Mark Sanchez

NFL training camps open this week, and questions abound. Who will start the season as New England's quarterback? Have aging stars who have switched teams improved their odds of winning a Super Bowl? Which franchises are on the rise, and which are on the decline? Most of the answers will reveal themselves during the next four weeks, when rosters are trimmed and depth charts are solidified. Twenty questions as the league heads into the dog days of August: How prepared is New England quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo? Tom Brady has appealed his four-game suspension, and Commissioner Roger Goodell has yet to issue a ruling on that. In the meantime, Garoppolo has to be prepared to...

Michael Vick turns 34 this month. Injuries have plagued him for years, and he appears destined to serve as Geno Smith's backup this season with the never-a-dull-moment New York Jets.
But Vick has no plans to ease toward retirement holding a clipboard...

Virginia has gone undefeated in non-conference play only once in the last 15 football seasons, in 2005, and with No. 2 Oregon visiting Scott Stadium on Saturday, that trend figures to continue.
The Cavaliers upset No. 2 Florida State at home in 1995, but...

Tim Tebow, the NFL's version of a biology lab frog, headlines the guest counselors appearing at William and Mary's Colonial All-Pro Football Camp in June. Each summer Nike sends three of its highest-profile clients to Williamsburg, and with Tebow,...

Phoebus High and Virginia Tech alums Xavier Adibi and Stephen Friday combined for half the Houston Texans’ seven sacks in Monday night’s preseason opener against the New York Jets.
Not bad for two guys playing new positions in a new defense.
Houston...

The Eagles begin training camp a week from Sunday, so here's a question: How do you solve a problem like Sam Bradford? By acquiring Bradford from the St. Louis Rams in March even though he'd torn his left ACL twice in 10 months and hasn't suited...

Tim Tebow signing with the Philadelphia Eagles is arguably the biggest surprise of the NFL off-season (along with the Eagles' other player moves), but at least the former Heisman Trophy winner's contract won't give Philly fans conniptions.
Tebow's...

It seems there's no shortage of opinions regarding whether Coach Chip Kelly has been rebuilding or dismantling the Philadelphia Eagles this off-season.
Fuel was added to the fire of criticism Monday when the Eagles signed perennial...

Former USC quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley have new competition in Philadelphia.
It’s Tebow Time.
The Eagles announced Monday that Tim Tebow, who worked in broadcasting last season after his NFL career fizzled, signed a one-year contract.
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PHILADELPHIA — It's Tebow Time in the City of Brotherly Love.
Tim Tebow is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Eagles on Monday, according to three people familiar with the deal. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of...

Jimbo Fisher says the media has assassinated Jameis Winston's character. I hate to admit it, but he might have a point.
Are you familiar with Fat Jameis?
That's the latest knock on FSU's ex-quarterback. It began in February when photos of a shirtless...

Mike McCarthy's anxiety mushroomed beyond normal game-week levels in January every time he entered the Packers' training room to check on Aaron Rodgers' strained left calf.
The 10th-year head coach knows what's at stake when it comes to excellent...

Tim Tebow still hasn't given up on his NFL dream.
And the Philadelphia Eagles might not done making over their roster.
The wildly popular -- and wildly inconsistent -- quarterback, who hasn't played in the league since 2012, worked out for the Eagles at...

Mark Sanchez didn't quite set the NFL on fire when he got a chance to start for the Philadelphia Eagles last season.
In fact, he was the guy calling the signals during the late-season, three-game skid that kept the Eagles out of the playoffs.
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Please nobody tell Brandon Marshall that his trade to the Jets last Friday wasn’t the only thing that happened in the NFL over the weekend that potentially affected the Bears. At least six other developments around the league piqued just as much curiosity...

Of fielding one ground ball in his first spring training action at third base, Alex Rodriguez said, "I still can't believe I had to throw the ball that far across the diamond. It is a long ways." Sounds like an old man telling stories to those...

Allegiances change but tattoos are forever, right?
Not if you're Rex Ryan. The man known for his special ink jobs got rid of all of his New York Jets gear when he became coach of the Buffalo Bills last month, but there was one reminder of his former...