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Which position groups improved the most this NFL offseason? Solak ranks the 10 biggest gains

Let's stack the 10 biggest upgrades at specific positions since the end of last season, including three teams' linebacker units.

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Steve Smith Sr. voices concerns about Mahomes' supporting cast

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Is DeVonta Smith ready to step up as WR1? Steve Smith Sr. weighs in

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Bengals, Burrow know they have ability to be 'more explosive' on offense

Cincinnati is looking to get back to being one of the most high-powered offenses in the NFL.

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Are Colts ready for life without Michael Pittman?

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What did Vikings QBs Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy show at first open OTA?

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Early impressions of Buffalo Bills new defense: 'It's fun, it's different.'

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Three questions facing the Saints, Tyler Shough entering OTAs

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Let's evaluate every NFC team's offseason: 16 teams, 16 savvy moves and 16 head-scratchers

We're picking out the offseason's highs (Vikings getting Kyler Murray on the veterans minimum) and lows (Niners taking Kaelon Black in Round 3) for every NFC team.

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Dan Orlovsky: Bucs are a championship contender on paper

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'YA GOTTA BELIEVE'

Garrett Wilson and Jets find inspiration in Knicks' Finals run

Wilson offered a presumably unwitting shoutout to another memorable New York sports team -- the 1973 Mets -- in his commentary on the Knicks and sports in the Big Apple.

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Under Armour taps Justin Jefferson as the face of its football future

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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is joining the Cleveland Guardians’ ownership group as a minority investor, he told ESPN’s @JeffPassan on Wednesday, purchasing a stake in the team he grew up watching.

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Five-time Pro-Bowl selection Derwin James now has become the highest-paid safety for the second time in his career after agreeing today to a three-year, $25.2 million per year extension that includes $57.5 million guaranteed.

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After a complaint on May 23 and a subsequent investigation, Packers RB Josh Jacobs was arrested this morning and booked into Brown County Jail on five charges: battery/domestic abuse, criminal damage to property/domestic abuse, disorderly conduct/domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.

Adam Schefter3d ago

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