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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch laughs before the team's NFC championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Santa Clara, Calif. Lynch was hired along with coach Kyle Shanahan to rebuild the San 49ers in 2017. Lynch was named executive of the year by the Pro Football Writers of America in his third season when he helped the Niners reach the Super Bowl and has the franchise in position to contend again this season. His ability to thrive in everything he does led Shanahan to nickname him “Captain America.” (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu celebrates following Pittsburgh's 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Fla. Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Troy Polamalu has carved his own unique path to the Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2006, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers' Alan Faneca holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl 15 football game in Detroit. The most memorable example of Faneca's brilliant blocking and dominance up front came on football's biggest stage in February 2006 during Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory over Seattle in the Super Bowl. Faneca was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his sixth year of eligibility and it is an honor that many believe was a long time coming. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch laughs before the team's NFC championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Santa Clara, Calif. Lynch was hired along with coach Kyle Shanahan to rebuild the San 49ers in 2017. Lynch was named executive of the year by the Pro Football Writers of America in his third season when he helped the Niners reach the Super Bowl and has the franchise in position to contend again this season. His ability to thrive in everything he does led Shanahan to nickname him “Captain America.” (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Bill Walsh's message launched John Lynch to Hall of Fame

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New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson speaks to reporters at the team's NFL football training camp facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak Jr.)

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FILE - Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, left, and his wife Tanya Snyder, listen to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Ashburn, Va., in this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, file photo. The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million and owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day-to-day operations after an independent investigation into the organization’s workplace misconduct. The team was not stripped of any draft picks as part of the league’s discipline that was announced Thursday, July 1, 2021. Snyder says his wife Tanya will be in charge for the next “several months.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch laughs before the team's NFC championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Santa Clara, Calif. Lynch was hired along with coach Kyle Shanahan to rebuild the San 49ers in 2017. Lynch was named executive of the year by the Pro Football Writers of America in his third season when he helped the Niners reach the Super Bowl and has the franchise in position to contend again this season. His ability to thrive in everything he does led Shanahan to nickname him “Captain America.” (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Bill Walsh's message launched John Lynch to Hall of Fame

By Josh Dubow 2 hrs ago

John Lynch’s football career seemed to be nearing its conclusion in 1992 when he spent the summer as a successful starting pitcher in Class A ball for the expansion Florida Mar

New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson speaks to reporters at the team's NFL football training camp facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak Jr.)

Becton, Lawson helping each other improve in Jets' trenches

By Dennis Waszak Jr. 2 hrs ago

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A back-and-forth battle in the trenches has been a must-see attraction for the New York Jets early in training camp.

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1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.

FILE - Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, left, and his wife Tanya Snyder, listen to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Ashburn, Va., in this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, file photo. The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million and owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day-to-day operations after an independent investigation into the organization’s workplace misconduct. The team was not stripped of any draft picks as part of the league’s discipline that was announced Thursday, July 1, 2021. Snyder says his wife Tanya will be in charge for the next “several months.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff in virus protocol

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