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11:01 PM ET Associated Press ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Funeral services for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who was killed when he was hit by a dump truck on Saturday, will take place this weekend. The first memorial will be held Saturday at noon at Christ Church in Rockaway Township. The next day, services will

6:14 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Missing his entire rookie season because of a foot injury was rough on Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr., but the 25th overall pick in 2021 managed to find a bit of a silver lining. At least he wasn’t as fully immersed in Urban Meyer’s disastrous 11-month tenure

4:32 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks have had tight end Noah Fant on their roster for a little over a month and have already decided they like what they’ve seen. The Seahawks, who acquired Fant in early March as part of the Russell Wilson trade with the Denver Broncos, picked up his fifth-year option, valued

3:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Clements hasn’t lost his deadpan delivery. When asked what brought him back to Green Bay, the once-retired quarterbacks coach gave a one-word answer. “Delta,” he said, referring to one of the airlines that services Austin Straubel International Airport. In fact, the real answer was two words: Aaron

1:51 PM ET Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford took Drake’s song “Hold On, We’re Going Home” to a new level when he purchased two Los Angeles homes from the hip-hop megastar for $11 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, Stafford and his wife, Kelly, purchased the two adjacent homes for $5 million and

1:08 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in unlawful financial conduct. In the letter obtained by The Associated Press, the committee said the team withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable ticket

12:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the second time in his NFL career, 2015 league MVP Cam Newton is being scrutinized on social media for making a sexist comment regarding women. The 32-year-old free-agent quarterback, in the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast released Monday, complained about women who “can’t cook” and “don’t know

9:55 AM ET The XFL has rehired Dean Blandino in an expanded role as vice president of officiating and playing rules innovation, the league announced Tuesday. Blandino had previously served as the XFL’s officiating chief in 2020, following a stint in a similar role with the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019. He was

6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN With respect to the AFC West, the AFC North might be the best and most exciting division in the NFL as it is now home to three of the best young quarterbacks in the Baltimore Ravens‘ Lamar Jackson, the Cincinnati Bengals‘ Joe Burrow and Cleveland Browns‘ Deshaun Watson. Led by

7:00 AM ET IKEM EKWONU HAS an uncanny ability to size up a man from the opposite side of the line of scrimmage and instantly decide how he’ll whip the guy. Perhaps it stems from his days as a high school wrestler, when each bout was a mano-a-mano showdown in which dominance must be established.

6:04 PM ET Russell Wilson is already endearing himself to Denver Broncos fans … but not only Broncos fans. 2 Related The former Seattle Seahawks quarterback was traded on March 16 for a significant haul — two first-round picks, two second-round picks, a fifth-round pick, QB Drew Lock, DL Shelby Harris and TE Noah Fant.

12:16 PM ET Ohio State will honor former quarterback Dwayne Haskins at Saturday’s spring game, as the program grieves the loss of a record-setting player who coach Ryan Day said brought compassion and excellence to the locker room. Haskins, 24, died Saturday morning after being struck by a dump truck while walking on a South

10:00 AM ET The XFL has partnered with the NFL Alumni Academy to develop potential players for its 2023 return to the field, the league announced Monday. The academy, founded in 2020 and run by former NFL coaches and players, operates on the grounds of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio,

7:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The hit that changed everything came on a routine slant Justyn Ross had run hundreds of times. Only this time, in the spring of 2020, he did not see the linebacker coming, and the force of the collision sent Ross to the turf. Though he felt numbness and tingling

7:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Sitting beside a larger-than-life chocolate-brown teddy bear, quarterback Dwayne Haskins held a microphone in one hand and balanced a children’s book in the other. He was surrounded by students at Fulton Elementary, a public school 5 miles from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice facility, for Read Across America Day in early

7:00 AM ET Tony Gonzalez arrived for the audition, sat down and tried to begin speaking. He had memorized what he was supposed to say. He thought he knew it but now he’s frozen. Gonzalez started sweating. He looked down and away and did anything but make eye contact with the camera or the casting

10:36 PM ET Gary Brown, who spent seven seasons as the Dallas Cowboys‘ running backs coach, died Sunday after being treated for cancer. He was 52. Brown was with the Cowboys from 2013-19 and had three different running backs reach 1,000 yards, including DeMarco Murray, Darren McFadden and Ezekiel Elliott. Murray (2014) and Elliott (2016,

6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. More WR picks: Coach Bill Belichick’s history of selecting wide receivers in the draft — with the misfire on 2019 first-round pick N’Keal Harry the most recent log on the fire — is annually a hot-button topic