Anthony Davis confirms he will compete in All-Star Saturday Skills Competition

We knew that big men were coming to the All-Star Saturday skills competition, DeMarcus Cousins confirmed he was participating. Reports had Anthony Davis joining him. This weekend, Davis confirmed he is participating, too. Via John Reid of the New Orleans Times Picayune. Anthony Davis confirmed on Saturday night that he is going to participate in […]

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Jen Welter’s advice to Kathryn Smith: Be yourself

Jen Welter, who broke the NFL’s gender barrier as a Cardinals training camp coaching intern last summer, has yet to sit down and talk with Kathryn Smith, who earned a full-time job with the Bills this offseason. But when they talk, Welter will have one message for her, the same one she got from Terry…

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Chip Kelly “excited to get his hands on” Jarryd Hayne

Heading into the 2015 season, there was a lot of attention paid to 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne as he made the transition from rugby to the NFL with a flourish during the preseason. Things didn’t go quite so well in the regular season. Hayne fumbled on a punt return in the season opener, had…

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PFT on NBCSN starts early on Monday

Like PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio, Pro Football Talk on NBCSN has made the trek to San Francisco for Super Bowl week, with shows originating from the site of the Super Bowl (not really; the game is being played a long drive from town, but it’s easy for me to suspend disbelief since I won’t…

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Ellenbogen attributes concussion spike to culture change

Last week, the NFL provided an early Friday afternoon bad news dump via the news that concussions had spiked from 206 in 2014 to 271 in 2015. The co-chair of the league’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee has a theory that doesn’t hinge on the notion that, as the numbers suggest, there were more concussions…

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Canadiens recall Lessio for the first time since acquiring him from Arizona

Sven Andrighetto will also join the club.

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Tortorella (broken ribs) will be behind Jackets’ bench on Tuesday

He missed three games because of the injury.

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