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Lead NFL Insider for @NFLonCBS . Shelby native formerly of @RealSportsHBO @SINow @theobserver @dailytarheel .

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Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, on ESPN now, brings up hourly arena workers and says "we'll put together a program for them"
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Colts third-year tight end Kylen Granson caught his first career touchdown pass Sunday in the win against the Texans. Yesterday, he posted this photoshoot to his Instagram.
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On Rodgers being a “critical thinker”
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The NFL fined Vikings WR Justin Jefferson $10,927 for the "too little" celebration following this touchdown catch
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2 years
Calvin Ridley got caught because he placed a legal mobile bet in Florida with Hard Rock. They notified Genius Sports, who oversees betting integrity for the NFL. Ridley placed 3, 5 and 8 game parlay bets that did include the Falcons, per source.
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Super Bowl LVII between the Eagles and Chiefs will be the first in history featuring two Black starting quarterbacks.
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4 years
Time flies
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3 years
“We don’t know the long-term effects of the vaccine yet.” Well lemme tell ya about the long-term effects of the actual virus
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2 years
Former Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo tells @NFLSTROUD that Urban Meyer kicked him during an August warmup this preseason
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4 years
"I am an ally of peaceful protestors," says President Donald Trump in 2020, three years after calling Colin Kaepernick and other players who knelt peacefully in protest of racial injustice "sons of bitches."
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4 years
Wearing no sign of team colors. Just posted up passed out
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4 years
Somehow, this man is sleeping through the #SuperBowl . We’re still only in the first quarter.
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2 years
Filed under “Things You Love to See”
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4 years
Rivera says he heard some complaints over the years of having his wife and daughter around the team so much. Said he wanted to set an example for his players on how to treat your wife and daughter.
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6 years
So Jimbo has to sit out next season since he transferred, right? Nah? Only the players still? Word
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No you see a New York City earthquake is different because of the water they use
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3 months
Brittany Mahomes from the podium down to Taylor Swift: “I told you!”
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4 years
In a word....The South.
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Travis Kelce with a hug for his mother and kisses for Taylor Swift
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6 years
LaVar Ball's response will determine whether I buy some Big Baller shoes this week
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4 years
Hard to express how much I don’t care about what money or benefits Zion Williamson may have received as an amateur
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3 months
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrate as the Chiefs go to the Super Bowl
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5 months
David Tepper purchased the Carolina Panthers in 2018. The 2018 Panthers were 6-2 when this happened. Since this moment, Carolina has gone 24-61.
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4 years
This video will be shown, literally, for decades to come
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3 years
Here’s the message from Raiders DE Carl Nassib announcing publicly today, during Pride Month, that he is gay
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3 years
The Panthers will exercise QB Sam Darnold's fifth-year option, per source.
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2 years
There's some optimism today in Pittsburgh that OLB and Reigning Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt did not experience a full pec tear and will be able to return after sitting for a month or so, per league source. Still awaiting word from the team.
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2 years
Eminem takes a knee
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4 years
Thank you
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6 years
Eric Reid is kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial inequality
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1 year
Let’s wait and see what he weighs in at on his pro day
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3 years
NFL is seeing a 2.2% incidence rate among unvaccinated players but just 0.3% among vaccinated players. So 7x higher among unvaxxed players.
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3 months
Velvet red bottom heels bedazzled in 87. Guess who
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1 year
Me after that Chris Stapleton rendition
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7 years
Gronk, interviewing a Monster Energy model at Daytona: "Ashley, what's your favorite speed limit out there? I hope it's somewhere around 70"
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2 years
David Tepper, who has owned the Panthers since 2018, notes the franchise has never had consecutive winning seasons. "I don't think it ever had a real culture of winning." The 2013-2016 Panthers won 3 NFC South titles and had the sixth-highest winning percentage in the NFL.
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3 years
On his first day, Joe Biden signed into law a measure prohibiting sportswriters from continuing to say “thanks for doing this” on Zooms to players and coaches contractually obligated to fulfill media duties. Huge.
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2 years
In honor of NFL free agency, I'll begin each morning posting cryptic tweets that ultimately mean absolutely nothing
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4 years
It's foul what Antonio Brown is doing in front of his children, man
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4 years
UNC got everyone's full tuition and board, saw COVID numbers do exactly what any reasonable person expected, then sent everyone home
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The Daily Tar Heel
4 years
BREAKING: One week into the semester, UNC-Chapel Hill announces that it is transitioning all undergraduate classes to fully online instruction, effective Wednesday. Story to come. Check this thread soon.
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3 years
Green Bay picking Jordan Love was the worst pick of the first round last year. It remains the worst pick a year later. And a year from now, it will continue to be the worst pick.
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6 years
NFL players get between 47%-48.5% of all revenue, per the 2011 CBA. So that's not "most of the money" going to the players.
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1 year
Damar Hamlin update from the Bills: He suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the hospital for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and remains in critical condition.
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4 years
I don't know who needs to hear this but the joke is not worth your job
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5 months
This was at the moment the ball was snapped
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2 years
The NFLPA’s decision to terminate the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involving in clearing Tua Tagovailoa came after the union’s discovery of “several mistakes” made by the doctor in its view, per source.
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1 year
Jim Irsay just did a media gaggle on a golf cart while ripping a cigarette as the league meetings conclude
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3 years
Cam truly cares about the kids. You can only react this way if you care.
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Sports Illustrated
3 years
Cam had a conversation with the player at his camp who was chirping at him earlier in the day (via @CameronNewton )
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Jason Kelce’s message to his brother: Finish
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3 years
Good for him and those around him
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3 years
Isaiah McKenzie just posted this on Instagram, days after being fined by NFL for mask violation as unvaccinated player. #Bills
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2 years
NFL may have to postpone this Browns game with 20 positives. It’s becoming a player safety issue
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4 years
If you’re upset over the latest Jordan news and plan to protest, please note that I am collecting shoes to burn at an undisclosed location. All size 13 Jordans will definitely be burned.
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This is some unfathomably bad advice to young journalists
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2 years
In a rare twist, Brian Windhorst was the main character of Twitter today for all the best reasons
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3 years
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5 years
You're seeing this get RT'd in your timeline and people are telling you to watch it but you don't want to take 4 minutes. Take 4 minutes. You have to watch this
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8 years
Michael Oher can't get any footing on Levi's turf
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A new lawsuit has been filed in Texas against Browns QB Deshaun Watson, according to court records. A massage therapist (Jane Doe) says she was pressured into performing oral sex on Watson in Dec. 2020 during the massage session.
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5 years
BBQ rankings 1. Western NC 2. Kansas City 3. Eastern NC . . . 142. Nashville . . . 299. South Carolina
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5 years
You don’t have to publicly weigh in on every topic on the internet
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4 years
I look at this video and think about how Alex Smith handled himself in San Francisco, then in Kansas City and now with this otherworldly comeback and reflect on what an incredible example he has set for his children
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9 years
When you act like you're watching the game so you can eavesdrop on buddy talking to your daughter http://t.co/A9SlkdwiZ6
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Derrick Brown: high character
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2 years
Sources confirm
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CBS Sports PR
2 years
Breaking News: CBS Sports elevates @jjones9 to Lead NFL Insider. Multi-platform role includes The NFL Today as well as CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports Podcasts, and CBS Sports Network. Full release:
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Rather than getting wrapped up in Tom Brady-related conspiracy theories, I choose to focus on how Bruce Arians proved yet again how he's an ally to Black and minority coaches by stepping down and promoting Todd Bowles
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6 years
The fight between Donald Trump and the NFL has cooled in recent months. Now enter David Tepper, the newest NFL owner who called Trump a "demented, narcissistic scumbag." My latest
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Trent Baalke and the Jags have thrown the free-agency market out of whack. Agents, rightly, want to negotiate deals for their players based off Jax's valuations. The other teams are saying "not so fast."
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5 years
Congrats to Zion for finally competing in a Final Four
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8 months
Detroit high schools produced more Week 1 NFL players this year than any other city in America
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1 year
Teams represented at Odell Beckham Jr.'s private workout in Arizona today included the Panthers, Giants, Patriots, Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Bills, Chiefs, Vikings, Browns and Ravens, per source.
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Breaking: The 2024 NFL salary cap is set for a whopping, record-breaking $255.4 million, sources tell @CBSSports . That's up more than $30 million from last year's cap number and well beyond all the recent estimates. Story to come.
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4 years
In less than 12 hours the NCAA has sidelined arguably the best college football and men's basketball players for nothing related to academics on-court/field performance. Solid system here.
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The Panthers have been in recent contact with the Bears regarding Cam Newton, per source. The expectation is Newton will be released in the coming days, but CHI may not want to compete in the market for him
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3 years
Between Aug. 1-21, 68 players and staff tested positive out of 7,190 tested individuals. Incidence rate among those unvaxxed was 7x higher than those who were vaxxed.
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Mike Giardi
3 years
Bill Belichick: "Your implication that the vaccination solves every problem...has not been substantiated. The number of players and coaches and staff members who have been infected with COVID after being vaccinated is a pretty high number. I wouldn't lose sight of that."
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6 years
From white supremacist Julian Carr’s speech at the dedication of Silent Sam in 1913
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4 years
Robert Tonyan has 3 touchdowns tonight. The New York Giants have 3 touchdowns all season.
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4 years
Where's the football?
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Baltimore Ravens
4 years
The AFC Offensive Player of the Month: @Lj_era8 ‼️ #ProBowlVote
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7 years
STUNT ON EM, BILLY!
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4 years
The ice cream makers went harder than your favorite team
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Ben & Jerry's
4 years
The murder of George Floyd was the result of inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy.
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4 years
We are so cripplingly stupid
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2 years
Stephen Ross was reported in Nov. 2019 to have invested into a sports gambling startup as part of a $17.5M fundraising round. If an NFL team owner is investing in sports gambling while incentivizing his head coach to lose games, that's a gigantic issue.
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Ridley bet on the Falcons to win, by the way. And I was told that fact didn't have a material impact on the suspension anyway.
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Source: Members of the Seahawks coaching staff have been told they are free to look elsewhere for jobs. The new coach will have full autonomy over the staff.
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Dolphins and WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. closing on a 3-year contract, per source
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5 years
Ingram and Kamara
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Eagles are cutting QB Carson Strong, who got $320k in guarantees as an undrafted free agent
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4 years
Each year UNC Charlotte and Davidson battle for the Hornets' Nest trophy and honestly I'd rather lose
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4 years
Kap's best throw of the night, without question
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7 years
This is the story on Dylann Roof, Charleston and America that I've been waiting for 2 years to be written
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3 years
Hard to overstate Roy Williams' importance to UNC. He saved the program. 3 rings while humbly and comfortably being in his mentor's shadow. Adjusted to CBB trends well (esp for his age.) A great ambassador for the school and was extremely generous and gracious to all other sports
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6 years
Thomas Jefferson did not start this university to be the first 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament
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2 years
The NFL is seeking an indefinite suspension of at least one year for Deshaun Watson, sources confirm. Just as the league had at the start.
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Damar Hamlin posted this to Instagram a short time ago
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2 years
Seeing Parham shake while being rolled out on a stretcher is perhaps the most uncomfortable moment of the NFL season
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5 years
Coach K: Nike flew in their top people to Durham the day after the shoe blew out. Those people then flew to China to oversee the manufacturing of a stronger, more stable shoe. They came back to Duke a week later with the shoe.
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Luke Kuechly is a 9-time Pro Bowler and 7-time All Pro. He suffered at least three known concussions between the 2015 and 2017 seasons. He retires from the game at 28 years old.
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1 year
As it stands today, the Carolina Panthers are the only team in the NFL with Black men at the offensive and defensive coordinator positions.
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4 months
Breaking: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says that Steelers-Bills will be postponded until 4:30 pm Monday
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4 years
Jerry Jeudy wears a Star of David pendant around his neck. Asked the significance of it, says some people shorten his last name to Jew and so he wears the necklace now. “...I’m not Jewish though,” he adds.
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6 years
Odom has his Retrievers thank the fans before heading to the locker room
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8 years
By the time she's done getting ready
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