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Leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft, The Post is breaking down the draft class by position in an 11-part series. Tomorrow: specialists. Antoine Winfield Jr. can challenge a worthy training partner without defying any stay-at-home orders. If he needs a push, one of the top safeties available in the 2020 NFL Draft just pulls …

United States sports leagues may be itching to return to action but 72 percent of those who responded to a Seton Hall poll said they would not feel safe to attend games until a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is developed. Asked what they would do if the leagues resumed play before there was a …

The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 safeties in the 2020 NFL Draft: 1. Xavier McKinney, Alabama, 6-0, 201: Box safety or nickel linebacker against the run? Yes. Center fielder who can cover the deep seam? Yes. Back-seven versatility here. 2. Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota, 5-9, 203: Fundamentally sound ballhawk who keeps the ball …

A week ago, Tua Tagovailoa went through a thorough medical exam with an independent doctor agreed upon by NFL team physicians. The NFL Network reported the results were “overwhelmingly positive,” but not everyone is convinced. The former Alabama superstar quarterback remains a roll of the dice. Just ask former Dolphins and Jets executive Mike Tannenbaum. …

Even the victors of the Tom Brady free-agency sweepstakes didn’t believe he would leave New England until the ink was dry. NFL insider Jay Glazer, who has a “very tight” relationship with Bruce Arians, described the the Buccaneers head coach’s paranoia that the six-time Super Bowl Champion would jilt them in the 11th-hour. “Believe it …

Leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft, The Post is breaking down the draft class by position in an 11-part series. Tomorrow: safeties. The Ohio State defense gathered away from football for a relaxing movie night, but Jeff Okudah would not let his coordinator watch the screen. “We literally sat there for two hours and …

The free-agent signing of James Bradberry (to a whopping three-year, $45 million deal) addressed a huge need for the Giants, adding a veteran cornerback capable of locking up opposing receivers. Bradberry joins a young group filled with untapped and perhaps suspect potential. The key to this entire position will be how much DeAndre Baker develops …

While the rest of the world was largely in the dark about Tom Brady’s future, the quarterback knew last fall that 2019 was likely his farewell season with the Patriots. “I don’t think there was a final, final decision until it happened, but I would say I probably knew before the start of last season …

Jadeveon Clowney apparently overplayed his hand. After lowering his asking price last week to $17 million, the Seahawks have reportedly flipped on the 27-year-old edge rusher and are no longer interested in bringing him back for a second season. On Tuesday, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo characterized the chances of Clowney returning to Seattle as “slim …

You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Could ABC push for their own 1 p.m. NFL broadcast window along with CBS and Fox? — …