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Eagles training camp notes: Mekhi Becton’s versatility, TE2, a contract year originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Mekhi Becton has really come around in a year. It was last May when Becton, then still with the New York Jets, infamously sent out the message: “I. AM. A. LEFT. TACKLE!!!” in a since-deleted tweet. A little over a year later, Becton …

Here’s a trivia question few fans will get right: Among running backs with at least 300 carries, who has the highest yards-per-carry average in NFL history? The answer is Rashaad Penny. Penny, who retired this week after a brief stint in training camp with the Panthers, had 348 carries for 1,951 yards in his NFL career, an average of 5.61 …

The Broncos have had a serious injury occur at Wednesday’s practice. According to multiple reporters on the scene, backup offensive lineman Quinn Bailey exited practice in an ambulance after going down with a right leg injury during a 9-on-7 run drill. Practice was paused as Bailey’s right leg was immediately placed in an air cast. He was placed on a …

The Sunday Ticket trial ultimately focuses on whether the NFL violated the antitrust laws by overpricing Sunday Ticket in order to encourage fans to watch games at no extra charge on CBS and Fox instead. Earlier in the trial, Fox executive Larry Jones testified, confirming that Fox didn’t like Sunday Ticket. On the ninth day of the case, former CBS …

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t been happy with some of the Jets’ offensive performance in recent training camp practices and he vocalized those feelings at times during the sessions. Video from Jets camp has also shown Rodgers having some animated conversations with wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Wilson was asked about those discussions during a Wednesday press conference and acknowledged that it …

When training camp began, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said he was hopeful the team could work out new contracts for defenders Davon Godchaux and Matthew Judon. The club has now taken care of one of them. According to multiple reports, New England and Godchaux have reached an agreement on a two-year extension. The initial reports note Godchaux’s deal is …

The Patriots got a deal done with defensive tackle Davon Godchaux on Wednesday, but they still have one defensive player unhappy about his contract situation. Edge rusher Matthew Judon was in street clothes for Monday’s practice and he left the field after conversations with head coach Jerod Mayo, executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and director of player …

Broncos head coach Sean Payton offered an update on the injury suffered by offensive lineman Quinn Bailey on Wednesday afternoon. Bailey was placed in an air cast and loaded into an ambulance after injuring his leg at practice. That response suggested a serious injury and Payton said that was the case when he opened up his post-practice training camp. “It …

Saints linebacker Demario Davis injured his hamstring during individual drills Wednesday, Matthew Paras of nola.com reports. Davis did not participate in team drills. Saints coach Dennis Allen did not offer additional details on Davis’ injury. Davis joined the Saints as a free agent in 2018 and has not missed a game in five seasons in New Orleans. He has earned …

The Panthers were in need of running back help after the unexpected retirement of veteran Rashaad Penny on Tuesday. They filled that need Wednesday. Carolina announced the signing of running back Dillon Johnson. The undrafted rookie, who played at Mississippi State and Washington, was in camp with the Titans until last week. He ran for 1,195 yards and 16 touchdowns …

The Seahawks signed defensive tackle Rodney Mathews on Wednesday, the team announced. Mathews is an undrafted rookie out of Ohio University. Linebacker Easton Gibbs, who signed with Seattle as an undrafted rookie in May, was released to make room on the 90-player roster. Mathews started 26 of 27 games he appeared in the past two seasons, totaling 46 tackles and …

Cornerback Mario Goodrich was waived by the Eagles on Tuesday, but he won’t have to travel far to continue his bid to make an NFL roster. Goodrich’s agents told Mike Garafolo of NFL Media that their client has been claimed off of waivers by the Giants. Goodrich will now make the short trip from Philadelphia to East Rutherford, New Jersey …

With a jury finding in late July that the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package as currently constituted violates antitrust law, a major question remains unanswered. Will the NFL make changes to Sunday Ticket, given the $4.7 billion verdict? Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL anticipates making no changes. That strategy carries significant risk. The class action covers …

Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson exchanged some heated words Tuesday, but they’re not too worried about their relationship. The New York Jets quarterback and wide receiver both downplayed a heated conversation in training camp that went viral earlier this week, in which the two both appeared to snap at each other and make a number of gestures toward the field. …

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton had to exit Wednesday’s practice early due to an injury but head coach Andy Reid didn’t make it sound too serious in his Wednesday press conference. Reid said Bolton tweaked his elbow. The injury occurred during an 11-on-11 team drill. “Just got it caught in between two guys,” Reid said. Bolton, 24, has been a critical …