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2017 NFL team schedules

The NFL announced its 2017 schedule Thursday, and the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots will kick off the season Sept. 7 against the Chiefs.

Bettors back Raiders in big way to win Super Bowl LII

More tickets have been wagered on Las Vegas’ future NFL franchise to win Super Bowl LII than on any other team at the South Point sports book, which has the Raiders at 15-1 odds to win their fourth Lombardi Trophy next season.

2017 NFL weekly schedule

The NFL announced its 2017 schedule Thursday, and the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots will kick off the season Sept. 7 against the Chiefs.

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Aaron Hernandez talked to fiancee hours before found hanging in cell

Aaron Hernandez’s body was released to a funeral home following an autopsy, but government officials on Thursday refused to release more information about the circumstances behind his apparent suicide in a maximum-security prison.

 
New England Patriots honored at White House for Super Bowl win

President Donald Trump welcomed the New England Patriots to the White House Wednesday, noting the parallels between his own upset victory and their stunning Super Bowl win.

 
Ex-Patriot Aaron Hernandez dead after hanging self

Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction and, just days ago was acquitted of a double murder, died after hanging himself in his prison cell early Wednesday.

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