The NFL has been using the guardian cap during training camp practices for a while. You’ve likely seen them in photos. It’s a huge pad that goes over the regular football helmet, and it is designed to prevent concussions. This season for the first time, the NFL allowed players the option to wear the guardian caps during games.

Jonathan Taylor among the few NFL players to wear the ‘guardian cap’ on his helmet

FanSided

The NFL offseason is the time of the year when dreams are made, as players duke it out throughout the summer to earn a 53-man roster spot. Unfortunately, the offseason is also where dreams are crushed. After all, only the best players are worthy of the limited roster spots, leaving a lot of underperformers on the outside looking in.

Former Patriots QB Returns to CFL After Failed NFL Stint

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Pittsburgh, PA

Athlon Sports

The Pittsburgh Steelers injuries are beginning to pile up at key positions.

Steelers Preseason Injury Updates: Fehoko, Fautanu Status vs. Bills

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

It came as a surprise when Mike Tomlin said without hesitation that Russell Wilson would play versus the Buffalo Bills this weekend. He’s typically not that forthcoming eight days before a matchup. After Pittsburgh’s lopsided loss to the Houston Texans on Friday night, Tomlin said Wilson would play in the preseason’s second game.
Tomlin is now walking back a statement that once seemed definitive.
“We haven’t determined that yet,” Tomlin said on Monday when asked who will start this weekend. “We’re Steelers versus Steelers right now. We’ll get to some of that stuff later in the week.”
Should Wilson get a helmet Saturday, it could be his only opportunity to show what he can do with the Steelers’ new offense before the regular season kickoff should Tomlin choose to sit starters in the final preseason game versus the Lions on Aug. 24.
Tomlin will have his weekly opponent preview press conference on Wednesday and could disclose whether Wilson will start this weekend.
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Steelers HC Mike Tomlin changing tune on Russell Wilson playing vs. Bills

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Pittsburgh Steelers On SI

One Pittsburgh Steelers rookie has caught the eye of the coaching staff.

Steelers Have New Name to Watch at OLB

On the night in January 2024 when volunteers counted people experiencing homelessness in Denver, no shelter beds were available for individuals or families, according to data provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. More than 2,500 individuals and 181 families slept outside, the data showed.

State of homelessness in Denver: Full shelters, surge in older adults

Minneapolis, MN

Akron Beacon Journal


                        BEREA — The Browns get their toughest test of the preseason starting today. The Minnesota Vikings are in town, and Wednesday marks the first of two joint practices between the two teams.
                        The afternoon practices, which are scheduled to start at 2:10 p.m. both days, are closed to the public. However, the media...

Browns-Vikings joint practice day 1 updates: Denzel Ward sits out due to injury

The Spun

The Pittsburgh Steelers may or may not be adding star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in a trade in the coming days. Either way, they have an opening on their roster for a wide receiver after releasing Tarik Black on Tuesday. Black, who was signed by the team during training camp, was released with a ...

Steelers Release Wide Receiver Amid Brandon Aiyuk Reports

960 The Ref

Nov. 11, 2018 wasn't that long ago, unless you're an NFL receiver. Then it's a lifetime. That's the last time Martavis Bryant appeared in an NFL game. Bryant has been in just about every league since then: Canadian Football League, The Indoor Football League, the Fan Controlled Football League, and the XFL.

Former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant, who hasn't played in NFL since 2018, signs with Commanders

Houston, TX

Larry Brown Sports

There are no two ways about it: Pittsburgh Steelers guard Spencer Anderson flopped as if his life depended on it during his team’s Friday contest against the Houston Texans. The Texans were up 7-0 over the Steelers early in the second quarter of their preseason matchup at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Steelers had...
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Steelers OL had perfect response to his viral flop vs. Texans

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Detroit, MI

The Detroit Lions' Monday night practice was headlined by injuries to cornerbacks Terrion Arnold (upper body) and Ennis Rakestraw (ankle), as well as running back Jahmyr Gibbs (leg). A fairly quick subsequent report said Gibbs has a hamstring issue. Tuesday night it was reported Arnold had a pectoral injury, but...

Detroit Lions news: Hendon Hooker, Jahmyr Gibbs injury updates, CB signed

ClutchPoints

The Jacksonville Jaguars are reconnecting with a former player. The franchise is signing veteran safety Tashaun Gipson to a one-year deal, per ESPN. Gipson is currently serving a suspension from the NFL for six games. Gipson played with the Jaguars from 2016-2018. He played last season with the San Francisco 49ers, where he earned 60 […]
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Jaguars reunite with suspended player

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Seattle, WA

Nashville, TN

Tennessee Titans On SI

The Tennessee Titans are going into their second preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Titans Reveal Preseason Plans vs. Seahawks

Fernandina Beach, FL

Fernandina Beach’s skateboard park will be officially named for local Olympics skater Poe Pinson on Friday afternoon. Then the city will celebrate the 19-year-old competitor’s homecoming with a parade at 6 p.m..

Fernandina names skate park after Poe Pinson

Sporting News

After saying there was a chance that Russell Wilson would play in preseason Week 2, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed on Monday that he has yet to decide if the veteran signal-caller will play.

Steelers unsure if Russell Wilson will start in preseason Week 2

NewsBreak

CFL Power Rankings: How the tables turn

TORONTO — It was the very imitable Michael Scott, on the verge of convincing his former employer to buy out his independent paper company, who surmised...

CFL Power Rankings: How the tables turn

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