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NFL players working to ease stigma around mental health help
By Rob Maaddi The pressures of the NFL were getting to Marcus Smith II. He hadn’t lived up to the expectations of being Philadelphia’s first-round...
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Steelers legend Hines Ward starts path to becoming NFL head coach in XFL
(AP) — Hines Ward sees some Pittsburgh in San Antonio. Ward, who played his entire 14-year career with the Steelers and was MVP of their...
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Packers prepare for trip to London, hope to improve offense
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is relying on his NFL overseas experience as his team prepares to play the...
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Rams LB Bobby Wagner flattens protestor who gets on field
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Bobby Wagner delivered one of the biggest hits on a person who got onto the field. The Rams linebacker flattened...
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Spectator at Steelers game dies after fall from escalator
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A spectator at Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets died following a fall on an escalator at Acrisure...
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Dolphins’ Tagovailoa has concussion, no timetable for return
By Alanis Thames MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Friday there is no timetable for the return of quarterback Tua...
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NFL’s handling of concussions questioned after Tua’s injury
The NFL’s handling of concussions has evolved dramatically from the days when players were given smelling salts on the bench and sent back into the...
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Former NFL player Gavin Escobar one of two rock climbers found dead in Southern California
IDYLLWILD, Calif. — Two rock climbers, including former NFL player Gavin Escobar, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to...
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Tagovailoa stretchered off field with head, neck injuries
CINCINNATI (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained neck and head injuries after being sacked in Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was...
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NFL players tackle housing issues when joining teams
By Dennis Waszak Jr. NEW YORK (AP) — New playbooks, teammates and coaches are the focus during the day. Buying air mattresses, scanning house listings...
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NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead
The Pro Bowl got a major makeover. The NFL has eliminated its full-contact all-star game and is replacing it with weeklong skills competitions and a...
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Green Bay police apologize to Dillon, discipline officer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers running back A.J. Dillon has received an apology from the Green Bay police chief for the way an officer...
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Analysis: ‘No lead is safe’ more than a cliche this season
By Rob Maaddi “No lead is safe in the NFL” is more than a cliche this season. Three teams overcame fourth-quarter deficits of at least 13 points...
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Cardinals QB Kyler Murray on fan who struck him: ‘No hard feelings toward the guy’
TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray appears content to let face smacks that happened in Vegas stay in Vegas. Police in Las Vegas said on Monday that...
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Blame Canada? Steelers offense searching for an identity
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — A year ago, the limitations of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense were placed firmly at the feet of 39-year-old Ben...
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Brady’s temper flares as Bucs snap skid vs Saints, 20-10
By Brett Martel NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It certainly looked like the Saints were in Tom Brady’s head when the Buccaneers quarterback threw a tablet...
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Murphy’s 59-yard OT fumble return ends Cards’ win over Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Cardinals’ season appeared to be falling apart shortly after it began. One week after getting blown out by Kansas City,...
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Trubisky starting QB, rookie Pickett the backup for Steelers
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph all impressed Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin during the preseason with their...
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Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten territory will soon stretch to the West Coast with UCLA and USC, after the seismic expansion finalized...
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Raiders’ Leatherwood, Browns’ Rosen among wave of NFL cuts
The Las Vegas Raiders waived offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Tuesday, the third of the club’s three first-round draft picks in 2020-21 to get dumped...
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Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails that cost him his job
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and...
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Aaron Donald on helmet swing: ‘It was just a practice’
Aaron Donald downplayed swinging a helmet at Cincinnati Bengals players in a brawl at a joint practice between last season’s Super Bowl teams last Thursday....
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QB Deshaun Watson leaves Browns as NFL suspension begins
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — At the same time his teammates began practicing, Deshaun Watson headed off in another direction. Cleveland’s starting quarterback began serving his...
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AFC West: Tough division with talented group of QBs
By Arnie Stapleton DENVER (AP) — The AFC West no longer looks like such a cakewalk for the Kansas City Chiefs now that Tyreek Hill...
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Browns’ Odom, USFL star, suffers season-ending knee injury
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Odom, the USFL’s Defensive Player of the Year signed during training camp, suffered a season-ending knee injury...
