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Owens and Carter have a history dating back to a 1998 playoff game win by Owens’ 49ers over Carter’s Vikings.

Talib had multiple personal foul penalties in the game and has a spotty history after poking Colts tight end Dwayne Allen in the eye.

Players prohibited from participating in the combine will still be allowed to participate in regional combines and private workouts.

The Browns are expected to cut ties with Manziel in March.

The Hall of Famer says Manziel’s relationship with Colleen Crowley is “inflammatory.”

Manziel and Colleen Crowley dated for two years and lived together for four months before breaking up in December.

The Bears might be a bit too stacked in the backfield with Matt Forte and Jeremy Langford for the Ohio State running back to jump on board.

When Al-Jazeera released its report tying Peyton Manning to HGH, the Broncos quarterback quickly called the allegations “complete garbage.” Peyton’s brother and fellow NFL QB, Eli, followed suit Thursday.

“I just saw his comments right away and know 100 percent that everything just kind of came out of left field and (there’s) no truth to it,” Eli Manning said, via USA Today. “I know Peyton takes great pride in doing things the right way, doing things by the book and he would never do anything like that. It has kind of been nipped in the bud a little bit, and it’s not affecting him or distracting him in any way, which is a good thing.”

The late-December documentary said an Indianapolis anti-aging clinic mailed HGH to Manning’s wife, Ashley, at their home in 2011. Pharmacist Charlie Sly quickly retracted his story when news of the documentary broke.

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Eli Manning said he and his brothers were taught at a young age not to do drugs.

“Our father talked to us about doing things the right way and being a class act and not doing things illegally to get a competitive advantage,” he said. “It’s playing by the rules, and we have great respect for the game of football and want to play within the rules, and definitely it’s a great message to kids about doing things the way they should be done.”

The NFL is conducting a probe into the allegations made against Peyton Manning, but Eli Manning said his brother isn’t concerned with that or anything else that isn’t Super Bowl 50.

“His focus is on the Carolina Panthers, on trying to win a championship,” he said.

Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict lowered a shoulder into the helmet of Steelers wideout Antonio Brown in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs, knocking him out of the next round with a concussion. But according to Brown, Burfict had even worse intentions.

“I feel like they wanted to take me out, kill me, steal my dreams,” Brown told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “End me. I’m not going to let them. We’re going to win more.

“When you hit a guy after the play, a defenseless guy in the helmet, there are a lot of things that aren’t right about that.”

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Brown said he “didn’t have a chance” to play against the Super Bowl-bound Broncos in the divisional round. His absence from the game prompted Bengals defensive back Adam Jones to apologize for saying Brown faked his injury.

“The guy (Jones) texted me,” Brown said. “No reply. I don’t even know why people give him the platform. Ridiculous.”

Brown said he was cleared by doctors the following week, leaving him with only questions as to how far the Steelers could have gone with him in pads.

“I wish I could have been out there with my teammates,” he said. “I’m living with regrets that we could have been in the Super Bowl.”