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Omar Kelly: Darren Waller, and Dolphins taking a risk on each other
MIAMI — Forget about talent being the driving force for employment.
The NFL — if not all of professional sports — is much like the real world. It’s about who you know, and who vouches for you. Not what you know, or how hard you work.
It certainly helps to have talent, but connections are just as important, if not more.
The Miami ...Read more

Joe Starkey: Steelers clearly won the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade -- but to what end?
PITTSBURGH — No need for judges. The Steelers won by knockout when they sent fading free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Miami Dolphins for defensive back Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith.
A straight-up, Minkah-for-Ramsey deal would have favored the Steelers, let alone one where they got an 88-catch, eight-touchdown tight end thrown in...Read more

Bryce Young's late-season rise gave Panthers hope. Can he deliver on it?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s probably the one question you’ve thought about more than any other during this Carolina Panthers offseason.
It’s the one that unlocks every other possibility. If you answer it in the affirmative, you can then move on to wondering about the carry distribution in the backfield, or the depth among the inside ...Read more

Pete Grathoff: Actor Brad Pitt opens up about the highs and lows of being a lifelong Chiefs fan
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you’re a KC sports fan who believes in karma, I may have an explanation for why things went so spectacularly wrong for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
It’s actor Brad Pitt’s fault.
It’s because of what Pitt did to a high-profile Eagles fan ahead of Super Bowl LVIII.
The Chiefs had defeated the Eagles a year ...Read more

Former Kentucky player, Bills draft pick Maxwell Hairston accused of sexual assault
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A former University of Kentucky student has filed a civil lawsuit against former UK football player and 2025 Buffalo Bills first-round NFL draft pick Maxwell Hairston alleging he sexually assaulted her in a UK dorm room in 2021.
The student alleges “the emotional and psychological harm she sustained made it impossible for ...Read more

Greg Cote: Dolphins' gamble on Waller after Ramsey and Smith for Fitzpatrick was net loss
MIAMI — The Dolphins and Steelers’ Monday trade splashed across the front of ESPN’s website with one of those red-banner ‘breaking news’ alerts. That was partly because Jalen Ramsey for Minkah Fitzpatrick marked the NFL’s first swap in 21 years in which two players changing uniform had each been named an All-Pro at his position.
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Dolphins pull off another stunner, trading for once-retired TE Darren Waller
The Miami Dolphins swiftly answered the question of who will be their next pass-catching tight end to fill the void left behind from trading Jonnu Smith.
In a next-day deal, the Dolphins traded with the New York Giants on Tuesday for retired tight end Darren Waller, who will return to the league to play in Miami.
According to multiple sources,...Read more

Broncos think they're primed to master one of NFL's toughest tasks: Assembling dominant defense built to last
DENVER — The Broncos couldn’t have asked for a better time for their best defensive players to step up.
With a playoff berth in the balance on the road in late December against a high-powered Cincinnati offense, Zach Allen tormented quarterback Joe Burrow to the tune of 3.5 sacks and eight pressures. He was in on sacking Burrow on five ...Read more

Omar Kelly: Dolphins blockbuster trade proves 2025 season still matters
MIAMI — If we needed proof of how, and more importantly why, Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel are still employed by the Miami Dolphins, it came on Monday morning, days — if not hours — before most of the NFL executives and coach go on vacation, focusing on their families and not football for two weeks.
Somehow, the Dolphins’ general ...Read more

Dolphins trade Jalen Ramsey, Jonnu Smith to Steelers, with Minkah Fitzpatrick returning
MIAMI — The Dolphins traded two of their best 2024 performers to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, a blockbuster deal that returns former Dolphins first-round pick Minkah Fitzpatrick to Miami.
Miami dealt two disgruntled players — former All Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight Jonnu Smith — and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Steelers...Read more

Greg Cote: Dolphins trading Ramsey and Smith for Fitzpatrick a net loss for Miami
MIAMI — The Dolphins and Steelers’ midday Monday trade splashed across the front of the ESPN website with one of those red-banner "breaking news" alerts. That was partly because Jalen Ramsey for Minkah Fitzpatrick marked the NFL’s first swap in 21 years in which two players changing uniform had each been named an All-Pro at his position.
...Read more

Jason Mackey: Steelers are swinging for the fences this offseason. Mike Tomlin has to hope he doesn't strike out.
PITTSBURGH — So often with the teams we follow, we search for linear fits. This player addresses that need. If there's too much of one thing, give it up to get something else. And my personal favorite: trading the bad and acquiring good.
What the Steelers did Monday, however, doesn't fit those descriptors. It was unique, fun and aggressive �...Read more

Omar Kelly: The 10 biggest bargains on the Dolphins' 2025 roster
MIAMI — Whether it’s a luxury item on sale at a high-end store, a Publix BOGO (buy one, get one free) sale, or a young player locked up for a cheap salary the next couple of seasons, a good deal is a good deal.
Bargain shopping is a universal hobby that crosses every genre, and that includes sports. And this season, based on the youth ...Read more

John Romano: Now that he has a new contract, will Todd Bowles finally get his due?
TAMPA, Fla. — Tell me, which do you prefer:
A madman on the sideline? A head coach who screams at referees, gets in the face of his players and generally behaves as if the result of a football game will alter the course of mankind?
Or are you OK with just winning games?
Tell me, which do you prefer:
A provocateur at the podium? A head ...Read more

Chris Perkins: Here's how Dolphins reach 10, 11 or possibly 12 wins in 2025
It’s the offseason, a time to sell hope and optimism mixed with a bit of reality, so here’s a scenario to consider: There’s a legit, logical way that the Dolphins finish with 10, 11 or even 12 wins this season.
Admittedly, it’s unlikely.
But there are three keys to getting 10, 11 and 12 wins, we’ll discuss each after setting the ...Read more

49ers star CB Deommodore Lenoir arrested following traffic incident with LAPD
Star 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday night and charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
Lenoir, 25, was released from jail on Friday and has an L.A. court date set for July 25; 49ers training camp opens July 22.
Lenoir, a fifth-round pick from the 2021 draft, received a $92 million, five-...Read more

Super Bowl performer arrested after disrupting halftime show with 'Free Gaza' flag
A New Orleans man who allegedly did an unauthorized demonstration during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl has been arrested in the Big Easy, weeks after he was allegedly shot by former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, a hired halftime performer, turned himself in to Louisiana State ...Read more

These newlyweds spent their early honeymoon partying with Jason Kelce and his Eagles friends in Sea Isle
PHILADELPHIA — On Wednesday afternoon in Sea Isle, N.J., Cami and Dillon Amatucci received a late wedding gift. But it wasn’t the usual home essentials or custom wine bottles. Instead, the couple witnessed Jason Kelce rip off his shorts to reveal an American flag Speedo with a familiar looking bald eagle placement.
“It was awesome,” ...Read more

Matt Calkins: Why Seahawks trading Russell Wilson keeps looking better and better
SEATTLE — There are no banners to show for it, no rings because of it, and no parades on the horizon. But more than three years after it happened, one of the smartest trades in Seahawks history continues to look like one of the most necessary.
It isn't news that in March of 2022, the Seahawks dealt Russell Wilson to the Broncos for two first-...Read more

NFL suspends former Ravens kicker Justin Tucker for 10 games
BALTIMORE — Justin Tucker’s Ravens career came to a shocking end in May when Baltimore released him amid an NFL investigation into voluminous sexual misconduct allegations brought against the kicker earlier this year. Now, the league has delivered its verdict on that investigation.
Tucker, 35, has been suspended for 10 games for violating ...Read more
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- Pete Grathoff: Actor Brad Pitt opens up about the highs and lows of being a lifelong Chiefs fan
- Former Kentucky player, Bills draft pick Maxwell Hairston accused of sexual assault
- Bryce Young's late-season rise gave Panthers hope. Can he deliver on it?
- Omar Kelly: Darren Waller, and Dolphins taking a risk on each other
- Joe Starkey: Steelers clearly won the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade -- but to what end?