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Rams sign Clay Matthews to 2-year deal

March 19, 2019 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Clay Matthews agreed to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday, returning to his native Southern California after a decade with the Green Bay Packers. The 32-year-old Matthews set the Packers franchise record with 83½ sacks over his 10 seasons in Green Bay. The former USC star […]

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Cobb to Dallas, Clay to LA

March 19, 2019 Rick Solem

After losing longtime fan favorite Jordy Nelson last year, the Green Bay Packers said goodbye to two more Tuesday. After 10 years in Green Bay, Clay Matthews signed with the L.A. Rams and could make as much as $16.75 million over two years. Randall Cobb, after eight seasons with the Packers, signed a one-year, $5 […]

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Column: A Super stinker, Patriots prevail but ugliness wins

February 4, 2019 Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — The NFL should’ve ended the season two weeks ago. This Super Bowl was a hot mess, really no better than a sloppy preseason game. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots captured their sixth championship Sunday night, an amazing accomplishment that was overshadowed by the ugly way they won it against the […]

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5 plays, 69 yards — and the Patriots get their winning TD

February 4, 2019 Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — For five plays, and for 2 minutes, 49 seconds, Tom Brady looked like Tom Brady and the Patriots offense looked like the one that cruised up and down the field for most of the season. Turns out, that’s all they needed. On a day that knocked two of the NFL’s highest-flying scoring […]

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Super Bowl 53 on TV: A viewer’s guide to Sunday’s game

February 1, 2019 Associated Press

Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams marks the biggest day of sports broadcasting for networks. Here are some things to know about CBS’ coverage as well as other Super Bowl-related programming on other networks: SUPER 20 FOR CBS This marks the 20th Super Bowl broadcast for CBS, which gives […]

NEWS

After further (judicial) review: No do-over of Rams-Saints

January 31, 2019 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A courtroom quest by two New Orleans Saints ticketholders for a full or partial do-over of this year’s NFC championship game because of a blown “no-call” by game officials was rejected Thursday by a federal judge. NFL officials have acknowledged that flags should have been thrown when a Rams defensive back […]

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Chasing Brady: Donald, Suh to lead Rams’ Super Bowl pursuit

January 30, 2019 Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Practically every member of the Los Angeles Rams has a favorite story about Aaron Donald’s feats of ridiculous athleticism. Michael Brockers loved the moment at Carolina in 2016 when Donald beat the Panthers’ left guard and launched himself like Superman, swallowing up Cam Newton while airborne. Nickell Robey-Coleman preferred the game at […]

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Goff, 17 years Brady’s junior, on equal ground at Super Bowl

January 24, 2019 Associated Press

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Jared Goff was 7 years old when Tom Brady beat the Rams to win his first Super Bowl in early 2002. The kid has been a fan of the superstar ever since. Goff is now 24, the same age as Brady was then. When Brady plays in his ninth Super […]

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Today’s wide-open offenses emanate from Rams’ Greatest Show

January 23, 2019 Associated Press

The head-spinning offenses NFL fans are enamored of and will watch in the Super Bowl in Atlanta share their explosiveness with the previous team to win the big game in the ATL. The Greatest Show On Turf. Yes, at the turn of the century, there was a group that shared so many light-em-up traits with […]

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Payton: Obvious missed call cost Saints a Super Bowl berth

January 20, 2019 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton was glassy-eyed, calm and shrugged his shoulders at times, seemingly resigned to New Orleans’ bitter fate — as unfair as he thought it was. And the Saints coach said NFL executives he spoke with by phone after a 26-23 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams agreed with him […]