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‘No timidness:’ How Bears saw Caleb Williams ‘level up’ on Day 1 of training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears have asked a lot of Caleb Williams since he arrived in April. At every point so far, Williams has met or exceeded their expectations. So it’s no surprise that he arrived at training …

Newly arrived Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead is not ready to go for the start of training camp. Armstead was placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list today, the team announced. The 30-year-old Armstead has played his entire NFL career with the 49ers, who released him in March. He signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Jaguars …

When it comes to flag football, the NFL isn’t afraid to let its freak flag fly. So what’s the goal? This isn’t a complaint; it’s an observation. The NFL is cramming flag football down our collective throats. It remains to be seen whether it works. For most, the only real football is tackle football. For them, flag football is to …

Abner Haynes, a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Haynes, who was a running back who helped popularize the American Football League, died Thursday in Dallas. In a statement, Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt wrote that Haynes was still an active member of the Kansas City community, saying that he and …

Cowherd boldly predicts ‘old, expensive’ 49ers won’t win NFC West originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are considered an NFL powerhouse by many after making deep playoff runs and two Super Bowl appearances in their last five seasons, but one pundit thinks things will be tougher for San Francisco in 2024. On Friday’s episode of “The Herd …

It wasn’t 12 Angry Men. It was five men and three women. And they weren’t angry at each other; they were pissed at the NFL. In the aftermath of the $4.7 billion statement of their disapproval of the league’s antitrust violations, the NFL has argued that one of the eight jurors was biased. At the end of a sawed-off shotgun …

Lamar Jackson is taking on Troy Aikman. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Lamar Jackson and Troy Aikman are set to face off — in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback filed a challenge against a trademark filing by the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback to use their shared jersey number of No. 8, according to …

Cowboys Chief Operating Officer Stephen Jones thinks an 18-game NFL regular season is coming. And he thinks the players will embrace it. Jones says that adding another game to the regular season looks like a foregone conclusion at this point. Contrary to the many claims that the players would oppose a longer season, Jones believes that when the players see …

The legal fallout of an employee stealing $22 million from the Jaguars is still ongoing. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee Amit Patel is currently serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence in federal prison. His former employer just added to his issues. The Jaguars are suing Patel, who pleaded guilty to stealing $22 million from them earlier this …

Sometimes, reality shows can be a little too real. The Giants are experiencing that this month, with Hard Knocks showing the world way too much about the inner workings of an NFL team during the crucial stages of the offseason. The Lions might be getting a little taste of it as well. During the first episode of Receiver on Netflix, …

The Vikings have two of the league’s three remaining unsigned draft picks, but one of them should be off that list soon. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that quarterback J.J. McCarthy has agreed to a deal with the team. The 10th overall pick will sign a four-year, fully-guaranteed contract worth $21.85 million that includes a $12.71 million signing bonus and …

The Packers are taking a look at another quarterback. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Jake Fromm worked out for Green Bay on Friday. Fromm, 25, was a Bills fifth-round pick back in 2020. He’s also spent time with the Giants and Commanders. Fromm appeared in three games with two starts for New York in 2021 and has not played …

The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead Stadium, whether that means renovating their iconic home or building an entirely new stadium in Kansas or Missouri. After a joint ballot initiative with the Royals to help fund facilities by extending a sales tax was rejected by voters …

The Patriots made a couple of roster moves on Friday as they prepared themselves for the start of training camp. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that they placed running back Terrell Jennings on the physically unable to perform list. They also placed linebacker Jontrey Hunter on the non-football injury list. Jennings ran 120 times for 673 yards and 10 …

Tight end Gerald Everett’s first training camp with the Bears will start with a stay on the non-football injury list. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that Everett was placed on the list Friday. The list is for players dealing with injuries suffered away from the team and Everett will be eligible to be activated at any point this summer, …