Articles filed under Football
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SEC coaches and players defend their dominance amid Big Ten's recent successJul 17, 2025 4:58 pm - ATLANTA — There was not a Big Ten player, coach or fan was in sight this week as the College Football Hall of Fame hosted SEC Media Days. Still, the SEC’s No. 1 rival fou...
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Bears need a return to form from defensive end SweatJul 17, 2025 11:16 am - Injuries played a role in Montez Sweat’s lower production last season. Sweat missed the Bears’ Week 9 game against the Arizona Cardinals with a shin injury and never looked 100% the rest of the year even though he played every game the rest of the season. The Bears also didn’t create much pressure from other points on the defensive line to help Sweat.
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Silvy: The Bears made a mistake in extending Poles’ contractJul 17, 2025 6:00 am - What has Bears general manager Ryan Poles done to earn a contract extension well before his current deal was set to expire? He has yet to draft a pro bowler and has one of the worst three-year runs in Bears franchise history. Poles’ is 15-36 and has two historic double-digit losing streaks.
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Bears’ Moore needs to reestablish himself as an elite wide receiver in the NFLJul 16, 2025 11:38 am - There was a drop-off in DJ Moore’s second Bears season. Moore finished with a career-high 98 receptions but finished with a career-low 9.9 yards per reception. He ended the season with 966 receiving yards, which was the third time in his career he failed to get over 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
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Splash down: Loveland predicts his shoulder will be ready for start of Bears campJul 15, 2025 7:43 pm - Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland participated in an unusual charity event Tuesday. He caught footballs from patients of Lurie Children’s Hospital on the lazy river at Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee.
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Bears need Johnson to once again become a big-time playmaker in the secondaryJul 15, 2025 12:26 pm - Jaylon Johnson showed potential when Poles came to the Bears and had to prove himself at the beginning of former head coach Matt Eberflus’ tenure in 2022. Since then, Johnson developed himself into one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL.
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Argument over ‘valid buisiness purpose’ for NIL collectives threatens college sports settlementJul 14, 2025 6:53 pm - Less than two weeks after terms of a multibillion-dollar college sports settlement went into effect, friction erupted over the definition of a “valid business purpose” th...
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Five college football players from the suburbs to watch this seasonJul 14, 2025 5:41 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five area football players ready to contribute this season for their college teams.
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The SEC and Big Ten are currently at a standstill over the College Football Playoff formatJul 14, 2025 2:51 pm - ATLANTA — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that despite frequent conversations with Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti, the two leagues have yet...
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Thuney brings leadership to Bears offensive line that disappointed last seasonJul 14, 2025 10:27 am - The Bears needed an offensive line revamp after last season. The unit allowed quarterback Caleb Williams to be sacked a team-record 68 times last year and never truly found consistency because of injuries. Bears general manager Ryan Poles made addressing the unit a priority this offseason.