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New York Jets' Le'Veon Bell, right, talks with quarterback Sam Darnold during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets’ Bell feels ‘a million times better’ than Day 1 of camp

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Sister Marie Jose De La Rosa, from New Jersey, chats with Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Most NFL players don’t have the kind of offseason adventures of Josh Norman, who flew with the Blue Angels, visited and donated to an immigrant detention center in Texas and jumped over a bull while running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP, File) **FILE**

Josh Norman goes from bull-jumping offseason to ball-hawking camp

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Local kids pick up trash, get schooled on football

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2019, file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Travis Frederick (72), Connor Williams (52) and Tyron Smith (77) warm up at the team's NFL football training facility in Frisco, Texas. Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system, sapped most of Frederick’s strength and left him struggling to walk when the Cowboys returned from camp in California last summer. Ultimately, the diagnosis wasn’t early enough to save his season. Frederick missed all 18 games last season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Cowboys’ Frederick returns after year lost to nerve disorder

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 8, 2012, file photo, Ryan Leaf, center, sits in a Cascade County courtroom in Great Falls, Mont. Ryan Leaf spent most of his time in prison alone and angry until a military veteran persuaded the former No. 2 overall NFL draft pick to stop self-loathing long enough to help fellow inmates learn to read. Now the once-star quarterback who is widely considered the biggest bust in league history is helping former players adapt to retirement and trying to make sure they cope far better than he did. (Larry Beckner/The Great Falls Tribune via AP, File)

Ryan Leaf uses his story to help other former NFL players

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Sister Marie Jose De La Rosa, from New Jersey, chats with Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Most NFL players don’t have the kind of offseason adventures of Josh Norman, who flew with the Blue Angels, visited and donated to an immigrant detention center in Texas and jumped over a bull while running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP, File) **FILE**

Norman goes from bull-jumping offseason to ball-hawking camp

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

HOF Preview: Safety Ed Reed ‘made the impossible possible’

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

California law to limit youth football practices

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport (92) warms during NFL football practice in Metairie, La. Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport says focusing on the truth regarding what kind of player he is and still can be gives him confidence heading into his second NFL season. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Saints’ Davenport: Year 2 confidence stems from ‘the truth’

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

CORRECTS TO BEING CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS FROM THE PATRIOTS, NOT AS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT FROM THE UNIV. OF TEXAS - In this image taken from video, New York Jets rookie offensive lineman Calvin Anderson works on a Rubik's Cube behind his back at the NFL football team's practice facility in Florham Park, N.J., Sunday, July 28, 2019. The puzzle cubes are a bit of an obsession for Anderson, who was claimed off waivers from the Patriots after New England signed him as an undrafted free agent. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak)

Rubik’s Rookie: Jets’ Calvin Anderson has puzzling talent

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Denver Broncos' Champ Bailey answers a question during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in Newark, N.J. Bailey will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

HOF Preview: Bailey’s best play blemished Brady’s perfection

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Atlanta Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen (37) tosses a ball in the air during their NFL training camp football practice Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Flowery Branch, Ga.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Ricardo Allen wants to coach offense when his career ends

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold participates in a practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets’ Darnold leading with his plays and words on the field

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Danny Etling stumbles while running a wide receiver route during an NFL football training camp practice in Foxborough, Mass., Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Young QB tries to follow in Edelman’s footsteps as receiver

By MARK FARINELLA - Associated Press

Herricanes female football players hold reunion in Houston

By NICK POWELL - Associated Press

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media day in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Dominant Clemson, Alabama sit atop college football throne

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

Beleaguered Pac-12 takes steps to address officiating

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) looks to pass during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles,, Philadelphia. The 32-year-old Sanchez hasn't won a regular-season start in almost exactly four years. He'll be on the field Sunday when Washington (6-6) hosts the New York Giants (4-8). (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Mark Sanchez retires from NFL, takes commentator job at ABC

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In This Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after breaking the NFL record for all-time passing yards during, the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in New Orleans. Visitors to the Pro Football Hall of Fame can see both the football Drew Brees threw in becoming the NFL’s all-time passing yards leader and the uniform the Saints quarterback wore while making history. Mark Baker, the hall’s president and chief executive officer, holds the ball at left. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Collecting easy for football hall, challenge is displaying

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017 file photo then-Florida head coach Jim McElwain, center, prepares to take the field with players before the first half of an NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Central Michigan’s Jim McElwain is one of four coaches entering their first seasons in the Mid-American Conference. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ex-Florida coach McElwain gets another shot at Cent Michigan

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press