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Seth Wickersham

11 months

My next book will be about quarterbacks and the position’s uniquely American job requirements and place in our culture. It will span all levels, from high schoolers to college stars to current icons and retired Hall of Famers—and even those who came up just short—to tell a story…

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2 years

This is why the Rams traded for Stafford. And this is why the 49ers traded for the third overall pick.

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2 years

My friend of 22 years John Clayton died. He was one of those colleagues who was not only always eager to help you, but went above and beyond to help. He took his work seriously, with all his files and spreadsheets, but not himself. RIP to a gentleman and Hall of Famer.

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For almost two decades, Bill Belichick has managed to subvert the egos of his best player, his boss, and himself for the good of the team, yielding historic results. This year, though, the dynamics have been different. My story:

For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft are aiming for a sixth Lombardi trophy. But friction between the coach and star QB could put the future of a dynasty in doubt.

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My look inside the dysfunction that has defined the Browns—from Hue telling Haslam to get “the f— out of my office,” to Haslam nicknaming Sashi Brown “Obama,” to porn accidentally projecting in the facility—and if it’ll redefine what Mayfield can transcend

Inside the Browns' front office, where hope and history collide

The Browns have a new coach and a franchise QB. But under owner Jimmy Haslam, they have been repeatedly sabotaged by infighting and ineptitude. So what will win out: hope or history?

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EXCLUSIVE: “Don’t fuck with me” Jerry Jones told Robert Kraft in today’s league meetings. For the second time in five years, Jones is leading a charge against the way Roger Goodell is compensated. From me and ⁦ @DVNJr ⁩

Sources: Jones, Kraft exchange words at meeting

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaged in a heated exchange Tuesday ahead of a vote on whether to open negotiations on a new contract with commissioner Roger Goodell,...

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I visited Andrew Luck many times this year, as he broke his silence, searching for deeper reasons for his retirement, a decision that liberated and haunts him, and considers a return to football — but not how so many hope.

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2 years

People think throwing three times reveals what Bill Belichick thinks about Mac Jones, when maybe it reveals more about what he thinks about Josh Allen and the Bills offensive coaches.

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3 years

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3 years

Tom Brady threw 50 touchdowns in 20 games at age 43 on a torn MCL.

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4 years

My latest on Tom Brady, the divorce from the Patriots, and why after the challenging past few years there’s a feeling he’s chasing: to find – no, rediscover – an essential version of himself.

How Brady became a Buc, and all the signs we missed along the way

It's finally official: Tom Brady will not be forever a Patriot. But in reality, the quarterback's split with New England can be traced back much further than this offseason.

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3 years

Was just asked about this in an interview. Curious thing for him to say. We've spoken many times over the years, recorded and on record, for stories both on Brady and himself: An hour on his coaching tree, 45 min on Ken Shipp and learning offense; 20 min on the draft process, etc

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‘I don’t think I’ve ever even talked to the guy’: Bill Belichick on Seth Wickersham’s new Patriots book

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4 months

Spare me the “worst rule in sports” takes. Offense has every advantage. If you fumble at the one foot line, deal with the consequences

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6 years

I thank everyone for reading my story on the Patriots. I appreciate all the feedback, kind and, well, less so. And I absolutely stand by my reporting.

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4 years

Inside the NFL in LA, from @dvnjr and me: A heated call with Kroenke/Goodell, Rams and Chargers disputes over SSLs and golf carts, a lawsuit that’s reached the SCOTUS — and a $5-plus billion bet that SoFi Stadium will heal all.

Inside the Rams-Chargers marriage as the NFL fights for Los Angeles

As the $5 billion-plus SoFi Stadium nears completion in Los Angeles, the Rams and Chargers are fighting to win the hearts of Angelenos while negotiating their awkward arranged marriage.

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From me, @DVNJR and @tishaESPN , via 30+ sources *Snyder has said his dirt on Goodell/owners from PIs could “blow up” NFL. “They can’t f— with me.” *He’s “lost Jerry” Jones *Goodell “wants Snyder gone,” per exec *A novel removal method owners have discussed

Sources: Snyder claims 'dirt' on NFL owners, Goodell

Multiple NFL sources say they've been told that embattled Commanders owner Dan Snyder instructed his law firms to hire private investigators to look into owners and league execs. His attorneys deny...

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5 years

how to not block a PAT

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4 years

So @PatrickMahomes has won 28/36 starts, including a SB, with 89 TD passes and 19 INTs — 1.9%. Tom Brady, the gold standard, didn’t have a *season* below 2% INT rate until his 7th year. As much as we appreciate what we’re watching, we’re likely not appreciating it—*him*—enough.

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6 years

A major discussion topic among NFL owners/executives at this week’s league meetings is the Chargers’ viability in LA. PSL sales have been a struggle and team is expected to revise its Inglewood revenue goals sharply to a more realistic number: $400m to around $150m, per sources

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3 years

In the Super Bowl, Jared Goff twice hit Brandin Cooks in the hands in the end zone. One was late and broken up, another was perfect and should have been caught, but both were mere inches from being touchdowns, changing lives and legacies. The line in the NFL is so thin.

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2 years

I spent days over months this offseason with Sean McVay, who at 36 has a chance to be one of the greatest coaches ever, maybe *the* greatest — if his private torment doesn't destroy himself first.

Welcome to the Sean McVay Moment

Powered by internal combustion, Sean McVay has reached the top of the NFL coaching class, but finding an appropriate work-life balance remains a challenge he has yet to conquer.

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In 2016, Paul DePodesta wrote Jimmy Haslam a Hail Mary email arguing against Hue Jackson and in favor of Sean McDermott. In 2019, DePo wanted Kevin Stefanski but John Dorsey “flexed my muscles and got what I wanted,” with Kitchens. Today, DePodesta finally gets his guy. Godspeed.

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7 years

So why was Richard Sherman ever dangled? Answer lies in the coach, the QB--and a dynasty thwarted at the 1 yd line.

Richard Sherman won't let go, and it's a problem

Read the exclusive account of how this offseason of discontent in Seattle traces to the Super Bowl That Got Away and the rift it created among Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll.

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6 years

Glendale, man: The stadium where Seattle’s dynasty went down in 2015, where Richard Sherman went down in 2017, where Earl Thomas went down today.

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8 years

One of my favorite Manning Moments.

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5 years

F-bombs, a Xmas miracle, The Voice, too much duplicity, not enough money and the enduring devastation of a plane crash. Inside the AAF’s collapse — according to 40+ interviews by me and @mikerothstein , including Charlie Ebersol, Bill Polian, and Tom Dundon

Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football

Interviews with more than 40 senior AAF executives, lawyers, consultants, team presidents, coaches, players and other sources show the league began imploding even before the first game kicked off.

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3 years

Years after Spygate, a question lingers: Who dangled campaign cash if U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter would ease off his investigation into the Pats? Now Specter's son and ghostwriter are providing an answer: It was Donald Trump. The latest from @DVNJr and me:

Senator's son: Trump tried to stop Spygate probe

One of the enduring mysteries of Spygate is the identity of the person who reached out to Sen. Arlen Specter to coax him into dropping his Senate probe. Now the late Specter's son and ghostwriter...

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6 years

My @espn cover story on Odell Beckham Jr.: *Why a private investigator tracked him this spring *Why Ben McAdoo says, “The Catch was the worst thing that happened to him” *How he fell in love with football again

Odell Beckham: The joy vs. the grind

Inside Odell Beckham Jr.'s quest to recapture the magic that made him the NFL's most eye-catching talent

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3 years

Tom Brady has started in 23% of the Super Bowls played since he was ... born 43 years ago.

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The behind-closed-doors story of how NFL executives, owners and players handled anthem protests, by me and @DVNJr .

How the NFL, players forged anthem detente amid gaffes, TV ratings concerns

The behind-closed-doors story of how the NFL and players forged a shaky alliance over the national anthem as owners navigated the collision of financial worries and social activism.

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My ⁦ @ESPNNFL ⁩ story inside yesterday’s contentious owners-only private meeting

Sources: Kroenke irks NFL owners with fees pivot

Rams owner Stan Kroenke has angered NFL owners with the possibility of him trying to back away from a promise to cover tens of millions of dollars in legal expenses related to his team's 2016...

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5 years

There’s been so much sincere and deserved hyperbole surrounding ⁦ @PatrickMahomes5 ⁩ that for the current cover I set out to answer a basic question, exclusive to only a few each generation: What it like to possess a truly transcendent arm?

'Most humans can't do that': The story behind Mahomes' impossible arm

He is the rarest of quarterbacks, capable of making the impossible look routine. So where did his gifts come from -- and where do they lead from here?

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4 years

Joe Buck crushed that call, amidst chaos.

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Kyle Shanahan and 49ers football tree: successful and diverse.

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Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Matt LaFleur were all on the Redskins staff under Mike Shanahan. They’re all gone. But don’t worry: Bruce Allen is still in charge.

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3 years

Tom Brady is about to set an NFL record for text messages received.

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2 years

Brian Flores is why if you're going to run a New England program -- to be clear, Flo was his own man as a coach, not a Belichick cover band -- you need authority over football ops. Win or lose on your own terms, and eliminate the appeals court.

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5 years

One day, an entire book will be written about the Browns 2016 and 2017 seasons. This was a small sample of how it was supposed to unfold, on paper:

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3 years

In light of Alex Guerrero's comment that Bill Belichick "never evolved," consider this 2020 comment from BB: "Over the last two decades, everything we did, every single decision we made in terms of major planning, was made with the idea of how to make things best for Tom Brady."

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3 years

The @NYTmag interview with Ken Burns is really good, on so many levels.

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5 years

One GM wondering why he's in Indy. Another might only send a few scouts next year. Hangovers and bad behavior and a dull dread. This fun and smart Wright Thompson story on the Combine explains less about the prospects than the league they aspire to join

Steak, booze and a sense of dull dread: Here's what really happens at the NFL combine

Once a year, all of football descends upon Indianapolis for the NFL combine, a few days at which will tell you far less about the prospective players than it will about the league they aspire to join.

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4 years

Never change.

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Jalen Hurts: good dude

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Joe Burrow is a transcendent quarterback. That’s all.

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Wright Thompson at his absolute best:

Being Caitlin Clark: Inside the world of the player who redefined the game

She overcame trust issues and chartered a yacht. Now Caitlin Clark is ready for March.

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My latest for @espn , with Wright Thompson and @DVNJr : Inside the Final Days of the Patriot Way

The last days of the Patriot Way

Together, Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Robert Kraft built the greatest dynasty in NFL history. Inside the story of why that was never quite enough.

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This Grant Wahl news is so, so awful. He was one of the best soccer writers and before that, one of the best college basketball writers. Such a cool guy, total gentleman. RIP.

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Read @minakimes on Justin Herbert, an introvert who tells us how we misunderstand introverts -- and by doing so, how we misunderstand quarterbacks.

The magic and mystery of Justin Herbert

The star's quiet nature has long led to questions about his ability to helm a professional offense. With a breakout rookie season, he put those questions to rest and brought new excitement to his...

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My tribute to Tom Brady, who always stood alone, even in his retirement choice

Wickersham: Tom Brady's football career is over, but football isn't done with him

Tom Brady's unique brand of magic endured, even in the most difficult period of his life and career.

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Matthew Stafford, to me over the summer, when I asked what he wants out of the rest of his career:. “I just want to play in big games, you know? ... I want to have opportunities to make big-time plays in the fourth quarter against really good teams, in big moments.”

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Today NFL team owners will vote to increase the debt limit for the Rams new stadium, which according to internal league documents is now projected to cost an amazing $4.963 billion.

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Kelly Stafford for the win

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Michael J Fox, on when his son left for college:

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What is it like to do something professionally for 12 years but yet not know just how good you are at it? I spent a lot of time with Matthew Stafford for @ESPN Cover Story, discussing all the things he must learn, and forget, as an LA Ram. ⁦ @ESPNNFL ⁩

Has new Ram Matthew Stafford found his happy place?

He's on a new team, in a new city, with the same goal -- winning a Super Bowl.

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Wow. I’d never heard this Brees/Schottenheimer/Rivers anecdote in @AlbertBreer ’s column today:

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12.23 MMQB! The night that may well cost Jason Garrett his job. "I can't really pointpoint anything. All I know is we aren't a consistent team." 💥 @MalcolmJenkins on culture. 💥 @Mandrews_81 on Ravens, @Lj_era8 . 💥 @Cantguardmike on records. 💥 MORE!

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My latest: On Kyle Shanahan’s brilliance and scars, with insight into the parties he throws for players, miserable weeks for his assistants, and John Lynch’s favorite meeting, with cameos from Steve Young and Joe Montana.

Kyle Shanahan will not be denied

Laser focused on finally winning a Super Bowl, the 49ers coach is ready to prove his doubters wrong.

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Romo's note that the Pats throwaway blitzed in the red zone with game decided just to mess with oppo analytics/scouting reports was so good.

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EXCLUSIVE: ESPN obtained a confidential Josh Harris/Commanders financial prospectus, which predicts a cash windfall with Snyder gone — and potentially $1.5 BILLION public funds for a new VA stadium. w/ @john_keim

Harris doc: Snyder exit will boost Commanders

Josh Harris, the Philadelphia 76ers co-owner who announced an exclusive deal to purchase the Washington Commanders, is betting that a change in ownership will solve the financial woes plaguing the...

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My @ESPNPlus @ESPNNFL piece on what led to the pending announcement to walk away -- and why a bigger, and global, stage is next for Tom Brady.

The limitless life of Tom Brady

For his entire career, Tom Brady always saw it: the starting quarterback job, the Super Bowls, the all-time great career. Now we might never see anything like it again.

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3 years

Some day-after Super Bowl news: I'm writing a book about Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, the modern NFL, how greatness is achieved, and at what costs. @wwnorton will release it Oct. 19, but you can pre-order now!

It's Better to Be Feared

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SPORTS ILLUSTRATED • NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR National Sports Media Association • Book of the Year Kirkus Reviews • Best Nonfiction of the Year “[H]onest, sprawling,...

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Michael Lewis’ 2012 Princeton commencement is worth dusting off once a year, or more.

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Josh McDaniels made a good hire in Matt Eberflus.

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This is the riveting @ScottEden1 story I referenced last week, edited by @TyWenger and @RossMarrinson . Let the incredible details sink in, and then ask: How are any leagues or the NCAA going to prevent a lone-wolf Donaghy repeat? Really, how?

From the archives: How former ref Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games

On the anniversary of Tim Donaghy's resignation from the NBA, ESPN revisits how the disgraced referee conspired to fix NBA games, whom he did it with and the untold millions that flowed from the...

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New England autumn, sticking it to 2020.

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Maybe the greatest throw in history, ten years ago tonight. Belichick told the Pats to “make ‘em go to Manningham.” The play was Otter W Go. @EliManning ’s throw carried a controlled trajectory out of his hand: the gentle arc of a touch pass, but with the zip of a heater.

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Mike Shanahan once won 18-straight games. Kyle has won 12-straight.

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A dispatch from the ⁦ @49ers ⁩ postgame party, how Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch make it work — and a truly hilarious Top Gun barroom moment that says it all.

From 0-9 to Top Gun to a Super Bowl: How Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch found a way

After years of discord between 49ers head coaches and GMs, the success behind this year's team might be the true bond between Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch -- whether they're winning or losing.

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Troy Aikman has been ruthless and unforgiving in his evaluation of quarterbacks this year. I like it. Fair or not, this is how Hall of Famers discuss current guys in private and so it’s good to see it on air.

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No idea if Zach Wilson will be a better pro than Sam Darnold, but this throw — against a Super Bowl caliber defense and with actual consequences — is better than what Wilson did on air last week and it’s not even close.

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Here’s a look at #Jets QB Sam Darnold making the same throw in a game that Zach Wilson made at his Pro Day

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Sean McVay is 36 years old He's had a winning season every year he's been a head coach, has beaten Bruce Arians, Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan and Sean Payton in the playoffs, and has reached two Super Bowls.

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When you've returned a pick-six 103 yards at 5280 feet and a fan has you in a headlock #CmonMan

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ICYMI For almost two decades, Bill Belichick has managed to subvert the egos of his best player, his boss, and himself for the good of the team, yielding historic results. This year, though, the dynamics have been different.

For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft are aiming for a sixth Lombardi trophy. But friction between the coach and star QB could put the future of a dynasty in doubt.

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NFL Twitter Sunday: Rivera's gotta go! NFL Twitter Wednesday: Great coach and wherever he lands next will be a Super Bowl contender.

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2018 NFL media on Mike McCarthy: He's stale and uncreative and wasted Aaron Rodgers' prime. 2020 NFL media after learning from @TomPelissero that McCarthy spent six hours one day at @pff : Quality coach who will elevate Dak and give Dallas exactly what it needs.

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Filed to @espn : Yesterday's vote to expand the NFL regular season was years in the making -- but it wasn't unanimous among team owners. George H. McCaskey of the Bears voted against it.

Sources: Bears voted against 17-game season

The Bears voted against adding a game to the NFL schedule, sources told ESPN.

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I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a moment reflect what pro football expects and celebrates more than Hue Jackson telling the staff that he’s lost his brother and mother in the same month and can’t sleep, and then turning back to the clicker and saying, “So this is inside zone ...”

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My fight to Kansas City is littered with Chiefs fans. The pilot gets on the speakers and does the usual thing — flight time, weather, sorry for the delay, etc etc — and then asks the man in 9D to remove his hat, declaring it unacceptable. It’s a Texans hat.

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Loved this @maxwellstrachan conversation with @WindhorstESPN — and I can relate to a lot of it.

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When a collegiate Hearthstone team decided to protest Blizzard's treatment of a gamer from Hong Kong, it had no idea where its act of defiance would lead, by @paulkix ⁩

How three pro-Hong Kong gamers protested their way into an international storm

When a collegiate Hearthstone team decided to protest Blizzard's treatment of a gamer from Hong Kong, it had no idea where its act of defiance would lead.

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Russell Wilson has his quirks but he's a ruthless competitor, nonstop grinder, ideal face of the franchise, and has come up big against the best competition time after time. Who can Seattle replace him with that will check all those boxes?

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Y.A. Tittle is famous for *that* picture, but this is my favorite one, framed on my desk, taken by his son-in-law, Steve de Laet.

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The latest from me and @dvnjr : The inside story about what split Roger Goodell and Jerry Jones apart, with a, um, colorful description of Bob Kraft.

OTL: NFL teeters on all-out, unprecedented civil war

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is in a bitter battle few saw coming, led by Jerry Jones, the league's most opinionated and powerful owner. Nobody knows how this will end.

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Some personal news:

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When an editor says, “There’s a lot of good stuff in here.”

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What sounds like a COMPLIMENT but really isn’t a COMPLIMENT?

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McCloughan's ex-colleagues in SF/SEA are furious. He's that well-liked. He owns his past. The struggle is real. But that building ...

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Banner first half for Kelce, who is supposedly in Gronk’s league: pushed a coach, a defender, dropped a few that Gronk would have caught, missed a key block that Gronk would have made.

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Just learned that John Elway was at The Catch game, at Candlestick Park. So three of what would be the top five or so greatest quarterbacks ever were there, in different life stages: Joe Montana on the field, Elway in college, and Tom Brady as a little boy.

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. @DVNJr and I took a deep @OTLonESPN dive into DeMaurice Smith’s complicated tenure at the NFLPA, his two CBAs, all the fights — and how we got to 17 games. Also, for anyone who says labor negotiations are boring:

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Always a good one.

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In 1995, Moeller flew to San Mateo to close the deal with a prized Michigan recruit named Tom Brady.

Adam Schefter

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Former Michigan head coach Gary Moeller, who spent 23 years associated with the Michigan football program, passed away this morning in Lima, Ohio, the school confirmed. Moeller was 81 years old.

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This anecdote from Tony Gonzalez’s last year always makes me smile.

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Proud to be a colleague of @minakimes and @JeffPassan every day, but especially today.

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If Josh McDaniels is indeed the Patriots head coach in waiting, and he likely is, if he wants it one day, it clarifies one thing: The Rooney Rule is really a Rooney Pretty Please.

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A year ago, who would have thought ... *the Tennessee Titans would ignore Tom Brady to lock up Ryan Tannehill *Philip Rivers would be the Colts’ solution at quarterback *Brady would choose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Patriots The NFL, man.

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I spent a lot of time this summer with Sean Payton, as he tries to take the best from his New Orleans days and leave behind the worst, wars both external and internal.

Sean Payton is back to save the Denver Broncos - and himself

Disillusioned by Roger Goodell and league politics, Payton left the NFL. Now reinvigorated, he's back to rebuild the Broncos and take another run at a Super Bowl.

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I enjoyed the game. It was different. Belichick and Phillips assembled sick defensive game plans. You usually can’t beat Belichick unless you have a quarterback who can read the entire field. Goff can’t. McVay tried to read the defense for him, but that only lasts so long.

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Was always mildly surprised that Luck didn’t retire after this:

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Every sports section in America should publish this column tomorrow, as a tribute and just because it’s that good. Thanks, Sally, for making us laugh.

Perspective | My father made me laugh, and now I have a problem

Dan Jenkins was not what you would call a classic family man, because sportswriters drive against the normal traffic of life. Yet in my estimation, he was a better father than nine-tenths of those I...

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“The victim was going through hell." I wrote about Mark Hurlbert, the ex-prosecutor who once tried to imprison Kobe Bryant, who took me through the 14 months they were linked, how he learned of Kobe’s death, and how it impacted him.

Kobe Bryant's Colorado prosecutor recalls the case that linked them

Former prosecutor Mark Hurlbert says the 2003 sexual assault charge against the NBA star stuck with him for years, but he has found a way to make peace with the outcome.

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