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Best, worst of past decade in NFL: Signings, fantasy players, game and more

The start of a new decade is upon us with the 2020 NFL season. But before we get rolling with the ’20s, ESPN is taking a look back at the best — and worst — of the 2010s and naming the top players of the decade for all 32 teams. From the social media star […]

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Saints’ Malcolm Jenkins joins CNN as contributor on social justice issues

METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins, a co-founder of the Players Coalition and prominent activist for social justice and racial equality, will join CNN as a contributor. “I want to thank CNN for their thoughtful leadership in viewing professional athletes beyond their sport as another educated voice who brings a varied perspective […]

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Falcons’ Dan Quinn will be with protesting players

When asked specifically if he would kneel with his players during the national anthem, Quinn responded: “If and when the players choose to protest — and I would say in whatever way they choose — then, hell yeah, I’ll support them. And I’ll be with them, in whatever they choose to do.” The Falcons showed […]

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Cowboys, Texans players test positive for coronavirus, sources say

A small number of Dallas Cowboys players have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to multiple sources, and a source said a few Houston Texans have also tested positive. Agent Rocky Arceneaux told NFL Network that Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott tested positive but is feeling good. Elliott later questioned on Twitter why his […]

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Buccaneers QB Tom Brady puts Deion Sanders’ son through workout

TAMPA, Fla. — The workouts that Tom Brady has been organizing at Berkeley Preparatory School aren’t just with his Buccaneers teammates. On Saturday, Brady put Shedeur Sanders, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, through a workout. Shedeur Sanders is an ESPN four-star quarterback entering his senior season at Trinity Christian School in […]

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Saints’ Alvin Kamara attends NASCAR race, shows support for driver Bubba Wallace

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara became one of NASCAR’s newest fans this week, after the organization banned Confederate flags from its racetracks. Kamara saw his first race as an invited guest of NASCAR’s on Sunday at the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway after he tweeted his support for the sport and driver […]

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Doug Williams, the first black QB to win a Super Bowl, shares 42 years of ‘teaching moments’

Doug Williams traveled a long road, not to mention an atypical one, to become the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. He starred at a historically black college, Grambling, before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him in the first round of the 1978 draft — on the recommendation of then-offensive coordinator Joe Gibbs. […]

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