Eagles re-signing Marcus Green

The Eagles cut receiver Marcus Green on July 26. They are planning to re-sign him this week, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Green, 23, has never appeared in a regular-season game. The Falcons selected him in the sixth round of the 2019 draft. They waived him out of the preseason. The Eagles signed Green [more]

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Players can anonymously report violations of COVID-19 protocols

Colorado State has begun an “immediate and objective” investigation into allegations that student-athletes were “intimidated and threatened” about COVID-19 protocols. The NFL and NFLPA want to avoid the same happening in their sport. The union sent players a phone number Wednesday, allowing for them to anonymously report NFL teams’ violations of the agreed-upon COVID-19 protocols, [more]

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Ron Rivera: Dwayne Haskins right where he needs to be at this junction

Washington head coach Ron Rivera said on Tuesday that he is “pleasantly surprised” by how quarterback Alex Smith has looked since getting cleared for football activities and reiterated that he can see Smith being part of a quarterback competition this summer. Rivera also spent some time talking about the quarterback who ended last season as [more]

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Former teammate wonders how Cam Newton will handle Bill Belichick

Kyle Love spent his first three years in New England, before eventually making his way to Carolina to be part of a team Cam Newton carried to a Super Bowl. And while Love thinks Newton’s arrival in New England holds great promise, he’s also unsure how it’s going to work out, as the demands of [more]

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UConn cancels football season

The University of Connecticut won’t be playing football this season. The school’s director of athletics David Benedict made the announcement of the school’s plans in a statement on Wednesday morning. It is the first FBS school to call off its season. UConn was set to play this season as an independent and had already seen [more]

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Richard Sherman: 49ers “uniquely constructed” to play amid COVID-19 pandemic

There’s been a lot of focus on the need for players, coaches and other team personnel to be responsible about what they’re doing when they are away from team facilities in order to minimize their chances of spreading COVID-19. 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman thinks the team is well suited to handle those circumstances. Sherman’s belief [more]

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Randall Cobb working to build chemistry with Deshaun Watson

The Texans made major changes to their receiving corps this offseason by trading away DeAndre Hopkins, trading for Brandin Cooks and signing Randall Cobb as a free agent. Integrating Cooks and Cobb into the offense didn’t take place under ideal circumstances. The lack of on-field work this offseason limited the time they could spend with [more]

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