Dak Prescott: Cowboys’ high attendance at OTAs is “going to pay off”

PFT reported last month the Cowboys held a players-only video conference to discuss the recommendation from the union that players not attend organized team activities. Cowboys players, though, never issued a statement and, according to quarterback Dak Prescott, there wasn’t much to discuss. The Cowboys are all in on the voluntary workouts, with high attendance [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo hints he considered requesting a trade but decided to “go out there and ball”

The phone call from Kyle Shanahan came March 26. The coach told Jimmy Garoppolo the 49ers were trading up in the draft to take a quarterback — Garoppolo’s replacement. Garoppolo didn’t know what to think, he said Tuesday. He hints he briefly thought of requesting a trade. “When it initially happened, there’s a million emotions [more]

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Packers’ top five receivers join Aaron Rodgers in skipping start of OTAs

Aaron Rodgers was not expected to show up for the start of voluntary organized team activities. Instead, the Packers quarterback and his fiancée, actress Shailene Woodley, have appeared to be having great time vacationing in Hawaii based on social media posts. But the Packers also were without their top five receivers at Tuesday’s session. Davante [more]

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Melvin Gordon: I try to help young players like Danny Woodhead helped me

Broncos veteran running back Melvin Gordon says he’s eager to help rookie running back Javonte Williams this season, paying forward the help that Danny Woodhead once gave Gordon. The Chargers drafted Gordon in the first round in 2015, which meant Woodhead, who was heading into his third season with the Chargers, had one more player [more]

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Kyle Shanahan confirms Weston Richburg has retired

A report in March indicated 49ers center Weston Richburg was retiring. On Tuesday, coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Richburg’s retirement after seven NFL seasons. Richburg missed all of last season after tearing a patellar tendon in December of 2019. He also had a shoulder injury and underwent hip surgery not long ago. The 49ers signed former [more]

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Jeff Wilson will miss start of season with torn meniscus

The 49ers have a logjam at running back. Or it appeared they did. One of those running backs will miss the start of the season. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Jeff Wilson recently underwent surgery for a torn meniscus and will miss 4-6 months. It is unclear where Wilson’s injury occurred, whether it [more]

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Sean McDermott concerned not enough Bills players are getting vaccinated

Everyone should get vaccinated to bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end. But for NFL players, there are other reasons, including the fact that the NFL is considering relaxing some restrictions on teams once they reach the threshold of 85 percent of players vaccinated. Unfortunately for the Bills, they haven’t met that threshold. And Bills [more]

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