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    NFL to consider fourth-and-15 alternative to onside kick, delaying coach hiring cycle

    The Eagles are proposing the fourth-and-15 alternative to the onside kick. The Bills are proposing to push all coach and GM interviews until after the conference title games and all hirings until after the Super Bowl.

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    Tom Brady ‘was not thinking’ when he threw the Lombardi Trophy during Buccaneers’ boat parade

    The trophy, he admitted to James Corden, would have been lost in '60 feet of water.' Even his 8-year-old knew the pass was a bad idea.

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    Irv Cross, NFL player who became first Black network TV sports analyst, dies at 81

    The two-time Pro Bowler played for the Philadelphia Eagles and L.A. Rams before joining CBS.

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    Alex Smith has said his return was a problem for the team’s new coach, Ron Rivera. But in coming back from his horrific injury, all Smith did was exemplify the culture Rivera sought to create.

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    J.J. Watt agrees to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals

    The three-time NFL defensive player of the year was released last month by the Houston Texans and had been linked to several other teams.

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    Jodie Foster pays back Aaron Rodgers with a Golden Globes shout-out

    She may not have worn a cheesehead, but the actress is an ardent Packers fan.

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    Former NFL and Notre Dame player Louis Nix found dead at 29

    The former defensive lineman was reported missing a few days earlier in his hometown of Jacksonville.

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    A Russell Wilson trade is unlikely, but Seattle’s star QB is unhappy. Here are the team’s options.

    Here are the Seahawks’ options for fixing things with Russell Wilson (and avoiding a trade).

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    With Tom Brady in final year of contract, Bucs say they’d be ‘elated’ to give him extension

    “We thought Tom played incredibly well this year, along with the entire team, and we would love to have Tom play here ... as long as he continues to want to play,” Tampa Bay’s general manager said of the 43-year-old quarterback.

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    Steelers say they want to bring Ben Roethlisberger back, although contract remains an issue

    The veteran quarterback has indicated he would be willing to work with the salary cap-strapped Steelers to lower his figure for this season.

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    The Titans’ 2020 first-round pick played four snaps and now says he’s done with the team

    Isaiah Wilson barely saw the field for Tennessee during a messy rookie season. Now he says he is done with the team.

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    The NFL’s quarterback carousel could spin out of control this offseason

    The trade of Carson Wentz highlighted the dominant theme of the NFL’s offseason: Both franchises and quarterbacks, more than ever, are seeing greener grass elsewhere.

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    Carson Wentz has a new team — and will need a new number, with Colts receiver keeping 11

    Michael Pittman Jr. said Wentz, who wore No. 11 over five seasons with the Eagles and while at North Dakota State, indicated he was okay with changing his number in Indianapolis.

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    NFL owners working to implement 17-game schedule for 2021 season

    If the 17-game regular season goes into effect this fall, as the collective bargaining agreement allows and owners are targeting, it probably will be accompanied by a three-game preseason.

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    Cam Newton takes high road after heckling video, but other NFL players rip ‘disrespectful’ teen

    “Any young athlete watching this video please don’t be this kid,” tweeted Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette. The youngster apologized early Monday.

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    Vincent Jackson’s family donates his brain for CTE research

    "If anything can be learned from his death that might help someone else, Vincent would want that since he was passionate during his life about impacting others around him," a family spokesperson said.

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    Eagles agree to trade quarterback Carson Wentz to the Colts for a pair of draft picks

    In the latest trade involving a big-name NFL quarterback, Philadelphia is sending Wentz to Indianapolis for a third-round pick in this year’s NFL draft and a second-rounder next year that can become a first.

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    Girl injured in crash involving ex-Chiefs assistant out of coma but has ‘long road to recovery’

    A family member said a day earlier that Ariel Young had awakened after being unconscious since the Feb. 4 crash involving Britt Reid near Arrowhead Stadium.

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    NFL mock draft: Five QBs in the first round, including for Jets, Saints and Washington

    Projecting all 32 first-round picks for what promises to be an atypical 2021 NFL draft.

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    Former NFL standout Vincent Jackson found dead in Florida hotel room

    The former Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Chargers and Buccaneers was found dead by a housekeeper in a hotel room near Tampa.

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    The NFL’s top QBs are waking up to their power, following Tom Brady and LeBron James

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    American Football Conference
    East
    Team W L GB
    Patriots 11 5 0
    Dolphins 7 9 4
    Bills 6 10 5
    Jets 4 12 7
    West
    Team W L GB
    Chiefs 12 4 0
    Chargers 12 4 0
    Broncos 6 10 6
    Raiders 4 12 8
    North
    Team W L GB
    Ravens 10 6 0
    Steelers 9 6 0.5
    Browns 7 8 2.5
    Bengals 6 10 4
    South
    Team W L GB
    Texans 11 5 0
    Colts 10 6 1
    Titans 9 7 2
    Jaguars 5 11 6
    National Football Conference
    East
    Team W L GB
    Cowboys 10 6 0
    Eagles 9 7 1
    Redskins 7 9 3
    Giants 5 11 5
    West
    Team W L GB
    Rams 13 3 0
    Seahawks 10 6 3
    49ers 4 12 9
    Cardinals 3 13 10
    North
    Team W L GB
    Bears 12 4 0
    Vikings 8 7 3.5
    Packers 6 9 5.5
    Lions 6 10 6
    South
    Team W L GB
    Saints 13 3 0
    Falcons 7 9 6
    Panthers 7 9 6
    Buccaneers 5 11 8
    Leaders
    1 Ben Roethlisberger, Pit 5129
    2 Patrick Mahomes, KC 5097
    3 Andrew Luck, Ind 4593
    4 Tom Brady, NE 4355
    5 Philip Rivers, LAC 4308
    1 Matt Ryan, Atl 4924
    2 Jared Goff, LAR 4688
    3 Aaron Rodgers, GB 4442
    4 Eli Manning, NYG 4299
    5 Kirk Cousins, Min 4298
    1 Joe Mixon, Cin 1168
    2 Derrick Henry, Ten 1059
    3 Phillip Lindsay, Den 1037
    4 Nick Chubb, Cle 996
    5 James Conner, Pit 973
    1 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal 1434
    2 Saquon Barkley, NYG 1307
    3 Todd Gurley II, LAR 1251
    4 Chris Carson, Sea 1151
    5 Christian McCaffrey, Car 1098
    1 DeAndre Hopkins, Hou 1572
    2 Tyreek Hill, KC 1479
    3 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pit 1426
    4 Travis Kelce, KC 1336
    5 Antonio Brown, Pit 1297
    1 Julio Jones, Atl 1677
    2 Mike Evans, TB 1524
    3 Michael Thomas, NO 1405
    4 Davante Adams, GB 1386
    5 George Kittle, SF 1377
    1 J.J. Watt, Hou 16.0
    2 Chris Jones, KC 15.5
    3 Von Miller, Den 14.5
    4 Myles Garrett, Cle 13.5
    5 Dee Ford, KC 13.0
    1 Aaron Donald, LAR 20.5
    2 Danielle Hunter, Min 14.5
    3 Frank Clark, Sea 13.0
    — Chandler Jones, Ari 13.0
    — Ryan Kerrigan, Was 13.0
    1 Xavien Howard, Mia 7
    2 Shawn Williams, Cin 5
    3 Kevin Byard, Ten 4
    — Duron Harmon, NE 4
    — Trumaine Johnson, NYJ 4
    1 Kyle Fuller, Chi 7
    — Damontae Kazee, Atl 7
    3 Eddie Jackson, Chi 6
    4 Alec Ogletree, NYG 5
    5 Andrew Adams, TB 4
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