Articles filed under Football
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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.
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Players rank Bears in top half of the league overallFeb 26, 2025 5:10 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The Bears ranked 14th overall among 32 teams in the NFL Players Association’s annual player survey. The NFLPA released its third annual report cards after ...
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Poles, Johnson eyeing productive combine for BearsFeb 25, 2025 6:41 pm - Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson will begin meeting with draft prospects this week at the NFL Scouting Combine.
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CFP commissioners meet after SEC and Big Ten leaders urged them to make changes to seedingFeb 25, 2025 5:29 pm - DALLAS — All of the commissioners who are part of the College Football Playoff were meeting Tuesday, a week after the SEC and Big Ten commissioners came out of a meeting ...
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An unidentified team has proposed banning the tush push used so successfully by the EaglesFeb 24, 2025 7:13 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — One NFL team is proposing an end to the tush push play the Philadelphia Eagles have used so successfully at the goal line and in short-yardage situations, ...
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NFL scouting combine features plenty of debate over top players at multiple positionsFeb 24, 2025 6:55 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The hopes of many NFL teams will start taking shape this week as the league's annual scouting combine begins in Indianapolis. As usual, there will be plent...