Month: August 2020

2:59 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Malcolm Jenkins said he believes the dialogue between him and longtime friend and New Orleans Saints teammate Drew Brees this summer was “important for the country and important for us.” Jenkins was one of Brees’ harshest critics after Brees said in June that he would “never agree with anybody
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4:34 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs are putting in place new policies for fans during games at Arrowhead Stadium with regard to Native American imagery. Among the changes: Fans are prohibited from wearing headdresses into the stadium. Face painting that is styled in a way as to imitate Native American cultures and
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4:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Fox Sports says Thom Brennaman will not be part of its NFL broadcasting team this season after he used an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night during a Cincinnati Reds broadcast. “FOX Sports is extremely disappointed with Thom Brennaman’s remarks during Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds telecast,” Fox said in a
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3:44 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Dez Bryant left his tryout with the Baltimore Ravens without a deal, a source said Thursday. It’s possible the Ravens could add Bryant at some point, but the source said nothing is imminent with the three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver. Bryant, 31, is attempting to become the second
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3:27 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi has put up a barrier to partially obstruct a Confederate monument after football players said they didn’t want to see the rebel soldier statue while they practice. The university moved the statue in mid-July from a central spot on the Oxford campus to
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1:41 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill left practice early on Thursday after injuring his right hamstring. Hill had just caught a long pass in a 1-on-1 drill when he pulled up with the injury. Hill conferred with Chiefs medical personnel before walking unaccompanied to the locker room.
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2:33 PM ET Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham heard the critics. Once among the league’s elite pass-catching tight ends, Graham, 33, was released by the Green Bay Packers on March 12 after he caught just 38 passes for 447 yards in the 2019 regular season — his worst production since his rookie year of
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2:38 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians believes the Rob Gronkowski we’re seeing in training camp — the one Tom Brady lured out of a one-year retirement and convinced his new team to trade for this offseason — is the same one who shattered countless NFL, Super Bowl and postseason records five
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1:47 PM ET Five Notre Dame football players have tested positive for COVID-19 and six others are in quarantine through contact-tracing protocols, the school announced Thursday. The football team has canceled practice Thursday and will undergo another round of testing Friday. The school said it will return to practice based on the advice of medical
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1:14 PM ET ESPN News Services COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has lost one of its most anticipated offensive newcomers for the season after tailback MarShawn Lloyd tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said it was a non-contact injury during workouts Wednesday. “He just planted his
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