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Guaranteed: Joe Namath voted NFL’s greatest character
White shoes. Fur coat. Pantyhose. Fu Manchu mustache. And an arm that would make Superman proud. Yep, Joe Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who guaranteed his…
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Chiefs quarterback Mahomes has plenty of fans within NFL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The popularity of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has soared into the stratosphere in just over one season as the starter, each no-look or left-handed passes drawing a fresh chorus of…
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Saints at Rams in rematch of disputed NFC title game
Throw that flag. For those who have short memories — very short — the last time the Rams and Saints met was in the NFC championship game in the Big Easy. New Orleans was victimized…
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End of an era: Raiders prepare for likely final dirt game
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — It will be the end of an era of sorts this weekend in Oakland. Not that anyone figures to be mourning what should be the final NFL game ever played on…
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NFL At 100: League is all in on the action of sports betting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Roxy Roxborough set the lines for the big Las Vegas sports books in the ’80s and ’90s, he was also working behind the scenes to help the head of the…
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NFL 2019: soph QBs still finding their footing, and throwing
Given the many variables that go into developing an elite quarterback, Jim Kelly can’t even imagine assessing what to make of last year’s group of five first-round draft picks as they enter their sophomore seasons.…
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A look at iconic announcers in NFL history
While fans of some sports all have their favorite local announcers, the NFL has been much more of a shared viewing experience. With all games being shown on national networks rather than solely on local…
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NFL at 100: How college football became the pipeline to NFL
Jay Berwanger won the inaugural Heisman Trophy in 1935 for the University of Chicago and became the No. 1 player taken in the first NFL draft a few months later. He chose to work at…
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From Akron to Alabama, NFL has taken show on the road
Just over 50 years ago, halfway through the history of the NFL, the New York Jets completed one of the most unexpected championship seasons in the history of the sport. A brash quarterback named Joe…
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New-look Jets feeling ‘rebirth’ as they open training camp
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold believes there’s something a lot different about the New York Jets these days. Sure, the start of training camp breeds overwhelming optimism and positive chatter all around the…
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