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NFL teams have shifted their running back strategy in recent years. Teams are less interested in drafting them early — with rare exceptions — and most NFL offenses employ some kind of backfield platoon. The days of dominating your fantasy draft with a slew of early running back picks are long over. But rookie production at this position has been …

The Colts have signed all of their draft picks. Work on that front concluded on Thursday when they signed wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. The second-round pick was the ninth and final member of the class to sign their four-year rookie deals with the AFC South club. Mitchell caught 93 passes for 1,405 yards and 18 touchdowns in 35 games at …

Randy Gregory wants the NFL to change its marijuana policies again. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Randy Gregory reportedly wants to take the NFL and his former team, the Denver Broncos, to court over a half-million dollars in fines. The pass rusher filed a lawsuit in Arapahoe County District Court on Wednesday claiming discrimination for …

The Eagles wrapped up their mandatory minicamp on Thursday and they also wrapped up their draft pick signings. Their top pick from April was the last member of the group to agree to a deal. First-round cornerback Quinyon Mitchell signed a four-year deal with the team and the Eagles hold an option for a fifth season. Mitchell broke up 38 …

Why Bears look forward to joint practice with Bengals this summer originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears will participate in joint practices again this summer, but this time they’ll play host. Head coach Matt Eberflus announced on Thursday that the Bears will welcome in the Bengals for one day of practice ahead of their …

The Colts signed cornerback Clay Fields III and wide receiver Derek Slywka on Thursday, the team announced. Both are undrafted free agents. To make room for the signings, the Colts placed safety Daniel Scott on injured reserve and waived center Jack Anderson. Fields participated in the Colts’ veteran and rookie minicamps on a tryout basis. He went undrafted after playing …

Eagles minicamp observations: Rookie uses pterodactyl frame for a catch originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles wrapped up their mandatory minicamp on Thursday with a 50-minute session that had some definite last-day-of-school vibes. The practice began with some red zone work and ended with coaches doing box drills and running gassers to the delight of their laughing players. …

The Patriots signed rookie receiver JaQuae Jackson, the team announced Thursday. The Patriots cut first-year receiver T.J. Luther in a corresponding move. Jackson signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers on April 30. Atlanta cut him Tuesday, and the Patriots are giving him a second chance. He played four seasons at California (Pennsylvania). In 13 …

The Bears announced their practice schedule for training camp this summer. Chicago, which will practice at Halas Hall, is opening nine practices to the public. The first open practice is Friday, July 26, and the last is Thursday, Aug. 15. All open practice sessions are free of charge to fans. Additional information, including ticketing registration details, can be accessed at …

The Eagles have added a new title to chief security officer Dom DiSandro’s title ahead of the 2024 season. The team announced that DiSandro is now in charge of gameday coaching operations. The move is likely related to an incident from last year’s regular season game against the 49ers. DiSandro was ejected from the game after making contact with 49ers …

The Jaguars signed another draft pick on Thursday. The NFL’s daily transaction wire brings word that second-round pick Maason Smith has signed his four-year rookie deal. Three of the team’s nine picks, including first-round wideout Brian Thomas Jr., remain unsigned. Smith and Thomas were teammates at LSU, but Smith missed all but one game of the 2022 season with a …

A lawsuit brought by NFL fans alleges the league colluded with network partners CBS and Fox, along with DirecTV, and controlled the pricing of Sunday Ticket in a violation of antitrust law. (Chris Delmas / AFP / Getty Images) Did the NFL conspire to put the squeeze on its biggest fans, driving up the price of DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package …

The Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000. It was a 23-17 overtime victory over the Colts in the wild-card round. Dave Wannstedt was the team’s coach; Jay Fiedler was the quarterback: and Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor led the defense. Mike McDaniel is the 10th Dolphins head coach since then, counting interim head coaches, and 21 other quarterbacks …

Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Steveson has an uphill climb to make the roster after signing to play for the Bills, but he has found a good mentor in Von Miller. Miller, the eight-time Pro Bowl pass rusher, said Steveson approached him immediately and said he wants to soak up all of Miller’s knowledge. “His locker is right next to …

The Philadelphia Eagles replaced their coordinators on both sides of the ball after a stunning late-season collapse from the 2022 NFC Champions, including hiring Kellen Moore to run their offense. Moore spent four years as the offensive coordinator for the archrival Dallas Cowboys before one ill-fated season with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023. While Moore has shown the ability …