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FRISCO - With their second-round pick in this year's NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys addre sed a need created when former defensive end Randy Gregory bolted for the Denver Broncos in free agency.Ole Mi s edge rusher Sam Williams was selected by the Cowboys and is expected to have an immediate impact in 2022.The Dallas Cowboystook offensive lineman Tyler Smith with the first pick in
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The Cleveland Browns have parted
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The Indianapolis Colts were back on the field Wednesday for their second OTA practice se sion open to the media.The team will holda mandatory minicampnext week before another se sion of OTAs just for the rookies occurs the following week. That will give the Colts their last action until training camp begins near the end of July. Wednesday's se sion saw the return of an important defensive starter while the offensive
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Caleb Benenoch Jersey showing comfort with his new quarterback. Dezmon Patmon caught three consecutive pa ses from Ryan in what appeared to be a hurry-up portion of practice. Dulin also made some crafty plays and was commended by head coach Frank Reich after practice, who said he and general manager Chris Ballard have spoken about Dulin's high ceiling as a receiver.Scroll to Continue Backup quarterback Nick Foles threw a pair of interceptions on the day that were both solid plays made by young defenders. The first was a shot deep down the left side of the field intended for receiver Keke Coutee which was picked off by cornerback Alex Myers as he leaped up to grab the ball out of the air
Sam Mills Jersey .Myers had another impre sive play later, breaking up a pa s in the back of the end zone intended for tight end Michael Jacobson while the ball appeared to be in Jacobson's grasp.Foles' second interception came in the red zone as he threw a strong pa s to running back Nyheim Hines on the goal line. Rookie linebacker Sterling Weatherford jumped the pa s and had plenty of gra s in front of him to run. Speaking of Hines, he continued to do position drills with both the running backs and wide receivers. Safety JulianBlackmon returned to practice Wednesday after tearing an Achilles in Week 6 of last year. He participated indefensive back drills as well as 11-on-11s, which were e sentially at an accelerated walk-through pace.Reich said he doesn't think it's a stretch to say that Blackmon might be available to start training camp at the end of July.
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Outside of leading tackler Denzel Perryman and Divine Deablo, the Las Vegas Raiders will be featuring multiple new names in their linebacking corps this upcoming season.One of those will be Kenny Young, a former fourth-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens who already has played for three teams in his four-year NFL career.While only playing 36 percent of Baltimore's defensive snaps as a rookie, Young put up decent numbers with 51 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a forced
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The Detroit Lions made Frankie Sinkwich the first overall pick of the 1943 NFL draft. Then the Chicago Cardinals made Charley Trippi the first overall pick of the 1945 NFL draft.When the NFL needed a runner back then, it looked to the University of Georgia. Seven decades later, the NFL is still shopping for running backs at Georgia.Nick Chubb has gone three Pro Bowls in his four NFL seasons since leaving Georgia in 2018 as the No. 2 all-time leading rusher in SEC history. No. 1? Another Bulldog, Herschel Walker.Walker
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Long before the days of and in the Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs
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After the 49ers acquired the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, they chose the right quarterback when they took Trey Lance.But how did they wind up with
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GREEN BAY, Wis. With an NFL-high 69 touchdown receptions the last six seasons, All-Pro receiver Davante Adams brought the offensive fireworks to the Green Bay Packers. Presumably, the offense isnt going to turn into a wet firecracker. So, whos going to provide the cakes, Roman candles and Catherine wheels with frequent visits to the end zone? Here are the five players most likely to make gamedays look like Independence Day. Aaron JonesWith nine total touchdowns in 2018, a league-high 19 n 2019,
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The list of top-30 visits for the Pittsburgh Steelers is beginning to unveil. Most of the attention from the organization has gone to the quarterback position, but they're also putting in work on one of the top players in the entire cla s, Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton. , Hamilton will visit the Steelers on April 19, le s than two weeks prior to the NFL Draft.Hamilton has been a hot topic of discu sion since the NFL Combine concluded last month. Much of that conversation has been centered around his somewhat disappointing 40-yard dash time of 4.59. While that time is fairly average for an NFL safety, it's important to
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