Fritz Pollard Alliance calls for investigation on Eugene Chung’s experience

Former NFL offensive lineman and assistant coach Eugene Chung recently said that he was told during an interview that he’s “not the right minority.” Chung’s contention has not gone unnoticed. The Fritz Pollard Alliance, through executive director Rod Graves, has issued a statement regarding Chung’s claim. “Alleged comments made to Eugene Chung by an NFL [more]

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Melvin Gordon won’t attend OTAs, but will attend mandatory minicamp

As the Broncos begin OTAs this week, the main attraction will be the quarterback competition between incumbent starter Drew Lock and recently acquired Teddy Bridgewater. But as those two get put through their paces, the team’s top running back won’t yet be there. Per Mike Klis of KUSA, Melvin Gordon is not planning to attend [more]

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Nyheim Hines: I hope to play for the Colts my entire career

Nyheim Hines is headed into his fourth season, which means he’s about to play the final year of his rookie contract. A fourth-round pick in 2018, Hines has been a significant role player since he was drafted. He’s played in all 48 games for which he’s been eligible, including eight starts. Last season he set [more]

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Austin Jackson: Access to more resources this offseason helps a lot

Dolphins left tackle Austin Jackson sees big differences in fellow 2020 first-round pick Tua Tagovailoa this offseason and he’s experiencing a few new things this year as well. Jackson, Tagovailoa and all the other rookies that entered the NFL last year had to wait until training camp to get their first in-person work with their [more]

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Matt Ryan: Changes in organization keep it fresh for me

For some veteran players, the kind of changes that the Falcons made over the last year would be reason to think about making a change in your own address. Head coach Dan Quinn and General Manager Thomas Dimitroff were fired during the regular season and replaced by Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot once the year [more]

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Dak Prescott: I could start and finish a game right now without worrying about my leg

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is now more than seven months removed from the leg injury that ended his 2020 season, and he says it’s not even a concern for him anymore. As serious as the injury was, Prescott said he never thought it could be career ending and was always confident he could make a [more]

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OTAs start Monday

Phase Three is finally here. The voluntary portion of the offseason program, an unexpected source of consternation in 2021 between labor and management, culminates on Monday with the first day of a multi-week series of Organized Team Activities. Some teams have agreed to restrict the number and/or intensity of these voluntary OTA sessions, in order [more]

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