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Six women set to make history as coaches in NFL playoffs
By Grant Gordon, NFL.com Digital Content Editor Progress will be front and center on NFL sidelines when the playoffs commence. As female coaches continue to...
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International players who had an impact in the NFL in 2020
The 2020 NFL regular season came to its scheduled conclusion last weekend, somehow miraculously surviving a major disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the...
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Browns don’t practice again as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on team
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield hasn’t thrown a football in four days. The Browns haven’t practiced this week. Cleveland’s return to the...
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No place like home? Host advantage vanished in year of virus
By Dave Campbell For the eight NFL teams guaranteed to host at least one game in the playoffs this month, the comfort of familiar surroundings...
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On Football: From 2020′s best play to its weirdest moment
By Barry Wilner The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on the night before the Super Bowl in Tampa. Until then, here...
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A season often in doubt to end on time, no cancellations
By Barry Wilner During the summer, with baseball just returning from its hiatus and the NHL and NBA scrambling to build “bubbles” to complete their...
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NFL International Pathway Program picks 11 new candidates
The NFL has announced the names of 11 athletes from nine countries who will compete for a spot in the 2021 International Player Pathway Program....
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COVID-19 changed NFL in 2020 and some shifts are permanent
By Arnie Stapleton Through plenty of potholes, seas of empty seats and enough piped-in crowd noise to make broadcasts sound like sitcom laugh tracks, the NFL...
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Week 16 is one NFL fans truly can celebrate: 4 days of games
By Barry Wilner Now this is a week NFL fans can truly celebrate. First off, it appears the league will complete the 2020 portion of...
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Behind the screen: How networks have adjusted to airing NFL
By Joe Reedy Fred Gaudelli wasn’t worried if NBC could successfully air “Sunday Night Football” games in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His bigger...
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NFL players take leading role on social justice front
By Barry Wilner Many NFL players have been leaders on the social justice front, and some of them are being considered for the NFL’s Walter...
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NFL not allowing mandated local bubbles during postseason
By Teresa M. Walker NFL teams won’t be allowed to create local bubbles during the postseason by mandating that players stay in a hotel, except...
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on football in the United States
Detroit Lions defensive end Everson Griffen was placed on the COVID-19 list a day before he was expected to play a key role against Green...
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Changing cultures a part of new coach’s job
By Barry Wilner There’s more than the X’s and O’s to consider when hiring a new head coach in the NFL. Changing a culture and...
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Denver Broncos’ Donatell: COVID-19 Both Weakened And Awakened Him
By Arnie Stapleton ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver defensive coordinator Ed Donatell’s harrowing experience with the coronavirus weakened his body but awakened his spirit. “The...
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Virtual hiring interviews only until teams out of contention
By Barry Wilner The NFL is allowing only virtual interviews of candidates for a variety of football jobs, including coach and general manager, until both...
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NFL further limits player access to facilities amid virus
By Barry Wilner The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
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Goodell: NFL committed to finishing regular season on time
By Barry Wilner NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league remains committed to finishing the regular season as scheduled. Goodell also said on a...
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AP source: NFL fines Saints $500,000, Patriots $350,000
By Barry Wilner The NFL has fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and stripped them of a 2021 seventh-round draft pick for violating league COVID-19...
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Australian NFL veteran Adam Gotsis still learning his craft five years in
They say the average NFL career lasts just three years. By the time a player has entered his fifth year, traditional wisdom says his development...
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Steelers optimistic but wary as COVID-19 rearranges schedule
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t add any players to the team’s expanding reserve/COVID-19 list on Sunday, but coach Mike Tomlin...
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49ers may need temporary home because of new COVID-19 rules
By Josh Dubow The San Francisco 49ers and other teams may need to find a temporary new home after Santa Clara County on Saturday banned...
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AP sources: NFL DQs Denver Broncos QBs for not wearing masks
By Arnie Stapleton ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos won’t have any of their four quarterbacks available Sunday when they face the New Orleans...
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Ravaged by COVID-19, Baltimore Ravens face issues beyond new schedule
By David Ginsburg With reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson under quarantine as part of an outbreak of COVID-19 that has ravaged the Baltimore Ravens, the...
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Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Canadian WR Chase Claypool entering rarified air in pro football history
Bill Howton, Bill Groman and Harlon Hill. It’s a group of players that the casual football fan would struggle to pick out of a lineup,...
