7:38 AM ET SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Competitive football could have been done until July, when college football media days and NFL training camps once again popped into the public eye. But the eight-team Alliance of American Football, which opens with two games on Saturday night (San Diego at San Antonio and Atlanta at Orlando)
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6:57 PM ET It didn’t take cornerback Robert Alford long to find a new NFL home. Alford signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, two days after being released by the Atlanta Falcons in a salary-cap move. Terms of his contract with Arizona were not disclosed. He joins a Cardinals secondary led
3:02 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals coach Zac Taylor defended the controversial hire of offensive line coach Jim Turner on Thursday, saying he has no problem giving Turner his first job in the NFL since 2014. Turner has not worked in the league since he was fired by the Miami Dolphins in February 2014 in
1:43 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says his comeback from the shoulder injury that wouldn’t allow him to throw passes more than 30 yards late this past season will make him “even more dangerous.” Newton detailed the January 24 arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage and his mindset moving forward
1:30 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts coach Frank Reich is doing his best to make sure his offensive line doesn’t have a drop-off next season. The Colts have hired longtime offensive line coach Howard Mudd as a senior offensive assistant, the team announced Thursday. Mudd will work with newly hired offensive line coach Chris Strausser
1:12 PM ET Michael Triplett METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata was issued a misdemeanor summons for marijuana possession last week, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to the JPSO, Onyemata’s apartment in River Ridge, Louisiana, was searched after a narcotics agent received a reliable tip that a quantity
12:47 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Like many fans of the Chiefs, general manager Brett Veach was concerned after seeing the recent viral video of quarterback Patrick Mahomes playing basketball. You thought Patrick Mahomes was just the NFL MVP? 🔥 (via @Faiz_Jiwani, @kheuzil) pic.twitter.com/MQpeMXLKZh — ESPN (@espn) February 5, 2019 Veach said on Kansas
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10:09 AM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Gronk got bonked. Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots‘ star tight end, says he got hit in the face by a can of beer thrown during Tuesday’s Super Bowl victory parade in Boston. [embedded content] Gronkowski told “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” the can drew blood,
12:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas – Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence has said he’s ready for a long-term deal with the Dallas Cowboys. “If they don’t want this energy and intensity and this focus every day to get better, then make your move,” Lawrence told reporters during the Pro Bowl weekend in Orlando, Florida. “The ball