Perhaps now the gossip sites can get some rest.

When superstar singer Taylor Swift opened the European leg of her “Eras Tour” on Thursday in Paris, some celebrity websites ran stories about why Chiefs tight end Kelce wasn’t there.

The answer was clear: Kelce was in Hollywood shooting scenes for the upcoming horror/drama “Grotesquerie...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots anointed Drake Maye as the future of their franchise when they drafted the North Carolina quarterback third overall last month.

The process of preparing Maye for that burden began in earnest this week.

New England held its two-day rookie minicamp Friday and Saturday, with Maye and the rest of the Patriots’ ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — James and Will Shipley are brothers, and brothers, especially the competitive types, sometimes settle things with a little physicality.

“Oh yeah. We got after it,” Will said last week at Eagles rookie camp.

James, two years older than Will, once beat his younger brother in a video game, probably FIFA, and Will grabbed a ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Following his first practice with the Falcons, this much can be confirmed about Michael Penix Jr.

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, the team’s rookie quarterback throws left-handed.

In the first workout of the Falcons rookie minicamp Friday, all of Penix’s passes during a 40-minute viewing window unquestionably were ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton plays enough golf at his summer place in Idaho to develop an appreciation for the finer points of the game.

He sees some similarities across sports to the one he coaches and his new quarterback, first-round draft pick Bo Nix.

“It’s almost like watching a good golfer,” Payton said. “When you watch his game over ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers continued to add to their depth Saturday by signing to edge rusher Bud Dupree, the team announced.

A veteran entering his 10th season, Dupree gives the Chargers another option along with Tuli Tuipulotu behind starters Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa.

Acquiring depth and boosting competition have been two of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The dust settling still has not translated into a clear vision of why CBS Sports decided to dump Phil Simms and Norman Julius Esiason from its “The NFL Today” studio team.

Was it money? Lack of performance by the two former quarterbacks who both worked at the network for over two decades? Executive ego? Or CBS wanting to get ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Falcons drafted Michael Vick No. 1 overall on April 20, 2001. They had an incumbent quarterback of some distinction, this having become Chris Chandler’s sixth and most successful NFL stop. He’d started 123 NFL games. He’d made the Pro Bowl twice, both times as a Falcon. He’d presided over two playoff wins, both as a ...Read more

As streaming services and traditional networks alike fight for sports TV rights, Netflix has stayed mostly out of the race, focusing on original content. That all changed when Netflix bought the rights to televise WWE Raw in January.

And now, they're entering the big leagues.

Puck's John Ourand reported Friday that Netflix is the top contender...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers’ “welcome to the NFL” moment happened before he completed his first pro practice.

The Giants’ first-round wide receiver arrived at the team’s facility in East Rutherford, N.J., on Friday for rookie minicamp and promptly walked back his $10,000 Rookie of the Year cash bet with Washington Commanders quarterback...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Stationed at a podium just outside the Vikings' headquarters, coach Kevin O'Connell gestured out to the team's practice fields, turning reporters' attention behind them to where rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy was running sprints at the end of his first Vikings practice.

The sprints, McCarthy admitted later, were the payoff for...Read more

CHICAGO — In the two weeks since the Chicago Bears drafted Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick, the rookie quarterback has been a celebrity about town. He went with a group of team veterans to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and sat courtside with wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze at a Sky game.

He even was photographed pushing a ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons coach Raheem Morris gave an update Friday on quarterback Kirk Cousins, who’s recovering from Achilles surgery, which was completed Nov. 1.

“Kirk is every day improving,” Morris said before the first rookie minicamp practice. “So, we are kind of right to the point where he is doing everything that we can ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The process of determining the Raiders’ starting quarterback is expected to run through training camp and the preseason. But coach Antonio Pierce said Friday that Aidan O’Connell’s rookie-season performance gives him an early edge.

“Aidan’s earned the right to go out there and get the first snap,” Pierce said on the ...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and while new Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold loves his mom, he would hate to see her on the football field.

That’s because, according to him, he would be left with no choice other than to “jam her into the dirt,” Arnold said.

She raised him that way.

“Even when ...Read more

ATLANTA — Michael Penix Jr. is about to make his first impression on the Flowery Branch practice field.

The Falcons begin three-day rookie minicamp Friday, where they’ll evaluate around 18 first-year players, including eight draftees. But all eyes will center on Penix, who the team surprisingly selected No. 8 overall to be (eventually) its ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants have signed veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson II, the team announced on Thursday.

Robinson, 30, started all 17 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season and caught 34 passes for 280 yards and no touchdowns. The Giants are his fourth team in four years, including the Chicago Bears (2021), L.A. Rams (2022) and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The exchange through a Ring doorbell was brief, and the door never opened.

A Baltimore County Police officer outside the Owings Mills home was following up phone calls with a woman who dialed 911, then hung up, and was described as “in distress” when a dispatcher called her back.

But the woman behind the door sounded confused...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams, preparing to build on last season’s unexpected run to the playoffs, continued to reshape their roster on Thursday by trading receiver and special teams leader Ben Skowronek to the Houston Texans, a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly said.

The person requested anonymity because the ...Read more