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Akiem Hicks: Bears aim to meet ‘super-high expectation’ for defense
After ranking 10th in the NFL last season, the Chicago Bears’ defense has established a fairly lofty standard for itself. Akiem Hicks, a defensive end ...
Jason Garrett: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott ‘continues to get better in all aspects of the game’
Dak Prescott performed better as a rookie in 2016 than he did last year. But that doesn’t have Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett worried about his qua...
49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk can see NFL moving towards non-contact practices
Kyle Juszczyk had embarked on his NFL career a few years before the Ivy League, in which he played while at Harvard, decided to ban contact in practices. The...
Tom Coughlin on Jaguars QB Blake Bortles: ‘I like the way he responds to adversity’
Tom Coughlin has no doubt the Jacksonville Jaguars have the right man at quarterback in Blake Bortles. Bortles proved plenty of his doubters wrong with his s...
Ben Watson on Saints teammate Drew Brees: ‘I would call him almost a visionary’
Ben Watson is beginning his second stint with the New Orleans Saints, so he is more than familiar with his iconic teammate, Drew Brees. But Brees, who is ent...
Former Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown on Tony Sparano: ‘You knew that he had your back’
Sunday’s passing of Tony Sparano brought tributes for the long-time NFL coach from all over the league. Former running back Ronnie Brown, who played fo...
Adam Thielen: Kirk Cousins ‘a great addition’ to Vikings’ locker room
Adam Thielen remembers being on the wrong side of Kirk Cousins’ surgical-like dismantling of a defense. Cousins was playing for the Washington Redskins...
Blake Bortles: Jacksonville has ‘a totally different type of feel’ for Jaguars
Blake Bortles can sense it. The Jacksonville Jaguars have captured the imagination of their fans in Jacksonville.
Ramon Foster on Steelers: ‘It would be a shame if we’re not in Atlanta playing for the Super Bowl’
Ramon Foster, who is entering his 10th season as an offensive guard, understands that the contract dispute between Le’Veon Bell and the Steelers could ...
Chris Long relishing chance to help Eagles repeat as Super Bowl champs
Chris Long’s main regret about not playing for the New England Patriots last season was failing to have the chance to help them win back-to-back Super ...
Tim Brown on Terrell Owens: ‘I have nothing but big-brother love for him, but I know he doesn’t want my love’
Tim Brown would like to see Terrell Owens show up for the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on Aug. 4. Even if that isn’t going to happen,...
Case Keenum: Vikings’ NFC title game loss ‘left a fire in my belly’ to win Super Bowl with Broncos
Looking back, Case Keenum doesn’t see much reason for the Minnesota Vikings to feel any sort of shame over their 38-7 loss against the Philadelphia Eag...
Panthers’ OC Norv Turner on Cam Newton: ‘We’re going to work hard to eliminate peaks and valleys’
Consistency. It’s what every coach wants from every player in the NFL. And it’s what new Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner is d...
Connor Barwin has drawn interest from ‘a number of teams’
Connor Barwin has spent nine seasons in the NFL as a linebacker and defensive end. He fully expects to play a 10th. The free agent said “a number of te...
Eli Manning on Giants’ decision not draft QB: ‘I want to prove them right’
Eli Manning fully understands what the New York Giants’ decision not to select a quarterback with the second overall pick of last April’s NFL Draft means. Th...
Ravens’ TE Hayden Hurst on Joe Flacco and Lamar Jackson: ‘They trust me to go make a play’
Baltimore Ravens rookie tight end Hayden Hurst felt he did some immediate bonding on quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Lamar Jackson during offseason practices. Am...
Bucs’ Cameron Brate calls Jameis Winston ‘a great teammate’
Jameis Winston’s three-game suspension stemming from an incident with a female Uber driver that the NFL ruled was in violation of its personal-conduct ...
Bills’ Lorenzo Alexander: Guaranteed contracts ‘something players are always going to fight for’
Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Russell Okung tweeted this week about the NFLPA needing to make guaranteed contracts for players a priority when it neg...
LaDainian Tomlinson on Giants’ Saquan Barkley: ‘I’m honored that people do compare him to me’
Usually, it’s the other way around. It’s the rookie, who has yet to play a down in the NFL, saying how flattered he is to be compared with a Hall...
Cliff Avril: Kam Chancellor ‘making the right decision’ to retire
Cliff Avril probably played his final down in the NFL. The former member of the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions is relieved that one of his former Seahawk...
John Johnson: Rams ready to handle high expectations
Thanks to the guidance of coach Sean McVay, safety John Johnson is convinced the Los Angeles Rams won’t become caught up in all of the hype of soaring ...
Mark Dominik: Buccaneers are ‘not going to cut Jameis Winston’
Now that the NFL has suspended Jameis Winston for three games for violating its personal conduct policy, some pundits have said, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are...
Devin Funchess on Panthers’ WR competition: ‘Camp is going to tell the tale’
Wide receiver was an area the Carolina Panthers set out to upgrade during the offseason. Based on what Devin Funchess could see through organized team activi...
Myles Jack: Jaguars’ AFC title game loss to Patriots ‘definitely a motivating factor’
The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t having any problems tuning out the proverbial noise that they’re expected to be a strong postseason contender thi...
Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles prepares to return this season as backup QB
Nick Foles knows better than most how quickly life can change.
Broncos’ Chris Harris Jr.: Bradley Chubb ‘looks like a young Khalil Mack’
Chris Harris Jr., sees plenty of reason for excitement in the 2018 Denver Broncos. The standout cornerback expects improvement resulting from the additions o...
Vikings’ DC ‘really excited’ to have DT Sheldon Richardson
This offseason, the Vikings set out to not only take better advantage of those single-blocking matchups in the middle but also try to pull some of the additi...
With ‘more time’ to work on his body, free agent Karlos Dansby expects heavy steriods testing if he returns
Karlos Dansby calls his time away from football this offseason a “blessing,” because it has given the free-agent linebacker plenty of time to do ...
Tre Boston on ‘soft’ NFL safety market: ‘It’s hard to see this foolishness go around for this long’
Tre Boston rattles off his accomplishments: Top five in the NFL with five interceptions last season, first on the Los Angeles Chargers in that category, seco...
T.J. Ward: ‘I don’t know what’s going on’ with NFL free-agent market
T.J. Ward is one of multiple NFL veteran safeties who remain unemployed in what he describes as a “strange offseason.”
Saints’ Alex Okafor on Drew Brees: ‘Nobody beats him to the facility. Nobody!’
It’s a favorite line when touting the leadership qualities of an NFL quarterback: First one to arrive, last one to leave. It sounds good, but how much ...
John Ross on disappointing rookie year with Bengals: ‘Sometimes people don’t understand what a player’s going through’
The injuries were one thing. John Ross understood that all he could do with those was recover. The part with which the Cincinnati Bengals receiver struggled ...
Redskins’ Ryan Kerrigan on Alex Smith: ‘You can already tell that he has a really good command of the offense’
For Washington Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, what he saw of the team’s new quarterback, Alex Smith, during OTAs and mandatory minicamp has...
Mike Mitchell: ‘There’s a lot of great free-agent safeties out there’
Mike Mitchell is noticing a clear trend. There are several veteran free-agent safeties, including Mitchell, in the open market.
Haason Reddick feels he’ll ‘be able to make a lot of plays’ in Cardinals’ new D
Haason Reddick is “definitely loving” his new position in the Arizona Cardinals’ new defense. Mainly an inside linebacker as a rookie last ...
Michael Irvin on Dez Bryant remaining a free agent: ‘I am surprised it’s gone on this long’
Michael Irvin doesn’t get it. The Hall of Famer still sees considerable talent in fellow former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. He still sees ...
Vikings’ Adam Thielen ‘having fun’ learning new offense, new quarterback
Although John DeFilippo immediately followed Pat Shurmur as the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive coordinator this offseason, he did not maintain any of the...
Former Colts coach: Andrew Luck’s ‘going to be back and he’s going to be better than ever’
Chuck Pagano hasn’t forgotten the sheer agony Andrew Luck experienced last season. The former Indianapolis Colts coach realizes what Luck’s not p...
John DeFilippo: Kirk Cousins has ‘played very, very well’ in Vikings’ OTAs
When a player changes teams, he doesn’t simply change uniform colors. That’s the point new Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator John DeFilippo...
Lions’ Jarrad Davis using offseason to improve upon strong rookie year
Statistically, Jarrad Davis had a strong rookie season with the Detroit Lions last year. Now, with a new defensive-minded head coach, Matt Patricia, and much...
Jim Miller, Pat Kirwan: Patriots won’t sign replacement if Julian Edelman suspension stands
What will the New England Patriots do about filling Julian Edelman’s void at receiver during his four-game stretch for his reported suspension for viol...
James Lofton: Despite Julian Edelman’s suspension, receiver position for Patriots starts with Rob Gronkowski
James Lofton thinks the New England Patriots’ passing game will lose something because of Julian Edelman’s reported four-game suspension for viol...
Thurman Thomas: Making case for Bills to retire number ‘wasn’t done by myself’
Thurman Thomas has yet to stop beaming over the news that the Buffalo Bills plan to retire his No. 34 jersey on Oct. 29, when the team faces the New England ...
Carmen Policy recalls Dwight Clark’s journey from long-shot to ‘The Catch’
The mission was to scout the quarterback at Clemson, Steve Fuller, not find a receiver. The problem was there were no receivers around to catch passes from F...
Brady Quinn on Browns’ LB corps: ‘Can I say it’s the best in the AFC North?’
Now that the Cleveland Browns have acquired Mychal Kendricks, their linebacking corps has gone from good to, arguably, great. That’s what former Browns...
Chiefs’ Laurent Duvernay-Tardif follows through on childhood goal to become a doctor
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is thriving in his NFL career as a starting right guard for the Kansas City Chiefs. But when the day comes, as it does for all player...
Redskins’ Jonathan Allen: ‘Health-wise, I do feel like him a hundred percent’
Jonathan Allen is running again. That, alone, is enough to keep the defensive end smiling through the Washington Redskins’ offseason workouts.
Nigel Bradham: ‘People are still doubting’ the Eagles
A year ago, the Philadelphia Eagles played the no-respect card to the hilt. It went a long way toward helping them win their first Super Bowl. So what will t...
Jeff Fisher on potential NFL broadcast job: ‘I just wasn’t comfortable with that’
Jeff Fisher had never had the question asked of him publicly until Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan posed it during Tuesday’s edition of Movie’ The Chai...
Former NFL official: ‘I don’t even know why they keep the kickoff in the game’
Jim Daopoulos just doesn’t get it. The former NFL official and current ESPN Monday Night Football Rules Analyst looks at the league’s dramatic ru...
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