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 According to the New York Daily News, the appeal will be at 345 Park
Avenue beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET Tuesday.
Commissioner Roger Goodell will hear the appeal, having informed the
NFL Players Association earlier this month that its request to get
him removed from Brady's appeal was denied.
The NFL suspended Brady for the first four games of the 2015 season
in connection with the Patriots using underinflated footballs in the
AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts in January. The
Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl.
Goodell had said he has not prejudged Brady's appeal.
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The New England Patriots signed their first-round draft pick,
defensive lineman Malcom Brown, to a four-year rookie contract
Friday.
Brown, 21, picked by the Patriots with the 32nd overall selection
out of Texas, started 26 of 39 games over his three-year college
career finished with 165 tackles, 8 1/2 sacks, two forced fumbles,
two fumble recoveries and six passes defensed.
Brown is expected to help fill the void left by Vince Wilfork, who
was released and signed with the Houston Texans this offseason.
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Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly likes what he has seen so far
with Tim Tebow's progress.
Tebow will be battling for a roster spot with with Sam Bradford and
Mark Sanchez ahead of him on the depth chart. Even Matt Barkley may
be ahead of Tebow, who signed in April after more than two years
removed from his last NFL action.
"I have seen an improvement from Tim since the day we got him in
terms of his knowledge of what we're doing, understanding where
everybody is," Kelly said this week at the team's minicamp.
"We're excited to see where that takes him and it'll be a good
competition as we get into August."
Since last appearing in a game for the New York Jets in 2012, Tebow
joined ESPN as an analyst. A first-round draft choice (25th overall)
of the Denver Broncos in 2010, Tebow has appeared in 35 games with
16 starts.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping to use a virtual-reality system
to help in the development of quarterback Jameis Winston, the No. 1
overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
The Dallas Cowboys became the first NFL team this offseason to use
virtual reality -- investing in a system that allows players with a
headset to get a 3-D look at live action from practice.
Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter told FOX Sports that the Bucs
also want to purchase a system that would allow quarterbacks to see
and hear a practice snap from a 360-degree perspective.
"It might be good for Jameis," Koetter said. "He is a film junkie.
We have looked into that."
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife have
committed $1 million to the Purdue football program.
The university announced that Brees, a former Purdue All-America
quarterback, and his wife, Brittany, made the donation. The couple
also donated $2 million to the school in 2007.
"We care so much about Purdue University," Brees said of their
shared alma mater in a press release. "Purdue has meant so much to
me, and it has provided so many things."
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Running back Chris Ogbonnaya announced his retirement on his
Instagram page.
"It has been a pleasantly surprising ride," he wrote. "It is with
great thankfulness to God and appreciation of my family, coaches,
and fans that I announce my retirement from football. It has been an
absolute privilege to play this game that I love, and I look forward
to my continued involvement in the future."
Ogbonnaya played on special teams in the New York Giants' final two
games last season.
In five seasons and 51 NFL games, he had 710 rushing yards and two
touchdowns. (Editing by Larry Fine)
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