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In Better Shape Than Ever at Age 39: Here’s How Tom Brady Does It

January 12, 2017

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It is almost happy hour on Friday of the 18th week of the NFL season. After practicing earlier in the day, Patriots players are free to enjoy ...

Inside Kirk Cousins’ Season of Uncertainty

December 23, 2016

ASHBURN, Va. — The moment turned into internet gold. The Washington Redskins had just defeated the Green Bay Packers 42-24 on November 20, and Kirk Cousins, the quarterback in limbo, found ...

The Secret to Justin Tucker’s Success Is…Singing?

December 16, 2016

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland — When Justin Tucker was in eighth grade, he discovered the joy of watching a football sail through the uprights. The way it made him feel was a ...

Dolphins RB Jay Ajayi Can Take a Hit and Keep Going—and Not Just on the Field

November 11, 2016

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — This is how Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi began his game against the Jets last Sunday. First carry: Gets hit in the backfield, loses two yards, fumbles ...

Why No One—Not Even the Cowboys—Saw Dak Prescott Coming

October 28, 2016

FRISCO, Texas — On the Cowboys' draft board last spring was a magnetic card. Printed in big, bold letters: PRESCOTT, DAK. Underneath the name, in smaller type: Mississippi State. Farther down, on one ...

The Tales of Adam Vinatieri, the NFL’s Forrest Gump

October 24, 2016

Someday, Adam Vinatieri may tell this story to a perfect stranger while sitting on a bench waiting for a bus, eating from a box of chocolates as a white feather ...

How Sammie Coates Went from Rookie Bust to the Latest Steelers WR Success Story

October 21, 2016

PITTSBURGH — The cameras were going to love this kid, with his long torso and the dreadlocks flapping out of his helmet. He was going to be a highlight machine, ...

How the NFL Cheats: Ball Tampering

October 7, 2016

Whether you call it breaking the rules, bending the rules or just getting creative with the rules, cheating has always been a part of the NFL and always will be. This is ...

How the NFL Cheats: Spy Games

September 30, 2016

Whether you call it breaking the rules, bending the rules or just getting creative with the rules, cheating has always been a part of the NFL and always will be. This is ...

The Redemption of Josh McDaniels: Failure Taught Pats OC How to Pick His Spots

September 29, 2016

On the morning of Dec. 6, 2010, a plane touched down at Akron-Canton Airport. Thom McDaniels turned on his phone as the plane slowed, and it rang immediately. It was ...

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