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07:01 AM ET 05.22 | So productive, so talented -- and there's more. Von Miller has played only two seasons for the Broncos, but he already has carved out a tidy slice of the team's record book. The outside linebacker has the franchise record for sacks in a season (18 1/2) and most sacks in his first two seasons (30), and he tied a team record for most forced fumbles in a season (six). Still, Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said there is more to come -- which is bad news for opposing offenses. "He can get better," Del Rio said. "Yeah, he can get more consistent. Certainly he had a tremendous number of impact plays -- tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits. ... [But] we want to find a way to be more consistent, make less errors."

The Denver Post

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03:12 PM ET 05.21 | The NFL owners will meet on Tuesday in Boston to go over changes they'd like made to the league in order to preserve the future of their sport. But while player safety is a hot button issue and is no doubt on the docket, it's being superseded by a much bigger need -- the almighty dollar sign. According to USA Today, the NFL owners are making stadium innovations at least an equally important priority as improving player safety. Stephan Jones, the son of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and current executive vice president of operations, said that while player safety is nice, it's no use to protect the livelihood of players that play the game if no one comes and watches. Don't look at the grown men destroying their brains, the NFL is apparently saying -- well unless you can do it while feeling the hit in your remote controlled chair while you watch the collision in slow-motion replay on your iPhone while half naked women dance on an 80-yard high definition screen.

Fansided

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11:33 AM ET 05.21 | Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is reportedly more ready than ever to take football serious and put all of his time into studying the playbook and improving himself as a passer. That sounded great and was used to stop backlash from the six-year extension worth $108 million that he signed, but now it looks like Romo won't be taking the field until at least training camp because of back surgery. Romo reportedly has surgery to remove a cyst on his back. The surgery will possibly keep him out until training camp. With Romo on the sidelines, backup Kyle Orton will work with the first team.

FanSided.com

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07:07 AM ET 05.21 | Another down, yes, but how many more to go? Rob Gronkowski endured a fourth surgical procedure on his left forearm this afternoon at Massachusetts General Hospital. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, doctors were able to replace the plate that had been keeping the broken bone in place because they were confident enough the infection that had persisted for months in that forearm had finally cleared. ... On the horizon is back surgery, and that will be tackled next. As we learned Friday, a back problem has crept into the picture. According to a source, the surgery avenue will be explored in a month's time as doctors will decide if a piece of disc needs to be removed.

Boston Herald

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07:06 AM ET 05.21 | If Pittsburgh is going to prove its doubters wrong in September, as Mike Tomlin predicts, the work begins this week. The Steelers begin the first day of 13 offseason practice days -- 10 OTAs and three minicamp sessions -- Tuesday, and Tomlin will begin working through an extended check list of concerns, worries and question marks. Among them: LaMarr Woodley's weight. Troy Polamalu's overall health. Ben Roethlisberger's receivers. Dick LeBeau's always-aging defense. The relatively young offensive line. The who's-on-first situation at running back. The who's-going-to-replace James Harrison scenario at outside linebacker. And there's this: For the first time since Tomlin took over as coach in 2007, the Steelers aren't considered to be one of the AFC's elite teams or an AFC North frontrunner.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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