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Aside from his speed, athleticism and that whole playing-professional-football-for-a-living thing, there’s another reason to be jealous of Calvin Austin III these days. “I’m not on Twitter,” the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver was telling me after practice on Tuesday at Saint Vincent College. “So, I haven’t seen it.” Austin might be the one person in our little corner of the world who has ...

RENTON, Wash. — Midway through Monday's practice, Geno Smith took a shotgun snap and assessed his options as left tackle Charles Cross swallowed blitzing Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins. Smith cooly climbed the pocket and delivered a dart to crossing wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who bolted down the left sideline for a 50-yard gain. Unsurprisingly, the berm bordering the same sideline ...

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CHICAGO — Juanita Brown ended every pregame prayer the same way, from the time her son made the varsity high school team as a freshman until the final game of his Hall of Fame NFL career. Even that late in his football journey, Devin Hester called, often from NFL locker rooms. “Mom, it’s time for us to pray,” he said. Brown, who witnessed Hester’s fervent passion for the game from the time he ...

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