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FILE - Then-Kansas City Chiefs assistant offensive line coach Eugene Chung, left, talks with lineman Tavon Rooks (65) during NFL football training camp practice n St. Joseph, Mo., in this Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, file photo. Former NFL player and coach Eugene Chung is still waiting to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding an anti-Asian comment he says a team made about him during a job interview this year. Chung said on a conference call Monday, July 26, 2021, that he never was told by the league why a requested meeting with Goodell was not arranged nor how the NFL's investigation was conducted. (Andrew Carpenean/The St. Joseph News-Press via AP, File)
Chiefs veterans have something to prove in 2021

By Matt Derrick 11 hrs ago

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) uses bands during an NFL football practice, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Smith-Schuster returns to Steelers seeking strong season

By Dan Scifo 13 hrs ago

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2021, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) walks off the field after the NFC championship NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Green Bay, Wis. Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy remains hopeful Rodgers the three-time MVP will play for them this season, but says he does not know whether Rodgers will arrive for the start of training camp. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Packers' CEO 'hopeful' about sorting things out with Rodgers

By Steve Megargee 16 hrs ago

FILE - Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) talks with a teammate before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Cincinnati, in this Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, file photo. The Bengals on Monday, July 26, 2021, announced a four-year contract extension for Hubbard.(AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)
Bengals give DE Sam Hubbard 4-year contract extension

By Mitch Stacy 18 hrs ago

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tim Tebow, left, performs a drill during an NFL football team practice in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Thursday, May 27, 2021, file photo. Tebow will open training camp Wednesday, July 28 as Jacksonville’s fourth- or fifth-string tight end, not all that surprising given he’s closing in on his 34th birthday, started playing the position five months ago and is trying to return to the NFL after spending the previous five years in the New York Mets’ organization. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Comeback story? Tebow opens Jags training camp as '1 of 90'

By Mark Long 22 hrs ago

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (90) takes off his helmet during a break at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsburgh on Friday, July 23, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Steelers' T.J. Watt focused on football, not contract status

By Dan Scifo Jul. 24, 2021 05:22 PM EDT

All eyes on Dalton, Fields as Bears head into training camp

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2021 11:28 AM EDT
CHICAGO BEARS (8-9) CAMP SITE: Lake Forest, Illinois LAST YEAR: The Bears made the playoffs for a second time in coach...

Integrating new additions is top camp priority for Patriots

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2021 11:22 AM EDT
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-9) CAMP SITE: Foxborough, Massachusetts LAST YEAR: The first year of the post-Tom Brady era in...

Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II warms up during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. Newsome, a first-round pick who could be a starter this season, signed his contract Saturday, July 24. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns rookie CB Newsome, WR Schwartz sign deals before camp

By Tom Withers Jul. 24, 2021 09:23 AM EDT

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott smiles following practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Oxnard, Calif., Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
Cowboys' Prescott takes next step since injury as camp opens

By Schuyler Dixon Jul. 23, 2021 07:12 PM EDT

CB LeBlanc, LB Griffin sign 1-year contracts with Dolphins

Jul. 23, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Cornerback Cre’von LeBlanc signed a one-year contract Friday with the Miami Dolphins, who added depth to their secondary with the status of All...

FILE - In this April 29, 2021, file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, wearing a COVID-19 vaccinated sticker, speaks during the first round of the NFL football draft in Cleveland. The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week. Commissioner Goodell said Thursday, July 22, 2021, in a memo sent to clubs that was obtained by The Associated Press that the league doesn’t anticipate adding a 19th week to accommodate games that can’t be rescheduled within the 18-week regular season. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
Number of NFL players in vaccination process up to 80%

By Barry Wilner Jul. 23, 2021 01:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore stands along the sideline during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Foxborough, Mass. Gilmore has reported to the team for training camp but will start it on the physically unable to perform list. Gilmore was one of eight Patriots players added to the list ahead of the official start of camp next week (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Pats' Gilmore, 7 others will start training camp on PUP list

By Kyle Hightower Jul. 22, 2021 06:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2021, file photo, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner reaches for ball during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers agreed on a five-year contract extension with Warner that makes him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the extension that runs through 2026 is worth about $95 million with $40.5 million in guarantees. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the deal yet. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, FIle)
49ers sign middle linebacker Fred Warner to 5-year extension

By Josh Dubow Jul. 22, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
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FILE - In this May 25, 2021, file photo, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner reaches for ball during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers agreed on a five-year contract extension with Warner that makes him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the extension that runs through 2026 is worth about $95 million with $40.5 million in guarantees. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the deal yet. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, FIle)
AP Source: 49ers sign LB Fred Warner to $95M extension

By Josh Dubow Jul. 21, 2021 06:32 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield fist bumps with a participant at the Baker Mayfield ProCamp in Gates Mills, Ohio, Wednesday, July 21, 2021.(Joshua Gunter/Cleveland.com via AP)
Browns QB Mayfield not stressing about contract situation

By Tom Withers Jul. 21, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2021, file photo, New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore warms up at NFL football practice in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots have signed Barmore to a rookie contract and have now reached deals with their entire 2021 draft class. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Pats sign Barmore, last member of draft class, to deal

Jul. 21, 2021 12:49 PM EDT

Jets sign 14th overall pick Vera-Tucker to rookie deal

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jul. 20, 2021 09:03 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets signed rookie guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft in April, to a four-year, $15.9 million...

Patriots sign 3rd-round pick Ronnie Perkins to rookie deal

Jul. 20, 2021 08:39 PM EDT
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have signed defensive end Ronnie Perkins to a rookie contract, leaving only one member of their 2021 draft class unsigned...