1:13 AM ET LATROBE, Pa. — When Alejandro Villanueva isn’t in his blocking stance, he might be holding a tray full of food or standing on a weight scale. The magic number is 335, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Pro Bowl tackle is five pounds away. Getting there by Week 1 will leave him in a
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7:10 AM ET No matter how wonderfully last season might have gone for your NFL team, no matter how perfect its draft was and no matter how many helpful free agents it signed, there’s still at least one glaring hole — or at least one major question still to be answered. This is true even
12:27 AM ET As CBA negotiations between the NFL and the NFLPA continue to make little progress, the NFLPA has issued a “work stoppage guide” to its players to help them prepare in case of a strike or lockout following the 2020 season. Sources on both sides of the negotiations continue to insist a work
8:54 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers backup defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. on Wednesday was cited for possession of marijuana and going 90 mph in a 65 mph zone on his way back from training camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The incident occurred on Interstate 85 near Bessemer City, North Carolina. “The club
7:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that the NFL can hold off, for now, on providing documents and answering questions in a New Orleans Saints fan’s lawsuit over referees’ failure to call crucial penalties in a January playoff game won by the Los Angeles Rams. Attorney Anthony LeMon
6:54 PM ET This story has been corrected. Read below. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. sat out the team portion of a joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday with what coach Freddie Kitchens termed a minor injury. Sources told ESPN’s Dan Graziano that Beckham is dealing with a hip injury, but
6:54 PM ET Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. sat out the team portion of a joint-practice with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday with what coach Freddie Kitchens termed a minor injury. Sources tell ESPN’s Dan Graziano that Beckham is dealing with a hip pointer, but could participate in team drills against the Colts
6:50 PM ET Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is facing a civil lawsuit that alleges he stiffed a chef’s bill of nearly $40,000 during Pro Bowl festivities in 2018. Stefano Tedeschi — who goes by the name ‘The Sports Chef’ — filed suit in Osceola (Fla.) County on July 30 claiming Brown’s balance of
6:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is taking issue with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy‘s comments last month claiming that he’s a Ring of Honor-caliber player and the Bucs should not have given his No. 93 jersey to Ndamukong Suh. Sapp told PewterReport.com, “The thing
5:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Second-year defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick opened up Wednesday afternoon about being uncomfortable with how he’s being used in the Miami Dolphins defense. This all came after Fitzpatrick’s mom tweeted about him being miscast as a strong safety in response to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter saying he wasn’t playing