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Falcons making Kyle Pitts one of NFL’s highest-paid tight ends
The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with tight end Kyle Pitts, the No. 4 pick of the 2021 NFL draft who had multiple career highs last season.

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NFL denies QB Brendan Sorsby by declining to hold supplemental draft
Brendan Sorsby won't play college football this season, and now he knows he'll have to wait until at least 2027 to begin his NFL career.

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Titans making Jeffery Simmons NFL’s highest-paid defensive tackle
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons cashed in on his first All-Pro first-team selection with what is believed to be a record-setting deal.

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Cardinals rookie QB Carson Beck has no time for a summer break
This is the time of year when it's relatively quiet at the Arizona Cardinals' practice facility as only a few cars dot the parking lot, baking in the hot desert sun.

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Titans lineman Jeffery Simmons excited about new defensive scheme
Tennessee Titans cornerback Alontae Taylor looks at the team's revamped defensive line, and one word comes to mind: "Nasty."

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James Pearce Jr. returns to Falcons in time for mandatory minicamp
Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was back at the practice facility Tuesday for the start of the team's mandatory minicamp after his tumultuous offseason.

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Sorsby won’t play for Texas Tech after unprecedented legal fight over his eligibility for gambling
Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and instead plans to enter the NFL supplemental draft, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility of a player who had acknowledged betting on college and pro sports, including some wagers on his own team while at Indiana four years ago.

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QB Cam Ward: No break before camp as Titans try to climb out of 3-14 finish
Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward has a simple philosophy about the NFL: The next break comes when the season ends.

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Colorado’s Deion Sanders weighs in on wagering as gambling scandal ripples through college football
Nobody has lived on the edge of the risk-reward nature of sports more than Deion Sanders over the years.

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Backup QB Mitch Trubisky joined Titans to reunite with familiar faces
Mitch Trubisky had a lot fun working with Brian Daboll during their one season together with the Buffalo Bills.
