Tom Brady, Byron Leftwich have little to offer on questionable late-game clock management

Late in regulation of an eventual overtime loss to the Browns, the Buccaneers had the ball at their own 25. The clock showed 32 seconds. Tampa Bay had all three timeouts. After the first play, a pass play that gained only one yard, coach Todd Bowles didn’t call a time out. The next play, which [more]

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Brad William Henke, NFL defensive lineman and actor, dies at 56

Brad William Henke, who played for the Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV and then found greater fame as an actor, has died at the age of 56. Henke had been open about his health struggles, posting on social media that he had been diagnosed with a 90 percent blockage in an artery, had received stents [more]

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Sterling Shepard: Odell Beckham’s visit with Giants went well, he wants to get back to balling

Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard is a close friend of free agent Odell Beckham Jr., and Shepard sounds optimistic about becoming Beckham’s teammate again. Shepard talks to Beckham daily and said Friday that Beckham enjoyed his visit with the Giants this week. “He said the dinner went well and that was about the extent of [more]

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Robert Saleh: C.J. Mosley is “severely, grossly overlooked” as one of NFL’s best defensive players

The Jets’ defense is playing as well as any in the NFL right now, but head coach Robert Saleh says one player in particular isn’t getting enough credit: C.J. Mosley. Saleh thinks Mosley ought to be a defensive player of the year candidate, and that he isn’t getting the credit he deserves. “He’s severely, grossly [more]

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Zac Taylor: Ja’Marr Chase remains on track to play against Kansas City

It sounds like the Bengals will have at least one of two key offensive starters back for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Head coach Zac Taylor told reporters in his Friday press conference that receiver Ja'Marr Chase is on track to play but running back Joe Mixon remains in the concussion protocol. “I hate to [more]

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Drake London: Limited production can bother me, but I’m in a good situation

Falcons first-round pick Drake London was targeted with 39 passes in his first five NFL games, but the team has not been looking his way as often over the last seven weeks. London has had 30 passes thrown his way in those games and he’s turned them into 19 catches for 172 yards and two [more]

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Justin Jefferson: Being in MVP discussion is good enough for me

Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was named the NFC’s offensive player of the month for November on Thursday and that led to some conversation about another award later in the day. Jefferson has the best odds of any non-quarterback for the MVP award this season and he was asked about being mentioned as a candidate [more]

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