Missouri tight end Albert Okwuegbunam declares for draft

Missouri tight end Albert Okwuegbunam will forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. He announced his decision on social media. “Ever since the first time I put on a helmet and shoulder pads, playing in the NFL has been my dream,” Okwuegbunam wrote. “God-willing I’ve been blessed with this opportunity and [more]

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Broncos sign Brett Rypien to practice squad

The Broncos waived Brett Rypien last week to activate Drew Lock from injured reserve. Rypien rejoined the team Monday. The Broncos announced they have re-signed Rypien to their practice squad. He spent three games on the team’s game-day roster after Joe Flacco went on injured reserve but did not see a snap as the backup [more]

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Adam Thielen inactive for Vikings; Jadeveon Clowney, Jarran Reed active for Seahawks

The Minnesota Vikings officially declared wide receiver Adam Thielen inactive for Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. It’s the third straight game Thielen has missed due to a hamstring injury for Minnesota. The Vikings promoted wide receiver Alexander Hollins from the practice squad ahead of the game and placed linebacker Ben Gedeon on injured [more]

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Lions leave door open for Matthew Stafford’s return

Matthew Stafford has missed four consecutive games. Will he miss four more? The quarterback remains on the Lions’ roster, and coach Matt Patricia continues to call Stafford week to week with his back injury. “Out of respect for Matthew and his competitiveness and what he means to this team and what he brings every single [more]

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Andrew Wiggins: “You always want to shut the people up that doubt you”

Wiggins is averaging 24.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists a game with a 54.5 true shooting percentage, all career highs.

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Raptors up by 40 at halftime, go on to rout Jazz 130-110

Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors hardly anticipated an easy night against the Utah Jazz.

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Larry Ogunjobi says Myles Garrett told him about racial slur immediately after

The Browns didn’t have Myles Garrett for the second meeting with the Steelers. The defensive end missed Sunday’s rematch as part of his indefinite suspension for pegging Mason Rudolph in the head with the quarterback’s own helmet two weeks ago. Garrett alleged during his appeal hearing with the NFL that Rudolph directed a racial slur [more]

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