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7:51 PM ET Speaking over the weekend at a virtual conference for Christian men, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged that he has fought off-the-field vices over the years. “It’s not always easy,” Roethlisberger said, talking to Tunch Ilkin, a former Steelers player and one of the event’s hosts. “People don’t realize all the time
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1:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Despite having two players diagnosed with the coronavirus and an assistant coach test positive last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers players are continuing to hold group workouts at a local high school. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Tom Brady and several teammates were at Berkeley Prep, working out on
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1:04 PM ET Super Bowl hero David Tyree is no longer with the New York Giants organization as director of player development. It’s a role he’s held since 2014, after spending most of his playing career with the team. Tyree, best known for the helmet catch in the Super Bowl XLII upset of the New
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4:27 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys have officially received Dak Prescott‘s signed, $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal, otherwise one cannot be done until after this season. News of Prescott’s intention to sign the tender first broke
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11:23 AM ET A suspect has been arrested and charged with simple assault following a recent incident at a South Dakota bar that led to the hospitalization of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert. Security video shows that Goedert was sucker-punched at the Zoo Bar in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Friday — a blow that
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2:32 PM ET Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to sign his $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender by Monday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides still have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal. The Cowboys had placed the franchise tag on Prescott on March 18. By signing his franchise
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6:52 PM ET Former Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 73. Kiick had been living with dementia and residing in an assisted living home for the past few years. Kiick was a vital member of the 1972 Dolphins team that went 17-0 and won Super Bowl VII
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3:42 PM ET GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Baltimore’s sports teams showed their support by attending a 14-year-old superfan’s eighth-grade graduation parade on Tuesday morning after getting word that his cancer has spread. Mo Gaba, who is battling cancer for the fourth time, gained renown in 2019 by becoming the first person to announce an NFL
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4:55 PM ET Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are offering season-ticket holders at an elevated risk of COVID-19 infection the chance to skip the 2020 season entirely and still hold on to their seats for the next year. The policy appears to be the most generous — or perhaps cautious —
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10:56 AM ET The statue of former Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, who was forced to integrate his franchise in the early 1960s, was removed outside of RFK Stadium on Friday morning. Events DC, which is in charge of RFK Stadium, removed the statue. Max Brown, the chairman of the Events DC board of
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7:30 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 27, 2019 and has been updated. Pro football began and ended the 2010-19 decade as the country’s most popular sport. A few things happened in between, of course, and what follows is our attempt to pick out the most significant ways pro football
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