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Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley, right, runs a drill with quarterback Jared Goff during a joint NFL football training camp practice at the Baltimore Raven's headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FANTASY PLAYS: RB position in fantasy all about workload

By JOE GALLINA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, Alabama's Bo Scarbrough is looked at after being hurt during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Clemson in Tampa, Fla. Player privacy laws currently stand in the way of regular in-depth NCAA football injury reports. Yet a mandated reporting system has been proposed. The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the legalization of sports gambling up to the states sparked the idea. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

NCAA injury debate pits player privacy vs. gambling concerns

By TERRIN WAACK - Associated Press

Jordan McNair, 19, died on June 13, 2018, following a heatstroke he suffered at a Maryland Terrapins football team workout in May. (Photo courtesy of Maryland athletics)

Maryland says staffers placed on leave after player death

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Herman Ouseley, chairman of English soccer anti-discrimination group entitled Kick It Out, poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in London, Wednesday Aug. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

Soccer activist says political rhetoric stirs racist chants

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 26, 2016, file photo ,Tennessee linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. (34) runs a shuttle drill during spring NCAA college football practice Knoxville, Tenn. After an offseason in which he announced plans to transfer and then changed his mind and stayed put, Kirkland is attempting to impress a new coaching staff and regain the form he showed early in his career before injuries limited him the last two years. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

Vols’ Kirkland moves forward after deciding not to transfer

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2017, file photo, Boston College defensive end Zach Allen (2) celebrates a defensive stop against North Carolina State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Boston. In college football's year of the defensive lineman, Allen is not getting the publicity of Clemson's four potential first-round draft picks, the latest Bosa harassing quarterbacks at Ohio State or Houston's Ed Oliver. With an obsessive dedication to an early-to-bed-early-too-rise routine and strict diet of George Foreman Grill meals, Allen has put himself on the same level as all those former five-star prospects (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

Among star D-linemen, BC’s Allen overlooked, not outworked

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Correction: Pick Six-Back From Injury story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, New York Jets' Doug Middleton, center, looks at the field during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J. Middleton was impressing the Jets with his playmaking skills last summer when a torn pectoral muscle in a preseason game knocked him out for the season. Nearly a year later, Middleton has a master's degree in public administration from Appalachian State on his resume. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Jets’ Middleton an inspiration as master’s-toting playmaker

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, SMU offensive lineman Evan Brown (63) blocks Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver (10) during an NCAA college football game in Houston. At 6-foot-3 and 290, Oliver combines power, quickness and rare sideline-to-sideline speed for an interior lineman. Houston will push him as a Heisman Trophy contender, but he is more likely to be the first pick in next year’s draft. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ‘18; D-line is where stars are this season

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

K-State signs Bill Snyder to new 5-year contract

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice (29) makes a catch during the morning session of the Redskins NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Redskins-Patriots: How to watch

By Staff - The Washington Times

In this June 28, 2018 photo provided by Arizona State University Media Relations, Arizona State wide receiver Kyle Williams, right, poses with Dr. Anikar Chhabra, the team physician and director of sports medicine, at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. Summers are hardly a break for most college athletes, especially football players. Almost all take classes to lighten their loads in season. Still, many college football players work summer jobs and internships or do volunteer work. At Arizona State, receiver Kyle Williams is preparing to be a surgeon. (Arizona State University Media Relations via AP)

SUMMER JOBS: Arizona State WR Williams is aspiring surgeon

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Jack Gruden, the youngest son of head coach Jay Gruden, is in his first year working as a full-time video assistant for the Washington Redskins. He poses by a work station at Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. (Photo by Samantha Weaver / courtesy of Washington Redskins)

Jack Gruden, coach’s son, on Redskins staff

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kamalei Correa (51) runs after an interception against the Chicago Bears during the first half at the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game in Canton, Ohio. The NFL’s new rule making it a penalty when a player leads with his helmet is generating plenty of grumbling about taking the football out of the sport, but more practically it’s led to confusion about how it’ll be enforced. Correa was one of the first players penalized under the new rule during the Hall of Fame Game that opened the preseason. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

NFL helmet rule enforcement unclear for players, coaches

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

New York Jets quarterback Teddy Bridgewater talks to reporters after a practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets’ Bridgewater excited, grateful to play in a game again

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Saints’ Onyemata no longer an international curiosity

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

North Carolina coach Larry Fedora makes comments during the NCAA college football team's media day in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Following an NCAA violation involving the sale of team-issued shoes, the university announced today that 13 football players will miss games during the 2018 season. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

UNC: 13 players suspended for selling school-issued shoes

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

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Washington’s Redskins head home

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returner Solomon Patton (86) is stopped by Kenny Ladler (31) during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

Kenny Ladler determined to prove he belongs in the NFL

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Striker Mario Gomez retires from Germany’s national team

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