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The NFL had stern words for the Washington Football Team.

The Milwaukee Bucks refused to play its game Wednesday in protest of a police shooting. It was also the 4-year anniversary of Colin Kaepernick’s first anthem protest.

Le’Veon Bell just wants to practice more.

Is Raiders DC Paul Guenther on the hot seat this season?

Matt Harmon is joined by three special guests to do some “Care/Don’t Care” on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast!

It’s no surprise Bengals QB Joe Burrow is among 10 newcomers on the offensive side of the ball who will be first-year contributors. Others on the list, however, might surprise you.

The Cowboys owner’s idea of compromise is for players to kneel before the anthem and stand during it. Once again, he’s trying to dictate the terms for Black players.

The 49ers were without eight players, including Nick Bosa and Brandon Aiyuk on Tuesday.

Dementia tests in the NFL concussion litigation allow doctors to use different baseline standards for Black and white retired players, making it more difficult for Blacks to show injury and qualify for awards, lawyers for two ex-players argued in court filings Tuesday. The settlement fund has so far paid about $720 million to retired players for neurocognitive problems linked to NFL concussions, including more than $300 million for dementia. The dementia claims have proven especially contentious – three-quarters of them have been denied, often after challenges from the NFL.

Levi’s Stadium will be empty when the Cardinals open against the 49ers.

The former Bears coach is basing his opinion on what he’s observed at camp, and conversations he’s had within the organization.

Two-time Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker has agreed to terms on a $59 million, four-year contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals. Baker’s agent David Mulugheta confirmed the terms and that $33.1 million is guaranteed, which makes him among the NFL’s highest-paid safeties. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound Baker played in college at Washington and was drafted in the second round in 2017.

Patrick Mahomes’ 44-yard completion to Tyreek Hill changed Super Bowl LIV. But was it a better throw than Eli Manning’s in Super Bowl XLVI.

If you’re gonna win a 2020 fantasy league, there’s a good chance a sleeper running back or two will help the cause. Let’s dig for difference-making RBs.

The way Jones makes it sound, he and the Cowboys are headed for a redux of 2017 instead of joining the NFL’s changing attitude toward player kneeling.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell now supports anthem protesting after initially opposing them a few years ago. It’s a move that follows in his father’s legacy.

Nick Mensio recaps the week’s storylines out of training camps, checking in on Kenyan Drake, David Montgomery, Mike Williams and others. (Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports)

Oshane Ximines debuted with a promising rookie season for the Giants in 2019. As he enters his sophomore campaign, though, Ximines sees plenty of room for improvement.

As much fun as he had, Kittle also said he was glad it’s behind him.

For the second time in training camp, the Browns defense has been rocked by a major injury. Rookie safety Grant Delpit tore his right Achilles tendon during practice, a person familiar with the injury told the Associated Press on Monday night. Delpit was expected to start for Cleveland’s rebuilt defense.

“I didn’t think about, does he have that fear when he’s walking out and does he really think that he’s in danger every time he walks outside of the building.”

What do you think Kirk Cousins needs to do for the Vikings to go further this year?

The news didn’t appear positive when Grant Delpit was carted off the field Monday. It didn’t get any better when the Browns announced the safety was undergoing tests on his Achilles. Then, came word from Adam Schefter of ESPN that the Browns fear the second-round choice has torn his Achilles. An Achilles tendon tear is [more]

“If … he would have listened to us in the beginning of this, there would have been so many lives that could have been saved.”

NFL Network’s Jim Trotter’s takeaways from Emmanuel Acho’s conversation with commissioner Roger Goodell. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

Swoope played four years of college basketball at Miami.

The 49ers are set to add free agent tight end Erik Swoope.

The Patriots may not have settled on their replacement for kicker Stephen Gostkowski. New England re-signed veteran Nick Folk on Monday, giving rookie fifth-round draft pick Justin Rohrwasser some competition for the job as the team moves into what coach Bill Belichick said was a ”big week” for players to begin showing progress during the truncated training camp. ”I think we’re in position, hopefully, to string some good days together and have a lot of little things start to fit together in the overall big picture,” Belichick said.

After an elbow injury cut his 2019 season short, Ben Roethlisberger shed some weight and his caveman beard with hopes of proving he’s still got it in his 17th season.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell now supports anthem protesting after initially opposing them a few years ago. It’s a move that follows in his father’s legacy.