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The fact that the NFL needed to craft something like this is a strong admission of institutional failure to adequately promote diversity among its leadership.

NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press, he stressed that the clubs must be “in compliance with any additional public health requirements in their jurisdiction, and have implemented the protocols that were developed by (league medical officer) Dr. (Allen) Sills and distributed to all clubs on May 6.” Facilities have been closed since late March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Yahoo Fantasy’s Liz Loza and Matt Harmon discuss Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter’s uncertainty about the running back’s health status and what fantasy owners should expect in 2020. Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

NFL team owners are going to vote on a bizarre proposal to incentivize themselves to hire more minorities. What they really need to do is look in the mirror.

Bills and Jets fans hope this is the season their respective starting quarterbacks — Josh Allen and Sam Darnold — break out and become true franchise players.

While Joe Burrow looks to be a sure bet to start in Week 1 for the Bengals, it’s not as easy to predict the first start for other rookie QBs — but we tried anyway.

Some new NFL uniforms are great. Others? Not so much. We rank them, then you vote.

The NFL is still unsure when teams can use their facilities again.

Contract talks between Cowboys and Dak Prescott have dominated the team’s offseason.

The NFLPA approved a 10-year collective bargaining agreement with team owners right before the coronavirus turned America upside down. The union’s president is thankful.

Dallas had an up-and-down offseason but come out of the gate as an early, and peculiar, 2.5-point road favorite against the Rams.

Myron Rolle was a 5-star prospect who played two seasons in the NFL, but his true dream was to become a neurosurgeon. Now which career does society value more?

Darius Leonard works relentlessly at his rural South Carolina home to prepare for another football season. ”We are getting a ton done,” Colts coach Frank Reich says. ”With the technology today, they all have heart rate monitors, so they do their workouts, it’s all logged, it all kind of shoots to our system.

Will the Titans build on their success for 2019, or is regression in the cards? Matt Harmon, Dalton Del Don, and Andy Behrens preview the team for fantasy 2020.

Our analysts share their 2020 rankings. While Christian McCaffrey is the clear No. 1 choice, consensus is tougher to find from there.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have signed offensive lineman Danny Pinter, the first of their nine draft picks.

Tom Brady’s offering for the All In Challenge sold for nearly a million dollars last week.

Phillip Dorsett has never set foot in Seattle or anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Needless to say, he hasn’t personally seen the place where he will eventually practice after signing with the Seattle Seahawks. One area where the Seahawks did only minor tinkering during the offseason was with its wide receiver group.

Joe Judge has some reservations about his players flying across the country right now.

Continuing to play NFL games abroad is fine once the pandemic is over, but this situation shows why committing to a franchise in London would be a mistake.

Eli Manning might get into coaching, but there’s no way he’ll do it in the NFL.

Sammy Watkins had a tough time in Buffalo.

Former Washington State WR Dezmon Patmon was selected in the 6th round of the recent 2020 NFL Draft.

Johnny Manziel is fortunate he wasn’t injured.

Vernon Perry was out of the NFL in five years, but he had one unbelievable playoff game during his rookie season with the Oilers.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders agreed to a deal Monday with former Denver Broncos running back Devontae Booker.

It might be easy to write the Pats off after the departure of Tom Brady and some key defensive pieces too, but Bill Belichick is still there and that might be good enough.

On the surface, it looks like Tom Brady and the Bucs are going to have a much better 2020 than the Patriots, but Dalton Del Don predicts the opposite will be true.

Will T.Y. Hilton be back to his former, productive self in 2020? How far will Philip Rivers take this team? Scott Pianowski, Andy Behrens, and Liz Loza preview the team.

Cam Newton is a fantastic player with an uncertain future in the NFL. It’s hard to define greatness for athletes who have a truly unique style.