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Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY The first step for Calvin Ridley's return to the football field could begin Wednesday. The Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver applied for reinstatement from his suspension [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Everything about the Super Bowl broadcast went swimmingly until the game ended. Then the geriatrics took over and predictable gaffes - from a pair of [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Nine individuals were granted football immortality last week as part of their elections into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023. They are [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles carry themselves in a manner that has resulted in their own lore. There are the rumors of batteries being thrown [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - On multiple occasions this season, cameras have caught Nick Sirianni in a worked-up state. An expletive or two from the Philadelphia Eagles coach [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY To compare the team building philosophies of the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles and classify them as similar would be to miss the point. [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY The Super Bowl is where a relative nobody can become a household name, where names like Malcolm Butler and David Tyree transform from obscurity to [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - A Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles should be a landmark day for Big Charlie's Saloon, the neighborhood [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Rob Gronkowski played in five Super Bowls during his Hall of Fame career and hoisted the Lombardi Trophy four times. This big game is the [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - For much of the season, the class of the NFC was not up for debate. The Philadelphia Eagles, out of the gates with [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Quarterback is arguably the most important position in all of sports. The NFL conference championship games on Sunday will be a proving ground of that [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY The first quarterback in Carolina Panthers history is returning to coach the team. Frank Reich has been hired to replace interim coach Steve Wilks, who [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY On paper, they are two of the most complete teams in the NFL. The talent oozes off the page. The matchups set themselves. 49ers (15-4) [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY A familiar face is returning to the New England Patriots to run the offense for Bill Belichick. Former Penn State and Houston Texans head coach [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - Show some love for the big boys. The self-proclaimed uglies upfront who do all of the dirty work and receive a fraction of [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Shannon Sharpe used his television platform Monday to apologize for the altercation between himself and members of the Memphis Grizzlies that went viral two days [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca USA TODAY The local kid turned into the hometown hero over the course of one play. All Sam Hubbard had to do was run 98 yards without [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins did not take the team's 24-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC wild-card round Sunday well. Dobbins [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY They are the lower seed and playing on the road, but due to their opponents' own inconsistencies this season, the Dallas Cowboys will be the [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Few have enjoyed the success of Daniel Jones this NFL season more than Eli Manning. Then again, Manning has had a front-row seat to Jones' [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY LANDOVER, Md. - In reality, the Dallas Cowboys had little to play for. The Philadelphia Eagles were taking care of business against the New York [...]

Byline: Chris, Bumbaca, USA TODAY The medical professionals and first responders who revived Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin are the heroes. The doctors and staff at the University of Cincinnati [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY They were supposed to roll over and tank for a top NFL draft pick. They fired their coach and traded their star player. Now they [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY If one thing has presented itself recently about the NFL's media strategy, it's obvious the league believes streaming is the future. Starting in 2023, YouTube [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Jerry Jones made it sound like the Dallas Cowboys' signing of Odell Beckham Jr. was inevitable last week. Now he's changing his tune. Speaking on [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY LANDOVER, Md. - Brian Daboll knew his team was going for it on Wednesday. The New York Giants faced a 4th-and-9 from the Washington Commanders' [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - The first question Jalen Hurts fielded from a group of middle schoolers Tuesday morning in the library at William Nebinger Elementary was one [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Tyler Huntley, for all of his athletic gifts, is no Lamar Jackson. Nobody is. His Baltimore Ravens teammates know that. But [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Baker Mayfield has a new home - for now. The Los Angeles Rams claimed the quarterback off waivers on Tuesday, a day after the Carolina [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson left Sunday's Week 13 game against the Denver Broncos with a knee injury and did not return. On the final [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY LANDOVER, Md. - The first three words that came to Kirk Cousins' mind were the ones that have followed him throughout his 11-year NFL career. [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY LANDOVER, Md. - The view from the FedExField parking lots is mostly negative these days. But some Washington Commanders fans found a glimmer of hope [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY The social and racial justice movements sparked in 2020 began an unprecedented voting awareness and education campaign from the NFL, its stars and clubs. Heading [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY LANDOVER, Md. - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has said his team must eliminate negative self-talk and be better at pushing through adversity. They [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY For the NHL to improve its workplace diversity, it first had to find the bench mark. Following the league's board of governors meeting Tuesday, the [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - Between the final minute of the Philadelphia Eagles' sixth consecutive victory to start the 2022 season and his return to the locker room, [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY PHILADELPHIA - The scar at the base of Dak Prescott's right thumb is the reminder of why he has had to watch the last five [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY BALTIMORE - Even Justin Tucker knocks on wood. Reminded that he has converted 61 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter or overtime, the Baltimore [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent carries a list that he would rather not. On it are reasons some of the NFL's [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Isaiah McKenzie caught a slant over the middle with Baltimore Ravens defensive back Brandon Stephens running after him. As Stephens dragged the Buffalo Bills wide [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY BALTIMORE - Mother Nature did its best to keep both offenses humble, but as a pair of MVP candidates do, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY LANDOVER, Md. - Entering the 2022 season, the Philadelphia Eagles were the favorite to win the NFC East. Nobody who watched their first three games [...]

Byline: Lindsay Schnell, Nancy Armour, and Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Shortly after leading South Carolina to its first-ever NCAA women's basketball title and becoming the No. 1 pick in the [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY ASHBURN, Va. - Carson Wentz is no stranger to the Washington-Philadelphia NFC East rivalry. Changing sides has left the Commanders quarterback with perspective. 'My career [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Tom Brady will be without his top offensive weapon - and passionate protector - for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the Green Bay Packers [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Al Michaels has an idea for the title of Kirk Herbstreit's next book. 'The Man Who Never Sleeps,' Michaels said on a conference call with [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY 'Alexa, play Thursday Night Football.' The streaming era has arrived for the NFL and its fans. It begins today on Amazon's Prime Video, as the [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY The WNBA MVP race had been clear for some time. A'ja Wilson vs. Breanna Stewart - both former MVPs looking for another piece of hardware. [...]

Byline: Dan Wolken, Chris Bumbaca and Lindsay Schnell USA TODAY Brittney Griner sits in a Russian jail cell, trapped in a legal system with few protections. Her case, along with [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY NEW YORK - The new kids on the block showed up ready to claim the spotlight. Trailing by three points early in the fourth quarter, [...]