KCRA SacramentoIn a letter, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told team executives “we believe that everyone should stand for the National Anthem,” and the issue of increasingly divisive player protests will be addressed during next week’s fall meeting. The letter comes …NFL commissioner: ‘We need to move past this controversy’CNNMoneyRoger Goodell says NFL believes players should […]

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Minneapolis Star TribuneThe weather, the tight urban setting and the compact footprint of U.S. Bank Stadium make the upcoming 2018 Super Bowl the most complicated event in NFL history, the league’s senior vice president for events Peter O’Reilly said Tuesday. O’Reilly was … and more …read more Source:: NFL Super Bowl News From Google News

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cleveland.comWhen it comes to projecting for the NFL draft, the list grows even more. At the same time, the debate continues whether it is worth taking a tailback in the first round, when value and production on the pro level can consistently be found well after … …read more Source:: NFL Draft News By Google […]

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFormer Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes, who made one of the greatest catches in team history in Super Bowl XLIII, officially retired Tuesday the only way he wanted — as a member of the Steelers. Holmes hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2014 season …Santonio Holmes officially retires with SteelersTribune-ReviewSantonio Holmes Retires As Member […]

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USA TODAYThe Adrian Peterson experiment is over for the New Orleans Saints. The team traded the veteran running back to the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday in exchange for an undisclosed 2018 NFL draft pick. ESPN was the first to report the news. “We are always on …Saints trade Adrian Peterson to Cardinals for conditional draft […]

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DeadlineThe two-count complaint filed in federal court in Illinois by Muhammad Ali Enterprises claims that Fox Broadcasting Company had no right to depict the boxing legend in a promo that they ran on February 3 right before Super Bowl LI – which came months …Fox sued in Chicago over use of Muhammad Ali in Super […]

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NPRSports, politics and perceptions of patriotism collided once again when President Trump tweeted early Tuesday about ESPN’s SportsCenter host Jemele Hill, suggesting she is the reason for the network’s poor ratings. Hill was suspended a day earlier for …Jemele Hill, anti-Trump ESPN host, calls for fans to boycott NFL advertisersFox News all 194 news articles […]

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Packernet (blog)It’s called Fanspeak, and as a draft junkie, I’m completely hooked. It basically allows you to do a full 7 round mock draft as the Packers GM while simulating the rest of the teams draft picks. Also, it took into account all the compensatory picks so … …read more Source:: NFL Combine News By […]

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Burnt Orange NationAs Jordan’s development progressed, his training intensified, with Pops pushing him to prepare as if he was a college athlete preparing for the NFL Combine. He was never training for high school — he was always training with a long-term endgame in mind. …read more Source:: NFL Combine News By Google News

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Sports IllustratedNFL teams have been trying to project quarterbacks from college spread offenses for over a decade now, and coaches have tried just about everything to make it work. The Redskins imported the Baylor offense for Robert Griffin III, and the Niners brought …Deshaun Watson is the best quarterback in the NFL right now. Check […]

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ESPN (blog)To be clear, what follows is not what the draft order would look like if the season had just ended. Instead, it is a prediction based on the strength of each team’s remaining schedule as well other data inputs that encapsulate the team’s performance to …Browns lose top spot in 2018 NFL Draft order […]

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ESPNThanks to ESPN’s Football Power Index, we have an (early) look at every team’s chances of making the playoffs, based on the first five weeks. Here’s a rundown of the Week 6 Power Rankings as voted on by our power panel — a group of more than 80 … and more …read more Source:: NFL […]

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The Nation.… franchises were telling them that the protests against racism and police brutality being staged during the anthem had to end. They were dropping the hammer even though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had promised that there would be no reprisals.Other view: Jerry Jones prized by both sides in debate over NFL protestsTwin Falls Times-NewsDallas […]

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Super Bowl more than just a one day eventThe Caledonia ArgusI was “bowled” over as I heard Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead recently talk about plans underway for the Super Bowl LII two-week extravaganza that will affect the Twin Cities region and the entire state. The game itself will be Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank … […]

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Behind the Steel CurtainBut there will be time for individual criticizing throughout the week. As for now, one has to seriously consider whether or not the Steelers truly are one of the NFL’s elite franchises, capable of winning 12 or 13 games and making another deep post …2017 NFL Week 5 Wrap: The bell tolls […]

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CBS NewsNFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed the rollback of the exemption, telling team owners in a memo obtained by Bloomberg News in April of 2015, “the effects of the tax exempt status of the league office have been mischaracterized repeatedly in …NFL Players Association head: No NFL players are disrespecting the flagThe Hill (blog)Head of […]

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cleveland.com1 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Giants’ strength of schedule fell below that of the Browns this week, putting the Giants ahead of the Browns and 49ers, the NFL’s other two teams that remain winless. The Browns have five picks in the first two rounds …Myles Garrett set for debutScoutMyles Garrett, Mitchell Trubisky […]

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AdweekNFL games accounted for seven of the top 10 televised sporting events for the week, including the top two: the visiting Green Bay Packers’ stunning victory over the host Dallas Cowboys on Fox, with 8.608 million interactions across Facebook and Twitter … …read more Source:: NFL Playoffs News By Google News

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The Philadelphia TribuneExecutive Director DeMaurice Smith of the NFL Players Association said the most provocative comments yet by Jerry Jones on the anthem controversy contradicted assurances last week from Commissioner Roger Goodell and New York Giants President …Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: Players Cannot Disrespect FlagNPR all 216 news articles …read more Source:: NFL Commissioner […]

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Jaguars WireFournette, 22, ran a 4.51 at 240 pounds at the NFL Combine this year, which explains how explosive of an athlete he is. One would think he only got faster upon entering the league as he’s now down to a listed weight of 228 pounds. The performance that … and more …read more Source:: […]

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