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    Patriots release Cam Newton, turn to Mac Jones as starter

    The surprising move comes as NFL teams reduce their roster to 53 players each by this afternoon’s deadline.

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    Saints prepared to spend first month of NFL season away from New Orleans

    “We’re looking at really the first, call it, three or four weeks of the season,” Coach Sean Payton said, with the team now based in the Dallas area in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

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    John Harbaugh says playing J.K. Dobbins in meaningless game is ‘fair conversation’

    J.K. Dobbins, the Ravens' star running back, will miss the season after tearing his ACL in the preseason finale.

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    Sammis Reyes, Jaret Patterson make WFT’s 53-man roster; Jimmy Moreland among the cuts

    Washington has trimmed its roster down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

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    Isaiah Wright, Steven Montez among early cuts as Washington Football Team begins to pare roster

    The Washington Football Team has to pare its roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. Tuesday.

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    The first 53: Projecting the Washington Football Team’s active roster as cut day nears

    Four running backs or four tight ends? Six or seven receivers? The Washington Football Team faces difficult decisions ahead of the Aug. 31 roster deadline.

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    NFL ramps up frequency of coronavirus testing for vaccinated players and staffers

    Vaccinated NFL players and team staffers will be tested weekly under the regular season protocols.

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    Carson Wentz among three Colts players put into five-day quarantines

    The quarterback, just back from his foot surgery, can rejoin the team after five days, provided that he doesn’t test positive for the coronavirus. He had been scheduled to resume practicing fully this week.

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    Deshaun Watson’s future remains murky as trade rumors fly and the NFL season approaches

    Quarterback Deshaun Watson reported to training camp with the Texans but has done little since then. Now the season is nearing and speculation about a trade has intensified, with little clarity about his legal issues.

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    After being fined $14,650 by the NFL, Bills’ Isaiah McKenzie shows his vaccine card

    Isaiah McKenzie announced on Instagram that he has received his first Pfizer dose.

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    With Hurricane Ida in mind, Saints cancel preseason game and will practice in Dallas

    With Hurricane Ida threatening to slam into Louisiana, the Saints canceled Saturday's game against the Arizona Cardinals and plan to travel to the Dallas area for practice.

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    Jameis Winston to succeed Drew Brees as Saints QB, beating out Taysom Hill

    Winston takes over for the retired Drew Brees and is set to the start the season opener Sept. 12 against the Packers at the Superdome.

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    Bills coach sees competitive disadvantage in his team’s vaccine issues: ‘It’s very frustrating’

    "Having the players out that we’ve had," said the Buffalo Coach Sean McDermott, "that makes it harder to win games that way.”

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    Seeming at odds with players, NFL says it wants vaccine mandate to ‘go into effect tomorrow’

    The league said Thursday that it previously proposed a vaccine requirement for all players to the NFL Players Association, without success, and added the sides have been discussing it "from the start."

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    Quarterback Ryan Tannehill joins six other Titans on covid-19 reserve list

    The quarterback is eligible to rejoin the team with two negative coronavirus tests 24 hours apart.

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    The NFL once viewed sports betting as a threat. Now the league wants the action.

    The NFL and its teams, after once opposing the legalization of sports betting, will generate about $270 million in revenue this year from their sports betting deals.

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    For NFL teams with unvaccinated quarterbacks, this could be a long, complicated season

    The situations with Cam Newton, Kirk Cousins and Lamar Jackson underscore the competitive implications for teams with an unvaccinated player at the sport's most important position.

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    NFL says it will set strict limits on game-day media access to locker rooms

    The league told teams in a memo that game-day locker room access will be limited to 50 fully vaccinated team staffers. The only media members allowed into locker rooms are those affiliated with teams.

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    Jaguars Coach Urban Meyer has another issue to navigate with Travis Etienne’s season-ending injury

    Urban Meyer's rocky opening stretch in Jacksonville continues, but James Robinson again picks up a big workload after a more highly touted back falls out of the picture.

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    For banner crop of rookie NFL quarterbacks, an age-old question: Patience or urgency?

    As five appealing rookie quarterbacks show flashes, the chants to play the kids will grow louder.

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    Five NFL teams that could surprise this season

    The Los Angeles Chargers lead our list of surprise playoff contenders for the 2021 season.

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    Mike Vrabel tests positive for coronavirus after Titans’ joint practices and game with Bucs

    "I'll be in quarantine, following the protocols and trying to do my best to help the football team while I am [home]," Titans Coach Mike Vrabel said.

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    Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ offense have been prolific. Now they want to be balanced.

    After a pair of franchise record-setting seasons, Baltimore's offense has prioritized having a stronger passing game to pair with its dynamic running game.

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    AP source: Jets trade TE Chris Herndon to Vikings

    A person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the New York Jets have traded tight end Chris Herndon to the Minnesota Vikings

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    Cam Newton headlines list of NFL players released

    Cam Newton followed Mac Jones along the sideline, holding his right hand up, waiting for the rookie quarterback to slap it after the No. 15 overall pick threw a touchdown in a preseason game Sunday night

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    Denver Broncos trade WR Trinity Benson to Detroit Lions

    The Denver Broncos have traded speedy wide receiver Trinity Benson to the Detroit Lions in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round picks in the 2022 draft

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    Payton: Saints planning up to a month away from New Orleans

    New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the team is investigating the possibility of remaining in the Dallas area for up to a month and opening its regular season against Green Bay in the Cowboys’ home stadium

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    Reich urges vaccinations in wake of Colts' COVID-19 absences

    Coach Frank Reich is still pushing for the Indianapolis Colts to get fully vaccinated — especially now with three starters landing on the reserve/COVID-19 list

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