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DeSean Jackson posted fake Adolf Hitler quotes this weekend on Instagram and faced backlash for their anti-semitic nature.

The Lions have made three additions to their personnel department ahead of training camp and the 2020 season. The Detroit Free Press reports that the team now lists Ademi Smith as a scouting assistant on their website. Caio Brighenti and Michael Pelfrey are on the staff as analytics assistants. Smith and Pelfrey have interned with [more]

Mahomes’ deal increases the degree of difficulty for the Chiefs’ front office, though not as much as it could have had he tied a portion of the deal to a percentage of the salary cap.

The Eagles, which have a Jewish owner and general manager, have not yet commented.

Patrick Mahomes signed an extremely lucrative, extremely complicated contract extension. The shiny $503M number comes via some creative math.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday that multiple vaccine candidates are approaching their final trial stages but still remain months away.

Joe Staley has cut some serious weight in retirement.

NFL quarterback in exile who led the on-field protests against police brutality will tell his story in a documentary series.

Patrick Mahomes is off to one of the best starts in NFL history, winning MVP in 2018 and a Super Bowl in 2019 while leading the team to its first title in 50 years.

The 49ers made a couple of moves at cornerback on Monday. The team announced that they have signed veteran Jamar Taylor to their roster. His arrival coincides with the departure of Teez Tabor, who has been waived with a non-football injury. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Tabor suffered a Jones fracture in his [more]

If fans are allowed at NFL games this season — and that’s a big “if” — the Patriots will be making some changes to the experience.

“Come on @PresidentMal.”

Nevada’s taxpayers ponied up $750M for a new home for the Raiders in Las Vegas and may never see a game in the stadium. It’s a relocation unlike any other.

Adam Levitan of Establish the Run breaks down exactly how to draft positions in Yahoo Best Ball for a better chance at victory.

Teams generally don’t acquire starting quarterbacks at the end of June, but now that Cam Newton is a Patriot, Tom E. Curran asks if he’ll be ready to take the reins by Week 1.

We’re about to get a closer look at what happened in Colin Kaepernick’s final season with the 49ers.

Kaepernick and The Walt Disney Co. announced a production deal Monday.

Kendrick Bourne continues to be inspired by Joe Staley, even after the franchise icon’s retirement.

The Packers don’t have a traditional owner. CEO Mark Murphy is the closest they have to one. And with not many owners talking publicly about the challenges confronting the NFL in a pandemic, anything any of them say (even one who isn’t really an owner but close enough) is significant. Here’s what Murphy said about [more]

Sports Illustrated asked what all Bears fans have been asking since 2017: What if Chicago drafted Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson instead of Mitch Trubisky?

Robert Griffin III and Peyton Hills are among players who flashed a season of good-to-elite play but were unable to replicate that performance over the remainder of their careers.

Tom Vaughn, a safety who spent his seven-year NFL career with the Lions, has died at the age of 77. Vaughn played his college football at Iowa State, where he was all-Big Eight as a fullback in 1963 and then as a defensive back in 1964. He also led the Big Eight in punt returns [more]

The Dolphins finished last season well, then spent big in the offseason. But how Tua Tagovailoa develops could be the biggest factor for Miami in 2020.

Ravens backup quarterback Trace McSorley is a good enough all-around athlete that when he was coming out of Penn State last year, some teams asked him to work out as a defensive back at the Scouting Combine. At the time, McSorley refused. Now, he just wants to get on the field. McSorley will obviously not [more]

Like all the other rookies entering the NFL this year, Colts second-round pick Michael Pittman Jr.’s transition from college to the pros has been hampered by the lack of on-field work during the offseason program. Making up for lost time will be one of the things that Colts wide receivers coach Mike Groh will be [more]

A lost opportunity for Sidney Jones, an unbelievable Sam Bradford stat and the continuing saga of Reb Russell in Roob’s Eagles observations.

Roquan Smith was listed as a player entering a prove-it year in 2020.

Whether it’s young underachievers or more established veterans justifying a contract, trade or even a roster spot, here are some guys who need to step up in 2020.

Cam Newton is taking the final step toward becoming a Patriot. Newton is in New England now to take his physical, at which point he can officially sign his one-year contract with the Patriots, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Despite Newton’s injury issues over the last couple seasons, the team fully expects Newton [more]

Narrated by two-time WNBA champion and activist Renee Montgomery, Yahoo Sports celebrates Independence Day by examining sports through the lens of athletes overcoming and evolving in the fight for American justice and equality.