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Football should be the easy part. It is a sport. It is entertainment. It's a game that's supposed to bring joy, and relief from life's stresses, right? Returning to some semblance of normalcy in this global pandemic caused by the continuous spread of the novel coronavirus, and doing it in the midst of a chaotic economy, and with a side order of race-relations issues and a social justice ...

In this weird coronavirus reality, the sport at center stage is the one that's not in season. The NFL provided a distraction last week by staying the course with free agency. Although initially the decision seemed tone deaf, it actually gave millions of fans something to fixate on and discuss that didn't have life-or-death gravitas. But the league's insistence to stick with the April 23-25 ...

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Travis Frederick is one of the best players at his position. The Cowboys center was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl in 2019, returning from the effects of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. He knew it would take nearly two years to fully recover from the autoimmune disorder and play at an elite level. He was just grateful to play center for the Cowboys in 2019. His offensive line coach, Marc Colombo gave ...

RENTON, Wash. - Preseason games are meaningless wastes of time that primarily serve to put extra money in the owners' pockets. Unless a former first-round pick plays poorly. Then in the eyes of the public, preseason games are borderline apocalyptic. This appears to be the case for Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny, the 27th overall selection in the 2018 draft who is rapidly eliciting the ...

CHICAGO - In sequestering his starters for nearly the entire preseason, Matt Nagy has accomplished perhaps one unspoken goal - keeping the revamped running game under wraps until the Sept. 5 opener against the Packers. While most projections for the Bears offense in Year 2 have rightfully centered on quarterback Mitch Trubisky and improvements he can make, the ground game could make the ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The hits keep on coming in Foxborough, both good and bad. The good is well-known and deservedly well-celebrated. In two weeks the New England Patriots will raise a sixth banner commemorating another Super Bowl win. The NFL's greatest dynasty is alive and well with only a fool betting against Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and crew in 2019. It's also become apparent that only a ...

BEREA, Ohio - Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield insisted Wednesday that GQ Magazine took his comments about Daniel Jones "out of context," so Mayfield reached out to the New York Giants rookie quarterback to "clear the air." Mayfield became the target of public backlash for a story GQ published online Tuesday in which he was quoted as saying, "I cannot believe the Giants took Daniel Jones. ...

FRISCO, Texas - Make no mistake about it. While the signing of linebacker Jaylon Smith to a five-year, $64 million contract extension was a good deal for the team and the player, it was also used as a not-so-subtle message from the Dallas Cowboys to quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver Amari Cooper and holdout running back Ezekiel Elliott about being team-friendly. After giving a big chunk of it ...

CHICAGO - The Bears arrive at their third preseason game Saturday still wandering through the forest in search of a reliable kicker. Their map - questionable to begin with - is tattered. Their canteen is dry. All the thorny bushes, poison ivy and dead ends on this seven-month trek have taken a toll. But the Bears cling to hope because there is no alternative and because the Packers come to ...

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