Late, great Hall of Famer Franco Harris was the best running back in Steelers history. As Art Rooney Sr. once said, "We never won before Franco got here. We never lost much after he did." Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis is No. 2 on that list. There have been few better team leaders in Steelers h…
PITTSBURGH — Bill Cowher was a Hall of Fame coach. Mike Tomlin will be a Hall of Famer soon after he retires. Pittsburgh has been lucky with terrific football coaches. The Steelers are 3 for 3 with Hall of Fame-caliber men since Chuck Noll was hired before the 1969 season. Think about that f…
CHICAGO — Eddie George had no plans to coach football. The long hours turned off the former Tennessee Titans All-Pro running back. He loved having time to invest in his golf game. He was building his wealth management business and acting in movies, TV and plays, including starring on Broadwa…
PITTSBURGH — Not surprisingly, the NFL has dusted off the third quarterback rule and brought it back in an attempt to avoid a potential repeat of what happened to the San Francisco 49ers in last season's NFC championship game. The rule, which hasn't been in effect since 2010, will have no im…
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Jameson Williams said he wasn’t fully aware of NFL rules against players gambling and didn’t know he did anything wrong. His confusion might be considered understandable with all the league’s ties to betting sites, except the guidelines are explicit, and ignorance of the …
Even when the NFL institutes a rule designed to reduce concussions, it can't shake the perception that it doesn't care what players and coaches think. The league took a step toward eliminating kickoffs this week by enhancing the touchback rule for a one-year trial with a priority on player s…
Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins
Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins
As quarterback Derek Carr gets to work learning a new offense with the New Orleans Saints, he has had a bit of his old team -- the Las Vegas Raiders -- with him.
The Denver Broncos may be "installing an entirely new offense," but so far new coach Sean Payton is pleased with the centerpiece of that offense.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder is taking charge. “He’s smart,” said Falcons wide receiver Penny Hart, who came over from the Seahawks and played with veteran quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Geno Smith in Seattle. “Really smart. Really strong arm. He hit me in the face one time. I’m not ashamed to say it. He’s really smart, and he’s driven.” Ridder is set to take over ...
RENTON, Wash. — One of the biggest stories of this Seahawks offseason is that the biggest story of last offseason — who will play quarterback — is now a non-story. As the Seahawks began OTAs (organized team activities) this week, there is a clear offensive leader in quarterback Geno Smith. After winning a training-camp battle with Drew Lock last summer, Smith embarked on a season in which he ...
A slimmed-down Russell Wilson might be watching what he eats at the dinner table, but the words that come out of the quarterback’s mouth are still as sweet as sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. With Sean Payton large and in charge as the Broncos coach, Wilson is no longer the entitled DangerRuss we saw last season, at least not out on the football field during spring practice. He is No. 3 in ...
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Dak Prescott want to make one thing clear about the expected changes offense in 2023. They are not trying to re-invent the wheel about something that was a productive and successful as any unit in NFL over the past couple of years. Their focus is on being more efficient, which will hopefully manifest into postseason success and ...
New Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is not taking part in organized team activities as he continues to recover from a broken left foot. Coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday that Garoppolo could be held out until July when training camp begins. McDaniels said Garoppolo is one of a number of players being held out of OTAs.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Organized team activities are mostly manufactured drama and the 49ers are no different. Will Brock Purdy be ready for Week 1? Can Trey Lance show enough to challenge Purdy until he’s ready? Is Sam Darnold a darkhorse candidate to start Sept. 10 in Pittsburgh? One thing was clear as the media got its first look Tuesday on Day 2 of OTAs — none of those quarterbacks are ...
New York Giants coach Brian Daboll attempted to get ahead of the game on Thursday when addressing reporters about the status of running back Saquon Barkley.
LOS ANGELES — DirecTV didn’t punt the entire “NFL Sunday Ticket” package of professional football, after all. On Thursday, the satellite TV provider and EverPass Media announced they would distribute Sunday Ticket games to more than 300,000 business establishments in the U.S. — sports bars, casinos, restaurants and offices — through a new multiyear television rights package with the NFL. The ...
Report: Bill Belichick fined $50K for offseason violations
Report: Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo had foot surgery in March
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Brandon McManus on Thursday and waived fellow kicker Riley Patterson.
Less than three years after receiving the richest contract in NFL history, Patrick Mahomes now ranks seventh in average pay among quarterbacks.
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PITTSBURGH — I’m loathe to agree with Jerry Jones on anything, but the motormouthed Dallas Cowboys owner could not have been more right about the NFL’s decision to make Thursday night football “flexible.” Which is to say, the league can now move out of a bad Thursday matchup (think Panthers-Falcons from last season) into a good one with at least 28 days notice — and only in Weeks 13-17. And ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers quarterback situation is a mess. A good mess, yes, but a mess nonetheless. The incumbent starter, Brock Purdy, is coming off a serious elbow injury, while last season’s Week 1 starter, Trey Lance, is coming off a serious ankle injury. The new guy — former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold — is coming off stints with the Jets and Panthers, which must have been ...
PHILADELPHIA — God, imagine it: 3 a.m. inside the living room of a Southwest Philadelphia home in the early 1960s, three men seated there, each of them a famous athlete, each of them a running back in the National Football League. The house belonged to Clarence Peaks, the Eagles’ starting fullback then, and from time to time, he would invite over two of his friends — his teammate Timmy Brown ...
PHILADELPHIA — Last season, DeVonta Smith never had a moment when he realized he was one of the best receivers in the league. Not even after his iconic, one-handed, fourth-down catch in the NFC championship game that sparked the Eagles’ return to the Super Bowl. That’s because the 24-year-old has always — “humbly,” he said — seen himself as a top-10 receiver. “As you go on, you just continue ...
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson’s reasons for being at the Ravens’ voluntary organized team activities Wednesday were simple. “Just wanted to learn the new offense and get with my guys,” he said, adding that he plans to attend the other sessions that will take place over the next three weeks in Owings Mills. He found humor in the fervor over when or if his arrival would take place during the ...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson has a simple explanation for why he decided to participate in voluntary practices for the Baltimore Ravens this year.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says his goal is not to be the highest-paid QB in the NFL. Instead, the 27-year-old said he hopes to be compensated well while also considering what’s best for the team. “I’ve always said I worry about legacy and winning rings more than making money at this moment,” Mahomes said during a news conference after his team’s offseason practice on ...
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Thomas might require surgery after separating his shoulder during organized team activities on Wednesday, coach John Harbaugh said.
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