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Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 07:59 PM ET

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The holidays bring a season of giving, and the NFL is no exception as quarterbacks often reward their offensive linemen with presents. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is the latest to do exactly that.

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On Tuesday, Wilson put together a lavish package for his offensive linemen ahead of Christmas.

The package included a Louis Vuitton duffle bag in the Steelers’ iconic black and yellow colors, a $10,000 Airbnb gift card that can be used anywhere internationally and a bottle of rum from the brand his wife, Ciara,

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Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 04:44 PM ET

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One day after enjoying a laugh at the expense of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, quarterback Aaron Rodgers offered an unusually curt

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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 04:19 PM ET

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MIAMI GARDENS – Miami Dolphins linebacker Bradley Chubb will not be activated when his 21-day window to return expires Wednesday, meaning he will miss the entire 2024 season.

Chubb tore the ACL, meniscus and patellar tendon in his

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after he was accused of submitting fraudulent tax returns and applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic aid programs.

The signed plea agreement was approved Friday by a federal judge in Delaware. Smallwood, of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, faces sentencing in May on the three fraud charges.

Smallwood’s lawyer, Mark Sheppard, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Smallwood appeared in court Friday “and forthrightly took full responsibility for his actions. He recognizes

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Longtime assistant coaches Dick Hoak, Elijah Pitts and Jim McNally will be honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Awards of Excellence for the 2025 class.

The three assistants were announced Tuesday as the fourth class of assistant coaches to receive the award given to coordinators or position coaches.

Hoak played 10 years for Pittsburgh before joining Chuck Noll’s staff in 1972 as running backs coach. Helping tutor Hall of Famers Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis, Hoak held that job for 35 straight seasons. He was part of five Super Bowl champions and

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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 02:14 PM ET

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers could have receiver Christian Watson for Sunday’s game against the Vikings even after he left Monday night’s win over the Saints because of a knee injury.

Tests on Tuesday

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 01:31 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Santa Claus might be a Yinzer.

After missing three games with a hamstring injury, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is off the injury report and expected to play against the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day.

“I feel good, but who makes the decision is the coaches and the doctors,” Pickens said Monday. “So just whatever they tell me to do I’m doing.”

Not only are the

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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 01:02 PM ET

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FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and head coach Mike McCarthy have discussions about the future — just not necessarily about McCarthy’s future with the organization.

“It’s implied every conversation we have about a position, about a player,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on

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There are 16 games on the Week 17 schedule and they’re spread out over five days of football and eight stand-alone games, beginning Christmas Day with the Kansas City Chiefs at the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens at the Houston Texans. While all four teams have clinched a playoff berth, the Chiefs will be looking to clinch the AFC and home field throughout the playoffs while the Steelers and Ravens are battling for the AFC North title, both teams having a 10-5 record and

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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fifty-nine minutes after the Arizona Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention, quarterback Kyler Murray walked out of the locker room, among the last people to leave Bank of America Stadium, and headed

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