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    Aside from his speed, athleticism and that whole playing-professional-football-for-a-living thing, there’s another reason to be jealous of Calvin Austin III these days. “I’m not on Twitter,” the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver was telling me after practice on Tuesday at Saint Vincent College. “So, I haven’t seen it.” Austin might be the one person in our little corner of the world who has ...

      RENTON, Wash. — Midway through Monday's practice, Geno Smith took a shotgun snap and assessed his options as left tackle Charles Cross swallowed blitzing Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins. Smith cooly climbed the pocket and delivered a dart to crossing wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who bolted down the left sideline for a 50-yard gain. Unsurprisingly, the berm bordering the same sideline ...

      CHICAGO — Juanita Brown ended every pregame prayer the same way, from the time her son made the varsity high school team as a freshman until the final game of his Hall of Fame NFL career. Even that late in his football journey, Devin Hester called, often from NFL locker rooms. “Mom, it’s time for us to pray,” he said. Brown, who witnessed Hester’s fervent passion for the game from the time he ...

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      FOXBORO, Mass. — Rookies Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker aren’t just making highlight plays in training camp, they’re also leading the way in motivating the rest of the Patriots’ wide receiver room. Polk and Baker both responded to an Instagram post noting that the Patriots’ wide receiver room ranks 32nd out of 32 teams. Both PFF and Sharp Football Analysis ranked the Patriots as having the NFL’s ...

      DENVER -- According to the recruiting experts, Charlie Condon was never supposed to be here. Not even close. He was never supposed to be the No. 3 pick in the draft or sign for a record-tying $9.25 million bonus. And he was surely never supposed to be the future face of the Rockies, much less the best hitter in college baseball. But Condon became a star at Georgia and earned all those ...

      MINNEAPOLIS — The detours on Khyree Jackson's path to the NFL — the community college he left, the hourly jobs he worked while thinking he was done with football — became the details of his story that resonated with Brian Flores so deeply this spring. From their first meeting at the Senior Bowl to their pre-draft Zoom calls and Jackson's visit to Minnesota in April, Flores was drawn to ...

      CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Julius Peppers, a fearsome pass-rushing defensive end, would be on the Carolina Panthers’ Mount Rushmore. Fourth all-time in NFL sacks, Peppers is preparing for a big weekend. On Aug. 3, he will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Peppers was elected in his first year of eligibility after 17 total seasons in the NFL — 10 of them with the ...

      INDIANAPOLIS – The giant inflatable Oregon Duck mascot meandering down the White River in Indianapolis gave it away. There was something entirely different about Big Ten football media days this year. The conference officially expands to 18 teams with the addition of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington on Aug. 2, and this week's media gathering at Lucas Oil Stadium is serving as an introduction ...

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