report the deal, stating that it includes an additional $93 million in compensation, with $62 million of that guaranteed.

NFL insider Jordan ...Read more

Seahawks release tight end Noah Fant

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SEATTLE — In a move that seemed preordained from the moment the Seahawks drafted Elijah Arroyo in the second round last April, the Seahawks on Sunday released veteran tight end Noah Fant.

Fant, 27, had one year remaining on a two-year contract worth up to $21 million he signed in March 2024.

The deal included a nonguaranteed salary for the ...Read more

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Vahe Gregorian: What's changed (and what hasn't) as Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes enters age 30 season

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nearly a third of his life ago, it’s easy to forget now, Patrick Mahomes was a mortal in the embryonic phase of what was to come.

As he entered a season of being mentored by Alex Smith, the supremely gifted and astute 21-year-old quarterback grappled with the most rudimentary elements of the job.

Despite almost ...Read more

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Dave Hyde: Will Dolphins' big changes lead to results in regime's fourth year?

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Culture is an easy word to talk about. It’s not so easy to create, especially when you’ve flubbed it for three years as coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier did in this Miami Dolphins era.

So, they made some change in their fourth season that you typically see in an early-stage rebuild. That’s the way to view this offseason...Read more

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Jaylon Johnson among 4 Bears on the non-football injury list as training camp nears

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CHICAGO — Cornerback Jaylon Johnson was one of four Chicago Bears players placed on the non-football injury list Saturday afternoon, a surprise twist as the team readies for training camp.

Other Bears given the NFI designation were backup quarterback Case Keenum, second-year running back Ian Wheeler and receiver Jahdae Walker, an undrafted ...Read more

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Michael Cunningham: Pressure on Falcons' Raheem Morris to have Michael Penix Jr. ready to play

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ATLANTA — Raheem Morris might have gotten away with it if things went as planned with Kirk Cousins.

The Falcons coach didn’t do enough to prepare Michael Penix Jr. to play as a rookie, and it showed once Penix replaced Cousins as the starter. Now, we’ll see what Penix can do now that Morris has committed to him as QB1 for an entire ...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Ten pressing questions about the Dolphins offense

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MIAMI — Mike McDaniel has produced winning seasons, and led the Miami Dolphins to the postseason in two of his three seasons he’s been the helm of South Florida’s NFL franchise.

The Dolphins have produced that 28-23 record under McDaniel, despite playing without Tua Tagovailoa for 10 of those games the past three seasons because of ...Read more

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Mike Sielski: Come on, ESPN. Jalen Hurts is not the ninth-best QB in the NFL. He's the worst.

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PHILADELPHIA — In a recent ESPN poll of coaches, executives and scouts, Jalen Hurts was ranked as the NFL’s ninth-best quarterback. It should go without saying that this result is so ridiculous that it calls the entire poll — and the acumen of all those supposed football experts — into question. Everyone knows that Hurts isn’t the ...Read more

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Shannon Sharpe settles $50 million lawsuit with woman who accused him of rape

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LOS ANGELES — A $50 million lawsuit that accused Shannon Sharpe of rape has been settled.

Attorney Tony Buzbee, whose firm represented a Jane Doe, who filed the civil lawsuit against the retired NFL star and sports media personality earlier this year, announced the settlement on Friday afternoon in a statement posted on Instagram.

“After ...Read more

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NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigns amid scrutiny of players' union, conflicts

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NEW YORK — NFL players’ union executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned in a statement late Thursday night after heavy scrutiny of the NFLPA’s recent activity revealed Howell to be unfit for the role.

Howell and the union had struck a confidentiality agreement with the NFL to hide the details of a damning January arbitration ruling on ...Read more

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'The Harbaugh way': Even practice jerseys are a source of pride

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LOS ANGELES — It was a summer day in June, but Daiyan Henley was dressed for a prime-time moment. Fitted with long socks, white pants and a sleeve on his elbow, the Chargers linebacker's practice jersey was complete with game-ready lightning bolts on each shoulder.

Other team's practice jerseys are plain. They're looser. They're more ...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Dolphins' Zach Sieler deserves a raise, and his peers are watching

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MIAMI — It was a nondescript training camp practice on an ordinary late August morning in 2023, one of the two sessions that led up to the final preseason game.

Training camp was about to conclude, which means the risk of daily injury was about to be drastically reduced for every player.

Zach Sieler’s buddy Christian Wilkins was already ...Read more

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How long could Chiefs' Rashee Rice be suspended? Here's what NFL history shows.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL had been waiting for criminal charges to be resolved before issuing punishment to Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice for his role in a six-car freeway crash in Dallas in March 2024.

That shoe dropped Thursday as Rice was sentenced by a Dallas judge to 30 days of jail time and five years probation.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter, ...Read more

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Greg Cote: Why Miami remains a Football Town even as Dolphins and Hurricanes disappoint

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MIAMI — What is most remarkable about Miami steadfastly and beyond debate being a Football Town is that our two goliaths, the Dolphins and Hurricanes, have spent so much of the past quarter century not earning the title but seemingly trying to give it away.

Yet, as the most cherished season returns with the onset of training camps, no other ...Read more