PHT Morning Skate: Maroon’s future uncertain; Gillis wants NHL return

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Sam Darnold sees “a lot more wins” for Jets this year

The Jets drafted quarterback Sam Darnold in the first round of the 2018 draft, but Darnold’s arrival wasn’t enough to avoid a 4-12 record that was followed by the dismissal of head coach Todd Bowles, a shopping spree in free agency and, eventually, the firing of General Manager Mike Maccagnan. With training camp getting underway [more]

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Dan Quinn likes how things are lining up for Falcons

The level of Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s restlessness was debated this offseason, but there was little doubt that there was unhappiness in Atlanta about missing the playoffs last season. Head coach Dan Quinn overhauled the offensive coaching staff, hired a new special teams coordinator and took over defensive play calling duties in major changes to [more]

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Bears watching kicking competition, in all 32 camps

The Bears have two kickers at the moment, which by definition means they have a competition. But that competition extends far beyond Elliott Fry or Eddy Pineiro, and into about 31 other NFL camps. Via J.J. Stankevitz of NBCSportsChicago.com, Bears General Manager Ryan Pace said he’d be watching his own kickers, as well as all [more]

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Anthony Castonzo: Contract extension “would be great”

The Colts re-signed several of their own players in free agency this offseason and General Manager Chris Ballard has talked about the possibility of extending the contracts of other pending free agents before the start of the 2019 season. One player who could come up for discussion on that front is left tackle Anthony Castonzo. [more]

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Von Miller working to become a more complete player

Von Miller walked into Broncos training camp with the all-time sack record on his mind. But new coach Vic Fangio also has him focusing on all the other non-sack things he can do for the team, and how that can make him even better than piling up stats. Miller told Peter King of NBC’s Football [more]

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James Holzhauer: Browns are the worst team to bet on to win the Super Bowl

James Holzhauer, the man who dominated Jeopardy this year, also applies his brainpower to betting on sports. And he has a tip he’s willing to give away publicly heading into this football season: Don’t bet on the Browns to win the Super Bowl. Holzhauer told Peter King for Football Morning in America that the Browns, [more]

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