Dan Quinn trying to eliminate negativity during work-from-home

Falcons coach Dan Quinn’s relentlessly upbeat anyway, but having to be a football coach via Zoom is testing him as it is everyone in the league. But Quinn’s taking specific steps to try to maximize the time he has while working remotely, rather than complaining about what is not available to him. “I’m trying to [more]

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Matt Patricia, Lions helping Detroit nonprofit move into surgical mask production

Lions head coach Matt Patricia’s wife had an idea about how to help health care workers and it turned out she wasn’t the only one thinking about a way to create more surgical masks. The Lions have partnered with Detroit nonprofit Empowerment Plan for some time to support their work with the homeless, which includes [more]

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Adam Thielen: Stefon Diggs trade was a bummer

The Vikings fielded a potent receiving duo over the last few years, but they opted to break it up this offseason by trading Stefon Diggs to the Bills. It was not a development that brought a smile to the face of the other half of the tandem. Adam Thielen said he ” learned so much [more]

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Bills don’t think Washington used Josh Norman properly

Washington couldn’t wait to get rid of Josh Norman, even after hiring his old coach. But another of his old bosses was all too happy to bring him in, and hopes he can return to his old form. During a conference call Thursday, Bills General Manager Brandon Beane believes they can bring out the best [more]

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Cam Jordan thinks Drew Brees has at least two more seasons in him

Saints head coach Sean Payton created a few headlines this week when he referred to quarterback Drew Brees heading into his “final season” during an appearance on ESPN. Payton later clarified that he doesn’t know what Brees will do after 2020 and that the quarterback is taking things on a year-to-year basis at this point. [more]

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Former XFLer Edmond Robinson: Falcons gave me chance, I’ll make most of it

Linebacker Edmond Robinson took an offbeat path to the NFL as a seventh-round pick out of small Newberry College and he made his way back into the league by spending time in a pair of spring leagues. He was in the Alliance of American Football last year, but didn’t get a call from an NFL [more]

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Panthers close deal for 240 acres for new practice facility

The Panthers can’t conduct their offseason program as they hoped next week. But they can make a deal for the place they’ll have future ones. According to John Marks of the Rock Hill Herald, the Panthers have completed the purchase of more than 240 acres just across the border in South Carolina, where they’ll build [more]

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