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• Kirk Cousins on Justin Jefferson not calling him a Top 5 QB: "People have to be honest"

  15-07-2023 14:16
  
  Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was recently asked to name the Top 5 quarterbacks in the NFL. Kirk Cousins didn't make the cut.Jefferson named Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen, in that order. The audio wasn't entirely clear, but it sounded like he then mentioned Cousins after Allen, but still, his Top 5 were clear, and Cousins wasn't one of them.Asked about it, Cousins said he's fine with it."I didn't even see it. This is the first time hearing about
  
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• Mercury Morris, Elusive Rusher on a Perfect Dolphins Team, Dies at 77

  22-09-2024 20:11 via nytimes.com
  
  Part of a talented backfield triumvirate that also included Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, he helped lead Miami to two Super Bowls and an undefeated season.
  
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• Miami Dolphins Deal Talks Gain Momentum

  13-09-2024 13:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Owner Stephen Ross is talking to private equity firms after the N.F.L. changed the rules on what types of investors can buy into the league.
  
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• Video Shows Police Confrontation With Miami Dolphins Player Escalating Quickly

  10-09-2024 02:44 via nytimes.com
  
  Body camera footage shows an officer pulling Tyreek Hill out of his car on Sunday after repeatedly ordering him to keep the window down during a traffic stop, apparently for speeding.
  
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• Police Union Says Miami Dolphins Player Was ‘Uncooperative’ When Stopped

  10-09-2024 00:53 via nytimes.com
  
  A video taken by a passing driver showed an officer telling the player, Tyreek Hill, to put down the window of his car, and then almost immediately ordering him out of the car.
  
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• Tyreek Hill, jugador de los Miami Dolphins, fue detenido antes de un partido

  09-09-2024 18:04 via nytimes.com
  
  El receptor abierto fue liberado antes de protagonizar una victoria contra los Jacksonville Jaguars el domingo. Un agente de policía involucrado en el episodio fue destinado a tareas administrativas.
  
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• Tyreek Hill Detained by Police Outside Stadium Before Dolphins vs. Jaguars Game

  08-09-2024 20:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The wide receiver was released before suiting up to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
  
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• What’s in Our Queue? Drake and More

  24-01-2024 20:55 via nytimes.com
  
  I’m a New York Times reporter on the Culture desk. Here are five things I’ve been watching, listening to and playing.
  
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• Steelers-Bills Game Moved to Monday Due to Severe Weather

  13-01-2024 18:59 via nytimes.com
  The Dolphins will face “dangerously cold temperatures” in Kansas City, and the game between the Bills and Steelers in snowy Buffalo was moved to Monday.
  
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• Peacock Enters Uncharted Waters by Streaming N.F.L. Playoff Game

  12-01-2024 01:53 via nytimes.com
  The game, between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, is the biggest test yet for whether live sports will find a comfortable home on streaming services.
  
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• Brutal Cold Expected for Kansas City’s Playoff Game

  10-01-2024 16:23 via nytimes.com
  The temperature on Saturday evening, when the team will play the Miami Dolphins, will be around minus 3 degrees.
  
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• The Best Sentences of 2023

  28-12-2023 18:14 via nytimes.com
  Here are dozens of journalism’s gems from a year when we badly needed them.
  
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• 11 Things You Forgot About the 2023 N.F.L. Season

  10-09-2023 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  After a busy off-season, Damar Hamlin is back, Odell Beckham Jr. is a Raven, Sean Payton leads the Broncos, and 10 players are out because of gambling violations.
  
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• NFL Week 1 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

  07-09-2023 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The Packers-Bears rivalry begins anew, the Chiefs start their title defense and the hyped-up Jets will be tested against the Bills in a strong slate of games.
  
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• Hall of Fame induction ceremony will open with Zach Thomas, close with Joe Thomas

  17-07-2023 16:47
  
  The Pro Football Hall of Fame will induct the nine members of the Class of 2023 on Saturday, August 5, with Zach Thomas opening the show and Joe Thomas closing it.After Zach Thomas's speech, Ken Riley will be posthumously inducted. His son, Ken Riley II, will deliver remarks on his behalf.DeMarcus Ware will be the third member of the class inducted, followed by Joe Klecko fourth.Next will be Chuck Howley, who will not give a speech as he is 87 years old and suffering from dementia. His son, Sco
  
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• Kenny Clark feels Packers are disrespected and he likes it

  17-07-2023 14:41
  
  Expectations for the Packers in their first year without Aaron Rodgers aren't terribly high and that's quite alright with defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Clark has been with the team since 2016, so he's very familiar with the feeling of heading into the season with people predicting deep playoff runs in Green Bay. During an appearance on The Zach Gelb Show, Clark was asked if he feels the absence of such predictions this year is a sign of disrespect for his club. “One hundred percent, but t
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins motivated to prove his "haters and doubters" wrong in Tennessee

  17-07-2023 10:20
  
  Titans wide receiver Deandre Hopkins is motivated this season to prove he's still an elite playmaker.After agreeing to a contract with the Titans on Sunday, Hopkins wrote on Twitter that those who doubt him fuel him."I always loved having haters and doubters but I appreciate it even more now. Titan up!!" Hopkins wrote.It's not unreasonable to doubt that the 31-year-old Hopkins will ever again play at the level he played at in his 20s. He's been injured the last two years and had his two lowest
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins can earn up to $3 million a year in incentives with Titans

  16-07-2023 21:50
  
  Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins can earn up to $3 million a year on his two-year contract if he meets certain incentives.To get the full $3 million, Hopkins needs 95 catches, 1,050 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those are all totals Hopkins has reached in his career, although he hasn't reached the catches and yardage totals since 2020, and hasn't reached the touchdown total since 2018.Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Hopkins' contract calls for him to receive $250,000 for 65 catches, $500,000 fo
  
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• Bill Belichick loses face-off with Mike Vrabel for DeAndre Hopkins

  16-07-2023 21:10
  
  Friendship, smiendship.Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Titans coach Mike Vrabel have had a great relationship over the years. They surely still do. But, on Sunday, Vrabel won the face-off with Belichick for receiver DeAndre Hopkins.Both teams wanted him. Hopkins wanted more than either team was offering. Eventually, he accepted what likely was the better financial offer — reportedly, two years, $26 million with $12 million this year and potential incentives of $3 million. (t's not known
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins agrees to sign with Titans

  16-07-2023 20:14
  
  DeAndre Hopkins has found his new home.Betting odds shifted this week to make the Titans the favorites to land the veteran wide receiver and anyone who wagered that way appears to be on their way to a payday. According to multiple reports on Sunday, Hopkins has agreed to a deal with the AFC South club. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he has agreed to a two-year deal worth $26 million with another $6 million available in incentives. He is set to have a base salary of $12 million for the 2
  
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• DeSean Jackson hints he is retiring

  16-07-2023 19:14
  
  Longtime NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson appears ready to call it a career.Jackson posted on Instagram today, "Did it my way 15 years strong!! Neva anotha like it!" in a message that has been widely perceived as a retirement announcement, although Jackson didn't specifically say that.Realistically, the 36-year-old Jackson may be done whether he wants to be or not. Last year he managed just nine catches while playing for the Ravens, his sixth NFL team.Jackson will be remembered as one of the be
  
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• Despite new representation for Saquon Barkley, Giants aren't willing to re-set talks

  16-07-2023 18:43
  
  As previously reported, the Giants had an offer on the table for running back Saquon Barkley before the franchise tag was applied. As we've recently heard, the Giants had another offer on the table during the offseason program. Barkley, represented exclusively at the time by Roc Nation Sports, accepted neither offer.So what impact will his recent involvement of CAA have on the ongoing discussions? From the Giants' perspective, none whatsover.Per a league source, the Giants aren't inclined to re
  
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• Jaguars, Evan Engram agree to three-year contract

  16-07-2023 18:33
  
  One of the franchise-tagged players has agreed to a long-term deal just before Monday's deadline. According to multiple reports, tight end Evan Engram and the Jaguars have agreed to a three-year contract worth $41.25 million with $24 million guaranteed. Engram would have made $11.345 million if he'd played on the franchise tender in 2023. A Giants first-round pick in 2017, Engram signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the Jaguars last March. He went on to have arguably his best season as a
  
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• Report: Josh Jacobs, Raiders believed to be too far apart to reach deal

  16-07-2023 17:34
  
  Word last week was that Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will not be reporting to training camp if he does not strike a deal with the Raiders on a long-term extension and it looks like that report will be put to the test. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the feeling around the team is that the gap between their offer and Jacobs' desired contract is too large to bridge by Monday afternoon's deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year deals. That's no s
  
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• PFT's top ten coaches for 2023, No. 6: Sean Payton

  16-07-2023 16:48
  
  Of the men making the 2023 PFT list of top 10 head coaches, only one didn't coach at all in 2022. He nevertheless did enough during his years before 2022 to land at No. 6.Sean Payton — offensive expert, Bill Parcells disciple, quarterback whisperer, and Super Bowl XLIV champion — will try to add another label to his football story: Russell Wilson fixer.That's the challenge for Payton in 2023, the thing that will cement his status or jeopardize it. Then again, if Wilson doesn't impro
  
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• Tweaks to the redesigned PFT continue

  16-07-2023 16:19
  
  It's been nearly three weeks since we flipped the switch on a redesigned PFT experience. As you might have noticed, we've been making plenty of tweaks on the fly.One of the first adjustments related to the headlines. There are more of them on the home page, in both the desktop and mobile versions of the site. Most recently, you possibly have noticed that the full headline of the lead story now shows up on all devices and in all browser sizes.The masthead has more conspicuous PFT signage. Also,
  
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• Allen Robinson on Kenny Pickett: You don't see guys that young with command that strong

  16-07-2023 16:15
  
  Quarterback Kenny Pickett's growth heading into his second season has been a topic of conversation throughout the Steelers offseason. Defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi recently said that he's seen "true growth" in Pickett's confidence and demeanor since the end of his rookie year and those traits have also stood out to those who were not members of the team last year. Wide receiver Allen Robinson joined the Steelers in a trade earlier this year and he said on SiriusXM NFL Radio this week that he
  
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• In 18 seasons of preseason Hard Knocks, 18 teams have avoided the show

  16-07-2023 15:52
  
  As the Jets prepare to be the first team in the history of the Hard Knocks series to submit against their will, it's worth noting that most teams have managed to avoid the assignment altogether.As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com in his excellent Sunday rundown of Patriots-related news and notes, the Pats are one of 18 teams that have yet to have Hard Knocks at their doorstep.That was a surprise, so I went down the rabbit hole of Hard Knocks history. It started in 2001, with the Ravens. That was
  
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• Lavonte David: Baker Mayfield is "great for our locker room"

  16-07-2023 14:46
  
  Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. recently described the competition between quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask as a 50-50 proposition. Another defensive player has explained that Mayfield has one big factor in his favor.“Obviously, Baker already he’s been ‘the guy’ and, you know, he’s expected to live up to what everybody expected him to be,” David said in an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, via JoeBucsFan.com. “Baker is great for our loc
  
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• Robbie Gould says he's ready to play this year, hoping for a training camp invitation

  16-07-2023 13:26
  
  Free agent kicker Robbie Gould hopes he won't be a free agent much longer.The 40-year-old Gould, who played for the 49ers the last six seasons, says he's eager to play in 2023 and hoping he'll be in a uniform when training camps open at the end of the month.“I know training camp is coming up and I’m ready for the next opportunity,” Gould told NBCSportsBayArea.com. “And I’m sure these teams will give these young kids a chance and find out who has a chance to compete
  
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