Articles filed under Football
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Will Campbell, Kelvin Banks Jr. join NFL scouting combine battle to be 1st offensive lineman draftedMar 02, 2025 2:58 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Will Campbell has a candid answer for NFL scouts who question his measurements. Go watch the tape. What they'll find, he contends, is a tackle who has kept...
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Going through the NFL combine, Jack Bech inspired by brother killed in New Orleans attackMar 01, 2025 5:31 pm - Jack Bech came to this year's NFL annual scouting combine with two goals — impressing scouts as a tribute to his older brother. On Saturday, exactly two months after Tiger Bech was killed in the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, Bech had a chance to fulfill both aspirations.
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‘I didn’t hire a bunch of my friends,’ new Bears coach says of his assistantsMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — New Bears coach Ben Johnson spent his first month on the job building out his coaching staff. In doing so, Johnson made a point not to limit his hiring poo...
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O’Donnell: Combine all and Bears-to-Arlington could be back on trackMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - NFL COMBINE WEEK IS NORMALY RESERVED for intensely immersed fans interested in the possibilities of draft capital, three-cone drills and overlooked linemen from Savannah ...
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Notre Dame’s Rylie Mills happy to let his tape do the talking during rehab from surgeryFeb 28, 2025 6:12 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — When Rylie Mills stepped up to his table to speak with reporters Wednesday morning inside the Indiana Convention Center at the NFL Combine, it wasn’t exact...
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No longer scouting QBs, Poles now scouting the players around the QB in the NFL draftFeb 28, 2025 2:14 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Near the end of last summer’s season of “Hard Knocks,” the HBO series showed a clip of Giants general manager Joe Schoen chatting with Bears GM Ryan Poles ...
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retireFeb 27, 2025 4:21 pm - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire. The 35-year-old Kelce had been mulling whether to return for a 13th season. But the four-time All-Pro made his feelings clear in a text to Pat McAfee that the host read during "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday.
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As players hit the field for NFL combine, Bears look to restart their running gameFeb 27, 2025 4:18 pm - INDIANAPOLIS – Changes are on the horizon. The Bears have a new coach in Ben Johnson, and that has presented an opportunity for something of a reset. Certainly the near f...
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Silvy: Now that I’ve met Bears coach Johnson, I can tell he’s the real dealFeb 27, 2025 6:00 am - Having met new Bears coach Ben Johnson, I see why general manager Ryan Poles was so impressed.
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NFL reviewing possible changes to overtime rules. First downs to be measured electronicallyFeb 26, 2025 6:25 pm - The NFL is considering changing overtime rules in the regular season to decrease the advantage for teams who win the coin toss. League executive Troy Vincent said the competition committee agrees overtime rules need to be addressed.