Report: Auden Tate cleared to resume football activities

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Auden Tate has been cleared to resume football-related activities just three months removed from a season-ending knee injury. According to Ben Baby of ESPN.com, doctors cleared Tate to resume his workload after a sprained MCL in December led to the end of his 2019 season. Tate appeared in 12 games with [more]

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Former Giants, Rams All-Pro receiver Del Shofner dies at 85

Del Shofner, a five-time All-Pro wide receiver for the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams, has died at the age of 85. According to the Associated Press, Shofner died on Wednesday in Los Angeles of natural causes. Shofner was a first-round pick of the Rams in 1957 and spent his first four seasons with [more]

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Thomas Morstead: If players reject CBA, we will pay for it down the road

Saints punter Thomas Morstead serves as a member of the NFL Players Association’s Executive Committee. On Thursday, after several days of significant societal changes demonstrating with certainty the uncertainties that the NFL and the rest of the sports world now face, Morstead took to Twitter to explain that the prudent move for the players is [more]

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Bears agree to three-year deal with Danny Trevathan

Danny Trevathan isn’t going anywhere. The linebacker and core special teams player will stay in Chicago, having agreed to a three-year contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Trevathan, who turns 30 later this month, was scheduled to become a free agent next week. Trevathan has spent the past four seasons with the Bears after [more]

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Cowboys tender backup Cooper Rush

The Cowboys were expected to tender backup quarterback Cooper Rush, and they indeed have, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Rush will collect about $2.1 million. He signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and has served as Dak Prescott‘s backup. Rush has played only five games in his three seasons, going 1-for-3. If the [more]

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XFL will allow players to sign with NFL immediately

The XFL has suspended the 2020 season over the coronavirus. It did not rule out a return for a postseason or championship game. However, it seems unlikely the league returns until next season. That was made even more clear when XFL players were told they can sign immediately with teams in the NFL or any [more]

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NBA expects hiatus to last “at least 30 days”

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver went on TNT to address the league’s decision to suspend the season over concerns about the coronavirus. He said he expects the hiatus to last “at least 30 days.” “Not one team raised the issue of money,” Silver said on the telecast, via John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal. “The [more]

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