Donald Penn will visit Washington

Trent Williams hasn’t shown up in Washington. Plan B is Ereck Flowers. Plan B may not be Ereck Flowers. Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that veteran free-agent tackle Donald Penn will the team. Cut by the Raiders after the 2018 season, the 36-year-old Penn has been available for more than four months. He finally [more]

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Teammates understand Ezekiel Elliott has to do what he has to do

Ezekiel Elliott skipped the team charter from DFW to California, but so did other players, team officials pointed out. While the other Cowboys players are expected to report on time for physicals and a conditioning test Friday morning, though, their star running back isn’t. Elliott isn’t an official holdout yet, but chatter of Elliott not [more]

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Mike Tomlin doesn’t mind getting an extension of only one year

The Steelers have committed to coach Mike Tomlin through 2021. It amounts to a one-year extension. Usually, he gets a two-year extension. What does he think about that? “Nothing,” Tomlin told reporters on Thursday. “I really don’t think a lot about it to be quite honest with you. I focus on the task at hand, [more]

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With Ryan Fitzpatrick in Miami, Josh Rosen may no longer be the smartest QB in the room

Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen is still getting acclimated to his new team, and a guy who helped Rosen get acclimated to the NFL recently said that, for the first time in a long time (if not ever), Rosen may not be the smartest guy in the room. That was the comment made recently by former [more]

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Patriots place Julian Edelman on non-football injury list

We learned earlier this week that Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman will miss some time at training camp with a thumb injury and Thursday brings word about the exact nature of that injury. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Edelman has a broken thumb. He suffered the break while playing catch three weeks ago, [more]

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Mike Daniels was released after trade conversations “came apart”

When news that the Packers were releasing defensive lineman Mike Daniels broke on Wednesday morning, one of the responses was to wonder why the team waited until the start of training camp to make the move. General Manager Brian Gutekunst was asked about that in a press conference later in the day. Gutekunst didn’t say [more]

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Panthers offensive line starting healthy

During training camp last year, the Panthers endured what could reasonably be called a catastrophe on their offensive line. This season, they at least start with a full group. While the Panthers put three players on the physically unable to perform list (wide receiver Torrey Smith and linebackers Jermaine Carter and Brandon Chubb) as they [more]

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