DENVER — The topic is awkward, and maybe even embarrassing. It’s difficult to bring up in a conversation with someone you don’t know. But we are on a bench a few feet from the Broncos practice field, and the question comes out:

What did you learn from your yearlong suspension for gambling?

Eyioma Uwazurike, or Enyi as he is known to ...Read more

SEATTLE — Okay.

Or maybe better put — Ooooookay?

My guess is that was the reaction from many a Seahawks fan in response to news Wednesday that the contract of the team's general manager, John Schneider, was going to be extended through 2031.

Because for the past few years — or even the rougher part of the past decade — the Seahawks ...Read more

MIAMI — It’s time to scrap any kind of plans we might have had, and start all over because in seven practices the Miami Dolphins’ secondary has gone from a problem area, a troublesome unit, to a group in crisis.

That’s what happens when a unit that was already perceived as one of the team’s thinnest suffered its third serious injury ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The lion's amber gaze fixes forward on Nate Landman's left bicep, its mane fanning across the curve of his arm. Above Landman's wrist, a zebra bends to graze, while a giraffe behind steps through a stand of wind-bent acacia trees.

Together, they form a tattooed sleeve of Zimbabwe — an inked landscape of home carried by the ...Read more

CANTON, Ohio — This town is deeply meaningful to the Harbaugh family, and not just because Jim Harbaugh will coach the Los Angeles Chargers in the Hall of Fame game on Thursday night, seven years after brother John Harbaugh did the same with the Baltimore Ravens.

But the Harbaugh legacy in Canton predates the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A newly unsealed court document alleges that Richard Tillman admitted to police officers that he drove a vehicle into a Northern California post office and set the building on fire, "trying to make a statement to the United States Government."

It's unclear what the statement was intended to be. According to the document, Tillman...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The gorgeous mountains off in the distance looked the same. The pristine fields, the spires, the black-and-gold excitement palpable around Saint Vincent College, yeah, all still there, although rain Tuesday literally dampened that last part.

However, there's been a decidedly different feel to this Steelers training camp, a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What Antonio Gates did as a Chargers tight end was remarkable.

But what he didn't do was just as impressive.

Gates, who will be enshrined Saturday in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is the only player to reach that pinnacle without a single snap of college football. He was a basketball star at Kent State, a half-hour up the road...Read more

LOS ANGELES — NFL careers typically do not last long.

For most players, getting to a second contract is challenging. And careers that extend well beyond that milestone are uncommon in a business that churns through talent.

So when Ahkello Witherspoon began his career in 2017, he could not envision that he would be preparing for his ninth ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shannon Sharpe will not be returning to ESPN, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who is not authorized to publicly discuss it.

The development comes weeks after the former NFL star settled a $50 million lawsuit that accused him of rape. Attorney Tony Buzbee, whose firm represented the woman who filed the civil...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely suffered a small fracture in his foot Tuesday, an NFL source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday. He will have surgery this week.

Likely is expected to be out about six weeks, though it’s possible he could return in time for Baltimore’s season opener...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — This is the time of year in the NFL where everyone is supposed to feel uncomfortable.

It’s the second week of training camp for the Detroit Lions, and if you thought the sweat pouring out of veteran center Graham Glasgow’s gloves after Tuesday’s practice was a telltale sign, think again.

“Today wasn’t even that ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Everyone comes with a story. Mike Hilton is 30 and without a job until the Miami Dolphins signed him Sunday. Jack Jones signed then, too, for his third team in four years.

Storm Duck did some good work as an undrafted rookie last season. Cam Smith is the second-round pick who two defensive coordinators haven’t played. ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In his seven seasons as an NFL coordinator, Arthur Smith has had just one year in which he started training camp with an incumbent quarterback. This year is no different.

But he has never had a quarterback such as Aaron Rodgers.

"It's impressive to watch him live," Smith said. "And it's unique."

After just one week at Saint ...Read more

CHICAGO — The team impressed Monday at Halas Hall as it ran through all of its drills in succession.

No, not Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, but the military personnel who participated afterward in USAA’s Salute to Service Boot Camp in the Walter Payton Center.

Members of the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps ran drills similar to ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Falcons might lack a key weapon when they start the season.

Falcons receiver Darnell Mooney suffered a shoulder injury last week during practice that will cause him to miss a few weeks. The team is hopeful he’ll be ready to play Week 1, but coach Raheem Morris sounded unsure when addressing the topic Tuesday.

“...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Any lingering doubts about whether the Christian Wilkins situation had reached a point where the Raiders had no choice but to release him were erased in a two-minute clip from “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday when an NFL insider casually dropped a report of an unwanted “playful” kiss in the locker room.

And then things got ...Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The longest, hottest and most demanding practice of Chiefs training camp was perhaps best embodied by the player who doesn’t often come to the interview area drenched in sweat.

But there was kicker Harrison Butker, dripping like a faucet.

“If I’m tired and sweaty,” he said, “you know the rest of the team is.”

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BALTIMORE — It’s not even August, but Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is already being honored for his play. The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player is one of seven NFL players to earn a 99 rating in Madden 26.

“This is crazy,” an excited Jackson said in a social media video. Wide receivers Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman broke the news ...Read more