MICHAEL IRVIN

Odell Beckham Jr.’s 2,000-mile trip on short notice allowed him to escape all the negative energy.

The NFL’s steady increase in offensive production took a step back this season.

Kyle Shanahan was a teenager watching on the sideline when the heated playoff rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reached a fever pitch with three straight NFC title game matchups.

Brandon Powell returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to lift Los Angeles with Matthew Stafford mired in a slump.

Urban Meyer's first NFL season is also his first taste of real football since the end of the 2018 season.

OXNARD, Calif. — (AP) — Jerry Jones expects the Dallas Cowboys to make significant strides in pursuit of their first Super Bowl since the 1995 season. Jones said five of the 90 players the Cowboys brought to training camp are not yet “in the pipeline” to receive some form of vaccine. NFL teams are allowed to operate with relaxed COVID protocols after reaching that threshold. Johnson was Jones’ first coaching hire as the Cowboys owner and won back-to-back Super Bowls with the Cowboys in 1992-93 before their acrimonious breakup. “But seriously, what you’re seeing is just how good it feels to be here,” Jerry Jones said.

The Atlanta Falcons began their offseason training program without longtime star receiver Julio Jones, who apparently has no intention of returning to a rebuilding team that is still struggling to get under the salary cap.