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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf smiles after competing in the second heat of the men's 100-meter dash prelim during the USATF Golden Games at Mt. San Antonio College Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Walnut, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Metcalf's sprint leaves Seattle coach Pete Carroll impressed

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Tennessee Titans linebacker Rashad Weaver runs a drill during NFL football rookie minicamp Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, Pool)
Titans' top draft pick rehabbing, working to learn playbook

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) throws a pass during an NFL football rookie minicamp, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
1st rule of Jaguars rookie camp: Don't touch QB Lawrence

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Panthers' 1st-round pick honors Kobe Bryant by wearing No. 8

By Steve Reed 6 hrs ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Carolina Panthers first-round draft pick Jaycee Horn learned the NFL would let cornerbacks wear single-digit numbers this season,...

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14) exchanges words with the Florida Panthers bench as he is led off the ice for fighting during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Mary Holt)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 5/8/2021

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Florida Panthers center Alex Wennberg (21) is congratulated by left wing Grigori Denisenko (14), defenseman Radko Gudas (7) and defenseman Keith Yandle (3) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday, May 10, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 5/10/2021

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14) exchanges words with the Florida Panthers bench as he is led off the ice for fighting during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Mary Holt)
Sunshine State showdown: Lightning-Panthers in NHL's Round 1

By Tim Reynolds 7 hrs ago

Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert (24) runs during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp Friday, May, 14, 2021, in Lake Forest Ill. (AP Photo/David Banks, Pool)
From a distance, Bears' Nagy gets 1st look at rookie Fields

By Gene Chamberlain May. 14, 2021 07:40 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches a drill NFL football rookie minicamp in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
49ers rookie QB Trey Lance ready for work at rookie camp

By Josh Dubow May. 14, 2021 07:38 PM EDT

Seattle Seahawks' Darrell Taylor looks on during an NFL football rookie minicamp Friday, May 14, 2021, at the team's training facility in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seahawks looking at new role for Darrell Taylor in Year 2

By Tim Booth May. 14, 2021 07:27 PM EDT

Former Titans employee sues, claims fired over positive test

May. 14, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee Titans employee is suing the NFL franchise for firing him after he was told to quarantine for a positive COVID-19...

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Denver Broncos wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton (17) runs against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game in Denver. A person with knowledge of the details tells The Associated Press that Hamilton sustained a serious knee injury Friday, May 14, while working out on his own. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hamilton is suspected to have torn an ACL, as first reported by NFL Network. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
AP source: Broncos WR DaeSean Hamilton injures knee offsite

By Arnie Stapleton May. 14, 2021 06:32 PM EDT

Atlanta Falcons' Kyle Pitts, right, practice with Richie Grant, left, during an NFL football rookie minicamp on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Modest Pitts won't project role as rookie TE with Falcons

By Charles Odum May. 14, 2021 05:44 PM EDT

FILE - Denver Broncos offensive tackle Garett Bolles (72) blocks during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, Calif., in this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, file photo. The Broncos declined Bolles’ fifth-year option in 2020 but by November had given him a $68 million, four-year extension. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, FIle)
Fifth-year options are a good measure of NFL draft classes

By Arnie Stapleton May. 14, 2021 05:18 PM EDT

Fully vaccinated NFL players, staff don't have to wear masks

By Rob Maaddi May. 14, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
The NFL is not requiring fully vaccinated players and staff to wear masks at team facilities following the CDC’s latest guidance regarding COVID-19. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2021, file photo, National Team offensive lineman Spencer Brown, of Northern Iowa, walks off the field after the Senior Bowl NCAA college football in Mobile, Ala. The Buffalo Bills opened the 2021 draft by selecting edge rushers, Miami's Greg Rousseau and Wake Forest's Carlos Basham, with their first two picks, and then taking Northern Iowa offensive tackle Spencer Brown in the third round on Friday. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza, File)
Bills linemen bond while squeezing onto Buffalo-bound flight

By John Wawrow May. 14, 2021 04:37 PM EDT

FILE - Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth (87) looks for a pass during warmups before an NCAA college football game against Ohio State in State College, Pa., in this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, file photo. Steelers rookie Freiermuth took over former tight end Vance McDonald's locker ... right next to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)
Fresh start: Steelers rookies understand high expectations

By Will Graves May. 14, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2021, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) runs during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Green Bay, Wis. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst says the team remains committed to Rodgers “for the foreseeable future” one year after trading up in the first round to draft the three-time MVP’s potential successor. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
LaFleur on Rodgers: 'We want him back in the worst way'

By Steve Megargee May. 14, 2021 03:45 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II runs a drill during an NFL football rookie minicamp at the team's training camp facility, Friday, May 14, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Fresh look: Browns coach Stefanski sheds mask at practice

By Tom Withers May. 14, 2021 01:58 PM EDT

Former NFL player Clarence Vaughn III, center left, and his wife Brooke Vaughn kiss before delivering tens of thousands of petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias

By Maryclaire Dale And Michelle R. Smith May. 14, 2021 01:09 PM EDT