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National NFL writer for @TheAthletic . Sports Dad.

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Joined March 2009
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@ByMikeJones
Mike Jones
5 months
Travis Kelce just walked up and hugged Andy Reid. Reid patted him on the back.
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5 years
The NFL should never put the Redskins on Monday night football again.
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4 years
Person with knowledge of the situation confirms Washington football owner Dan Snyder and the team plan to announce name change Monday morning.
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4 years
Only in DC.... Haskins 1-3, 4 TD, 3 INT, 1 fumble, 60.9% completion, 80.3 QB rating. BENCHED. Daniel Jones, 0-4, 2 TD, 5 INT 1 fumble, 61% completion, 68.3 QB rating. ... Give him time to develop.
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Browns and Nick Chubb have reached an agreement on a four-year deal, source says.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Ron Rivera said that at halftime, he was getting an IV but Haskins stood up and gave a halftime speech to rally the team.
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Mike Jones
2 years
McDaniel was a ball boy for Mike Shanahan in Denver and played WR at Yale. Been coaching with Kyle Shanahan since Houston. Extremely bright, really good communicator. He’s biracial and would be the first HC coach of color hired this cycle.
@AdamSchefter
Adam Schefter
2 years
Sources: Miami is working on a deal with 49ers’ OC Mike McDaniel to be their next head coach.
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Mike Jones
2 years
Mike Shanahan coaching tree: 🏈 Kyle Shanahan 🏈 Sean McVay 🏈 Matt LaFleur 🏈 Mike McDaniel And everybody thought he was just letting Kyle bringing his buddies to Washington.
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Mike Jones
7 years
Can confirm this. Kaepernick hired his own lawyer to rep him, source says.
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mike freeman
7 years
I am told that @Kaepernick7 has filed a grievance under the CBA for collusion against the owners. If accurate, this is huge.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Last night of my 30s and I’m trending on Twitter thanks to an MVP QB @Lj_era8 and 2005 rapper @Mr_Mike_Jones 😂😂 Pretty sure it’s all downhill from here. 😭🤣🤣
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Mike Jones
1 year
Mahomes vs. Hurts. First time two Black quarterbacks have faced in the Super Bowl 35 years after Doug Williams became the first to start in and win a Super Bowl.
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Mike Jones
7 years
Was told late in the season of jealousy up top and how they'd one day use McCloughan drinking as an excuse to can him. Exactly what happened
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Mike Jones
1 year
Steve Wilks takes an underperforming team, turns them into a competitive squad, flirts with the playoffs without a legit option at QB… and it wasn’t enough to land the head coaching job.
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Joe Person
1 year
Panthers announce they have hired Frank Reich, who took the first snap in team history. The former Colts coach becomes the first head coach in Panthers' history with a strictly offensive background.
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Mike Jones
3 years
Still don't get how you can have Chase Young and Montez Sweat and can't get pressure.
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Mike Jones
7 years
Source says Kaepernick didn't file grievance w help of NFLPA, which isn't first time such a move has happened. NFLPA will support him though
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Mike Jones
7 years
Can confirm this. Kaepernick hired his own lawyer to rep him, source says.
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2 years
Source confirms that the Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant that conducted the exam on Tua has been terminated following their interview in which investigators determined errors had been made.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Saleh, who is of Lebanese decent, becomes the fourth active NFL head coach of color. Mike Tomlin, Ron Rivera and Brian Flores are the three others.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Philly IS the city of brotherly love. Dead battery after the game. Tried to tighten the terminal screw but it snapped. Uber driver Dorris took me to autozone, waited, took me back to stadium, he refused to leave until we fixed & I drove way. Good people still exist! Thank you 🙏🏽
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Mike Jones
4 years
Terrible decision.
@AdamSchefter
Adam Schefter
4 years
Texans fired VP of Communications Amy Palcic, telling her she no longer was "a cultural fit", per sources. Palcic was the first and only woman to have full PR responsibilities for an NFL team. She was the winner of the 2017 Rozelle Award for best PR staff. She is widely respected
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6 years
Interesting. Black HCs get fired, often have to drop down to coordinators or position coaches waiting for a chance. Unproven white coaches often get HC consideration quickly. Yes, another racial observation. Don’t like it, unfollow me. Just pointing out curious trends.
@AdamSchefter
Adam Schefter
6 years
Within three hours of being fired in Miami, Adam Gase already had heard from the majority of teams with an HC opening, per source. Gase is expected to start his HC interviews this week.
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6 years
Mike Vrabel on running the double-reverse pass shortly after the Patriots did: "I wanted to see if it looked any better than theirs." It did.
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@ByMikeJones
Mike Jones
8 years
Dan Snyder is sending Pierre Garcon and Ricky Jean Francois to Haiti tomorrow with a plane full of medical supplies.
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Mike Jones
6 years
Always remember, Cousins in 2015 asked for 19M per, with 44M guaranteed over life of four-year deal. Skins said no, then tagged him back to back years (20M, 24M). #OnlyInWashington
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Mike Jones
3 years
Intriguing draft prospect: DII University of Charleston WR Michael Strachan at his Pro Day today measured 6-5, 228 pounds, 85-inch wingspan, 10 inch hands, ran a 4.46 40-yard dash and put up 225 20 times. 👀 👀
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6 years
Thing about Kendall Fuller is this: He had a first-round grade prior to his knee injury at Virginia Tech, and some offensive players in Washington believed he was poised to become the best player on that defense in another year. #Chiefs get a rising star.
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Mike Jones
3 years
Chris Jones bought this Reggie White jersey three days ago because he views him as “the best player to every play the game.” He tries to model his game after White and had two crucial sacks today.
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Mike Jones
3 years
The Seahawks have shown strong interest in adding Odell Beckham Jr., source says. Quarterback Russell Wilson has urged Seahawks brass for a Beckham signing, and in recent days, team officials have done extensive research on the wideout. via @usatoday
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Mike Jones
3 years
Sad thing is, yeah, Gruden is rightfully out of a job, but he's not at all the only person in the league who thinks and talks that way. That's why he felt so comfortable communicating like that.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Asked two different people very plugged into Snyder’s decision-making about this name review and chances of “Redskins” remaining. Both said “It’s over.” Snyder’s got no choice.
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Mike Jones
2 years
Love the NFL and it’s teams tweeting tributes to Dr. King while there’s only one Black head coach, five Black GMs and people of color are continually denied advancement opportunities and/or afforded time to work through challenging seasons.
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Mike Jones
2 years
Sounding like Kevin O’Connell is taking Rams TE coach Wes Phillips and Rams offensive assistant Chris O’Hara with him to Minnesota.
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Mike Jones
6 years
Nick Foles: “our fans are amazing. ... playing at the Linc, there’s nothing like it. But then to make THIS the Linc today? I mean the whole stadium was green.”
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@ByMikeJones
Mike Jones
7 years
A few parting thoughts.
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Mike Jones
6 years
Source says RB Frank Gore and Detroit Lions close to reaching an agreement. Five-time Pro Bowler rushed for 961 yards (3.7 ypc) w three TDs for Colts last year. Will be 35 in May.
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5 years
A lot of frustration around the league over the lack of advancement for minority coaches, again. Outside of Rivera, highly qualified coaches of color are being passed over, again. I could change date and run this story every year. Sadly, nothing changes.
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@ByMikeJones
Mike Jones
6 years
You’d never know the Redskins had 14 days to prepare for this game.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Ron Rivera repeatedly said that Haskins didn't have OTAs, preseason and the reps he needed to be able to fully compete at a high level. So why did they even start him from the jump??
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6 years
Kendall Fuller is indeed the player that the Redskins are sending to Chiefs along with the third-round pick. Chiefs fleece Skins. Fuller is the second-best CB on the team behind Josh Norman.
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Mike Jones
7 years
This won't really make you feel better, #Redskins fans. But two league sources say the League contacted Bruce Allen to tell him that Cousins intentional grounding call was incorrect and shouldn't have been a penalty.
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Mike Jones
9 years
Robert Griffin III didn't talk to reporters, but cleaned out locker, leaving only this...
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9 years
NFC East champ celebration.
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5 years
My son just showed me this. I legit LOL’d 😂
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2 years
NAACP calling for Del Rio’s head.
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5 years
This is Johnny from my gym. The biggest Redskins fan. Every single day of the year, he dresses this way regardless of how badly they lose. I don’t know how he does it, but he never stops believing. For the sake of Johnny in Seaford, DE, I hope Snyder can finally get this right.
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5 years
Saturday’s workout was always about so much more than throws. NFL teams wanted to see if Kap could check off specific boxes, and sadly, he failed that test. With his power move, he may have cost himself his last shot at an NFL job via @usatoday
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Mike Jones
4 years
Guy who’s never played a full season and has no star power thinks he’s in position to make these kinds of demands?? 🤔😂
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John Keim
4 years
Redskins corner Quinton Dunbar has requested to be traded or released, according to a source. Dunbar spoke with a member of the Redskins' administration tonight. He had been in talks with the previous regime about an extension but he had not had any...
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Mike Jones
4 years
Thanks again for setting us back four years, Drew Brees. 🤦🏽‍♂️
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
4 years
I am a big fan of Drew Brees. I think he’s truly one of the greatest quarterbacks, but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag. OLD GLORY is to be revered, cherished, and flown high...
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Mike Jones
3 years
PSA: If you get offended over stories that shed light on racial and social inequality and discrimination, you have a head and a heart problem. Get help.
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Mike Jones
7 years
Want to thank little bro Sgt. Stephen Jones for 6 yrs of service in the Army including 2 tours in Afghanistan. Welcome back to civilian life
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Mike Jones
3 years
Former NFL stars Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor have teamed up with fellow former NFL standout-turned-ESPN analyst Ryan Clark to create “The Pivot Podcast,” which launches at noon today. Taylor and Crowder had been part of Brandon Marshall’s team on I am Athlete.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Dear white people: Stop trying to tell me what Dr. King’s words meant. Thank you.
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4 years
Everyone I’ve talked to says the same thing about Haskins: “He’s not a bad kid. He’s actually a good kid. He’s definitely talented. He needs to grow up. ... Needs to understand the mental side of the NFL quarterback.” Hopefully he can find a situation that enables him to do that.
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7 years
You guys out there calling for Jay’s head — as he coaches with a practice squad O-line for the most part, practice squad ILB’s and nine starters on IR — simply aren’t very bright.
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Mike Jones
6 years
If you don’t understand the DJ Swearinger release, you’re not alone.
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Mike Jones
6 years
The Dolphins have had strongest interest in Dallas’ Kris Richard and New England is Brian Flores, but a league source believe they’re leaning toward Flores.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Washington has nothing to be ashamed of. Young team exceeded expectations this year. Kept battling. They'll grow from this. They might want to hang onto No. 4.
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Mike Jones
3 years
Rams, Chiefs, Raiders and Cardinals also have expressed interest.
@AdamSchefter
Adam Schefter
3 years
Former Titans’ CB Adoree’ Jackson’s plan is to go to NY on Sunday night to meet Monday with the Giants before going to Philadelphia on Monday night to meet with the Eagles.
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4 years
What they get for firing Jim Caldwell after he led the team to three winning seasons and two playoff appearances in four years.
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Mike Mulholland
4 years
WE GO LIVE TO THE OWNER’S BOX!
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Lamar: "I was cramping. I didn't pull a Paul Pierce. I was cramping." 😂
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4 years
😂😂😂
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3 years
None of the four conference championship teams had positive COVID tests today, source says.
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4 years
There's no quit in this Washington team. Looks like he got it.
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7 years
Redskins fire GM Scot McCloughan after two seasons
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7 years
Most teams are busy signing free agents. Redskins are busy firing their GM, who everyone who worked and played for him respected.
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5 years
Zampese is an excellent QB coach. He’ll be great for Haskins. Redskins fans, stop lamenting the O’Connell. I like that Rivera didn’t just keep him for the sake of continuity. He’s going for what he believes is better.
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Albert Breer
5 years
The Redskins are hiring Ken Zampese as QBs coach, John Matsko as OL coach, Jim Hostler as WRs coach, and Pete Hoener as TEs coach. Three of the four were on Ron Rivers’ staff in Carolina. Offensive side coming together for Skins with Scott Turner as coordinator.
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According to a person w knowledge of the situation, Swearinger had been instructed repeatedly during his time w Skins to stop airing criticisms of teammates or coaches, but he continued to do so. After Saturday, team felt like enough was enough.
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Mike Jones
8 years
Jay Gruden just unleashed on his players in the locker room about not giving it their all throughout the week.Could hear the yelling outside
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Mike Jones
4 years
I’m going to repeat this for all the small-minded people who have comprehension issues: No one is bothered with Brees for believing in standing during the anthem. Players are upset that he distorted the message behind the protests, which were never about the flag or military.
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Mike Jones
6 years
Six NFL hires down. Zero people of color so far. Two openings remain.
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7 years
Cousins is headed to the hospital. Has been on baby watch. Today is the day.
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Mike Jones
3 years
Talks have been ongoing. Very well could get a deal done today or shortly after, I’m told.
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Kimberley A. Martin
3 years
After getting Wyatt Teller’s extension done, I’m curious to see how the #Browns handle veteran Joel Bitonio, who has one year left on his deal. Bitonio is still one of the best guards in the league, so my gut tells me this will be a no-brainer for Andrew Berry & Co.
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2 years
NFL teams really might as well put a “Coloreds need not apply” sign out.
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6 years
I’m sorry, everyone. Domestic violence is only awful if it’s seen or caught on camera. My bad. 🤦🏽‍♂️
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6 years
Impossible to not feel good for Teddy Bridgewater.
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6 years
Guys, if you were watching this Skins-Giants game, just go do something else. Go play with your kids or something. 🤦🏽‍♂️
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4 years
Some can’t even hide their ignorance/hate. The replies upon learning of a Black National Anthem.🤦🏽‍♂️ Maybe if your dads/grandads hadn’t enslaved, treated black people like 3/5 a man ... clung to segregation ... had let us vote ... maybe there wouldn’t be a Black National Anthem.🤷🏽‍♂️
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8 years
Gruden: "I don't know how to react. I didn't know it was possible to tie. There was a tie last week I was like 'how heck did they tie?'"
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2 years
Six head coaching hires. Zero people of color.
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6 years
Absolutely no traffic headed into FedEx Field.
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5 years
Source says Chargers plan to play Melvin Gordon on a limited snap count tomorrow.
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Mike Jones
6 years
Baker Mayfield's work is done. 11-for-20, 212 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 125.4 QB rating. Three carries, 13 yards.
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Mike Jones
3 years
Jameis Winston said he knew Saints could hit big on that 72-yard TD based on the coverage (quarters), and the safety. Said of Landon Collins "It’s all predicated on his depth. He was 12 yards and his speed and Deonte’s speed was not really a comparison."
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2 years
Today, I start my next chapter with @TheAthletic where I’ll serve as national NFL writer. I’m really excited for this opportunity and chance to continue to grow while working with such an exceptional team. For more details on my move, check this out: 2/2
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9 years
Redskins locker room just erupted as panthers took lead.
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Mike Jones
7 years
Had to add this. ... This nugget here really blew my mind. Players loved McCloughan's approach.
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3 years
Don’t tell me this man didn’t interview well.
@MySportsUpdate
Ari Meirov
3 years
#Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy today: “It's always good to be mentioned & having an opportunity to pursue your dreams. Yes, I want to be a HC, but when it's all said and done, my job is to make sure I'm not taking away from the goals we're trying to accomplish."
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5 years
According to to two sources, the arbitrator has ruled against Antonio Brown in his grievance to wear the old helmet.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Starting tomorrow, I’ll be on a week of furlough, so I’m not allowed to report, write or tweet about football. I’ll be back in the loop next week. PS: Support your local and national news outlets.
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8 months
Do not ever again tell me Sam Howell has arrived.
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6 years
Congrats, Eagles. One of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history.
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Mike Jones
4 years
Lot of Redskins fans upset Skins got a fifth rounder for Dunbar. C’mon. His determination is impressive. Came in as i drafted WR, switched positions and has played well. But he’s never been a managed to play a full 16 games. Good player, lots of potential, but not yet elite.
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7 years
DJ Swearinger post-game swag.
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Mike Jones
3 years
Ron Rivera said yesterday that he was encouraged by improved vaccination rates on WFT. Source says now 84% of WFT players have received at least one vaccination shot. They opened camp at around 60%
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