ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — For a few years now, we’ve delved into the very topic we’re about to cover for several hundred words here, though this time the ending will endure a bit of a twist.

That topic: the Patrick Mahomes slights and insults.

At him.

Not from him.

Whether it’s counting on his fingers in Chicago, or counting on them again in...Read more

MIAMI — Tua Tagovailoa entering his fifth NFL season can now finally say he feels the full respect, faith and belief the Miami Dolphins haven’t always shown him.

Took awhile, but the team gave him all of that on Friday in the form of the kind of money the fortunate call generational wealth — a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension ...Read more

The wait is over for the Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

The two sides finally reached an agreement Friday afternoon on a long-term contract extension that will keep him leading the team’s offense for the foreseeable future.

The deal is reportedly for four years and $212.4 million, according to ESPN and NFL Network. He has $...Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A week after the Christmas Day fiasco against the Raiders, a shuddering third loss in four games, the Chiefs mustered one touchdown against Cincinnati.

But they prevailed, 25-17, with a boost from six Harrison Butker field goals, more of the defense that proved a revelation … and a jaw-dropping compromise articulated by ...Read more

NEW YORK — On the first day of training camp, the Jets offense and Aaron Rodgers struggled, particularly inside the red zone.

That certainly was not the case on Thursday morning.

The practice began with a 30-plus-yard connection between Rodgers and Garrett Wilson, with cornerback D.J. Reed in coverage. The offense and Rodgers continued to ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The detours on Khyree Jackson's path to the NFL — the community college he left, the hourly jobs he worked while thinking he was done with football — became the details of his story that resonated with Brian Flores so deeply this spring.

From their first meeting at the Senior Bowl to their pre-draft Zoom calls and Jackson's ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Rams defensive backfield undergoing significant change might have suffered an early loss.

Cornerback Derion Kendrick, who was expected to play a rotational role, suffered a knee injury during the Rams' first training camp practice and is being examined for a possible torn anterior cruciate ligament, a person with knowledge of ...Read more

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Julius Peppers, a fearsome pass-rushing defensive end, would be on the Carolina Panthers’ Mount Rushmore.

Fourth all-time in NFL sacks, Peppers is preparing for a big weekend. On Aug. 3, he will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Peppers was elected in his first year of eligibility after 17 ...Read more

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay flashed his trademark smile when reporting Tuesday that quarterback Matthew Stafford was in camp, but this wasn't a celebratory moment.

This was more of a sigh of relief.

Stafford had the Rams by the you-know-what, and he knew it. The Rams also knew it, which is why they had no choice but to modify his ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — With players set to report Wednesday, I kept seeing "Steelers training camp storylines." It makes for wonderful reading, mind you, but let's be crystal clear here: There is one story, and his name is Russell Wilson.

Russell Wilson is the Steelers quarterback.

You might be used to that idea by now. I'm not sure I ever will be. If...Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — There’s a play that circulated through social media during the first few days of Chiefs training camp, so maybe it’s fitting that I’d like to talk about the player who threw it and the player who caught it.

But a different play.

And for a different reason.

Yes, quarterback Patrick Mahomes found rookie Xavier Worthy ...Read more

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Davante Adams says he’s in a good place now. That this is a fresh slate.

He’s happy to be back with his Raiders teammates at the beginning of training camp. He’s excited about the opportunity the coming season presents.

But for how long?

The last thing a team with a predicted win total of 6 1/2 needs is any ...Read more

Calais Campbell slowly got in his three-point stance for one of maybe 2,000-plus football practices he has participated in during his 17-year NFL career and labored to raise all 6-foot-8, 308 pound frame so much you would think he was moving in slow motion.

This was 20 minutes into the Miami Dolphins’ first training camp practice of the 2024 ...Read more

Minnesota Vikings receiver Jordan Addison vowed to learn from his second driving offense in the past calendar year and believes he deserves any punishment that might come down from the law, the league or his head coach.

Asked after Wednesday's first training camp practice if he's expecting a suspension from the NFL for his July 12 arrest for ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — He strutted around the deep green football fields like a new father, shouting and gesturing and celebrating with cheers and compliments and a loudly blown whistle.

Then Jim Harbaugh explained.

His first official training camp practice as the Chargers coach was like ... childbirth?

Yeah, childbirth.

“Just like being born,”...Read more

Just before 1:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, screams of joy and excitement echoed across the Ravens’ three practice fields in Owings Mills, Md. Lamar Jackson was back.

After being absent from the first three days of training camp with an illness, the star quarterback and the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player came jogging down the turf ramp leading ...Read more

NEW YORK — Last month, Aaron Rodgers created quite a stir when he missed two days of Jets mandatory minicamp.

Rodgers missed the sessions due to a preplanned vacation to Egypt.

Finally, on Wednesday, the first day of training camp practices, Rodgers addressed his unexcused absence and how the Jets fined him more than $50,000 for being a no-...Read more

The 49ers pursued a former New England Patriots legend this offseason for the second time in as many years.

Kyle Shanahan, who admitted before February’s Super Bowl that he and the Niners had tried to convince Tom Brady to join them rather than retiring, told The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami on Tuesday that he reached out to Bill Belichick about...Read more