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Getty Images In the past 19 seasons, the Patriots have won the AFC East 17 times. They finished second twice, missing the postseason despite winning records in 2002 and 2008. Tom Brady tore an anterior cruciate ligament in the season opener in 2008 and missed the final 15 games. So in the 18...

Getty Images The Steelers don’t have a first-round draft choice this year. The last time they didn’t make a first-round pick was 1967. Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert is just fine not having a first-round choice. That’s because the team traded its top pick to Miami for safety Minkah...

Getty Images More football, in most cases, is always good. More playoff games definitely are good. But here’s one thing that may not be so good: The official expansion of the field from 12 teams to 14 places a gigantic premium on earning the top seed in each conference. The No. 1 seeds become...

Getty Images Punter Matt Haack will be staying put this offseason. The Dolphins announced on Wednesday that Haack has signed his restricted free agent tender. The Dolphins tendered Haack at the original round level, which means that they wouldn’t have gotten any compensation in the event they...

Getty Images The Dolphins got to meet face to face with Utah State quarterback Jordan Love before the NFL imposed travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other teams didn’t get that chance, so they’re having to get to know him on FaceTime or Zoom. The Saints, Packers, Chargers...

Getty Images Tua Tagovailoa’s plan to work out for scouts next month and to be re-examined by NFL team doctors has not gone as planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarterback’s rehab, though, has gone as expected. Or maybe even better than expected. Chris Abott, the president and...

Getty Images Left tackle Laremy Tunsil is negotiating with the Texans on a deal that is expected to make him the highest-paid offensive lineman in the league. He isn’t waiting for a new contract to help others less fortunate, though. Tunsil announced Monday he will help Texas and Florida...

Getty Images The Miami makeover will include plenty of draft picks, but it already has consisted of plenty of free agents. The Dolphins have added 10 unrestricted free agents in the past two weeks, and there’s one word that characterizes many of them. Versatility. Armando Salguero of the...

Getty Images The Texans traded for left tackle Laremy Tunsil before negotiating a new deal. After giving up two first-round draft picks and a second-rounder to get Tunsil and receiver Kenny Stills from the Dolphins, the Texans now are backed into a corner. They have to do what it takes to get...

Getty Images Running back Jordan Howard signed with the Dolphins this month and his first offensive touch with his new team will be his first in a long while. Howard did not carry the ball or catch a pass after Week Nine last season and missed all but one of the Eagles’ games over the...

Getty Images Four days after the Panthers dumped quarterback Cam Newton, he continues to prepare for his second act. But he wants one thing to be clear: He’s no long shot. “People love a good underdog story,” Newton said on Instagram with his trademark tough-to-decipher font. “This ain’t that...

Getty Images As free agency moves from phase two to phase three, a trio of former No. 1 overall picks are available to be signed by anyone who wants them. Quarterback Cam Newton (2011), edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney (2014), and quarterback Jameis Winston (2015) were each the first pick in their...

Getty Images The Dolphins have signed more free agents than can safely gather, and even if they wanted to, the team facility is closed. So all those players are having to get workouts in on their own, at a time when most gyms are closed because of the coronavirus outbreak. New center Ted...

Getty Images Quarterback P.J. Walker landed a job with the Panthers this month and his favorite receiver with the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks is reportedly drawing interest from NFL teams as well. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Bengals and Dolphins have shown interest in...

Getty Images Jay Feely obviously picked up a few pointers during his 14 years in the NFL. Via Dana Scott of the Arizona Republic, the longtime kicker and CBS broadcaster added another line to his resume, as he was just named the Republic‘s girls high school soccer coach of the year. After...

Getty Images Kyle Van Noy isn’t particularly interested in defining his on-field role in the Dolphins defense. Van Noy said this week that he expects to “be playing everywhere like I have been” with the Patriots in recent years, so the label of linebacker or defensive end doesn’t really mean...

Getty Images The Browns added some offensive line depth Thursday. In addition to the previously reported signing of defensive tackle Andrew Billings, the Browns announced the addition of center Evan Brown. Brown was with the Giants and Dolphins last season. He’s in his third season. He was...

Getty Images Ten years after he became the second pick in the draft, Ndamukong Suh officially is back for a second season with the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay announced the deal on Thursday. Reportedly worth $8 million for one year, Suh gets $1.25 million less than he did in 2019, his first year in...

Getty Images It became obvious long ago that the Cowboys wouldn’t be able to keep Byron Jones. With Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott also having their contracts expire after the 2019 season, Dallas had to set its priorities. The priority wasn’t Jones. The Cowboys instead used the franchise tag...

Getty Images Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton is now waiting for his next NFL opportunity. In the meantime, he’s working out — and sharing his workouts on social media. A set of images and videos includes one in which Newton, after a set of pulldowns (great for the arms, I think it is), says...