Joe Flacco on knee: I’m going to be stronger than ever

At the press conference announcing quarterback Joe Flacco’s robust new deal with the Ravens, General Manager Ozzie Newsome said that “the success of this organization over the last eight years” stands on Flacco’s shoulders. Given the size of the deal they gave Flacco, the Ravens would seem to believe that those shoulders will be the…

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Peyton Manning doesn’t sound like a man who’s ready to retire

Everyone assumed that Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning would ride into the sunset after a victory in Super Bowl 50. But not everyone grasps how much Peyton Manning loves playing football. Not only has Manning not announced his retirement, but there have been recent reports that he’s telling people close to him he still enjoys playing.…

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Cam Newton and Rob Gronkowski getting shows on Nickelodeon

Maybe since they’re co-workers now, Spongebob Squarepants can give Cam Newton some tips about having a positive attitude when things go wrong. And he can also go pick up Rob Gronkowski after a long night, since he’s been spending plenty of time around Bikini Bottom himself these days. According to the Associated Press, the kids television network…

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Jerry Jones tells Gil Brandt he’s not taking a quarterback at No. 4

It’s clear that the Cowboys need to draft another quarterback, especially if they want to create the kind of Brett Favre-Aaron Rodgers handoff that owner Jerry Jones dreams of. But if they’re picking one this year, it may not be with their first pick. Tucked into a story about developmental prospects at the position, Gil…

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Packers still don’t know what they have in Jeff Janis

Packers receiver Jeff Janis showed during a postseason loss to Arizona that he knows how to jump up and catch a Hail Mary pass. The Packers now want to see what else he can do. “I like to look at Jeff as kind of an ascending Green Bay Packer,” coach Mike McCarthy said last week…

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Peyton Manning says he’s given no thought to post-football life

Broncos (for now) quarterback Peyton Manning is thinking about retirement. But he isn’t thinking about what he’ll do after retirement. Manning, the subject of much “Will he or won’t he?” speculation over the last week, shed no light on whether he will retire when he spoke in Jacksonville on Wednesday night. He did say, however,…

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Kevin Durant after blown lead to Clippers: “We want to be a great team, we’re fooling ourselves”

Billy Donovan isn't sure what kind of team the Thunder want to be.

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