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NFL lauds preparation when it comes to player safety
By Dave Skretta and Haven Daley GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dr. Allen Sills knew the moment that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the...
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Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams
This year’s Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL’s top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league’s only...
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Super Bowl backup QBs have shined from Hostetler to Foles
By Josh Dubow Brock Purdy’s bid to join the select group of quarterbacks to go from a backup for most of the season to a...
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Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain
MADRID (AP) — The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain....
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Super Bowl opening night returns with energetic atmosphere
By Rob Maaddi PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d...
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Sean Payton brings old-school style to Denver in his return
By Arnie Stapelton ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sean Payton is bringing an old-school style sown by his mentor Bill Parcells and steeped in discipline and...
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Super Bowl draws epic air show of private planes to Phoenix
By Terry Tang PHOENIX (AP) — Former NFL player Jim Bob Morris is heading to the Super Bowl in Phoenix from Bloomington, Illinois, in a...
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Kirk Cousins rallies NFC to 35-33 win over AFC in Pro Bowl
By Mark Anderson LAS VEGAS (AP) — For Kirk Cousins, it wasn’t quite the NFL-record 33-point comeback against the Indianapolis Colts to win the NFC North. However,...
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Super Bowl-bound Eagles are built around QB Jalen Hurts
By Dan Gelston PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to draft Jalen Hurts in 2020 came with as much hand-wringing as intrigue regarding how...
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Super Bowl-bound Chiefs are built around Patrick Mahomes
By Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are built around their half-billion dollar All-Pro quarterback, and for the past five...
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NFL infuses Pro Bowl with points system, flag football
By Mark Anderson LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL finally stopped pretending its all-star game was an actual game, and is breathing life into the...
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Super Bowl prop betting increasing in popularity
By Mark Anderson LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jay Kornegay was behind the counter in 2004 when someone approached with $5,000 to bet on the Super...
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Sean Payton is officially named Broncos head coach
By Arnie Stapleton ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos named Sean Payton the 20th head coach in franchise history Friday, 40 days after firing...
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Bengals’ Joe Mixon charged with pointing gun at woman
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been charged in a warrant with pointing a gun at a woman and threatening her,...
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NFL prospects safeguarded from inappropriate team questions
By John Zenor MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — NFL prospect Jake Andrews fielded questions from teams designed to probe his personality and attitude more than just...
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Portal to Pros: NFL teams eyeing rising number of transfers
By John Zenor MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The prolific pace of school-switching among college players has helped some NFL prospects have breakout seasons and demonstrate...
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Reaction to Tom Brady announcing his retirement for 2nd time
Reaction from social media and elsewhere poured in after Tom Brady announced his retirement on Wednesday for the second time. Brady won seven Super Bowls...
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Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it’s ‘for good’
By Fred Goodall TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — This time, Tom Brady says he’s done for good. The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and...
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Brother vs. brother: Kelces prepare for Super Bowl showdown
By Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out that now-familiar custom jersey — the one with Kansas City...
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Eagles’ Super Bowl-bound Hurts still trying to quiet haters
By Dan Gelston PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Sirianni and his kids made snow angels in the confetti on the Linc turf. Jalen Hurts puffed on...
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49ers season derailed by QB injuries in NFC title game
By Josh Dubow SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A season filled with quarterback injuries finally caught up to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC...
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Super Bowl 57: Chiefs, Eagles meet for title in Arizona
By David Brandt Patrick Mahomes finally got the best of Joe Burrow. All he needed was a little shove. Harrison Butker made a 45-yard field...
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Chiefs top Bengals 23-20 on last-second kick for AFC title
By Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was forced to rely on his badly sprained right ankle rather than his strong right...
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Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title
By Dan Gelston PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts can conduct a singalong about as well as he can orchestrate the kind of punishing scoring drives...
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NFL playoffs: Vegas believes some classics could be coming
By David Brandt If Vegas oddsmakers are correct — and there’s a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious — then football fans are in...