Tag: Professional football
Giants top draft pick Toney tests postive for COVID-19
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J — First-round draft pick Kadarius Toney has tested positive for COVID-19 after reporting to training camp.
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Pats’ Gilmore, 7 others will start training camp on PUP list
BOSTON — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has reported to the team for training camp but will start it on the active/physically unable...
Fit Elliott feeds off motivation from Cowboys’ 2020 downer
Ezekiel Elliott is the lightest he's been in nearly a decade and believes he hasn't lost the breakaway ability that helped make him a...
Howell, King headline ACC’s wealth of returning QB talent
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina linebacker Jeremiah Gemmel wants to make every possible stop. He also knows it’s not that easy when working out...
AP sources: Iowa plans to name football field for Slater
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa plans to name the field at Kinnick Stadium for Duke Slater, a trailblazing Black player who...
Jones expects the Cowboys to improve off 6-10 season.
OXNARD, Calif. — Jerry Jones expects the Dallas Cowboys to make significant strides in pursuit of their first Super Bowl since the 1995 season....
Time limits set for Hall of Famers’ acceptance speeches
In 2016, Brett Favre spoke for 36 minutes in one of the most memorable Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speeches ever, a mark...
Patriots sign 3rd-round pick Ronnie Perkins to rookie deal
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have signed defensive end Ronnie Perkins to a rookie contract, leaving only one member of their 2021 draft class...
Jets sign 14th overall pick Vera-Tucker to rookie deal
NEW YORK — The New York Jets signed rookie guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft in April, to a...
Duke Slater, NFL’s 1st Black lineman, is now Hall of Famer
Duke Slater was so good the NFL couldn't keep him out.
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