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Jay Gruden Doesn’t Want Hard Knocks

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Jay Gruden makes a “Hard Knocks” suggestion, Nick Foles has an update, the Seahawks have a new assistant (to the) kicker and more from today in the NFL.

Jay Gruden knows just the guy for “Hard Knocks”

Namely, his brother. Jon Gruden’s Raiders are now far and away the fan favorite to appear on “Hard Knocks” this summer and Jay Gruden apparently agrees. The Redskins are one of five teams who could be forced to host the popular HBO show this season, but Jay thinks it’s at least a year too early for them.

A tragedy in the Foles family

Now we know why Nick Foles was excused from Jacksonville’s OTAs. His wife explains.

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Read below for full story. So thankful for this family right here and miss having them right down the street! Our weekend together was not quite as planned, but blessed by their presence and the help they provided us with an unexpected set of circumstances that nick and I suddenly found ourselves in. As several of you knew, we were about 15 weeks pregnant with our 2nd baby. Early Sunday morning after a rough couple days fighting a “virus” of some sort, I went into sudden labor and knew something was wrong. Not long after we learned we had miscarried our baby boy. To fully labor and deliver and even see our baby boy was a pretty devastating process. Come to find that I had contracted an infection of pneumonia in the blood. The emotions go back and forth from immense and overwhelming sadness, confusion and anger to a firm belief that God has this fully in his hands and will use this for good. We cannot always understand or explain, but we know that is true. We’ve endured some unique challenges as a couple so far, but never quite knew what something like this felt like and now we do. We have so much compassion and sensitivity to those who have gone through a miscarriage at any point and in any circumstance. We know they all happen very differently. We are finally home from the hospital and recovering physically from the infection with antibiotics (already much better) as well as emotionally from this traumatic loss. This will take time. So many thanks to everyone who has reached out to us and who has been praying for us. Also a heartfelt thank you to Baptist Beaches hospital staff in maternity. What an incredible team of doctors and nurses that took care of us the last 4 days. ❤️ Thank you Taylor family for being here this weekend. We had a pretty fun weekend planned, and it was turned upside down, but God knew we needed you. ❤️

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Despite the terrible circumstances, Foles is already back to work.

The Seahawks host Rainn Wilson

Best known as Dwight on “The Office,” Wilson held a field goal at OTAs.

After the successful attempt, he went on to pose with another noteworthy Wilson

The Seahawks take McDowell to court

Malik McDowell, whom the Seahawks selected with the 35th pick in the 2017 draft, has yet to play a down in the NFL after an ATV accident before his first training camp. The team released him in March and will try to recoup some of their financial losses.

Wentz to DJax again

Philadelphia fans can’t get enough of Carson Wentz to DeSean Jackson.

A new era of 49ers

San Francisco tried to hype up their fans with photos of some of their newest players. Jimmy Garoppolo and Richard Sherman enter their second seasons with the Niners while Kwon Alexander and Tevin Coleman are new in town.

Terrelle Pryor to Jacksonville

The Jaguars are Pryor’s fourth team since his 1,000-yard 2016 with the Browns. He appeared in 17 games in 2017 and 2018 with the Redskins, Jets and Bills. He totaled 492 yards (28.9 yards per game).

Ian Rapoport explained the connection that may have contributed to the deal.

Water cooler talk

NFL Throwback poses a question that ought to stir some debate.

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You can only pick one… 🤔🗣

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Written by Derek Norton

Derek Norton has been writing football articles since 2005. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Communication (Journalism) in 2011 and shifted his focus to the NFL. His work has also appeared on FantasyPros, LeagueSafe Post and Dober Games.

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