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The NFL has provided funding to four groups working to create safer helmets as part of the NFL Helmet Challenge initiative that launched in 2019. A release from the league shows that they have distributed $1.37 million in grants to support the creation of prototype helmets by July 2021. The goal is to create a [more]

After facing Joe Staley during 49ers’ training camp last summer, Nick Bosa is set to learn from Trent Williams.

Former NFL player Ryan Russell, MLB VP Billy Bean and NFL Network’s Jeffri Chadiha discuss the perceptions of being a gay athlete in professional sports. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

What the state bodies are saying about the NFL season carries weight. Some of the governors with significant power over the process have made some telling comments.

If Cam Newton’s minuscule deal with the Patriots reset the QB market, then Colin Kaepernick will have to swallow his pride if he wants to return to the NFL.

OBJ says he’s dedicated to the Browns while people wonder if he’ll ask for a trade to join Cam Newton on the Patriots.

Running back Matt Breida turned out to be wrong when he said in April that he thought the 49ers would bring back all of last season’s running backs for the 2020 campaign. Breida wound up as the odd man out and was traded to the Dolphins during the draft in a deal that Breida said [more]

Cam Newton’s longtime Carolina Panthers head coach has been keeping tabs on the quarterback and expects big things out of him in New England.

Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has carved out a solid NFL career after going undrafted, and he recognizes that his success came from his ability to work out with teammates and coaches in the offseason of his rookie year. Ekeler realizes that this will make it harder for undrafted players everywhere to make a difference [more]

Matt Patricia took a mediocre team and made it a lousy one in his first two seasons. If things don’t improve dramatically this year, especially on defense, Patricia is a goner.

The quarterback market has been reset, and Colin Kaepernick could lose out on plenty of possible salary.

Quarterback Cam Newton arrives at a bargain-basement price and could be a steal for New England in its quest to fill the vacancy created by Tom Brady’s departure.

Jarrett Stidham’s career ascension may have hit a bit of a snag Sunday night, but as our Tom E. Curran writes, if Cam Newton is under center in Week 1, precedent suggests it may be a blessing for the second-year quarterback.

Some people are flabbergasted that a 31-year-old former MVP had to settle for a minimum contract with the Patriots. Compared to other QBs, it does seem ridiculous.

The 2020 NFL Draft was supposed to feature one of the best wide receiver classes ever.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard joins “NFL Total Access” to talk about the importance of him speaking up about what happened to him and his family at Chipotle, his team’s offseason additions, quarterback Cam Newton signing with the New England Patriots and more. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

Injury concerns surrounding Cam Newton are no surprise, but some teams could end up regretting not taking a shot on the former MVP for backup money.

Last year New York took a gamble on rookie QB Daniel Jones. Now they’re giving the reins to unproven coach Joe Judge. Can those two turn around the franchise?

Why weren’t the Browns interested in signing a former MVP at a cheap price to back up Baker Mayfield?

“And then you lose, especially in the fashion that we did, it is one of the most demoralizing things.”

From one NFL MVP to another… Tom Brady was quick to react to Cam Newton reportedly taking his former job as Patriots QB.

As DJ Bean writes, don’t read too much into the addition of former MVP Cam Newton onto the Patriots roster. It doesn’t mean that Jarett Stidham isn’t ‘The Guy’ going forward in Foxboro.

The Bears’ failures in 2017 meant they weren’t in a position to take a flier on Cam Newton in 2020 for all the wrong reasons.

It seemed like Cam Newton and New England were destined for each other. And of course, the news broke right before the NFL punished the Patriots for a filming incident.

The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. A Patriots spokesman said the team had nothing to announce Sunday night. The Patriots had been heading to training camp with 2019 fourth-round draft choice Jarrett Stidham as the heir apparent to Brady, who led the team to six Super Bowl championships since 2001 but signed with Tampa Bay this offseason.

The New England Patriots have been fined $1.1 million by the NFL for inappropriately filming the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline during a game last season. An NFL spokesman confirmed the discipline to The Associated Press. The filming occurred at the Bengals game at Cleveland on Dec. 8 of last season.

Dwayne Haskins will be the Redskins starting quarterback in 2020, and despite all the pixels and specualtion that continued to link Ron Rivera and Cam Newton, it was never a real plan.

Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has agreed to a one-year deal with the New England Patriots, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Cam Newton had been linked to New England all offseason and it finally came true as he reportedly signed a 1-year deal to help fill Tom Brady’s void.

Spring grades for next year’s NFL draft are out, and they could mean more than ever if the 2020 college football season is interrupted.