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The phone calls and texts between LeGarrette Blount and Le'Veon Bell haven't stopped. Not after the embarrassing traffic stop in the summer of 2014 that ended with both running backs being charged with drug possession and - eventually - suspensions for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Not after the talented but enigmatic Blount walked off the field and ostensibly out of a job when he headed to the locker room with time still on the clock during a Monday night win in Tennessee later that year, a silent protest for a lack of touches on a night Bell ran for 204 yards. Continue to Article

October 21, 2016 4:06:pm EST

Then all of the air went out of it when Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger damaged his knee. It also could be a major dud: Tom Brady vs. Landry Jones doesn't have much spice. The Steelers can talk bravely as much as they want, and they should. Continue to Article

October 21, 2016 3:17:pm EST

Of the eight players already on Minnesota's injured reserve list, including four of its original starters on offense, running back Adrian Peterson has as realistic a chance as any to be designated for return later this season. If anyone can recover in time from a torn meniscus in his right knee, Peterson is probably the one. ''I look at it as he's going to do everything he can to get back,'' general manager Rick Spielman said. Continue to Article

October 21, 2016 1:23:pm EST