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The dust has settled from the formal announcement of the blockbuster deal between ESPN and the NFL, with the league swapping NFL Network, linear rights to RedZone, NFL Fantasy and other content assets to ESPN for a 10% equity stake in the network. This isn’t a traditional sports “trade,” in which teams exchange star talents or draft picks, but it …

Every draft class has a personality. There’s a characteristic that coaches can feel infused in their football team through the first 10 practices when the new players start mixing it up. Commonly, it’s athleticism. Sometimes, brash, confident and loud, like last year’s group of 10. One you don’t often hear was the answer Bengals coach Zac Taylor immediately snapped off, …