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Report: CFL team adds Chase Claypool to exclusive negotiation list originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago One Canadian Football team is preparing for the possibility that Chase Claypool leaves the NFL. According to multiple reports, the Saskatchewan Roughriders added the former Bears receiver to their exclusive negotiation list. That doesn’t mean Claypool is headed back to Canada, where he grew …

Lions match 49ers’ Brock Wright offer sheet, keep tight end originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers still are searching for a backup tight end. The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday they matched the offer sheet that tight end Brock Wright signed with the 49ers last week as a restricted free agent. The Lions will pick up the three-year, …

USATSI Mike Kolen, a key member of the Miami Dolphins’ championship teams in the early 1970s, died on Wednesday, according to his alma mater, Auburn. He was 76.  Nicknamed “Captain Crunch” for his fierce tackling, Kolen went from a 12th-round pick to a starting member on one of the greatest defenses in NFL history. An immediate starter (he arrived in …

Feliciano’s daughter ruthlessly trolls him over 49ers’ Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kids are ruthless and 49ers offensive lineman Jon Feliciano found that out the hard way Wednesday. Feliciano shared a conversation on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had with his daughter when he picked her up from an after-school sports program. Just …

With 22 days to go until the draft, it’s looking more likely that the Bears will be taking quarterback Caleb Williams — and that he’ll willingly play for them. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Williams made his official visit to the Bears on Wednesday. Rapoport says that it will “likely” be Williams’s only visit. This implies that Williams apparently …

Caleb Williams’ top-30 visit with the Bears ‘likely his only visit’ with an NFL team: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If you haven’t already, lock it in. Caleb Williams will be a Chicago Bear. According to Ian Rapoport, the USC quarterback made his top-30 visit to Halas Hall on Wednesday, seeing April snow showers in Chicago during his …

The New England Patriots have a need at quarterback, obviously. They brought journeyman Jacoby Brissett, whom they drafted in 2016, back this offseason and into a quarterback room that is now comprised of him, Bailey Zappe and Nathan Rourke. Fortunately for the Patriots, they have the third overall pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, which features a class in …

Rome Odunze will have his top-30 visit with Bears on Thursday: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze will conduct his top-30 visit with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, according to a report from Ian Rapoport. Washington WR Rome Odunze, a likely Top 10 pick and one of the Draft’s best WRs, visited the #Jets …

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils started Wednesday night’s game with a brawl involving all 10 players on the ice off the opening faceoff. The main event was Rangers forward Matt Rempe taking on New Jersey’s Kurtis MacDermid, with the two having history from the previous time the Devils visited Madison Square Garden on March …

The Jets added another threat to their already ferocious defensive front, acquiring talented pass rusher Haason Reddick in a deal with the Eagles late last week. Gang Green has received a ton of praise from all over the football world after pulling off the blockbuster in which they shipped off just a conditional third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft …

The Kansas City Chiefs’ future is up for grabs after the failure of a ballot measure to fund renovations for Arrowhead Stadium, and Dallas is apparently interested. Dallas mayor Eric Johnson tweeted “Welcome home, Dallas Texans!” plus a smiling emoji Tuesday night, with a link to an article about how Question 1 in Johnson County failed to pass by a …

Kids are ruthless and 49ers offensive lineman Jon Feliciano found that out the hard way Wednesday. Feliciano shared a conversation on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had with his daughter when he picked her up from an after-school sports program. Just picked up my kids from their sporty kids after school program where they play different sports each …

While some may feel that the Buffalo Bills are punting on this season, general manager Brandon Beane stressed that that is not the case despite trading four-time Pro Bowl Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans on Wednesday. Diggs is the latest notable player to leave Buffalo this offseason, a list that also includes defensive backs Jordan Poyer, Tre’Davious White and Siran …

Anonymous NFL exec says Bears were ‘bullied’ in Justin Fields trade: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago In March, the Bears finalized the Justin Fields era in Chicago, trading him to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick. According to an anonymous NFL executive via The Athletic, he believes they “gave up” on the trade. “They almost …

Former Bears salary gap guru signs on with new NFL team originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears salary cap point person Joey Laine has a new job. The Seahawks announced on Wednesday that they hired Laine to work as their new vice president of football administration. Laine followed former Bears GM Ryan Pace from New Orleans to Chicago …