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The Bears fired their head coach and General Manager after the 2021 season, which is a pretty good way of knowing that things didn’t go as hoped for the team during quarterback Justin Fields‘ rookie season. Fields opened the season Read more
Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams became eligible for a contract extension this offseason, but he isn’t putting it at the top of his list of priorities. Williams started all 15 games he played for the Jets last season and produced Read more
Colts General Manager Chris Ballard said on Tuesday that the team had no discussions about signing Julio Jones and any thoughts in that direction became moot later in the day when Jones agreed to sign with the Buccaneers. That doesn’t Read more
The Cardinals changed training camp procedures this year by putting up members of the organization in a new hotel and that new dwelling didn’t do well in storms that rolled through the area earlier this week. ESPN reports that 15 Read more
Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas missed all of last season after having ankle surgery to address an injury he picked up early in the 2020 campaign and he’s not ready to get on the field at training camp. The Saints Read more
The Pittsburgh Steelers begin the first training camp of coach Mike Tomlin’s tenure without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the team. Between now and Week One, they’ll figure out who his successor will be, at least for Week One and potentially Read more
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo passed his physical Tuesday and thus won’t be placed on the active/physically unable to perform list, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. That wipes out Garoppolo’s $7.5 million injury guarantee, leaving no guaranteed money on his Read more