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Chiefs' Hali takes shot at Kraft in defending Paterno

Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali took to Twitter to defend former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who coached Hali there from 2002-05. His 13-tweet rant included an interesting take involving Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Since former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was convicted for child molestation, Paterno has been accused by many of being an enabler. Hali, as he clearly shows in the tweets below, does not believe this is fair. He compared calling Paterno a child molester enabler to calling Kraft a "murder enabler" for when former tight end Aaron Hernandez was on the team. To be clear, Hali is not saying Kraft is a murder enabler, he is arguing that if you accuse Paterno of enabling

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  Alex Smith not concerned about Tamba Hali’s tweets, or any tweets

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  Tamba Hali: Rant was about desire to win a championship

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As players report to camp, always brace for surprises with Patriots

Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Follow on Twitter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Veteran New England Patriots players report for training camp Wednesday, and entering Year 18 covering Bill Belichick's team, two thoughts spring to the fore: Always brace for something unexpected. Nothing is ever as solidified as it appears to be. So hang on for the ride as the first official media access of Patriots training camp unfolds, kicked off by Belichick's meeting with reporters at 9:45 a.m. ET. The first question, as always, should be: Did every player show up? It sounds simplistic, but this is the "moment of truth" time of year for those toward the end of their

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  With Saints set to kick off training camp, chat with Herbie Teope at 1 p.m.

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Raiders QB Derek Carr 2-13 vs. playoff teams in career

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is one of the rising superstars in the NFL. He took Oakland to its first playoff appearance since 2003 and was an MVP candidate until the moment he broke his fibula in Week 16. However, Carr is not perfect. He has tallied a poor record of 2-13 against playoff teams during his NFL career, via Gridiron Experts’ Paul Maland. Moreover, the former Bulldog is just 1-5 against the division rival Kansas City Chiefs who seem to be the biggest threat to taking the AFC West crown from the Raiders in the future. Carr will need to improve against Kansas City, for his two worst games in 2016 came against the Chiefs. For example, he threw for just 342 yards, one touchdown,