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Justin Fields is eager to start over in Pittsburgh, even as a backup behind Russell Wilson

May. 21, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields could sense his time in Chicago was up at his exit meeting in January. While Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn't outright tell Fields the organization was going to look for another quarterback after three uneven seasons with the talented but...

Left tackle Tristan Wirfs does not join teammates for start of Bucs OTA workouts

May. 21, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle Tristan Wirfs was a no-show Tuesday for the start of the club’s voluntary organized team activities. An All-Pro at right tackle two years ago, Wirfs made a smooth transition to left tackle last season and is scheduled to earn...

Receiver Tank Dell practices with Texans less than a month after being wounded in shooting

May. 21, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

Receiver Tank Dell participated in an offseason workout with the Houston Texans on Tuesday, less than a month after he was wounded in a shootout at a Florida restaurant. The team said that Dell, who is entering his second season, sustained a “minor wound” in the April 27th...

Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is 'doing everything' at practice in his return from torn Achilles tendon

May. 21, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is throwing and, more importantly, running again — and officially putting his torn Achilles tendon behind him. The New York Jets quarterback has no limitations as he practices with the team during organized team activities, which began...

Bills linebacker Matt Milano still at least a month away from being cleared to practice, coach says

May. 21, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano isn’t expected to be cleared to resume practicing until the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp next month at the earliest, coach Sean McDermott said on Tuesday. McDermott added Milano has spent much of the past...

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won't face charges from person over alleged assault, Dallas police say

May. 21, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won't face charges from the injured person over his reported involvement in an alleged assault a little over a month after Rice was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges. Dallas...

Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders to miss most of '24 season after tearing an Achilles tendon

May. 21, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos will be without Drew Sanders for at least the first half of the 2024 season after the versatile second-year linebacker tore an Achilles tendon at the start of the team's offseason program last month. Sanders had surgery and is expected to...

Tennessee is the latest state to mandate automatic defibrillators at high schools

May. 21, 2024 15:12 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday to celebrate Tennessee's new law requiring all high schools to keep an automated external defibrillator available during classes, athletic practices and games. Lee signed the legislation earlier...

Tagovailoa misses Dolphins' OTA day to attend Saban's charity golf tournament

May. 21, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa was not with the Miami Dolphins for Tuesday's organized team activities, evidently for a very good reason. He was at a charity golf tournament in Alabama hosted by now-retired Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, his college coach — an absence...

Vikings seek new deal with Justin Jefferson; star WR absent so far from workouts, AP source says

May. 20, 2024 21:39 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have one major piece of roster management remaining on their agenda before the regular season: signing superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a contract extension. Without a new deal in place, Jefferson was absent on Monday when the...