37 years later, Todd Bowles receives college degree

With rookie minicamps landing on weekends that also entail graduation activities, some rookies miss the sessions to get their degrees. In Tampa, the head coach is the one who will be trading the sounds of the practice field for Pomp and Circumstance. As explained by Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Bowles will walk [more]

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Lacrosse player Dox Aitken gets a tryout at Patriots rookie minicamp

Patriots coach Bill Belichick loves lacrosse, and he’s giving a college lacrosse player a chance to earn a roster spot in New England. Among the players trying out at the Patriots’ rookie minicamp is Dox Aitken, who played lacrosse, not football, in college at Virginia. According to Doug Kyed of AtoZSports.com, Aitken plays for the [more]

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Jalen Hurts gets a master’s degree from Oklahoma

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has led his team to the Super Bowl and signed a contract that has him financially set for life this year, and now he’s added another accomplishment to the list: He received his master’s degree from Oklahoma. Hurts was awarded a master’s degree in human relations at a commencement ceremony on [more]

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Doug Pederson doesn’t anticipate any extra challenges from back-to-back London games

The Jaguars are going to be the first team to play back-to-back games in London when they face the Falcons and Bills across the pond in Week Four and Week Five. While that is a long trip overseas, head coach Doug Pederson doesn’t think it’ll create any extra challenges for the club. “None,” Pederson said [more]

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Lions sign third-rounder Hendon Hooker, two other picks and 15 undrafted free agents

Quarterback Hendon Hooker has signed his first NFL contract. The Lions announced Hooker’s signing on Friday morning. The third-round pick has agreed to a four-year deal with the team. Hooker is recovering from a torn ACL and Lions head coach Dan Campbell has called this a redshirt season for the former Tennessee starter. Jared Goff [more]

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Raiders set for six standalone games this season

The Raiders are coming off a 6-11 season and oddsmakers don’t like their chances of being one of this season’s top teams, but that didn’t stop the team from landing high-profile games on this year’s schedule. Vegas has been scheduled for six standalone games this season. Five of those games are prime-time matchups and the [more]

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Texans, Cardinals, Colts, and Falcons aren’t scheduled for prime-time games

The Texans hope that they set the stage for a brighter future at the top of this year’s NFL draft, but the league’s schedule makers don’t think they will be making a quick turnaround. Houston took quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge rusher Will Anderson with the second and third overall picks, but their addition did [more]

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