The Chicago Bears finally landed offensive lineman Ryan Bates. The Bears have agreed to trade a fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for the 27-year-old Bates. The teams announced the deal on Monday night. The move is pending a physical, and it won’t become official until the start of the NFL’s new business year on March 13. Chicago tried to …

Owner Jerry Jones was “all-in” for the 2024 season . . . until he wasn’t. His vow to push his chips into the middle of the table lasted for all of a month. Jones said at the Senior Bowl that the Cowboys were prepared to go “all-in” for this season rather than plan for the future as they have every …

More than 10,000 college football players have already agreed to be in EA Sports College Football 25 this summer, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, marking a huge step for the company as it brings back the once popular video game. One notable holdout, however, appears to be Texas redshirt freshman Arch Manning. Manning, according to Rivals.com’s Anwar Richardson, did not …

The Bears tried to acquire offensive lineman Ryan Bates two years ago. Bates finally is about to join them. Chicago acquired Bates in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 draft, the Bills announced. The trade will become official March 13, pending a physical. The Bears signed Bates, then a restricted free agent, to an offer sheet in 2022, …

It will be another six weeks before the NCAA is expected to rubber-stamp a rules proposal that will, beginning this fall, allow the coaching staff to transmit voice communication into the helmets of quarterbacks, as well as one defensive player. But Alabama football is getting an early start, anyway. Head coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed that the Crimson Tide put in-helmet …

Full list of Bears 2024 draft picks after Ryan Bates trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears bolstered their offensive line by trading for Ryan Bates on Monday, a move that could give them their next starting center. The move also cost them a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft. GM Ryan Poles was already working with a …

Alabama football added a handful of players once Kalen DeBoer was hired, but Michigan defensive back Keon Sabb brings something few can. The Alabama returners who played in the College Football Playoff in the Rose Bowl and the additions from Washington who lost in the national championship game are all players who have big game, College Football Playoff experience. Only …

Bears trade fifth-round pick for Ryan Bates from Buffalo Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears traded a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for offensive lineman Ryan Bates, the Bears announced. The Bills were the first to announce the trade. General manager Ryan Poles attempted to acquire Bates in free …

After what many described as their most grueling offseason, Cincinnati Bearcats football players were back on the Nippert Stadium gridiron Monday afternoon blessed with mid-70s weather for the first day of spring practice. “To be able to put a ball down and watch these guys fly around is fun to see,” UC head coach Scott Satterfield said. “I didn’t see …

The NFL scouting combine’s evolution from hidden gem into the league’s second-most anticipated offseason event has come with all sorts of twists. The question is whether this year’s new ones could affect future combines. All-American receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. skipped media interviews, while Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams took the highly unusual step of opting out of the medical exams …

19 free agents Bears may pursue if they hit the market next week originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago We’ll soon know which premium players will hit the free agent market, and which will not. NFL teams have until 3 p.m. Wednesday to use the franchise tag. If a player is tagged, he’ll have extra time to negotiate a long-term …

Academy Award-winning actor Joe Pesci, as Vinny Gambini in the 1992 film My Cousin Vinny, famously asked about his myriad troubles, but in more colorful language: “Let me see, what else could we pile on? Is there any more (colorful) we could pile on the top … Is it possible?” Forgive new Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer if he had …

DALLAS, Texas —  A Dallas Cowboys quarterback reunion took place Monday with current starter Dak Prescott and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman coming together as honorary chairmen for the The Children’s Cancer Fund “A Knight to Remember” Gala. The duo helped reveal models, who were patients from the age of five to 17, for the non-profit’s 34th annual flagship fundraising …

As the Denver Broncos and Russell Wilson each issued their divorce statements Monday afternoon, the long-expected answer to their shared future spurred a series of questions about their individual paths. Whom will the Broncos find as their next starting quarterback? Where will Wilson play in 2024? Will Wilson start? And how long will it take for any of these answers …

Utah safety Vaki wants to follow in footsteps of 49ers’ Hufanga originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area INDIANAPOLIS — There are a lot of connections between the 2024 NFL Draft class and the 49ers, but the one between Utah safety Sione Vaki and San Francisco star Talanoa Hufanga is a little less known. The 2024 draft prospect spoke at …