Antonio Brown faces three formal charges for January incident

Free-agent receiver Antonio Brown’s path back to the NFL continues to be more and more complicated. Brown, already facing an NFL investigation arising from a September 2019 lawsuit for sexual assault and rape, has been charged in connection with a January 2020 incident arising from an altercation with the driver of a moving truck. Via Jeremy [more]

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Nick Vannett sounds ready to forget last season in Seattle and Pittsburgh

The best thing about 2020 for Nick Vannett is it’s not 2019. The tight end began his fourth season with the Seahawks, who traded him to the Steelers. He ended up with 17 catches for 166 yards and few good memories. Vannett signed a two-year deal with the Broncos in free agency. “I always felt [more]

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Josh Allen: I understand how big of a year this is

Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie declared earlier this week that it’s Buffalo’s time “to take over” the AFC East. It’s one thing for Isaiah McKenzie to say it. It’s quite another for Josh Allen to say it. And the Bills starting quarterback didn’t say it in a conference call with beat reporters Friday. Allen carefully worded [more]

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The United States Tennis Association says we should not be playing tennis right now

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) released a statement Friday advising not to play tennis during the coronavirus pandemic.

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2020 circumstances underscore value of working out at Scouting Combine

The NFL, like the rest of the world, was thrown into a tizzy in March, after it became clear that the coronavirus would change dramatically our way of life. Some of the victims of these dramatically changed circumstances include players who chose to defer their pre-draft workouts from the Scouting Combine to their Pro Days. [more]

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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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