NFL won't be cutting in line for coronavirus vaccine

The NFL won’t be cutting in line to get the coronavirus vaccine. ”No one should be thinking about the vaccine going anywhere other than our first responders and the most vulnerable people right now,” said DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association. ”We’re in complete harmony with the union in that we feel that it’s vital that frontline healthcare workers and another essential service workers are at the front of the line,” said Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer.

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Browns can't contain Jackson, lose heartbreaker to Ravens

The Browns and their fans hadn’t felt heartbreak in years. Cleveland couldn’t stop Lamar Jackson from running around in the first half or on a fourth-down play in the final two minutes after he returned from cramps, and the Browns were beaten 47-42 on Monday night by the Baltimore Ravens in a wild game with twists galore. ”The message in the locker room after the game was, win as a team, lose as a team,” said quarterback Baker Mayfield, who shook off his first interception in six games and rallied the Browns from a 14-point deficit in the second half.

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End-of-Season Awards for the 2020 Eagles

After one of its worst seasons in program history, the Eagles’ defense took a significant step in the right direction, rising from 125th to 70th in total defense (416.8 yards per game allowed) and 101st to 60th in scoring defense (28.4 points per game allowed). Eagles fans welcomed a dynamic aerial attack that saw five different BC players catch 28-plus passes (Kobay White led the team in 2019 with 29 grabs). While exciting on the field and inspiring off it, the new-look Eagles were far from perfect.

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Patriots' NFL-record division title streak will end at 11

For just the fourth time since Bill Belichick became Patriots coach in 2000, New England won’t end the season as AFC East champions. It eliminated the hopes of New England (6-7, 5-4) to extend its NFL-record run of 11 straight division titles. The Los Angeles Rams own the NFL’s second-longest division streak, earning seven straight titles from 1973-79.

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Seahawks' Jamal Adams thankful to reunite with Jets, Adam Gase: 'I do miss those guys … this is bigger than football'

While the Seattle Seahawks recorded a 40-3 rout of the Jets on Sunday, Jamal Adams cherished reuniting with his former teammates. After the game, he opened up on a ‘bigger than football’ aspect about crossing paths again with Adam Gase and New York.

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