Standing a few feet from a golf green, Deshaun Watson made a pitch for DeAndre Hopkins to join him in Cleveland. The Browns quarterback said that he has spoken to Hopkins, his close friend and former Houston teammate, and encouraged the three-time All-Pro wide receiver to consider a reunion.…
The Southeastern Conference began four days of meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast for a second straight year, debating what to do with its football schedule. Texas and Oklahoma join the conference next year to make it a 16-team league that is abandoning divisions. The options are sticking wi…
NFL star Le’Veon Bell, admitted to smoking marijuana before playing in games.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is setting the bar high for the upcoming season following a successful rookie campaign.
Daris Steen had been dating his future wife, Samantha, for months before he realized her father was Sgt. Rodney M. Davis. That they were even having dinner at his Los Angeles home all those years ago was unexpected because she had stayed away from men who served in the military. But when Ste…
Perhaps it’s the injuries. Perhaps it’s the poor performances in nationally televised games against the Chargers and Packers last December. Perhaps it’s a case of demanding to see Tua Tagovailoa repeat his fabulous start to last season. Whatever the reason, the Dolphins quarterback continues…
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…
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 history. He willed his teammates on the road to a win in Super Bowl XL against Seattle. And No. 3 during ...
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 for a second. Three greats in 53 consecutive seasons. Noll was the best of the bunch. There is no ...
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 Broadway as Billy Flynn in “Chicago.” “Trying to win a HEGOT,” George said. “That’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, ...
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 impact on the Steelers' 53-man roster makeup because they have carried three quarterbacks since the Chuck ...
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 rules isn’t a remotely acceptable excuse. Williams didn’t make any excuses when he spoke for the first ...
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 safety. The receiving team will now get the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. Some of the league's most prominent coaches criticized the decision.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes joined the “NBA on TNT” crew on Thursday before Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals to talk about “The Match” golf event. Other topics were discussed, including Mahomes’ ankle. During the AFC Divisional playoff win over the Jaguars, Mahomes suffered a high-ankle sprain that affected him during the Super Bowl run. “It’s good,” Mahomes ...
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.
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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.
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 ...
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