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Inside Training Camp Live: Kawann Short a team player

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By Nick Shook and Rachel Wenzlaff
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Training camp is here in full force. We’ve got you covered today with live coverage on NFL Network all day. On NFL.com, we’ll be featuring highlights from the television coverage and notes from our reporters in the field. Here are today’s whispers.

» Well, we know one person who won’t make the 53-man roster post-preseason: NFL Media’s Jeff Darlington. At Eagles camp in Philadelphia, Darlington took on a blocking sled and lost. See for yourself above…

» Wednesday begins with respect for Mother Nature, who apparently doesn’t want Redskins camp to begin without a hitch.

Backing up point-after attempts to increase difficulty is fine, but this is a bit extreme. Fortunately for kicker Dustin Hopkins, the organization is in the process of repairing the goalpost before practice begins. Continue reading →

Pats’ PUP list trims targets for Jimmy Garoppolo

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By Nick Shook
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Jimmy Garoppolo‘s first training camp as the starter — for the first four games — will start with a bit of an uphill battle.

The Patriots have placed Garoppolo’s top two receivers, Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, on the physically-unable-to-perform list to start training camp. This leaves the third-year passer with Chris Hogan, fourth-round pick Malcolm Mitchell, Keshawn Martin, Aaron Dobson and Nate Washington to develop relationships and timing during the beginning of camp.

While the Patriots have made a tradition of getting the most out of otherwise marginal receivers, they typically anchored their receiving corps with one stellar wideout. But those teams were also quarterbacked by Tom Brady, who won’t be available in the first four weeks of the season. Continue reading →

Odell Beckham Jr. reveals pick for NFL’s best corner

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By Nick Shook
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It’s long been evident that Josh Norman and Odell Beckham Jr. have gotten into each other’s heads. But when it came time to name the best corner in the game, Beckham veered far from his rival to choose a guy he’s yet to face.

“I think the best cornerback in the league, I haven’t got the experience of playing against — Patrick Peterson,” Beckham said when speaking at a Sky Sports Facebook Live event in the United Kingdom. Continue reading →

Jerry Jones: We haven’t seen last of Rolando McClain

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By Nick Shook
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Rolando McClain‘s comeback tale was nearing its peak as he headed toward Year 3 in Dallas. Then he was suspended for 10 games.

That’s how Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sees it right now.

“This was quite a setback, that suspension,” Jones said in an interview during Monday’s NFL Total Access. “We’ll see how things evolve, see how the weeks go.” Continue reading →

Robert Kraft blasts process in Tom Brady’s suspension

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Two hours after Tom Brady reluctantly decided to give up in the legal fight over his suspension Friday, owner Robert Kraft issued a sharp statement criticizing the entire process.

“While I was disappointed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision not to rehear Tom Brady‘s case, I am most frustrated that Tom was denied his right to a fair and impartial process,” Kraft said in a statement released by the team. “The League’s investigation into a football pressure matter was flawed and biased from the start, and has been discredited nearly unanimously by accredited academics and scientists. Continue reading →