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    Chris McCain swaps football for MMA

    Getty Images Former NFL defensive end Chris McCain is only 27, and if he wanted to continue to play football there’s a chance he could. But he has decided to try a different sport. As explained by Gilbert Manzano of the Southern California News Group, McCain hopes to make it in MMA. McCain...
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    Bears will wear a revised uniform for half of their home games

    Getty Images When the Bears host the Packers to commence the 100th season in team and league history, the Bears will be wearing their usual uniforms. For four of the remaining seven home games, they won’t be. The Bears have announced the uniform configurations for their 2019 home games, and in...
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    Mark Davis wants rings for families of posthumous Hall of Famers

    Getty Images It didn’t take long for others to want jewelry, once the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened Pandora’s box. After the Hall of Fame decided to award a gold jacket and ring to the family of the late Pat Bowlen, who passed away after his election but before his induction, others...
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    In giving gold jacket and ring to Pat Bowlen’s family, Hall of Fame contradicts itself

    Getty Images As to the late Pat Bowlen, the Pro Football Hall of Fame did the right thing. As to the late Ken Stabler and the late Junior Seau and any other members of the Hall of Fame who were inducted posthumously, the Pro Football Hall of Fame continues to do the wrong thing. “Pat Bowlen is...
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    Darren Sproles working out as if he intends to play in 2019

    Getty Images Darren Sproles is taking his time making a decision on whether to play this season, but it appears by recent videos on Instagram that the running back has decided he hopes to return for a 15th season. Sproles shared videos taken of him working out with Saints quarterback Drew...
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    Report: Mexican government pulling funds for NFL

    Getty Images The NFL has another game in Mexico on the books this season, but the future of that market could be in question. According to a report from the Spanish website AS.com (thanks Google Translate), future NFL games and Formula 1 racing could be in doubt in the country as the...
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    PFT 2019 storyline No. 26: Was last year Philip Rivers’ last, best chance?

    Getty Images In only their second season back in L.A., the Chargers had a season to remember. The campaign ended in disappointment, with a divisional-round loss at New England, the Chargers’ first loss of the entire year away from Los Angeles. Citing the close, hard-fought nature of most...
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    California moves toward legalizing sports wagering

    Getty Images Illinois officially has joined the parade of states that have embraced legalized sports wagering since the Supreme Court opened the floodgates last May. California officially has entered the pipeline. But it won’t be as easy as it has been in other states. In California, a public...
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    Hall of Fame Class of 2020 tentatively set to include 20 inductees

    Getty Images It already was known that the Pro Football Hall of Fame would have a Centennial Class for 2020. What wasn’t known was how many. As it stands now, the maximum number of inductees in a year is eight. In conjunction with the NFL’s 100th anniversary celebration, the Pro Football Hall...
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    Keeping tabs on open practices at NFL training camps

    Getty Images As NFL teams make their preparations for training camps, we’re keeping tabs on which teams have the most practices open to the public — and which teams are restricting access. Here’s a look at how many open practices are being held by each of the teams that have announced their...
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    Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles fans rank as best in NFL, according to one study

    Getty Images Emory University Goizueta School of Business professor Mike Lewis sought to use statistical analysis to determine the NFL’s “best” fans. The study used the hard-core, religiously devoted fan as well as the casual fan, so those at the top of the list have more of the latter and...
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    More reason to think replay review of pass interference will be a mess

    Getty Images The recent effort by NFL senior V.P. of officiating Al Riveron to explain the new pass interference replay review to members of NFL Media continues to generate new reasons to be concerned that the league’s effort to avoid another Rams-Saints debacle will lead to more, not less...
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    Thomas Davis: Be the best I can this year and then we’ll see what happens

    Getty Images Thomas Davis said early last year that he would be walking away from the game after the 2018 season, but the veteran linebacker didn’t make it to training camp before he started hedging on that announcement. A four-game suspension for violating the performance-enhancing drug...
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    Chargers believe Easton Stick has “make-it” qualities

    Getty Images The Chargers have drafted four quarterbacks since Philip Rivers arrived in 2004. Charlie Whitehurst (a third-rounder in 2006), Jonathan Crompton (a fifth-rounder in 2010) and Brad Sorensen (a seventh-rounder in 2013) never threw a pass for the Chargers. They are hoping Easton...
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    Blandino: Creating a rule for one play leads to bad rules

    Getty Images The NFL’s effort to prevent a repeat of the Rams-Saints debacle has created a rule change that will sweep far more broadly than the Rams-Saints situation. And that won’t be good for business. “In my experience, I never thought creating a rule for one play — even as obvious as that...
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    Anthony Lynn’s foundation to open a school in Tanzania

    Anthony Lynn and his wife, Stacey, launched the Lynn Family Foundation two months ago. The foundation’s first fundraising event is a golf tournament in Dallas on Monday. Then, the couple head to Tanzania to open a school for students in kindergarten through seventh grade. Lynn’s foundation has...
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    Revised pass interference rules still could end up being a mess

    Getty Images The NFL’s effort to prevent a repeat of the Rams-Saints uncalled pass interference fiasco has resulted in a long journey for Milan to Minsk that, at last check, seemed encouraging. To summarize, automatic replay review will be initiated for pass interference only when the replay...
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    Chargers announce sellout of season tickets

    Getty Images The Chargers announced Wednesday that they have sold out season tickets for the team’s final season at Dignity Health Sports Park. Yes, it shouldn’t be that hard to do since the stadium seats less than 30,000. The Chargers have put individual game tickets on sale to the public...
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    Domata Peko wants to keep playing, preferably in L.A.

    Getty Images The Broncos informed veteran defensive lineman Domata Peko in February that they would not try to re-sign him. No one else has tried to sign him, either. Still a free agent in mid-June, Peko tells TMZ that he hopes to keep playing. “I think I have a couple more years in the...
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    Chargers will have 13 open training camp practices

    Getty Images The Chargers announced Tuesday they will have 13 training camp practices open to the public. The team is holding its camp at Jack Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa, California. The open practices are free of charge. The Chargers report to camp the week of July 22 and hold...
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