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There has always been a pool of players willing to risk life and limb available to the NFL, from elite players to semipro players chasing a dream. The money is good, in some cases obscenely good, and combined with the love of the game, it makes for a most seductive siren call for the legions …
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With NFL training camps set to open in just over a week, some of the league’s biggest stars are sowing doubt into the notion the season will kick off on time. In a seemingly coordinated social media effort, Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, JJ Watt, Russell Wilson, Todd Gurley and others each shared posts within minutes …
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A Chiefs Super Bowl victory left a mark on Kansas City — and rapper Post Malone. After the team paraded the streets with the trophy on Feb. 5 to celebrate its Super Bowl LIV title, Malone extended an invitation to visit the Sprint Center before he was scheduled to perform at the Kansas City venue …
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Saquon Barkley, Sterling Shepard and Jamal Adams joined numerous NFL players in a social media video asking the league to “listen to your players” and step up in defense of black lives after the death of George Floyd. The Giants and Jets stars were joined Thursday night in the video — which shifts from player …
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Not everyone hates Mitch. After the Chicago Bears declined the fifth-year option on embattled quarterback Mitch Trubisky’s four-year, $29 million fully guaranteed rookie contract, setting up a potential breakup after this season, many in the NFL community laughed and saw it as validation Trubisky shouldn’t have been selected with the No. 2 pick of the …
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Patrick Mahomes may have replaced Tom Brady as the premier quarterback in the NFL, and now he has taken over as the league’s top merchandise seller, too. The Chiefs’ dynamic quarterback is No. 1 in “officially licensed player-identified merchandise, including jerseys, trading cards, wall decals, T-shirt and bobbleheads,” according to Variety, after Brady was at …
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When early high school graduate Jordan Love and his mother arrived at his Utah State dormitory for the first time in January 2016, football coach Matt Wells and his wife, Jen, were there to accept the handoff. “When his mama dropped him off, she said, ‘Jen, take care of my baby. Matt, kick his butt,’ …