Articles filed under Football
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NCAA passes series of rules that sets table for schools to pay players directlyApr 21, 2025 7:10 pm - The NCAA passed rules Monday that would upend decades of precedent by allowing colleges to pay their athletes per terms of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement expect...
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Running backs could get a boost in this year's draft thanks to success of Saquon BarkleyApr 20, 2025 5:31 pm - The days of running backs being the headliners at the NFL draft are long in the past with the league's shift to more passing leading to quarterbacks, pass rushers and pas...
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Lincicome: When it comes to the Bears and the NFL draft, expectations are anything but greatApr 19, 2025 10:00 am - I see by the uninvited calendar on my desktop that another NFL draft is nigh, an annual ritual where teams replenish themselves by pointing and saying, “We’ll take one of those.”
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O’Donnell: Jeanty and Arlington Park loom as a winning exacta for the BearsApr 19, 2025 10:00 am - THE FELLOW ASKING THE QUESTION was smart, professionally accomplished and as savvy as any fan with the intellect to properly process hyper-opinionated modern sports media...
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Will an NFL Draft lacking in marquee talent push Ashton Jeanty, Tyler Warren into top 10?Apr 18, 2025 11:48 am - This NFL draft group isn’t teeming with top-level talent. And because there are fewer marquee prospects than usual, especially with a dip outside the top five, teams leaning in the direction of selecting the best player available might have no choice but to take Ashton Jeanty and Tyler Warren.
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Bears hope to land a few more playmakers in the NFL draft next weekApr 17, 2025 5:06 pm - The Chicago Bears hope to land a few more playmakers in the NFL draft after coming up big already this offseason. They own the No. 10 overall pick and seven selections in all. Chicago still has needs on both sides of the ball. The Bears landed the big name on the coaching market when they hired Ben Johnson.
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Johnson’s intensity registering with Bears coordinators, players alreadyApr 17, 2025 4:57 pm - The Bears’ offseason program will continue next week as the team holds a voluntary minicamp before the draft starts April 24. Here are three of the most interesting things the Bears coordinators said Thursday.
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Aaron Rodgers says he’s not holding teams hostage as he ponders his future in the NFLApr 17, 2025 2:49 pm - Aaron Rodgers is in no rush to make a decision about his future. The free-agent quarterback said during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday that he is "not holding anybody hostage" as he weighs whether to return for a 21st season. Rodgers was released by the New York Jets in March.
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Former NIU coach Lee Corso to retire from ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ after four-decade runApr 17, 2025 11:00 am - Lee Corso's nearly four-decade run on ESPN's "College GameDay" is coming to an end. Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced. His final broadcast will be Aug. 30 — Week 1 of the 2025 college football season — the network said, adding that additional programming to celebrate Corso is also planned.
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Chicago Bears reportedly sign linebacker TJ Edwards to two-year, $20 million extensionApr 16, 2025 8:43 pm - The Bears reportedly signed linebacker TJ Edwards to a two-year, $20 million extension Wednesday. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was the first to report the signing. Bea...