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Antonio Brown apologizes to Steelers for distractions, unwanted attention (Steelerswire)

Antonio Brown has burned a lot of bridges in the past year or so – starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers – but the free-agent receiver is now apologizing for how everything ended with the organization.

Antonio Brown has burned a lot of bridges in the past year or so – starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers – but the free-agent receiver is now apologizing for how everything ended with the organization.

Antonio Brown apologizes to Steelers for distractions, unwanted attention

Antonio Brown has burned a lot of bridges in the past year or so – starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers – but the free-agent receiver is now apologizing for how everything ended with the organization.

Antonio Brown has burned a lot of bridges in the past year or so – starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers – but the free-agent receiver is now apologizing for how everything ended with the organization.

Saints players make good-natured recruiting pitch to Lions corner Darius Slay

New Orleans Saints players Cameron Jordan and Marshon Lattimore made a joking recruiting pitch to Detroit Lions Pro Bowl corner Darius Slay.

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Don’t let anyone tell you that the New Orleans Saints are taking it easy during the offseason. Team leaders like defensive end Cameron Jordan and cornerback Marshon Lattimore are hard at work on Twitter, doing their part to try and talk Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay, a three-time Pro Bowler, into bailing on his squad to come chase a Super Bowl ring in New Orleans.

Yeah, that’s not happening. Slay is entering a contract year, and it appears he wants to join Xavien Howard and Josh Norman at the top of the market in the “$15 million per year club.” That’s not a price the Saints are going to pay for a 29-year-old cornerback, especially with Lattimore himself up for a new contract soon (at least the Saints can make things easier by picking up his fifth-year option).

But Jordan isn’t about to let reality get in the way of his dreams. He responded to a Twitter post from Slay advertising a giveaway on his video game streaming channel by jokingly asking if Slay was giving away his “rights and loyalties to the Lions” — and pointing out how much fun it would be for Slay to play alongside Lattimore and Janoris Jenkins, who also goes by Jackrabbit.

Then Lattimore chimed in, laughing about how “That wouldn’t be fair,” given the collection of skills sets; as seen in the six combined Pro Bowl appearances between Lattimore, Slay, and Jenkins. And that caught Slay’s attention. Good luck completing passes against that stacked secondary.

Still, this is nothing more than a daydream. Slay can’t get out of his Lions contract without demanding a trade, and he’s been too loyal to the organization that drafted him to do that. He’s set to play out the final year of his Lions contract on a salary cap hit north of $13.3 million. That’s just too much to tie up at one position considering that the Saints already have $11.25 million tied up with Jenkins. But wouldn’t it be fun if they could pull that off? At least Slay seems to think so.

While a trade for Slay is not likely, we should expect some movement at cornerback for the Saints this offseason. They only have three corners under contract right now between Lattimore, Jenkins, and veteran slot corner Patrick Robinson. Special teams ace and backup Justin Hardee is a restricted free agent, while starters Eli Apple and P.J. Williams will test unrestricted free agency. It wouldn’t be a big shock if some bold move does end up manifesting, whether in free agency or the draft.

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Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late …

Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, posted new tributes to her husband Wednesday. The chopper was reportedly heading to a sports academy in Thousands Oaks, California, for Gigi’s basketball game. Wednesday, Vanessa posted a photo of a smiling Kobe, calling him her best friend.

Twitter reacts to Tom Brady and Peyton Manning taking a Super Bowl selfie

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning went viral after taking a selfie together at the Super Bowl.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and former Colts/Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning were in Miami for the Super Bowl last weekend. Before the Chiefs defeated the 49ers, Brady and Manning were among several former quarterbacks honored as part of the NFL’s All-Time 100 team.

While in the tunnel, Brady and Manning snapped a selfie together.

The Patriots’ official Twitter page tweeted Brady’s image.

Though the two QBs were rivals on the field, they remain friends off the field. That didn’t stop fans from joking on Twitter about which one was a better player.

Manning and Brady faced each other 17 times on the field with Brady owning a 11-6 advantage in the series, though Manning had a 3-2 advantage in the postseason. The home team was the big winner in the Manning-Brady rivalry. Brady was 8-2 at home and Manning was 4-3 at home.

Manning retired from the NFL after winning Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos. He beat Brady 20-18 in the AFC title game that year.

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