SOMERSET, Ky. -- Lynn Bowden Jr. had a year so good for Kentucky football that, truth be told, he doesn't want it to end, even though he's looking forward to being a Las Vegas Raider when the NFL season starts.

"I really never took the time to really reflect on the season yet, you know," Bowden said Saturday night after helping out with a free ...Read more

Before the NFL's voluntary workout programs began in April, the league addressed the difficulty of working out amid a pandemic. Players, stuck at home, were provided a $1,500 stipend to purchase the equipment necessary for workouts. If they couldn't go to a gym, they could at least have kettlebells and resistance bands.

The question of how to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Former Eagle Malcolm Jenkins had his say on the fallout from DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic Instagram posts made late last week.

In a video posted to his own Instagram account on Friday, the safety and team leader of the past six seasons called the back and forth that resulted from the initial posts and Jackson's subsequent ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who has until Wednesday to work out a long-term contract with the Steelers, wants more money to be added to his franchise tag tender he signed this spring.

According to the NFL Network, Dupree is filing a grievance with the NFLPA to be paid like a defensive end rather than an outside ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles have penalized receiver DeSean Jackson for "conduct detrimental to the team" in the wake of his inflammatory anti-Semitic Instagram post last weekend.

The announcement was made by the Eagles Friday on social media. The penalty wasn't disclosed, but league sources confirmed it was a fine. Contacted by The Inquirer, the...Read more

SEATTLE -- NFL training camps remain scheduled to start on July 28.

But Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Friday he hopes the league will consider pushing that date back if needed to make sure that all players, coaches and support staff are kept safe in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Whatever we need to do to do this right is what I hope ...Read more

The Browns announced Thursday they are offering season-ticket holders the opportunity to opt out of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and retain their seat location and priority for next year.

The Browns have yet to finalize how many fans they plan to allow to attend games at FirstEnergy Stadium in 2020, but the number is expected to be ...Read more

Raheem Mostert wants a new contract. Again.

And he deserves one. Again, only this time after emerging as much more than a special-teams ace.

Mostert broke out last season as the 49ers' leading and most explosive rusher, after agreeing to a three-year, $9 million contract in the 2019 offseason.

Mostert's agent, Brett Tessler, announced a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Another construction worker has died at SoFi Stadium, according to the joint venture overseeing the $5 billion project in Inglewood.

The worker passed away at the job site just before 5 p.m. Tuesday after exhibiting "signs of a health issue."

"His co-workers promptly summoned help and an onsite EMT and local paramedics responded...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Like the Kansas City Chiefs officials who signed off Monday on the richest-ever contract in American professional sports, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has the utmost respect for Patrick Mahomes.

Before their first NFL meeting, in 2018, Jackson recalled seeing him throw at an offseason camp during Mahomes' rookie year and ...Read more

ATHENS, Ga. -- Herschel Walker's primary residence remains in Texas, but he is a Georgian through and through. That, he said Tuesday, is why he felt compelled to tweet at Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Monday.

The former University of Georgia and NFL star said he has watched with keen interest the situation that unfolded in southwest Atlanta ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The richest contract in sports now resides in one of its smallest markets. Patrick Mahomes will be paid half a billion dollars to play quarterback for the Chiefs over the next dozen years, his decision to sign a contract extension representing one of the biggest days in Kansas City history.

The Chiefs are locked in to a 24-...Read more

Joe Staley has joined the ever-growing list of retired NFL offensive linemen whose bodies have undergone significant changes since stepping away from football.

The former 49ers great told ESPN he's lost 50 pounds since announcing his retirement in April following 13 years in the NFL. Now freed from the daily rigors of a diet designed to ...Read more

The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Jamar Taylor to a one-year contract and waived injured cornerback Teez Tabor, the team announced Monday.

Taylor, a Boise State alum, was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2013 draft and played there until 2015.

He has played for five other teams in the past four seasons, ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs have their guy for the long haul.

Superstar quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes has agreed to terms on a 10-year extension that will keep him in Kansas City through the 2031 season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday afternoon.

Schefter later reported the deal is worth more than $400 million.

The ...Read more