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NFL mentors give back to game but also get a lot out of itVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Brunell would love to see the members of 2020 class of quarterbacks have a long career like him. What he doesn’t want them to do is start out like he did. The former Jaguars star just wrapped up his fifth season serving as a mentor at the...
Speed remains name of game on final day of NFL CombineVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — College football’s top players turned the NFL’s annual scouting combine into speed week. Running back Jonathan Taylor promised to run the 40-yard dash in under 4.4 seconds. He did. Receiver Henry Ruggs III came, literally, a few ticks away from matching the fastest time recorded in the event’s...
Report: Tony Romo to get $17M per season in new CBS deal

Tony Romo is getting paid and getting paid big, allegedly. According to the New York Post, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback agreed to a new deal with CBS and will make about $17 million per season to call NFL games on the network. The big money broadcasting deal has been...
NFL Combine family affair for lucky fewVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia defensive back JR Reed knew all about the NFL scouting combine long before he had the chance to grip the dumbbell at the Indianapolis Convention Center or spring from the launch pad at Lucas Oil Stadium. His father, Jake Reed, was a wide receiver in the NFL...
First Call: Henry Ruggs III runs stunning 40-yard dash; Tom Brady’s future; Penguins vs. struggling Ducks

Friday’s “First Call” features a blazing 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, the latest on Tom Brady’s future, a look at the Penguins’ next opponent and the college hoops calendar for the weekend. Oh, Henry! Henry Ruggs III nearly set the record for a 40-yard dash time at the NFL...
NFL player reps send new CBA to union members for approval

The NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade early Wednesday when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the owners that includes a 17-game season to the full union membership. A simple majority of some 2,000 players must accept the agreement for it to...
Joe Burrow says he will have no problem playing for Bengals; WR crop strong this seasonVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — Who wouldn’t want to follow in the footsteps of John Elway and Eli Manning? Joe Burrow, that’s who. The Heisman Trophy winner, national champion and consensus No. 1 pick in next month’s draft said Tuesday at the NFL Combine he would have no qualms playing in Cincinnati, which...
NFL’s new combine drills may help scouts, attract more fansVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — National Invitation Camp president Jeff Foster spent the past couple of months debating how to improve the annual NFL scouting combine. His team settled on adding more than a dozen new drills, intended to help coaches and scouts evaluate draft prospects in an ever evolving game, make things...
Free agent Terrelle Pryor healthy after stabbing, confident he can still play in NFLVideo

No matter where his football career goes from here, two words will always follow Terrelle Pryor. What if. What if he had gone somewhere other than Ohio State? What if he had not switched positions and stayed a quarterback in the NFL? What if he had signed a multi-year deal...
NFL player reps want more talks on labor dealVideo

NEW YORK — NFL player representatives decided Friday to not vote on a new labor deal approved by team owners. Instead, the NFL Players Association is seeking more negotiations with the league next week. “Today, the NFLPA Board of Players Representatives did not take a vote on the principal terms...
NFL owners approve negotiated terms for new labor agreementVideo

NEW YORK — The NFL has put the labor ball in the players’ hands. In a somewhat surprisingly strong decision, the 32 team owners voted Thursday to “accept the negotiated terms on the principles of a new collective bargaining agreement.” Details of that agreement were not forthcoming from any of...
Report: NFL would add 2 playoff teams under new CBA; 17-game season possible

The NFL would add two teams to the playoffs, increase the number of regular-season games and shorten the preseason under a proposed collective bargaining agreement that would also increase the players’ revenue share, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Schefter reported Wednesday that the CBA proposal offered by owners expands the playoff...
First Call: Carly Zucker wins Twitter; Tom Brady and Chris Kreider updates; XFL ratings

Wednesday’s “First Call” features a Tom Brady update. Where is Chris Kreider going to wind up? Jason Zucker’s wife wins Twitter for a night. Destination TBA The Penguins decided to go in a different direction than Chris Kreider. The New York Rangers forward was believed to be a target of...
Saints’ Drew Brees announces intention to return for 2020 seasonVideo

NEW ORLEANS — Quarterback Drew Brees’ record-setting NFL career is on track for a 20th season — and a 15th with the New Orleans Saints. The 41-year-old Brees announced his intention to return for his 20th NFL season in a social media post Tuesday. “My feelings about the 2020 season!...
Trump pardons Edward DeBartolo Jr., son of ex-Penguins owner

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game’s history. DeBartolo Jr., who owned the San Francisco 49ers during their 1980s-1990s dynasty, was involved...
Pat Leonard: Can Saquon Barkley rescue expensive NFL running backs?Video

NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley’s second NFL contract will move toward the front burner for the New York Giants and their dynamic running back this time next year. The Dallas Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott signed a market-leading six-year, $90 million deal last fall entering his fourth NFL season. Carolina Panthers stud...

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