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It’s a busy time for the NFL as the league scrambles to figure out protocols for training camp and deals with some off-field issues. Let’s check out the latest from around the league.

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The Patriots spent their weekend settling a pair of grievances with former players. The team settled with Antonio Brown for $5 million after g the wide receiver to a $9 million deal last season. Brown ended up spending just over two weeks with the team before being cut.

The Patriots also settled things with the estate of late tight end Aaron Hernandez. After settling the grievances, the Patriots opened up roughly $6.5 million in cap space, giving them $7.8 million available under the salary cap.

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The Washington Redskins are officially a thing of the past, almost. According to reports, the team intends to retire its current name as early as Monday, just 10 days after they pledged to examine their name.

However, the team doesn’t appear to have a new nickname in place, making the Washington franchise nameless for an indefinite period of time. That being said, coach Ron Rivera and owner Dan Snyder have been working together on finding a new name that will almost certainly be unveiled before the start of the season.

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The NFL is reportedly expecting a large volume of positive COVID-19 cases when players are tested when they first arrive at training camp. Fortunately, NFL Chief Medical Officer Allen Sills told Ben Volin they are aware of the inevitable positive cases from players and are hoping to prevent anyone infected from entering team facilities.

Players who test positive will be quarantined for at least five days and must come back with two negative tests before returning to their team. However, players who show symptoms and test positive will quarantine for 10 days. Volin is expecting between 2% and 5% of NFL players, coaches, and staff to test positive, which could be as many as 225 positive cases throughout the league.

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The scary part could be over for Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, who has been released from a Rhode Island hospital after being treated for COVID-19. Bidwill tested positive after traveling to the East Coast and had to be hospitalized for a few days before his release on Sunday.

“This week I learned first-hand just how serious COVID-19 is,” said Bidwell. “I’m very fortunate to have this experience behind me and strongly encourage everyone to continue practicing the
important measures to avoid it themselves.”

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Wide receiver Terrelle Pryor is planning on coming back to the NFL in 2020. Nothing is official yet, although Pryor has told TMZ that he’s spoken with five teams that have expressed interest in giving him another chance in the league. Pryor hasn’t caught a since he had two receptions for the Bills in 2018 but hasn’t made any significant contributions since 2016.

He was with the Jaguars last summer but was cut in early September after being placed on IR. Last November, he was stabbed during a fight and subsequently charged with assault, along with the woman who stabbed him. Nevertheless, Pryor says he can still play and could get a chance to prove it.