MIAMI — Jimmy Johnson is a Hall of Fame football coach. He won the National Championship with the University of Miami in 1987 and won the Super Bowl twice with the Dallas Cowboys before coaching the Miami Dolphins for four seasons from 1996-1999.

He’s been part of big moments, including ones where he was Saturday.

“My biggest concern ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Before ending his retirement and returning to the Bucs, Tom Brady knew he had to make better use of his timeouts.

At 45, the needs of his growing family ― wife Gisele and three children, Jack (14), Benjamin (12) and Vivian (9) — have increased.

His business empire now includes a clothing line (BRADY), production company, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams opened the preseason against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night at SoFi Stadium.

Here are observations from the Rams’ 29-22 victory:

—Bryce Perkins off to a good start

Perkins completed 10 of 17 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for 42 yards ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Whatever Mike Tomlin wanted to see from his players in the first preseason game, he didn't have to look hard to find a lot of positives.

And most of it came from an offense that struggled to find production last season.

It began with a much-needed fast start from quarterback Mitch Trubisky, featured big running plays by running ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Several of the Dolphins’ top stars sat out the team’s preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday night, but a team led mainly by reserves and roster longshots was able to secure a 26-24 win in Mike McDaniel’s head-coaching debut.

A 53-yard go-ahead field goal by kicker Jason Sanders gave the Dolphins a 26-...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 19-14, in the preseason opener Saturday at Soldier Field.

Here’s what you need to know about the game.

Justin Fields’ day

In three series of work, Bears quarterback Justin Fields completed 4 of 7 passes for 48 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He was sacked twice and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens need a No. 2 running back to complement starter J.K. Dobbins in the early part of the regular season, and veteran Mike Davis got closer to filling that role with a strong effort in the team’s 23-10 win over the Tennessee Titans in the preseason opener Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium.

Throughout the first two weeks ...Read more

If the late Bob Kuechenberg wrote a column about his Hall of Fame chances ...

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I’ve been gone going on four years now. Dead and buried. It wasn’t my idea at that time, but even worse is what’s happened since.

I’m forgotten.

That’s what stings. I’d like to think my name, Bob Kuechenberg, left a mark and not just on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Star players came through for the Los Angeles Rams the last time they played at SoFi Stadium.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford, receiver Cooper Kupp, defensive lineman Aaron Donald and cornerback Jalen Ramsey played key roles in a Super Bowl LVI victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on their home turf.

None of those stars, or any ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets preseason started about as poorly as you can imagine. Now they wait to see the consequences.

Quarterback Zach Wilson limped off the field with a knee injury in the first quarter of Friday’s preseason contest against the Eagles, coming up lame after a scramble on his second series.

The injury was noncontact following ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At a recent film session that followed a training camp practice, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid rotated through a collection of offensive plays, stopping to pick at the finer details — footwork, route precision, quarterback read progression and the like. Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy took a turn next, and then ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Legendary quarterback Len Dawson, who led the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl triumph and was with the Kansas City NFL organization for six decades as a player and broadcaster, has entered hospice care in Kansas City, a friend of the family confirmed Friday afternoon to The Kansas City Star.

Dawson, 87, became the team’s...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Practice ended and most players left the field Thursday afternoon when Kyle Trask picked up a football and began throwing some corner routes to receiver Kaylon Geiger, a rookie from Texas Tech.

Trask’s desire to wring every rep out of every day is understandable.

The former Florida Gators star underwent the NFL’s version of...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will be held out of team-related activities until at least Tuesday.

Coach Kevin O'Connell said Friday that Cousins has "very minimal symptoms" and will not travel to Las Vegas for the team's preseason opener on Sunday against the Raiders. While players...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It has become abundantly clear that the Steelers want to play the long game with Kenny Pickett.

I would have thought differently on draft day, when they were elated to snag the soon-to-be-24-year-old Pickett with the 20th pick.

It's not like they had an established star in front of him. They didn't even have a starter in front ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seahawks flying to Pittsburgh this week to open the preseason calls to mind the time the Steelers once flew to Seattle in the preseason as part of the effort to get the NFL to come to Seattle at all.

Well, it comes to mind for people of a certain age, anyway.

In fact, it was 50 years ago Friday that the Steelers played the New ...Read more