Planes, steaks and bad cell reception: How the Vikings crushed free agency

After the release of Chris Jones, Niswander became the expected starter at punter. Now, Dallas adds in veteran Bryan Anger for competition.

NFL teams opening their seasons in empty stadiums knelt, locked arms, raised fists in protest or stayed off the field entirely for the ”Star-Spangled Banner” and the Black anthem ”Lift Every Voice and Sing” on Sunday as the once-reluctant league brought racial injustice to the forefront on the first full slate of the football season. In Atlanta, where the Falcons and Seahawks wore armbands honoring civil rights leader John Lewis, the players did not move as the opening kickoff sailed through the end zone. ”We’re taking this moment and making it a movement, not just as a race, a community or a team, but as a nation,” Falcons defensive end Steven Means said in a statement issued by the team.

Andrew Walker Colts.com Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — Training camp is right around the corner, and Andrew Luck is yet to throw a football since January. Is it time to worry? Or is the “better safe than sorry� approach the right way to go? For the Indianapolis Colts, and Luck, the latter statement has been