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Panthers hand first-team reps over to rookie QB Bryce Young

Jun. 08, 2023 13:51 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young's time is now in Carolina. The Panthers have given Young the first-team reps in practice this week, a move that coach Frank Reich called the next step in the rookie quarterback's progression. Reich anticipates Young will continue to...

Norma Hunt, wife of late Chiefs founder and only woman to attend every Super Bowl, dies at 85

Jun. 05, 2023 01:46 AM EDT

Norma Hunt, the second wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and the only woman to attend every Super Bowl, has died. She was 85. The Hunt family, which still owns the franchise, announced the passing of the Chiefs' matriarch in a statement released by the team...

Former UCLA defensive coordinator Bill McGovern passes away at 60

May. 30, 2023 15:37 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill McGovern, who was an assistant coach for 39 years in the college ranks and in the NFL, has died. He was 60. UCLA announced McGovern died on Tuesday due to cancer. The family informed the school of his death. McGovern was the Bruins' defensive...

Gruden present for QB Carr's early work with Saints, AP source says

May. 26, 2023 20:44 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden was among a handful of invited guests who observed New Orleans Saints voluntary offseason practices this week. A person familiar with the situation confirmed Gruden’s presence during the Saints’ first week of voluntary...

Analysis: NFL can’t shake perception it doesn’t care what players and coaches think

May. 26, 2023 14:07 PM EDT

Even when the NFL institutes a rule designed to reduce concussions, it can’t shake the perception that it doesn’t care what players and coaches think. The league took a step toward eliminating kickoffs this week by enhancing the touchback rule for a one-year trial with a priority...

Chiefs' Mahomes: 'I'm about legacy and winning rings more than making money'

May. 24, 2023 16:03 PM EDT

Patrick Mahomes would rather win Super Bowls than a contest to make the most money. That doesn't mean the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback hasn't seen what's been happening across the NFL. Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million extension in 2020 that set the bar for...

All eyes on rookie QBs and Aaron Rodgers as NFL teams kick off practices

May. 22, 2023 18:28 PM EDT

Rookie quarterbacks will get much of the attention this week when most NFL teams hit the field for non-contact practices. Twenty teams kicked off their voluntary organized team activities on Monday and 10 more will do so on Tuesday. Only the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles...

NFL announces participants for Coach Accelerator program

May. 17, 2023 14:46 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, who is taking the year off, is among 40 diverse coaching candidates who will participate in the Coach Accelerator program next week at the NFL’s spring meetings. Former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony...

Broncos sign XFL star Ben DiNucci to compete behind QB Russell Wilson

May. 16, 2023 19:22 PM EDT

That Walmart greeter's job will have to wait for Ben DiNucci. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and recent XFL star signed a contract with the Denver Broncos on Tuesday. DiNucci made a good impression over the weekend at the team's rookie minicamp that included five veteran...

NFL season kicks off with Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting Lions; Jets' Rodgers on MNF

May. 11, 2023 21:08 PM EDT

Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11. ...