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Teams are putting pads on, dudes are signing dudes' heads and the Giants keep finding ways to lose receivers.
Here's what you need to know from camps across the league:
Top news of the day
Top story: Giants' Tate gets 4-game ban for fertility drug
In yet another blow to the New York Giants' receiving corps, Golden Tate has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, he confirmed Saturday.
Tate, who said the banned substance was a prescribed fertility medication, has scheduled an appeal for Aug. 6 and a resolution is expected before the start of the regular season, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Giants were already down two receivers after Corey Coleman (torn ACL) and Sterling Shepard (fractured thumb) had suffered injuries on the first day of training camp on Thursday.
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Life of JuJu at training camp: ‘Dude, I signed this dude's head today.'
Jeremy Fowler, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
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For the sixth straight year, Melba Jacobson of Silver Spring, Md., celebrated her birthday at Redskins training camp. She was in a tent at the opposite end from where the players exit but she still got autographs from several Redskins: Trey Quinn, Case Keenum and Jehu Chesson. Jacobson was reared in Texas but made it clear: She's a longtime Redskins fan.
John Keim, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
49ers DE Nick Bosa, signed and in camp on time, went through his first training camp practice as a pro on Saturday. Bosa worked mostly with the second team but also got some reps with the starters in third down packages. Bosa had some good reps against LT Joe Staley, though the Niners won't be in pads until Monday. Here, Bosa and edge partner Dee Ford get some sled work in. Much is expected of these two this season.
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff Writer3h ago
Quotes of the day
ESPN Staff Writer
Jets QB Sam Darnold still communicates with the recently retired Josh McCown every other day. Darnold said McCown "misses it every single day" and constantly asks questions about the team. On Saturday, McCown visited camp and stood with Adam Gase on the sideline. Asked if he will mind if McCown criticizes him in his new role as an ESPN analyst, Darnold cracked, "He'll probably be a lot nicer on TV, even if he's critical, than he would be in the film room."
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Saturday was Ryan Fitzpatrick's worst day at practice. He was off on his accuracy at times and just had to run to T.N.T. wall after a mishandled snap with Chris Reed. Josh Rosen, on the other hand, had his best session including a nice play-action TD to Nick O'Leary. First glimpse of a true back-and-forth QB battle. If you're keeping score through three days of camp, Fitzpatrick has won two days and Rosen one.
Cameron Wolfe, ESPN Staff Writer5h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Ron Rivera didn't hesitate when asked if he would want to be a part of another show like the Amazon Prime series ‘'All or Nothing'' in which his profanity-laced halftime speech at Pittsburgh was one of the highlights. ‘'No,'' the Panthers coach said. ‘'There were cameras everywhere, ... It was hard. I really couldn't express myself like I wanted to because of the cameras.'' He didn't have trouble expressing himself during and after the Pittsburgh shellacking, saying ‘'Sh- - happens'' in his postgame interview. His wife told him afterwards, ‘'Really?''
David Newton, ESPN Staff Writer5h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Takeaways from the Browns' third practice: 1. The first day of pads was a frustrating one for the first-team offense, as Baker Mayfield and Co. couldn’t really get anything going during team period. In fact at one point, Mayfield screamed at his WRs to work back to him off a scramble. The offense, however, did flash its firepower at the end during 2-minute, scoring on just three plays with a Jarvis Landry TD grab. The result of the first two offensive snaps, however, in team: a false start (by several players) and a T.J. Carrie interception, as Mayfield tried to find OBJ on a deep post. Rough start.
Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Seen a lot of different ways Packers players have done the kids bike thing but can't say I've seen anything quite like what offensive lineman Gerhard de Beer is doing.
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff Writer7h ago
Teams are putting pads on, dudes are signing dudes' heads and the Giants keep finding ways to lose receivers.
Here's what you need to know from camps across the league:
Top news of the day
Top story: Giants' Tate gets 4-game ban for fertility drug
In yet another blow to the New York Giants' receiving corps, Golden Tate has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, he confirmed Saturday.
Tate, who said the banned substance was a prescribed fertility medication, has scheduled an appeal for Aug. 6 and a resolution is expected before the start of the regular season, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Giants were already down two receivers after Corey Coleman (torn ACL) and Sterling Shepard (fractured thumb) had suffered injuries on the first day of training camp on Thursday.
More:
Best videos
ESPN Staff Writer
Life of JuJu at training camp: ‘Dude, I signed this dude's head today.'
Jeremy Fowler, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
Best photos
ESPN Staff Writer
For the sixth straight year, Melba Jacobson of Silver Spring, Md., celebrated her birthday at Redskins training camp. She was in a tent at the opposite end from where the players exit but she still got autographs from several Redskins: Trey Quinn, Case Keenum and Jehu Chesson. Jacobson was reared in Texas but made it clear: She's a longtime Redskins fan.
John Keim, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
49ers DE Nick Bosa, signed and in camp on time, went through his first training camp practice as a pro on Saturday. Bosa worked mostly with the second team but also got some reps with the starters in third down packages. Bosa had some good reps against LT Joe Staley, though the Niners won't be in pads until Monday. Here, Bosa and edge partner Dee Ford get some sled work in. Much is expected of these two this season.
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff Writer3h ago
Quotes of the day
Best of the rest from across the league
ESPN Staff Writer
Jets QB Sam Darnold still communicates with the recently retired Josh McCown every other day. Darnold said McCown "misses it every single day" and constantly asks questions about the team. On Saturday, McCown visited camp and stood with Adam Gase on the sideline. Asked if he will mind if McCown criticizes him in his new role as an ESPN analyst, Darnold cracked, "He'll probably be a lot nicer on TV, even if he's critical, than he would be in the film room."
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Saturday was Ryan Fitzpatrick's worst day at practice. He was off on his accuracy at times and just had to run to T.N.T. wall after a mishandled snap with Chris Reed. Josh Rosen, on the other hand, had his best session including a nice play-action TD to Nick O'Leary. First glimpse of a true back-and-forth QB battle. If you're keeping score through three days of camp, Fitzpatrick has won two days and Rosen one.
Cameron Wolfe, ESPN Staff Writer5h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Ron Rivera didn't hesitate when asked if he would want to be a part of another show like the Amazon Prime series ‘'All or Nothing'' in which his profanity-laced halftime speech at Pittsburgh was one of the highlights. ‘'No,'' the Panthers coach said. ‘'There were cameras everywhere, ... It was hard. I really couldn't express myself like I wanted to because of the cameras.'' He didn't have trouble expressing himself during and after the Pittsburgh shellacking, saying ‘'Sh- - happens'' in his postgame interview. His wife told him afterwards, ‘'Really?''
David Newton, ESPN Staff Writer5h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Takeaways from the Browns' third practice: 1. The first day of pads was a frustrating one for the first-team offense, as Baker Mayfield and Co. couldn’t really get anything going during team period. In fact at one point, Mayfield screamed at his WRs to work back to him off a scramble. The offense, however, did flash its firepower at the end during 2-minute, scoring on just three plays with a Jarvis Landry TD grab. The result of the first two offensive snaps, however, in team: a false start (by several players) and a T.J. Carrie interception, as Mayfield tried to find OBJ on a deep post. Rough start.
Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff Writer4h ago
ESPN Staff Writer
Seen a lot of different ways Packers players have done the kids bike thing but can't say I've seen anything quite like what offensive lineman Gerhard de Beer is doing.
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff Writer7h ago