The NFL suspends Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins six games for violating the league's Performance Enhancing Drug Policy. How will the Cardinals fare in the NFC West without him? With Marquise Brown gone, Lamar Jackson is limited in his true wide receiver options. Can the Baltimore Ravens win the AFC North with their run game? And the insiders welcome USA TODAY Sports Denver Broncos reporter Parker Gabriel to discuss the early power ranking of the AFC West.

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The NFL draft is officially over. Rookie quarterbacks had to wait - a long time. Aaron Rodgers didn't get a first-round wide receiver in Green Bay. And New York City teams started hot. The NFL insiders got on the phone with those closest to the teams, including North Jersey reporters Andy Vasquez, Art Stapleton and Sports Seriously host Mackenzie Salmon. Safid and Tyler also share their own draft day experiences, watching the Los Angeles Changers make their first round pick and visiting the Buffalo Bills' newest running back James Cook. 

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Wide receiver Deebo Samuel wants out of San Francisco. Quarterback Kyler Murray skips voluntary team workouts. Colin Kaepernick continues his journey toward another chance in the league. And the NFL insiders get ready for one of the most unsettled drafts of the last decade with a special trivia showdown.

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The NFL mourns the sudden death of Dwayne Haskins. The insiders discuss the heartbreak and impact on the Pittsburgh Steelers and the league as a whole.

The offseason continues with questions around Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James, free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Cincinnati Bengals safety Jessie Bates. The Washington Commanders might have engaged in "unlawful" financial conduct, according to Congress. And the NFL insiders test their knowledge of the USFL, which breaks its 37-year hiatus April 16. 

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs became the latest NFL player to cash in on a big guaranteed contract. Is this a new trend for the league? The Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints made the first big draft trade splash. Are the Eagles preparing a back-up plan to quarterback Jalen Hurts? Colin Kaepernick showed off his passing abilities at the University of Michigan’s Maize and Blue Spring Game. Does he have a real shot at a future in the league? 

And, the insiders test their NFL Draft history knowledge. 

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The night rival hockey teams suspended play and shook hands after the President's address to Congress following the September 11th attacks

Many of those players on the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers remember a great deal from a not-so-routine preseason matchup that was interrupted and eventually ended early in order to display President George W. Bush's address to Congress in full nine days after the attacks. 

President Bush's address coincided with the second intermission of the game, and fans in Philadelphia watched from their seats as the address played on the video board at center ice. Fans booed when the address was removed from the Arenavision screen in anticipation of the third period, prompting game operations to restore the address as both teams returned from their respective locker rooms.

Former Flyers goalie and current ESPN hockey analyst Brian Boucher talks about the mission players felt to continue play to provide relief after tragedy. 

Former Rangers Defenseman Mike Mottau recalls sitting in front of the local Army recruiting station for hours while contemplating a life-changing decision following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.