Trey Quinn raising funds for hurricane relief in his hometown

Lake Charles, Louisiana, is still standing, but it took a hard hit last week. Hurricane Laura,the most powerful storm to hit Louisiana since 1856, left a trail of devastation after coming ashore with winds of 150 mph. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said Tuesday he is worried people will forget his decimated city of 80,000. [more]

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Washington acquires David Sharpe in trade with Raiders

The Raiders sent offensive tackle David Sharpe to Washington, the Washington Football Team announced Tuesday night. Washington gave up a 2021 sixth-round choice for Sharpe and a 2021 seventh-rounder, according to multiple reports. The Raiders, who drafted Sharpe in the fourth round in 2017, tendered Sharpe as a restricted free agent in March. He is [more]

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Chiefs getting rings tonight, and Andy Reid will use his for free cheeseburgers

Finally. The COVID-19 pandemic postponed the Chiefs’ plans for a ring ceremony this offseason. The team teased its coming ring ceremony on social media Monday, and, Tuesday night, the Chiefs are at Arrowhead Stadium getting 10.5-carat rings to commemorate the Super Bowl LIV championship they won seven months ago. On a YouTube broadcast, Chiefs chairman [more]

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Bill O’Brien: We’re going to work hard to get Deshaun Watson deal done

The Texans signed linebacker Zach Cunningham to a four-year extension over the weekend to check off one of the two boxes on their contract to-do list. The other box is the one next to quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s name. Watson is heading into his fourth season and poised to cash in with a deal that will [more]

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Falcons seeing bursts of speed from Todd Gurley

The Falcons aren’t worried about seeing Todd Gurley every day. They love seeing the flashes of Todd Gurley they’ve seen so far, however. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he was impressed with what he saw from the veteran running back in their scrimmage last week. “The speed [more]

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Bud Dupree likes being able to “control my own destiny”

The Steelers made sure linebacker Bud Dupree would return for the 2020 season by using the franchise tag this offseason, but they didn’t sign him to a long-term deal and that leaves things uncertain for the future. Dupree entered last season with similar uncertainty and turned in his most productive NFL season. Dupree had 11.5 [more]

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Chiefs make it clear that their Super Bowl rings are coming

The members of the Chiefs organization have yet to secure the ultimate closure that comes from winning a Super Bowl. That closure is coming soon. Frankly, it has to be; the title defense starts in nine days. In a video posted Monday night on the team’s Twitter account, the Chiefs teased the unveiling of their [more]

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