NFL analyst calls Bears a sleeper team for a deep postseason run. Here’s why originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Everyone wants to know one thing about the Bears this season: how high can they fly? The 2024 season represents the first the Bears reenter contention and craft a new competitive window. Under the leadership of Caleb Williams, the Bears …

Savannah has grown as a big-time recruiting target for Power Five football programs in the last decade and the Hostess City has had a run of stellar quarterbacks in recent years. It’s been a remarkable run with former Benedictine quarterback Holden Geriner earning a scholarship to Auburn and New Hampstead’s Pauly Seeley landing at Wofford. In the last two seasons, …

Wide receiver Laquon Treadwell has found a new team. The Colts announced that they have signed Treadwell to their 90-man roster on Wednesday. They waived undrafted rookie wide receiver Xavier Wright in a corresponding move. Treadwell caught one pass for 16 yards in five appearances for the Ravens last season. He spent 2022 with the Seahawks, 2021 with the Jaguars, …

Admittedly, Dontavius Nash still has several items he’d like to scratch off his personal checklist before his college football career is through. No longer among those, however, is the opportunity to see his name, image and likeness in a video game. The East Carolina junior defensive back and former Hunter Huss standout is one in a host of players from …

Speaking to the assembled media at training camp for the first time since his absence from mandatory minicamp, Jets QB Aaron Rodgers discussed how he’s feeling, what he thinks of this 2024 group, and how that infamous trip to Egypt came to be. The biggest question surrounding the 40-year-old is obviously his health, as the four-time MVP is coming off …

With July coming to a close, a new high school football season is on the horizon. Ahead of the tryouts and training camps, and before the first kickoff whistle sounds under those famed Friday night lights in the Greater Taunton area, the Taunton Daily Gazette is kicking off our 2024 high school football coverage with a look at all four area team’s …

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison is trying to move past his DUI arrest earlier this month. Addison, who addressed the incident for the first time at training camp Wednesday, said the arrest left him in a “dark place.” “I was surprised by the support that I received,” Addison said, via ESPN. “I didn’t think it was going to be …

USC football took center stage at Big Ten media days on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Connor Morrissette of USC’s 247Sports site talked to USC safety Kamari Ramsey, one of three players who went to Indianapolis for the media event. Ramsey really likes what he sees from two of the USC players he has had to compete against in practice: Ja’Kobi Lane …

2023 Stats (Rank) Points per game: 25.5 (7th) Total yards per game: 354.4 (8th) Plays per game: 65.4 (7th) Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 35.4 (22nd) Drop back EPA per play: 0.11 (9th) Rush attempts per game: 30 (6th) Rush EPA per play: -0.01 (4th) Coaching Staff Nick Sirianni was riding high coming into 2023 after the Eagles nearly …

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana football coach Tom Allen went through a unique interview process to land Penn State’s vacant defensive coordinator position. Allen spent two weeks in Happy Valley with PSU’s coaching staff as part of an extended get-to-know-you phase that allowed both parties to see if it was the right fit. “Tom was in a position where he did …

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur watched from the Green Bay sideline last November as his quarterback dropped back. The Packers faced third-and-16 from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 35-yard line, a 10-point deficit threatening to deepen if they didn’t strike. But Jordan Love didn’t panic. He dropped back, and then dropped further, before unleashing a cross-body throw to the end zone. …

NORMAN — On OU’s first official day in the SEC, athletic director Joe Castiglione appeared to hint at the idea former coaches had about the Sooners’ SEC move. “I will tell you, without reservation, every coach that we talked to was excited,” Castiglione said. “And you know what, the ones that weren’t aren’t here anymore. This is Oklahoma. Either get …

Why an NFL analyst says Shane Waldron is vital, and what he needs to do for Caleb Williams originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Each NFL season brings an opportunity for success. And in any opportunity for a successful season, much like the Bears have this upcoming 2024 season, the player’s health and performance are the top priorities for meeting …

Jul. 24—PULLMAN — Here is the fifth installment of our countdown to Washington State fall camp, which starts on Wednesday. This issue covers the Cougars’ newcomers. Which WSU newcomers could make a splash right away? Much of what is changing around Washington State’s program this season is fairly obvious — the road matchup with rival Washington and the eight Mountain …

The Colts made a pair of moves ahead of the first training camp practice. They placed cornerback Chris Lammons on the active/physically unable to perform list and defensive tackle Raekwon Davis on the active/non-football illness list, the team announced Wednesday. They can return as soon as the team’s medical staff clears them. Davis’ illness is unknown. He signed as a …