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    For a long time, Jimmy Garoppolo and Derek Carr lived a parallel tortured existence with the bottom line. Was Garoppolo responsible for the 49ers winning so many games during his tenure as a starter, or did his teammates and coaching staff carry him there? Was Carr responsible for the Raiders losing so many games during his tenure as a starter or did his teammates and coaching staff drag him ...

      CHICAGO — Robert Tonyan’s NFL career blossomed over six seasons while catching passes from Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But all the while Tonyan, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end, kept in his basement the jersey and autograph from a childhood hero, former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. Tonyan, 28, grew up in McHenry, Ill., and played quarterback for McHenry East before ...

        SEATTLE — The Seahawks continued the makeover of their defense Friday by signing free agent defensive back Julian Love, formerly of the New York Giants. The team announced the signing Friday afternoon. ESPN reported that Love agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $12 million. Love was among three defensive players visiting the Seahawks this week. Seattle also signed one of the other visitors, ...

          NEW YORK — Aaron Rodgers and Allen Lazard played the previous five seasons together in Green Bay. Now it appears the dynamic quarterback-wide receiver duo will suit up again for the Jets. Lazard officially signed a four-year contract worth $44 million — including $22 million guaranteed — on Friday. Earlier this week, Rodgers announced his “intentions” to play for the Jets and the two sides ...

            Stephen Curry has a simple answer for the drama between his four-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the upstart Memphis Grizzlies over the past two seasons. For Golden State, Curry says it's just a matchup with a talented team because the history to make it anything more isn't there.

              BALTIMORE — The start of NFL free agency on Wednesday saw its share of frenzied activity — quarterback Aaron Rodgers announcing his “intention” to play for the New York Jets led the way — but there was one notable exception. The only news on Lamar Jackson was that there was no news. Unless you count the Ravens quarterback dancing around in some large red boots in a video he posted to Instagram ...

                Here’s what I like most about the 2023 Dolphins to this point: they’re giving themselves multiple ways to win games. Adding a player as good as All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey backs that statement. As I’ve said before, these are exciting times for Dolphins fans. The organization’s master plan reveals itself more and more as time passes, and the plan makes more sense each time you see another ...

                DETROIT — It's a crisis, to be sure. But the sky's not falling. At least, not yet. That's the biggest takeaway from the Bally Sports kerfuffle, with the regional-sports network's parent company, Diamond Sports Group, officially filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this week. The move has been a long time coming, as Diamond — which owns 19 RSNs, covering 42 teams, including the ...

                Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst valued Jordan Love’s potential enough three years ago to trade up in the draft and select him in the first round, catching the Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback already on Green Bay’s roster by surprise. Love finally has a chance to show he was worth the gamble. Plus news from around the NFL on Thursday.

                LOS ANGELES — Nasir Adderley, a 2019 second-round pick who started the last three seasons for the Chargers, announced his retirement Thursday on social media. The 25-year-old safety became an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. Writing that he was "finally going to put myself first for once," Adderley mentioned his health and a desire to spend more time with loved ones as motivation. "I believe ...

                TAMPA, Fla. — Who’s sorry now? Not Bucs general manager Jason Licht, who issued an invitation to anyone who thought the Bucs mortgaged too much of their future — $100 million of salary cap space in subsequent years — for winning a Super Bowl and two division titles with Tom Brady. Seated Thursday next to cornerback Jamel Dean and outside linebacker Anthony Nelson — two of the four unrestricted ...

                PITTSBURGH — Todd Haley guessed he was 13 or 14 when he answered the phone in his family's Upper St. Clair home. The caller identified himself as a Sports Illustrated writer and asked to talk to Haley's father about the Steelers' historic 1974 draft, which produced Hall of Famers Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth and Mike Webster. Dick Haley was the team's director of player personnel ...

                MIAMI — We are at a place in society so divisive we can’t even seem to agree on what truth is, so naturally there might be legitimate debate on whether the New York Jets’ all-out pursuit and imminent signing of Aaron Rodgers is closer to brilliance or desperation. Fair-minded people might disagree whether Rodgers, at age 39, is a signing that makes you a contender or a signing that is just ...

                LAS VEGAS — At some point, somewhere along the line that stretches 100 yards, there was a disconnect between the Raiders and Darren Waller. Such is this conclusion: The tight end was traded Tuesday to the Giants for a third-round pick. No matter where things went wrong behind the scenes — and there were major hints such was the case — they jettisoned a 30-year-old player whose injury issues ...

                CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have landed a playmaking running back on the open market. Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders agreed to terms on a four-year, $25 million contract with the Panthers on Wednesday, a league source confirmed to The Charlotte Observer. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler was the first to report the agreement on Wednesday. Sanders will be reunited with ...

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                The Dallas Cowboys released running back Ezekiel Elliott on Wednesday, ending a seven-season run for a two-time rushing champion who never regained the form of his dominant early years.

                When the Panthers traded up to the first overall pick last week, they made it clear to themselves and the rest of the league that they would undoubtedly be selecting a rookie quarterback prospect in April. Naturally, they also assured the free-agent market that they would be adding an experienced veteran quarterback in free agency to pair with the incoming rookie signal-caller. On Tuesday, ...

                TAMPA, Fla. — The Bucs are signing a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and No. 1 NFL draft pick. At least he was in 2018. Free agent Baker Mayfield agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $8.5 million with the Bucs on Wednesday. It includes a $4 million base salary. The headband-wearing walk-on turned first overall pick by the Browns is joining his fourth team in three seasons. Here’s how ...

                Aaron Rodgers says he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay. The four-time NFL MVP quarterback says he is waiting for the Packers to trade him. Rodgers made his comments Wednesday during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM.

                PITTSBURGH — Does Patrick Peterson know the Steelers haven't won a playoff game since the 2016 season, or a Super Bowl since 2008? I'm wondering. "I'm playing for jewelry at this period in my career," Peterson said earlier this week on Adam Schefter's podcast. So why did Peterson, one of the top cornerbacks in NFL history and a future first-ballot Hall of Famer, agree to a two-year contract ...

                HENDERSON, Nev. — Tight end Darren Waller is being traded to the New York Giants, who will send the Las Vegas Raiders a 2023 third-round draft pick, two people familiar with the deal said Tuesday.

                BALTIMORE — The nearest baseball field to the New York Court of Appeals is a sandlot that will soon host a youth league, ages 4 to 6. But inside the Albany, N.Y., courthouse Tuesday, Big Baseball was taking place. Attorneys for two Major League Baseball franchises pleaded their cases in a dispute that has gone on for more than a decade over roughly $100 million in television revenue. The ...

                MINNEAPOLIS — The first week of the NFL new year could very well confirm the direction the Vikings are headed: They are moving into teardown mode, a change from their previous "competitive rebuild" stage. And it needs to happen. Because they need to move money around and shed salaries: The Vikings must be cap compliant by the start of the new season on Wednesday, and they also must prepare for ...

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