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FILE - Kelly Kleine, the Minnesota Vikings coordinator of college scouting, poses during NFL football practice in Eden Prairie, Minn., in this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo. The Denver Broncos have hired Kelly Kleine as executive director of football operations and special advisor to the general manager, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Broncos' Kleine highest-ranking female scouting exec in NFL

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Packers sign former Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers signed Kurt Benkert on Monday in their latest attempt to add quarterback depth while MVP Aaron Rodgers’ future...

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Robert Mathis speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Indianapolis. Mathis, the Indianapolis Colts career sacks leader, will be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor later this year. The ceremony will take place at halftime of its Nov. 28 game against Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay. Team officials announced the rescheduled event Monday, May 17, 2021. Mathis was supposed to become the 17th honoree last season but the induction was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Colts reschedule Mathis' Ring of Honor ceremony for November

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid watches an NFL football rookie minicamp Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chiefs' Niang finally gets rookie minicamp after opting out

By Dave Skretta 6 hrs ago

FILE - These are 2019 file photos showing Derek Jeter, left, and Tom Brady. Former New York Yankee superstar Derek Jeter has sold his waterfront mansion in Tampa for $22.5 million — meaning Tom Brady might be headed to new rental digs. The seven-bedroom, eight-bath estate was sold on Friday, May 14, 2021, said Smith & Associates, the real estate firm that handled the transaction. Brady has been renting the mansion since April 2020. (AP Photo/File)
Derek Jeter sells Tampa mansion Tom Brady has been renting

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Ryan Kerrigan, Washington star defensive end, joins Eagles

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles and four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Ryan Kerrigan have agreed on a one-year contract. The 32...

Saints adding OL Murphy, DL Neal and LB Poling

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to contract terms with offensive lineman Kyle Murphy, rookie defensive lineman Lorenzo Neal and...

Giants sign veterans Kelvin Benjamin, Corey Clement

By The Associated Press May. 16, 2021 12:45 PM EDT
The New York Giants signed wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin and running back Corey Clement on Sunday. Benjamin, who was a first-round pick of...

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

May. 15, 2021 07:42 PM EDT

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

By Teresa M. Walker May. 15, 2021 06:40 PM EDT

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

By Mark Long May. 15, 2021 04:42 PM EDT

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

By Steve Reed May. 15, 2021 02:02 PM EDT
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)
Sunshine State showdown: Lightning-Panthers in NHL's Round 1

By Tim Reynolds May. 15, 2021 01:12 PM EDT

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