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Chargers coordinator Moore taking offense through first lap through playbook
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Kellen Moore is with a new team, yet he has the same mandate. Take a good offense and make it great. Moore is in his first season as the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator after eight years in Dallas, including the last four as...
Jets' Breece Hall working way back after knee injury cut short promising rookie season
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall still razzes Garrett Wilson about what could've been. In the New York Jets running back's mind, the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award absolutely would have been his. And then Hall blew out his left knee in October, had...
NFL expanding The Smart Heart Sports Coalition
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has expanded The Smart Heart Sports Coalition to 26 member organizations as it continues to advocate for all 50 states to adopt policies that will prevent high school students from fatal outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest. The coalition was founded earlier...
Shane Ray's NFL comeback bid from wrist injury takes him from CFL to Buffalo Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Through the woe-is-me low points, wrist surgeries, mood swings, counseling sessions and tryout obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic Shane Ray experienced over the past five years, the one-time promising NFL edge rusher never lost sight of his desire to play...
Aaron Rodgers' tweaked calf is 'fine'; Jets hope QB will fully practice Friday
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers could be back fully practicing with the New York Jets on Friday after straining his right calf last week. The 39-year-old quarterback, acquired last month from Green Bay, was injured while participating in conditioning drills last Tuesday....
Belichick: Pats have 'moved on' after losing 2 workout days for NFL rules violation
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick says the team has moved on after losing two days of workouts for violating NFL offseason workout rules. “It’s in the past. We’ve moved on,” Belichick said Wednesday as his team resumed their optional offseason...
Former Broncos kicker Brandon McManus hoping for 'equally great run' with Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon McManus started planning for the next chapter of his NFL career years ago. McManus would regularly seek out opposing special teams coaches during pregame warmups and introduce himself. He figured making contact and conversation might come in handy...
Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. Saban met with reporters Tuesday as the...
Former UCLA defensive coordinator Bill McGovern passes away at 60
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...
Former Steelers, Jets running back Le'Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before games
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before playing some NFL games during his career. “That's what I did,” Bell told Barstool Sports' “Steel Here” podcast which was published Friday. "When I was...
