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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) is shown in action during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Ariz. Fans worry that the summer rite in the NFL, training camp holdouts, won’t affect their team’s chances for a championship. This year’s crop of no-shows includes an All-Pro receiver, the Saints’ Michael Thomas; a standout offensive tackle who might be the key to the Redskins’ offense, Trent Williams; and budding stars DEs Jadeveon Clowney of the Texans, Yannick Ngakoue of the Jaguars, and RB Melvin Gordon of the Chargers. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
A summer rite in the NFL: training camp holdouts

By Barry Wilner Jul. 26, 2019 04:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) is shown in action during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Ariz. Fans worry that the summer rite in the NFL, training camp holdouts, won’t affect their team’s chances for a championship. This year’s crop of no-shows includes an All-Pro receiver, the Saints’ Michael Thomas; a standout offensive tackle who might be the key to the Redskins’ offense, Trent Williams; and budding stars DEs Jadeveon Clowney of the Texans, Yannick Ngakoue of the Jaguars, and RB Melvin Gordon of the Chargers. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals 9/9/2018

Jul. 26, 2019 04:11 PM EDT

New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell participates in a practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Jets' Bell feels healthy, rested and ready for '500 touches'

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jul. 25, 2019 04:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2019 file photo Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Gordon is officially a holdout as the Chargers get ready to begin training camp. The team placed their running back on the reserve/did not report list Wednesday, July 24, 2019 as players went through physicals and meetings. Gordon is going into the final year of a rookie contract and will earn $5.6 million this season. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Chargers left tackle Russell Okung out due to blood clots

By Joe Reedy Jul. 25, 2019 02:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2019 file photo Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Gordon is officially a holdout as the Chargers get ready to begin training camp. The team placed their running back on the reserve/did not report list Wednesday, July 24, 2019 as players went through physicals and meetings. Gordon is going into the final year of a rookie contract and will earn $5.6 million this season. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Chargers place Melvin Gordon on did not report list

Jul. 24, 2019 06:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 13, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) throws a pass during the NFL football team's practice in Charlotte, N.C. While Cam Newton has been medically cleared to throw in training camp following shoulder surgery, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said the team’s training staff will closely monitor his reps. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Newton's shoulder chief concern as Panthers report to camp

By Steve Reed Jul. 24, 2019 01:44 PM EDT

Panthers-Training Camp Capsule

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2019 11:41 AM EDT
CAROLINA PANTHERS (7-9) OPEN CAMP: July 25, Spartanburg, South Carolina LAST YEAR: After 6-2 start, Carolina's season quickly spiraled...

Chargers Training Camp Capsule

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2019 11:29 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (13-5) OPEN CAMP: July 25, Costa Mesa, California. LAST YEAR: Coach Anthony Lynn in his second season led Chargers...

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn yells during NFL football practice, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn has a busy stretch ahead before his team begins training camp in late July. He will be opening a new school in Africa, hold his own golf tournament and visit with the first responders who saved his life in 2005. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Chargers coach Lynn has busy break ahead before camp starts

By Joe Reedy Jun. 15, 2019 05:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 file photo, Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon rushes during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Denver. Gordon is going into the final year of his contract. The fifth-year running back said after practice that he didn’t want to miss any practices but also didn’t rule out not being here when the team conducts its first training camp practice, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 . (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Chargers' Gordon trying not to make contract a distraction

By Joe Reedy Jun. 11, 2019 08:07 PM EDT

Chris Long takes 2nd Good Guy Award from football writers

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2019 08:39 PM EDT
Recently retired Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long has won his second consecutive "Good Guy Award" from the Professional Football Writers of America. ...

Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco takes part in drills at the team's NFL football training facility Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Broncos' Joe Flacco shows he still has the arm strength

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 04, 2019 07:35 PM EDT

Steelers' Davis worried about 2019, not long-term future

By Will Graves Jun. 04, 2019 03:50 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Davis couldn't help but notice the big-money contracts fellow NFL safeties landed during free agency. It was impossible not to. ...

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017, file photo, Lambeau Field is seen during the first half of an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, in Green Bay, Wis. Opened in 1957 and eventually named for the famed franchise’s first head coach, Lambeau Field was considered the NFL’s first football-specific facility. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
From functional to fancy, NFL stadiums have made a huge leap

By Dave Campbell May. 31, 2019 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 file photo, San Diego Chargers punter Mike Scifres (5) holds as place kicker Nate Kaeding (10) kicks a field goal in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The Minnesota Vikings have hired nine-year NFL veteran Nate Kaeding as a part-time kicking coach. Kaeding, a two-time Pro Bowl pick with the San Diego Chargers, has begun working with Vikings specialists this spring. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Vikings hire ex-NFL vet Kaeding as part-time kicking coach

May. 29, 2019 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 file photo, San Diego Chargers punter Mike Scifres (5) holds as place kicker Nate Kaeding (10) kicks a field goal in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The Minnesota Vikings have hired nine-year NFL veteran Nate Kaeding as a part-time kicking coach. Kaeding, a two-time Pro Bowl pick with the San Diego Chargers, has begun working with Vikings specialists this spring. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Chargers-Cowboys 8/21/2011

May. 29, 2019 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo, Buffalo Bills defensive end Trent Murphy (93) celebrates a play against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half of an NFL game in Orchard Park, N.Y. Murphy acknowledges he was fooling himself for scoffing at the projections of how long it would take to recuperate from a severe injury to his left knee. (AP Photo/Rich Barnes, File)
Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills 9/16/2018

May. 29, 2019 12:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa rushes in against Maryland during an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. Bosa is hoping to return to form with the Los Angeles Chargers wearing a new yet familiar number. The defensive end has switched from No. 99 to 97. Bosa wore that number at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and at Ohio State. It is also a significant number for the Bosa family. John Bosa wore No. 97 for three seasons in the NFL and Nick Bosa, Joey’s younger brother, will wear it for San Francisco after being the second overall pick in the April draft. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Family tradition: Chargers' Bosa switches to familiar No. 97

By Joe Reedy May. 25, 2019 02:52 AM EDT

Former NFL football player Kellen Winslow Jr., standing center, takes his seat in the courtroom on the first day of his rape trial, Monday May 20, 2019, in Vista, Calif. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
Prosecutor: Ex-NFL player raped homeless woman, 2 others

By Julie Watson May. 20, 2019 01:02 AM EDT

File- This Nov. 2, 1970. file photo shows Green Bay Packer cornerback Ken Ellis (48) leaping as he returns a 49er punt in third quarter NFL action in San Francisco. Packer guard at right is Forrest Gregg (75). "It's going to be a long time, another 100 years, before somebody wins himself six titles," said Herb Adderley, the Hall of Fame cornerback for Vince Lombardi’s great Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s. Adderley, who turns 80 next month, won five championships in Green Bay, including the first two Super Bowls, plus another with Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys in 1971, as did Forrest Gregg, who died last month at age 85. (AP Photo/File)
Only four players in 100 years have won six NFL titles

By Arnie Stapleton May. 17, 2019 07:02 PM EDT