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Chris Perkins: Dolphins head into 2025 season with Plan B after Plan A failed

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Let’s be clear about something: The Miami Dolphins enter the 2025 season relying on Plan B — winning with draftees and young players.

The Dolphins are on Plan B because Plan A — winning with veterans — failed. Plan A didn’t deliver its goal of winning a Super Bowl. It didn’t even produce a playoff win.

So, the Dolphins have ...Read more

DeShon Elliott, Steelers agree to new three-year contract

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PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have signed safety DeShon Elliott to a new three-year contract worth $15.5 million. The Steelers now have both of their starting safeties under contract through the 2026 season.

Elliott, who was entering the final year of a two-year contract totaling $6 million, started 14 games and had 108 tackles. He also had an ...Read more

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Adam Hill: Former Raiders cornerback Jack Jones vows he has changed, wants new job

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LAS VEGAS — There’s a reason former Raiders cornerback Jack Jones sat down for an extensive interview with a popular national podcast that was released this week.

He wants a job.

A highlight film that backs up an immense amount of talent just hasn’t been enough to get him one, so now Jones is trying to rectify his image.

He’s starting...Read more

Troy Renck: They are the Denver -- hint, hint -- Broncos. New stadium belongs downtown.

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DENVER — Tradition need not stand in the way of progress.

The two can co-exist. It appears the Broncos are positioned to strike this balance when selecting a stadium site.

According to The Denver Post, a series of limited liability corporations purchased at least 13 parcels of land for $153 million surrounding Burnham Yard near the South ...Read more

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Antwan Staley: Aaron Glenn, Jets won the offseason, but only regular-season success matters

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NEW YORK — The Jets wrapped up mandatory minicamp on Thursday afternoon, almost five months after Aaron Glenn became the team’s new coach.

Glenn had a message for the players during his team meeting before their six-week sabbatical.

“What I want to stress to the players, throughout this whole deal from Phase 1 all the way to Phase 3, ...Read more

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Mike Vorel: Why some believe Seahawks rookie Grey Zabel's best sport was baseball

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RENTON, Wash. — If Grey Zabel played a senior baseball season, he might not be here.

Before Zabel became a Seahawk, or won two national titles at North Dakota State, he was a three-sport standout at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, S.D. He excelled at football, baseball and basketball, depending on the season, dispensing physicality from his...Read more

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Former NFL star Antonio Brown wanted on attempted murder charge, arrest warrant states

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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former NFL superstar Antonio Brown stemming from an altercation outside a celebrity kickboxing event last month in Miami.

Brown is charged with the first-degree felony of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm. A judge from the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County signed the warrant ...Read more

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Mac Engel: Former NFL star 'Pacman' Jones never lied about intentions to 'go out'

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Near the end of the interview, Adam “Pacman” Jones is honest.

“I’m still going to go out,” he said. “I gotta go out to the clubs and stuff like that. That’s what I do.”

The conversation with the former Titans, Cowboys and Bengals defensive back was one month ago. The purpose of the interview was to catch ...Read more

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Chip Scoggins: A study of Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy at work reveals he's both engaged and engaging

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MINNEAPOLIS — J.J. McCarthy moves through a football practice like a politician at a parade. He exchanges high-fives and fist bumps with everyone within reach. He asks questions. He listens. He wants to know and understand everything about everything.

Hold up the Vikings roster, point to a name and the young quarterback probably can recite ...Read more

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For years, Doug Pederson had to miss most of his son's games. Now he's 'being a dad' full-time watching him play in the UFL.

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PHILADELPHIA — Doug Pederson hasn’t coached an NFL game since January. He wasn’t at the owners meetings in March, or the draft in April. He wasn’t running OTAs in May or minicamp this week.

Instead, the 57-year-old former Eagles coach has spent most of that time supporting his son, Josh, in the United Football League, a spring league ...Read more

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Joe Starkey: Arthur Smith-Aaron Rodgers relationship should be fascinating to track

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PITTSBURGH — It's already a sensitive issue. You could tell as much from listening to Aaron Rodgers and his offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith, over the past couple of days.

How much freedom will Rodgers have at the line scrimmage, where games can be won and lost in those precious seconds before the snap? How much freedom will Rodgers have ...Read more

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Rams bolster offensive line by signing veteran tackle D.J. Humphries

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LOS ANGELES — The Rams did not draft an offensive lineman, but they have added a veteran just before the end of offseason workouts.

The Rams on Thursday agreed to terms with veteran free-agent offensive tackle D.J. Humphries, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

The person requested anonymity because the contract has not been ...Read more

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Antonio Brown charged with attempted murder after shooting at Miami boxing event: reports

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MIAMI — Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown is back in trouble with the law as he now faces an attempted murder charge in connection with a scuffle in mid-May outside a popular social media influencer’s boxing event in Miami, reports say.

Early Saturday morning, on May 17, social media erupted with videos and posts showing Brown allegedly being ...Read more

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How Russell Wilson is changing things for the Giants this offseason

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NEW YORK — Earlier this month, Russell Wilson treated about 20 teammates to dinner at Bourbon Steak, a swanky restaurant just south of Central Park.

The dining party included the Giants’ quarterbacks, running backs and offensive linemen, who indulged in delicacies such as calamari, clams and oysters.

“I saw some food on my plate that I�...Read more

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Sauce Gardner on why he didn't hold out of Jets minicamp: 'I'm bought into this'

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NEW YORK — T.J. Watt of the Steelers, Trey Hendrickson of the Bengals and Terry McLaurin of the Commanders are among the big-name players who held out of mandatory minicamp this spring in hopes of receiving a contract extension.

Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner is also eligible for a contract extension.

But unlike that trio, the two-time All-...Read more

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Steelers' DK Metcalf excited to grow alongside Aaron Rodgers' 'cerebral' approach

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PITTSBURGH — The Steelers' addition of seventh-year receiver DK Metcalf along with four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers opens up opportunities for both players to work together in unique ways.

But for the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Pro Bowl receiver, working with a quarterback like Rodgers, with his 21 years of experience, gives him the opportunity to become...Read more

Ravens' John Harbaugh roasted by brother for missed catch at Orioles game

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BALTIMORE — Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh have long been rivals on and off the field, but the brothers have never let that competition get between their relationship.

Baseball is apparently a different story.

After wrapping up the final Ravens practice of organized team activities on Wednesday, John ...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Is this Dolphins' culture change real, or fraudulent like last year

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MIAMI — Take a stroll down memory lane to 2019 when a first-year head coach named Brian Flores introduced the “Takes No Talent” wall to a talent-starved Miami Dolphins team that was trading its best players, and started players claimed off the waiver wire that same week.

Who remembers that culture change?

Or the Bill Parcells “tough ...Read more

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Ken Sugiura: It's past time for Kyle Pitts to deliver for the Falcons

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — It’s all right there for Kyle Pitts.

The Falcons tight end has seemingly every reason to flourish when the season starts Sept. 7 against Tampa Bay.

There are productive wide receivers (Drake London and Darnell Mooney) who can draw attention away from him in the pass game. There is an elite running back (Bijan Robinson...Read more

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Mike Vorel: Why Seahawks' playoff hopes are tied to Mike Macdonald elevating defense

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RENTON, Wash. — Mike Macdonald’s defense is on a mission.

The second-year Seattle Seahawks coach said so on Tuesday afternoon, following his team’s first practice of a shortened minicamp. Perhaps that’s to be expected, considering Seattle returns 10 of 11 starters from a unit that made second-half strides in Macdonald’s debut.

If ...Read more