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AP analysis: NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019

January 29, 2020 Associated Press

NFL teams paid more than a half-billion dollars to Week 1 starters who missed games because of injuries this season and players who ended the year on injured reserve, according to an Associated Press study. And the players sidelined the most in a league devoted more and more to speed: the fastest guys on the […]

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Vikings name Andre Patterson, Adam Zimmer as co-DCs

January 27, 2020 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer promoted his son on Monday to help fill a key vacancy on his staff, appointing Adam Zimmer and Andre Patterson as co-defensive coordinators. The Vikings announced their revamped lineup of assistant coaches, which includes two new hires and four internal promotions. Assistant head coach Gary […]

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Packers legend Brett Favre talks Mahomes, Super Bowl and can’t pick a favorite

January 24, 2020 Rick Solem

If there’s one quarterback that emulates some of the most ridiculous throws that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes makes, it might be Brett Favre. That, according to Brett Favre. The Green Bay Packers legend said recently on his weekly SiriusXM NFL Radio segment, talking about the Super Bowl quarterbacks. “I see the comparison,” Favre […]

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Journeyman Raheem Mostert Becomes Star For 49ers

January 21, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Before taking the field each week, Raheem Mostert seeks out motivation. There it is in a list of all the times he’s been cut by NFL teams. Philadelphia, Miami and Baltimore all let Mostert go in 2015. Cleveland, the Jets and Chicago all sent him packing the following year before […]

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Vikings Pick Up 5 Additions To Pro Bowl, Including Cousins

January 21, 2020 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have five additions to the NFC Pro Bowl roster, giving them eight players in the all-star game for their highest total in 10 years. The NFL announced Tuesday that quarterback Kirk Cousins, defensive end Everson Griffen, fullback C.J. Ham, linebacker Eric Kendricks and cornerback Xavier Rhodes were picked as […]

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After cashing in on QB gambles, Niners, Chiefs in Super Bowl

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

A little more than two years ago, a pair of teams gambled on quarterbacks who had all kinds of potential but were far from a sure thing. Both teams guessed right. The Kansas City Chiefs will meet the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in Miami. Oddsmakers opened the line at […]

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Rodgers again falls short of another Super Bowl appearance

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — These playoff defeats when he is oh so close sting a bit more for Aaron Rodgers now, at this later stage in his career. “It’s a little raw right now. It definitely hurts I’d say a little more than early in your career just because you realize just how difficult […]

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Super Bowl a tossup at legal sports books

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even the bookies are having a problem figuring out a favorite in the Super Bowl. Odds opened at pick ’em Sunday at many Las Vegas sports books, though the Kansas City Chiefs quickly moved to 1-point favorites over the San Francisco 49ers. Early bettors favored the Chiefs in a game that […]

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Davante Adams’ drive to be great has become an ‘obsession’

January 15, 2020 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Davante Adams obsesses about being great. The Green Bay Packers wide receiver wasn’t a five-star recruit. He wasn’t the biggest, fastest or most athletic. He wasn’t even a football player until late in his high school career. But the two-time Pro Bowler has worked himself into being Aaron Rodgers’ top […]

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On Football: Some answers, lots of questions for title games

January 15, 2020 Associated Press

After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which […]