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Jadeveon Clowney re-signing with Browns for 2022 season
CLEVELAND — Jadeveon Clowney’s running it back with Myles Garrett and the Browns. The free agent defensive end, who revived his career last season with Cleveland, agreed Sunday to re-sign with the team for 2022, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. Clowney, who had nine sacks...
AP source: Browns’ Deshaun Watson to meet with NFL officials
CLEVELAND — NFL officials will meet this week with Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson as the league continues to investigate whether he violated its personal-conduct policy, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press on Monday. Watson, who is facing 22 civil lawsuits from massage therapists accusing him...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Tom Brady deal a waste of money
In 22 years of playing football, Tom Brady has made $300 million. Brady just signed a 10-year contract with Fox Sports to be their lead NFL analyst upon his retirement from football. He’ll make $375 million. That’s quite a disparity even when accounting for inflation and gas prices. Fox is...
Girlfriend of Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy asks for case against him to be dismissedVideo
DENVER — The girlfriend of Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy asked a judge on Friday to dismiss a misdemeanor case against him stemming from a dispute between them. The woman, who has a one-month-old child with Jeudy, told Judge Chantel Contiguglia that she did not feel threatened during the...
Analysis: Amazon Prime Video gets solid 1st slate from NFL
A defensive coordinator trying to put together a game plan to stop Justin Herbert or Patrick Mahomes has an easier task than the NFL trying to put together the schedule for Thursday Night Football. There’s trying to put together intriguing matchups, only four teams can play multiple Thursday games, and...
Rams to host Bills to open NFL season; Broncos at Seattle
To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home. So the Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, Sept. 8, to begin the 2022 season. It’s a juicy matchup of the team generally considered the title favorite by oddsmakers in...
Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy arrested in connection with domestic violence investigation
Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy was arrested Thursday in Arapahoe County in connection with a domestic violence investigation. Jeudy was booked into the jail on Thursday for investigation of “second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic violence enhancer, a misdemeanor”, according to the sheriff’s office. He is currently being held without bond....
Kicker’s lawsuit could shed light on Meyer’s time with Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Placekicker Josh Lambo’s lawsuit against the Jacksonville Jaguars could uncover more details about former coach Urban Meyer’s tumultuous NFL tenure. Lambo’s attorney is seeking a host of records pertaining to Meyer’s time with the team, including “any documentation whatsoever of abusive or toxic workplace behavior under Meyer’s...
Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends
NEW YORK — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network said Tuesday. When that actually happens is unclear, because Brady recently changed his mind about retiring and said he plans to continue playing for the...
Washington coach Ron Rivera wins George Halas Award
Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera, who had cancer and made a full recovery, was selected as the 2022 George Halas Award recipient by the Professional Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is given to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes adversity to succeed. The award is...
Dan Ventrelle out as Raiders president after raising issues
Las Vegas Raiders president Dan Ventrelle has left the organization less than a year after taking over the job. Owner Mark Davis announced in a statement Friday that Ventrelle “is no longer with the Raiders organization” but divulged no details around the decision. Ventrelle said in a statement to the...
Paul Newberry: Spring football’s time has come … and goneVideo
Pro football in the springtime. An idea that once had so much promise. Now, no matter how many of these leagues keep popping up, there’s little chance of carving out even a tiny niche on the American sports scene. Give it up, USFL. Ditto for you, XFL. This isn’t the...
Tampa Bay, Seattle to meet in 1st NFL game in GermanyVideo
LONDON — The first regular-season NFL game in Germany will be between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich. The game will take place at the Allianz Arena on Nov. 13, the NFL said Wednesday. Frankfurt will also be staging a...
Titans QB Ryan Tannehill: Divisional loss left ‘deep scar’Video
Sleepless nights. Rewinding the loss in his mind over and over again. Therapy sessions as well. And weeks and weeks of time. Ryan Tannehill has lost big games before. Losing as the AFC’s No. 1 seed with the Titans quarterback throwing three interceptions — the last with 20 seconds left...
Saints agree with Tyrann Mathieu on 3-year, $33M deal
The New Orleans Saints and Tyrann Mathieu have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract, reuniting the All-Pro safety with his hometown team, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person confirmed the contract, first reported by ESPN.com, on condition of anonymity because it...
First Asian American among NFL’s 10 new on-field officials
NEW YORK — The NFL has hired 10 new on-field officials, including the first Asian American to officiate in the league and a former player. Lo van Pham joins the NFL from the Big 12 Conference. He was born in Vietnam and after a stop in the Philippines, moved to...
NFL clears Browns after former coach Hue Jackson said team tanked games
CLEVELAND — The NFL handed former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson another loss. The league announced Monday that it found “no evidence” the Browns purposely lost games or incentivized personnel to do so after Jackson alleged in February the team tried to lose during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The...
Cardinals’ DeAndre Hopkins suspended 6 games for violating PED policy
Arizona Cardinals three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended without pay for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. The league announced the suspension on Monday. It’s a stunning blow for the Cardinals, who finished with an 11-6 record last season but faded down the stretch...
Flores lawyer: Unconscionable for Goodell to arbitrate suit
NEW YORK — A lawyer for a Black NFL coach who sued the league alleging racist hiring practices told a judge Monday that arbitration is the wrong way to resolve the lawsuit in part because NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be the arbitrator and that would be “unconscionable.” Attorney Douglas...
Pitt tight end Lucas Krull signs with Saints
Lucas Krull entered Pitt’s Pro Day with something to prove. He did that, but the most important proving ground for Pitt’s former tight end will be in New Orleans. The former Pitt tight end signed a free-agent contract with the Saints after the draft. While scouts from 31 NFL teams...
Packers draft Penn State left tackle Rasheed Walker in 7th round
Considering his size, strength, footspeed and experience in a Power 5 program, it was only a matter of time until Penn State offensive left tackle Rasheed Walker was drafted. Walker, 6-foot-6, 325 pounds, was finally chosen by the Green Bay Packers on Saturday in the seventh round (249th overall). At...
Penn State cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields goes to the 49ers in 6th round
When the San Francisco 49ers drafted former Penn State cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields with last pick (221st overall) in the sixth round, they added a defender with the requisite experience in big games against quality opponents. Castro-Fields (6-foo-1, 197 pounds) played at Penn State from 2017-21, appearing in 52 games with...
Panthers choose Penn State linebacker Brandon Smith in 4th round
Brandon Smith, who was part of Penn State’s linebacker rotation for three seasons, was drafted in the fourth round Saturday (120th overall) by the Carolina Panthers. Smith (6-foot-3, 241 pounds) was one of 19 Penn State first-year freshmen to appear in a game in 2019, launching a career that included...
Damarri Mathis keeps up Pitt cornerback/safety tradition, goes to Broncos in 4th round
Until Pat Narduzzi started recruiting cornerbacks who could learn to cover wide receivers without safety help, the NFL largely ignored Pitt’s defensive backs. For eight consecutive drafts from 2010-17, no Pitt defensive back heard his name called. Then, the doors leading from Pitt’s workout facility sprung open and six defensive...
Everything goes but QBs so far in Round 2 of NFL DraftVideo
LAS VEGAS — Both players of the year from the Big 12, a standout receiver from an FCS powerhouse and more trades marked yet another dizzy and busy round at the NFL Draft. Quarterbacks in the second round Friday? Not yet — the first time since 2000 only one QB,...
