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Jason Wright knows the importance of being the first Black man hired as an NFL team president. He also know he’s got to fix a wounded franchise.

The COVID-19 pandemic made the first day of Chargers training camp unusual, but no fans and no Philip Rivers took the weirdness to a new level.

The Jacksonville Jaguars took the field for their first padded practice of the season Monday, and despite dealing with some player deductions from the roster, it was another interesting session to watch unfold. In what has been an unusual practice …

Maxx Crosby has a perpetual chip on his shoulder and has no time for coaches buttering him up.

You can’t compare the NFL to the obstacles the NCAA faces trying to move ahead with a season, but those in charge should be taking notes every chance they get.

Here’s whose stock is up (and down) after the Bears’ first padded practice of 2020 training camp.

The 49ers’ worst fears were confirmed by Jalen Hurd’s agent.

Hurd remains a part of the 49ers’ plans. But unfortunately for all involved, he won’t be able to play anytime soon.

The Rams are practicing in earnest for the 2020 NFL season, and there are plenty of position battles for coach Sean McVay to judge in the weeks ahead.

For the first time in two decades, there’s a legitimate quarterback competition in Foxboro — and Phil Perry kept a close watch on Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham during training camp Monday.

Between Damien Lewis and Brandon Shell, Carroll believes in Seattle’s newcomers.

Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Vic Beasley remains on the NFI list.

A running joke around the NFL is that Frank Gore will play football forever. The 37-year-old Gore is a rarity in a brutally physical business that often forces players 10 years younger than he is – or more – to find a new profession. Instead, he’s back for his 16th season in the pros and first with the New York Jets, and approaches training camp with the passion and enthusiasm of a rookie.

No preseason, injuries are already piling up and the NFL has a familiar problem this year. The “Next Man Up” mantra will surely dominate the 2020 season.

Cordarrelle Patterson is participating in running back drills in Monday’s first padded practice of Bears training camp.

LaMarcus Joyner was called out by his head coach as someone who needs to step up in 2020.

The Ravens are bringing in former Cowboys WR Dez Bryant for a workout. In addition to the Ravens, Bryant has talked to other teams about potential workouts. Bryant last played in 2017 before being cut by the Cowboys. He has 7,459 career receiving yards and 73 TDs

As the pandemic looms over what will be one of the most odd football seasons, there are still a bunch of intriguing things to keep an eye on and look forward to.

When Shaquill Griffin arrived in Seattle, he was supposed to be part of the new era in an effort by the Seahawks to build the next generation of their standout secondary. Griffin will begin the season as part of an overhauled secondary and the longest-tenured Seattle player among the group. It’s a unit that could be among the best in the NFL after the additions of Jamal Adams and Quinton Dunbar, to go with last year’s acquisition of Quandre Diggs.

Breshad Perriman took off down the field and Sam Darnold saw him all the way. The ball zipped through the humid air and dropped right into Perriman’s hands for an impressive training camp practice touchdown. The New York Jets hope this is only a peek into what will be a season filled with highlights between Darnold and his developing but, for the moment, banged up group of wide receivers.

No NFL award is ever clinched before the games even start. This year, one of them already may be. Former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann, who suffered a career-ending broken leg in 1985, believes that current Washington quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a supposedly career-ending broken leg in 2018, already is the NFL’s Comeback Player of [more]

Trent Taylor quipped that he’s still 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s favorite target, regardless of what All-Pro tight end George Kittle might think.

Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam will stand in support of quarterback Baker Mayfield and any other Cleveland players who kneel during the national anthem this season. Mayfield was one of the first prominent NFL players to say he intended to take a knee as a way of protesting social injustices. On Sunday, the Haslams said they have the young QB’s back and respect any Browns players who join him.

The Titans have added another outside linebacker.

Perhaps the greatest attribute Will Grier brought with him from West Virginia is the touch on his deep passes.

The Atlanta Falcons took the field for their fourth training camp practice on Sunday, and this time it was wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus who came away with the highlight of the day.

BetMGM said Sunday morning that a bettor in Las Vegas placed $5,000 on the Bengals to be the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

From the antimicrobial mist the Denver Broncos strolled through on their way to the practice fields to the hand-held whistles for masked-up coaches, NFL training camps have a very different look and feel this year. The league is spending tens of millions of dollars on daily COVID-19 testing, and some of the protocols put in place to navigate the coronavirus crisis have cost some prospects whatever long shot they had at making a roster. Linebacker Cam Smith tested positive for the virus when he reported to the Minnesota Vikings headquarters, and head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman recommended he get an echocardiogram.

The FDA granted emergency authorization for the public to begin employing a saliva-based coronavirus test.

Should JuJu Smith-Schuster just stick to football?