Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, clad in his orange quarterback jersey, breaks the huddle on a Tuesday morning. It’s preseason and training camp is in full swing, with fans lining the field at Halas Hall to catch their first glimpse of the league’s No. 1 overall pick. To say Bears fans …
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NFL Taps Sony for Custom Coach Headsets, Line-to-Gain Tracking
The NFL announced Wednesday that new official technology partner Sony is developing a custom headset for coach communications as part of a growing relationship with the league. The new equipment will appear ahead of the 2025 season as Sony expands its sports marketing footprint. More from Sportico.com Financial terms of the Sony deal have not been made public. Previous headset …
Read More »Top 10 storylines of the NFL preseason, including all those rookie QBs
Blame Sean McVay for devaluing the preseason. The Los Angeles Rams coach was the first to treat preseason games like a nuisance and sit his starters. Other teams followed suit. We’ll see some teams use their starters in the preseason but the list seems to shrink every year. This embedded content is not available in your region. There are still …
Read More »2024 Hall of Fame: Dwight Freeney and his spin move put together one of the NFL’s best pass-rushing careers
Seven men will be formally enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Yahoo Sports will take a relatively short look at each legend and how he reached football immortality. Patrick Willis | Randy Gradishar | Steve McMichael | Andre Johnson In a sport where physicality and brute force are celebrated, Dwight Freeney used speed …
Read More »Michael Pittman expects more big plays with Anthony Richardson’s strength on deep balls
Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman had career-highs of 109 catches for 1,152 yards last season, but his average of 10.6 yards per catch is not what he was hoping for. This year, he thinks things will be different. Pittman said that with Gardner Minshew at quarterback for most of the season, the offense had to play to Minshew’s strengths, which …
Read More »Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry among 12 key RBs set to make impact on new teams
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The huge devaluation of NFL running backs in recent years is built on the theory that they are all replaceable and interchangeable. This offseason, though, NFL teams sure did put that theory to the test. Running backs spent the offseason on a wild and unprecedented carousel ride, resulting in nearly half of all NFL teams …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs striving for unique history
Patrick Mahomes has made four Super Bowls in six seasons as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback. (Yahoo Sports/Grant Thomas) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | 21. Seahawks | 20. Buccaneers …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – Kansas City Chiefs team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss Kansas City’s enormous advantage and whether anyone can defeat the back-to-back, defending Super Bowl champions. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript None of it matters like this is what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna look at Rashid Rice, we’re gonna …
Read More »Tyreek Hill: Fight at Tuesday’s practice was amazing
Things got heated at Dolphins training camp on Tuesday and that’s just fine with wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Coaches often lament practice fights as an opportunity for players to get injured without any rewards, but Hill shared a different view. Running back Jaylen Wright and cornerback Kader Kahou got into it after a play and rookie tackle Patrick Paul also …
Read More »Robert Saleh: “Instinct” is Aaron Rodgers won’t play in preseason
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not played in a game since Week One of the 2023 season and the current plan is for his next game action to come in Week One of the 2024 season. That was the word from head coach Robert Saleh when the topic of playing Rodgers in the preseason came up during a Tuesday press …
Read More »Jaguars agree to terms with DL Rasheem Green
The Jaguars are signing free agent defensive end Rasheem Green to a one-year deal, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It’s the fourth team in four seasons for Green. The Seahawks made him a third-round pick in 2018, and he spent four seasons in Seattle. He played 53 games with 24 starts for the Seahawks. Green then went to the Texans …
Read More »Eagles to sign Nick Gates
The Eagles are bringing in an offensive lineman with a lot of experience in the NFC East. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Eagles are set to sign Nick Gates to their 90-man roster. Gates spent last season with the Commanders and he played for the Giants in his first four seasons. Gates started 10 of the 13 …
Read More »Cowboys aren’t drawing much of a crowd in training camp
The Cowboys are exempt from the rule that limits non-L.A. teams training in Southern California from opening the doors to practice. They might wish they weren’t. Mike Leslie of WFAA has posted a photo of embarrassingly sparse attendance at training camp in Oxnard, with this observation: “Cowboys fans are out on this franchise more than I can ever remember. The …
Read More »Arthur Blank on tampering: The organization made a couple procedural mistakes
Back in June, the Falcons were hit with a relatively light punishment for tampering with three players on the eve of free agency — including quarterback Kirk Cousins. Atlanta had to forfeit its original fifth-round pick and pay a $250,000 fine. General Manager Terry Fontenot was also fined $50,000. Speaking to the media for the first time since the NFL’s …
Read More »Eagles add another veteran offensive lineman during training camp
Eagles add another veteran offensive lineman during training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have signed veteran interior offensive lineman Nick Gates. This move is just the latest to bolster the Eagles’ offensive line depth and it comes after five training camp practices are already gone. In a corresponding move, the Eagles released cornerback Mario Goodrich, who …
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