Carson Wentz to Trey Lance: Don’t let pressure change you, just go play

49ers quarterback Trey Lance was back in his college town recently and this year’s third overall pick got a chance to hear some advice from the only other North Dakota State player in history to be selected with one of the top three picks in the NFL Draft. Lance was in Fargo for a charity [more]

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Demaryius Thomas announces his retirement

After not playing at all last year, former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has made it official that he won’t play again. Thomas acknowledged that it isn’t easy to give up the sport you love and have dedicated your life to. “Mainly it’s like for the last year or so or whatever it’s been, it’s [more]

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Bills OL coach: We need to get better at running the ball efficiently

Though the Bills finished the 2020 season second in yards and points scored, it wasn’t because of their run game. The Bills were slightly below average on the ground, netting 1,723 yards and averaging 4.2 yards per carry. Both figures ranked 20th in the league. Devin Singletary, in his second year, led the club with [more]

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Bears, Dolphins plan joint practice

The Bears and Dolphins will be on the practice field together before they’re on the preseason field together. The two teams will have a couple of joint practices at the Bears’ facility before they meet in a preseason game on August 14, according to Adam Jahns of TheAthletic.com. Joint practices, which were called off last [more]

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Raheem Mostert: 49ers rookie RBs handling transition to pros “so well”

Raheem Mostert is used to being part of a running back committee with the 49ers, but the names are going to be different this year. Tevin Coleman and Jerick McKinnon are off the roster and Jeff Wilson is recovering from a torn meniscus that will keep him out for several months. Wayne Gallman signed with [more]

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Giants LB calls Daniel Jones “a different type of competitor”

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is entering the pivotal third season of his career. He’s displayed some flashes since New York selected him at No. 6 overall in 2019. But he hasn’t shown the kind of consistency that would make the Giants’ decision on his pending fifth-year option easy. Still, one of Jones’ teammates is on [more]

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Terry McLaurin: Ron Rivera, Alex Smith never had feel sorry for me moments

Alex Smith has retired from the NFL, but his return to action with the Washington Football Team was one of the best stories of the 2020 season and one of his teammates took some time to reflect on what he saw from Smith in his return to action. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin said that he [more]

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