Alex Highsmith: It was awesome to add Melvin Ingram

After Bud Dupree tore his ACL last season, Alex Highsmith moved into a starting role on the edge of the Steelers defense and Dupree’s departure as a free agent this offseason signaled that he’d remain in that role this season. That outlook changed last week, however. The Steelers signed Melvin Ingram and the veteran’s presence [more]

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Joe Judge: Issues with Kadarius Toney have been overinflated

The Giants took wide receiver Kadarius Toney in the first round of this year’s draft, but they didn’t have him on the field as much as they would have hoped in his first offseason with the team. Toney had cleat issues during rookie minicamp, skipped the team’s voluntary OTA practices and missed practice time during [more]

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Aaron Rodgers arrives in Green Bay

Aaron Rodgers has arrived in Green Bay to report to training camp. Rodgers’ private plane landed at the Green Bay airport late on Monday night. Although no fans were there to greet him, multiple members of the media spotted him getting off the plane and into a waiting car. All offseason, speculation swirled about whether [more]

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Eugene Chung criticizes NFL statement, still won’t say who told him he’s “not the right minority”

Former NFL player and assistant coach Eugene Chung said in May that he was told while interviewing for a job with an NFL team that he is “not the right minority.” Since then, the NFL has looked into the matter, but Chung, who has not revealed who said that, is not satisfied with the league’s [more]

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10 teams have at least 90 percent of players vaccinated

As the vast majority of training camps get underway in the next couple of days, the vaccination rate among players continues to rise. Ten days ago, 73.8 percent of NFL players had received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Now, a league source told PFT that number has risen to 83.6 percent. Per [more]

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Zac Taylor: Joe Burrow is “cleared to do everything”

When the Bengals made a few roster moves to start training camp, Joe Burrow avoided the physically unable to perform list — a good sign for the quarterback coming off reconstructive knee surgery. Now Cincinnati’s head coach has made clear just how far Burrow has come. Zac Taylor told reporters on Monday that Burrow has [more]

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Stefon Diggs snubbed by Madden as top receiver in NFL

Last year, Bills receiver Stefon Diggs made an immediate impact with his new team, leading the league in receptions and receiving yards. That wasn’t enough, however, to vault him to the top of the Madden ratings for the new version of the game. Diggs actually lands at No. 4 in the initial ratings, with a [more]

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