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Gruden sent the e-mail July 21, 2011, to Bruce Allen, who worked with Gruden during the coach’s first stint with the Raiders, the Journal reported. At the time, Allen was president of the Washington Football Team and Gruden was the lead analyst for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” Gruden, frustrated with Smith and the players for being reluctant to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement and end the owners’ lockout of the players, wrote to Allen, “Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin (sic) tires....

Alex Mack played in Kyle Shanahan’s offenses for one season in 2014 with the Cleveland Browns and in 2016 with the Atlanta Falcons. The San Francisco 49ers could be in the market for a center, and there appears to be a possibility that the 49ers head coach Shanahan would welcome Alex Mack. Mack told NBC Sports: NFL Rumors: Alex Mack and the 49ers make sense. The 12-year NFL veteran is a six-time Pro Bowl player....

MORE: Who’s in? Who’s out? | NFL scoreboard | Must-see images | Standings NFL SCORES — WEEK 17 Philadelphia Eagles 24, Dallas Cowboys 22 Recap | Stats | Video highlights Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes, NFL rushing champion LeSean McCoy had 131 yards and a receiving score and the Eagles beat the Cowboys in a win-or-go-home game for the NFC East title. The Cowboys, with Kyle Orton filling in two days after Tony Romo had back surgery, lost to a division rival with a playoff berth on the line for the third straight year....

Trump has been strongly criticized for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and Thomas added his voice to the chorus. “Y’all fell for that MAGA, [emoji] joke’s on you now,” the three-time Pro Bowl selection tweeted. Earlier, Thomas had retweeted a clip from Vox journalist Aaron Rupar, which shows the president dismiss criticism of his handling of coronavirus. In the video, which Rupar captioned “63 million people voted for this”, Trump is asked what he made of the perceptions among some Americans that he wasn’t taking the pandemic seriously enough and that his statements contradict advice from health experts....

The initiative is modeled on the “Rooney Rule” that requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coach and high-level front office openings. MORE: These women are NFL pioneers Prior to the rule taking effect in 2003, there had been only seven minority head coaches in league history. Ten have been hired since then, and five are currently active, including Ron Rivera of the NFC champion Panthers. The move to expand awareness of female candidates for front-office jobs comes in the midst of a push by the NFL in recent years to open more doors to women....

The money is huge, and the cost of falling in the draft for a player can be big. Here’s a look at some of the main financials you need to know for the NFL Draft, if and when players slip. — Striking gold at the top Being the top pick in the NFL Draft not only gives a player bragging rights, but it brings him massive financial gains. The top pick this year will be in line to receive a fully-guaranteed contract worth $30....

The NFL team unveiled its new name Wednesday, replacing the two-year placeholder, the Washington Football Team. Along with the new name came new uniforms and a different logo for the team. MORE: What is Washington Football Team’s new name? The new name was certainly not unexpected. While there were a number of different finalists, major spoilers were dropped along the way, including the transition of the URL, commanders.com, to the company that is the domain holder for most of the NFL teams’ websites....

The probe was initiated after Brady’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, said during an interview on “CBS This Morning” in May that the quarterback had suffered a concussion during the 2016 season. Brady never appeared on the Patriots’ league-mandated injury report with a head injury, and the team said it had followed all NFL procedures properly in his case, although Brady has not specifically denied his wife’s claim. The league said it reviewed film from every Patriots game last season, along with Brady’s medical records and reports from the independent concussion spotters who worked New England’s games....

It turns out many of the top players and coaches in the NFL enjoy a good college basketball game. How do we know that? MORE: Bill Walton thinks Richard Sherman is Bob Marley On Wednesday night, Jason Garrett, Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Andrew Luck, Richard Sherman, Jim Harbaugh and Mike McCarthy were all spotted taking in college hoops. Louisville at SMU: Colorado at Stanford: Texas Tech at Kansas: But wait, THERE'S MORE!...

No fewer than five significant figures have gotten into trouble with the law this offseason, with transgressions serious enough for Roger Goodell to consider major disciplinary action under the personal conduct policy. That includes Colts owner Jim Irsay, who has a high-powered microscope on his case as players and the public watch Goodell for signs of a double standard. PHOTOS: Players arrested in 2014 | Disgraced athletes So far, however, there has been no standard to judge any of them, even though some of the offenses took place last season....

The streaming platform is split into two tiers. The standard NFL+ is $5 each month or $40 for a year. You get a lot for the price here, with live local and primetime games, live out-of-market preseason games, live game audio, and ad-free access to the NFL’s programming library. NFL+ Premium includes all of the above, with some extra pizazz for true aficionados. For $10 a month or $80 a year, you get ad-free full game replays, condensed game replays, and access to Coaches Film offerings like All-22....

Also of note: The Giants lost to the Jets in Week 10 and the Jets won again in Week 11 while the Giants had a bye. That means New York’s NFC team for will have a higher pick in the 2020 NFL Draft than New York’s AFC team. Both teams are in pursuit of similar types of players once again. Quarterback is out of the way for both thanks to Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold, but the crosstown rivals could use some pass-rushing and pass-catching help....

Since Sporting News’ previous mock draft in early October, the worst team in the NFL remains the Jets, now also the only winless team left in the league with the unquestioned No. 1 pick. There’s been a bit of a shakeup with the teams behind them, with the bottom of the NFC East set to be on the clock next. Here’s how SN now sees the first round playing out, based on the current actual draft order going into Week 8 (courtesy of Tankathon) for the top 18 picks and predictions and then using our projected order of playoff finish for the final 14 picks....

Aaron Rodgers is looking for his fourth MVP award and first repeat as the Packers’ quarterback. After the results of Week 15, Rodgers has edged Tom Brady, who’s vying for his first MVP with the Buccaneers and also his fourth overall. Anything can happen, however, because there are still three regular-season games left before the playoffs to determine who should be the winner. Here’s a breakdown of the latest MVP odds from FanDuel going into Week 16 and who’s the best bet:...

Still, the NFL is searching for options in an attempt to make the game safer and decided to turn it into a contest with the hope of garnering more interest from people who could help. Three things that matter Sam Darnold could miss ‘multiple weeks’ with mono Jets coach Adam Gase made the shocking announcement Thursday after the quarterback missed practice Wednesday with an undisclosed illness believed to be strep throat....

Only two of the 16 games on the Week 1 NFL schedule will feature fans in the stands, as the Chiefs and Jaguars will allow a small percentage of their stadiums’ capacities to be filled. So the typical home-field advantage attached to the odds for each game is not as much of a factor. However, team travel for away games during the coronavirus pandemic is extra stressful, so the teams scheduled to make lengthy trips in Week 1 will be the first to deal with the NFL’s extensive health and safety protocols for teams on the road....

That’s a leading question considering the Packers are on a three-game slide in which they are averaging 17.7 yards per game. Aaron Rodgers ranks 26th in the NFL in QBR (40.5), and Green Bay faces the league’s top defense at Buffalo on Sunday Night Football. It’s not out of the realm of possibility for Rodgers to deliver one of those vintage Sunday Night Football performances to silence the doubters, but it won’t be easy....

Here’s what that result means for both team’s playoff chances, with Kansas City improving to 10-4 and Los Angeles falling to 8-6 in the AFC West standings: MORE: Projecting the playoff matchups for AFC, NFC brackets for Week 15 NFL playoff picture: AFC West With the Chiefs winning … The Chiefs have inched closer to clinching their sixth consecutive AFC West title. They increased their lead to two games over Los Angeles, while Denver (7-6) and Las Vegas (6-7) already blew their big chances in losing at Kansas City in the previous two games....

There will now be six games played over three days, starting on Saturday and ending with a Monday night game for the first time in NFL playoff history. While the matchups are intriguing, some are also familiar. Divisional rivals in the No. 6 Patriots and No. 3 Bills are meeting for a third time this season. So are the No. 5 Cardinals and No. 4 Rams. Both pairs split their regular-season meetings, so these grudge matches will hold extra importance....