Packers need young receivers to improve, help Adams

The Green Bay Packers feature one of the league’s most productive and reliable receivers in Davante Adams, who earned his third consecutive Pro Bowl invitation last year. Green Bay didn’t select any wideouts in a draft that was heralded for its receiving depth. The Packers lost their lone major offseason addition at wide receiver when Devin Funchess opted against playing this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Los Patriots se deciden por Cam Newton como su mariscal titular y capitán

Foxborough (Massachusetts, EE.UU.), 3 sep (EFE).- Los que cuestionaban la llegada de Cam Newton como algo pasajero a los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra comprobaron este jueves que había sido elegido el mariscal titular del equipo para la nueva temporada 2020-21 de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL) y también nuevo capitán.

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Bill Belichick: We’re not naming any starters at any positions

Thursday brought a report that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick told the team that Cam Newton will start at quarterback against the Dolphins in Week One, but the team isn’t making their intentions public. Belichick said on a Friday video conference that “any conversations” at team meetings will stay between him and the team. He [more]

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Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Alex Mack are Falcons’ offensive captains

The Falcons announced their captains for 2020. Quarterback Matt Ryan, receiver Julio Jones, center Alex Mack, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, linebacker Deion Jones and safety Ricardo Allen will wear a “C” on their jerseys. Ryan is the longest-tenured Falcon, entering his 13th season in Atlanta. The four-time Pro Bowler was named the NFL’s MVP following [more]

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Center of attention; Steelers' Pouncey eyes delicate balance

Maurkice Pouncey didn’t love the collective bargaining agreement the NFL Players Association reached with team owners just as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the league and the world to a standstill. Six months later, he’s still not a fan, even if in hindsight the deal does give the NFL some level of financial security in a post-pandemic economy that Major League Baseball, for example, does not have. ”To say that the NFL is hurting, and guys are signing multimillion-dollar deals?

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