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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994 file photo, Dallas Cowboys' head coach Jimmy Johnson, right, talks with running back Emmitt Smith on the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at the Super Bowl in Atlanta. Jimmy Johnson is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, File)
For Hall-bound Jimmy Johnson, Cowboys' Honor Ring can wait

By Steven Wine 5 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)
Column: As training camps open, NFL doubles down on vaccines

By Tim Dahlberg 5 hrs ago

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard announces that head coach Frank Reich has tested positive for COVID-19 as the NFL team's football opens training camp in Indianapolis, Monday, July 26, 2021. Reich, who is fully vaccinated, has no symptoms. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Positive COVID test keeps Colts coach out for start of camp

By Michael Marot 19 hrs ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 9, 2021 file photo, Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah runs through a drill during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Berea, Ohio. Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has tested positive with the COVID-19 virus just days before the opening of training camp. The team placed the second-round pick from Notre Dame on the COVID list Sunday, July 25, 2021.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Browns rookie LB Owusu-Koramoah placed on COVID-19 list

By Tom Withers Jul. 25, 2021 04:54 PM EDT

Expectations soar in Cleveland after 2021 playoff appearance

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2021 11:26 AM EDT
CLEVELAND BROWNS (12-6) CAMP SITE: Berea, Ohio LAST YEAR: Finally, the breakthrough. Despite a lack of traditional...

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...

Bills seek to build off Josh Allen's breakthrough season

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2021 11:22 AM EDT
BUFFALO BILLS (15-4) CAMP SITE: Orchard Park, New York LAST YEAR: Josh Allen’s breakout season propelled the Bills to...

Darnold under spotlight as Panthers enter Year 2 under Rhule

By The Associated Press Jul. 24, 2021 11:11 AM EDT
CAROLINA PANTHERS (5-11) CAMP SITE: Spartanburg, South Carolina LAST YEAR: The Panthers struggled under journeyman QB...

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

Chiefs start reporting for camp with roster 90% vaccinated

By Matt Derrick Jul. 23, 2021 05:28 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and several of his Kansas City Chiefs teammates reported for training camp Friday, with 90% of the team’s roster having...

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden looks on during an NFL football practice in HNenderson, Nev., in this Tuesday, June 15, 2021, file photo. Gruden and the Raiders were fined a total of $650,000 and docked a sixth-round draft pick for repeated violations of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Analysis: How the NFL got through the pandemic and to 2021

By Barry Wilner Jul. 23, 2021 04:07 PM EDT

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer watches players perform drills during an NFL football practice in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Monday, June 14, 2021, file photo. From players getting COVID-19 vaccinations to relaxed coronavirus protocols to lineup issues, particularly at quarterback, the NFL faces a multitude of questions as training camps open. The drama surrounding QBs Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay and Deshaun Watson of Houston figures to hold the spotlight, as will the debut of seven new head coaches including Urban Meyer in Jacksonville. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
NFL faces playbook full of questions as training camps open

By Barry Wilner Jul. 23, 2021 03:38 PM EDT

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 July 16, 2019, file photo, Herschel Walker talks about 150 years of college football during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Day in Hoover, Ala. Walker appears to have a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges

By Brian Slodysko, Bill Barrow And Jake Bleiberg Jul. 23, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

FILE - New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) is carted to the locker room after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, in this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, file photo. Coming off an ACL injury that cost him most of last season, Saquon Barkley either doesn’t know or isn’t saying how much he will be able to do when the New York Giants report to training camp next week. Speaking during a break at a youth football camp Monday, July 19, 2021, Barkley said he is continuing to rehabilitate his right knee and he is taking things day by day. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Giants RB Saquon Barkley going to start camp on PUP list

Jul. 22, 2021 05:46 PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott runs a drill during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Oxnard, Calif., Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks

By Rob Maaddi And Barry Wilner Jul. 22, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

FILE - Houston businessman Bob McNair, left, and NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue smile during a press conference in Atlanta, in this Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, file photo. Houston rejoined the NFL, paying a record $700 million for an expansion franchise. During Paul Tagliabue’s 17-year stint as commissioner, the NFL experienced labor peace, saw skyrocketing television deals, construction of new stadiums across the nation and expansion to the current 32-team makeup. Despite those credentials that continued pro football’s surge to the top of American sports, it took until a special centennial class in 2020 for Tagliabue to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after retiring in 2006. (AP Photo/W. A. Harewood, File)
After lengthy wait, Paul Tagliabue heads to Hall of Fame

By Barry Wilner Jul. 22, 2021 01:26 PM EDT

Jones expects the Cowboys to improve off 6-10 season.

By Dan Greenspan Jul. 21, 2021 06:42 PM EDT
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Jerry Jones expects the Dallas Cowboys to make significant strides in pursuit of their first Super Bowl since the 1995 season. ...

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

Peyton Manning smiles after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the 91st MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Denver. (AP Photo/Alex Trautwig, Pool)
Time limits set for Hall of Famers' acceptance speeches

By Arnie Stapleton Jul. 20, 2021 08:14 PM EDT