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    Rafael Bush retires, Bills sign Kurt Coleman

    Getty Images The Bills had an unexpected vacancy at safety just before camp, so they found a familiar face to fill it. The team announced that veteran safety Rafael Bush was retiring, and the team placed him on the reserve-retired list. To fill the roster spot, the Bills added veteran Kurt...
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    Darren Sproles returns to the Eagles for one more year

    Getty Images He’s been going strong since 2005. And he’s got at least one more year left. The Eagles have announced that running back Darren Sproles has signed a one-year contract to return to the team. Originally a draft pick of the Chargers fourteen years ago, Sproles already has spent five...
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    Chiefs lead the way with Vegas win totals

    Getty Images Camps open soon (the Broncos already have started practicing), and the folks in Vegas have adjusted their projected over-under win totals for 2019. The Chiefs currently lead the way with 12, followed by the Patriots at 11. The Rams and Saints are next at 10.5, followed by the...
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    Louisiana judge allows suit against NFL over Rams-Saints missed call to continue

    Getty Images A Louisiana judge allowed a lawsuit against the NFL seeking damages over the errant pass interference no-call late in the NFC Championship game in January. According to Kevin McGill of the Associated Press, Louisiana Civil District Court Judge Nicole Sheppard also ruled that...
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    Saints place Carl Granderson on did not report list

    Getty Images The Saints placed defensive end Carl Granderson on the did not report list as the team’s rookies opened training camp Thursday. They also placed receiver Emmanuel Butler on the non-football injury list. Granderson is serving a six-month jail sentence in Wyoming. Earlier this...
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    PFT 2019 storyline No. 8: Is Father Time closing in on Drew Brees?

    Getty Images The Saints have had, over the past two years, heartbreaking exits from the postseason. Coach Sean Payton has expressed confidence that they’ll be able to return to 0-0 and climb once again. Maybe they’ll be able to process the heartbreak of the Minneapolis Miracle and the NFC...
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    NFL, NFLPA: We had “productive, constructive and beneficial” CBA talks

    Getty Images The NFL and NFLPA gathered for their fourth set of talks about a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Wednesday and the schedule called for the meetings to last for three days. There was a change in plans, however, and the two sides wrapped things up after several hours of...
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    Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook

    Getty Images It took a little time for Saints tight end Jared Cook to officially join the team. Since then, the team apparently has been spending plenty of time coming up with ways to use him. “New tight end comes in for us this year,” coach Sean Payton recently told Chris Simms. “Jared Cook...
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    Todd Gurley should be very happy with his Madden rating

    Getty Images We’ve spent plenty of time the past couple of days talking about players being upset with their ratings in the new Madden game, and the motivation they have drawn from it. One player who shouldn’t be upset (and in turn has no basis for extra motiviation) is Rams running back Todd...
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    Terron Armstead: Tips learned at OL summit can be an asset

    Getty Images After Broncos linebacker Von Miller hosted his pass rush summit earlier this year, he downplayed the notion of a backlash against players from different teams sharing tips that could then be used against them at some point in the future. Saints left tackle Terron Armstead attended...
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    Saints’ Zach Wood is the lowest-rated player in Madden

    Getty Images Several NFL players have complained in recent days about their Madden ratings, with some telling fans to boycott the game, others describing themselves as salty, and others saying they’ll use Madden as extra motivation. But we haven’t heard from the lowest-rated player in the game...
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    Aaron Rodgers’ Madden rating plummets

    Getty Images The full Madden ratings have been released, and a certain player with a reputation for being a tad sensitive may not be happy with the number he received. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who last year was one of seven players to get a game-high 99, has fallen all the way to 90...
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    Giants suspend Kamrin Moore after arrest

    Getty Images The Giants took the proactive step of not only announcing a suspension, but announcing a player’s arrest. The team just sent out word that safety Kamrin Moore was “suspended by the team pending further investigation,” after he was arrested in New Jersey “for an alleged domestic...
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    Al Riveron vows to overturn only “clear and obvious” PI plays

    Getty Images Remember not long ago when no one knew what a catch was? The debate about what pass interference is (or isn’t) is about to begin. Although NFL referees Tony Corrente and Ron Torbert said nothing changes for officials with pass interference now reviewable, it could have a huge...
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    Offensive linemen hold their own summit to try to counter pass rushers

    Getty Images Broncos linebacker Von Miller started a pass-rushing summit three years ago. It prompted the league’s offensive linemen to start their own get together two years ago. Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson and 50 current and future offensive linemen, including Chiefs right tackle...
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    Ricky Williams glad to see NFL study marijuana as a pain-management tool

    Getty Images David Irving wants credit for the NFL’s marijuana study. Irving doesn’t deserve any credit, but maybe Ricky Williams does. The NFL has eased its marijuana policy since Williams played, but the league still bans it even if a player is using it under the supervision of a doctor and...
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    Al Riveron on expanded replay for pass interference: Let’s get it right

    Getty Images If not for the obvious missed call in the NFC Championship Game, the NFL would not have added instant replay for pass interference. But it happened, and they have. The NFL is holding its annual officiating clinic in Plano, Texas, this weekend, and expanded replay was all the talk...
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    Doug Pederson and Frank Reich make a friendly wager

    Getty Images Eagles coach Doug Pederson is gambling on golf again, but this time it appears to only be for charity donations. According to Robby General of the Indianapolis Star, Pederson made a friendly wager with his former offensive coordinator and current Colts coach Frank Reich during...
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    Sean Payton expects coaches will be “more judicious” with challenges

    Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton believes that his team is ready to move on from last year’s loss to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, but memories of that loss will be triggered whenever a coach challenges a pass interference call or non-call this season. The NFL has adopted...
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