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NFL reporter predicts the Steelers extend Justin Fields past 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Steelers declined Justin Fields’ fifth-year option for his rookie contract that was slated to pay him $25.7 million in his fifth season in the NFL. But one Steelers reporter believes the Steelers will find a way to keep him around past the …

Receiver Tank Dell participated in an offseason workout with the Houston Texans on Tuesday, less than a month after he was wounded in a shootout at a Florida restaurant. The team said that Dell, who is entering his second season, sustained a “minor wound” in the April 27th shooting, which also injured nine others. On Tuesday, Dell didn’t appear to …

The 2024 NFL offseason continues to roll along, as 31 teams have now begun OTAs. This is the first time we will see rookies practice with veterans, and maybe the last time we will get to see players like Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence throw the pigskin around before they put pen to paper on what they hope will be lucrative, …

Russell Wilson may have the “pole position,” but Justin Fields is going to do whatever he can to try to earn the job as the Steelers’ new starting quarterback.  Fields made that clear following the first day of Pittsburgh’s OTAs when he was asked about his expected role within the Steelers offense in 2024. Wilson has been penciled in as …

Two of the AFC’s top quarterbacks, Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens and Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins, both experienced some dramatic highs last season but had disappointing finishes as both their teams were eliminated in the playoffs by the Chiefs en route to Kansas City’s second straight Super Bowl title. Now, both Jackson and Tagovailoa are making similar …

How Pearsall benefits with Aiyuk, Jennings not at 49ers practices originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers’ first-round pick, came to the team in the recent draft with three veterans ahead of him on the depth chart. But at the opening of organized team activities this week, Pearsall found himself …

Justin Fields could sense his time in Chicago was up at his exit meeting in January. While Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn’t outright tell Fields the organization was going to look for another quarterback after three uneven seasons with the talented but inconsistent Fields running the offense, Foles didn’t have to. Fields could sense it in Poles’ body language. …

Justin Fields takes the high road on Bears’ past ahead of Steelers’ future originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Justin Fields endured no easy task being traded from the Bears to the Steelers on March 16 ahead of a pivotal contract season. But during his first media session with his new team in Pittsburgh, he took the high road on …

USATSI The Las Vegas Raiders are going to have a battle for the starting quarterback job this offseason, between Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell. While it’s only May, so there’s no leader in the clubhouse, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy gave insight on what it will take to win the job this summer.  “I think [it’s] the evaluation of the performance …

Bill Belichick had a unique approach to coaching and it certainly was not a hit with everyone. While his “Patriot Way” was effective for a while, seeing unprecedented success over two decades, the wheels began falling off once quarterback Tom Brady left. Belichick is now out and the Patriots have a new coach in Jerod Mayo, former player and linebackers …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter New Tennessee Titans wide receiver coach Tyke Tolbert met Treylon Burks before arriving in Nashville this spring.  During the 2022 pre-draft process, when Tolbert was an assistant with the Bears, Burks took a “30 visit” to Chicago.  An eventual first-round pick by Tennessee, the former Arkansas star is the same talent now that Tolbert saw …

Last year was a hectic one for Robert Saleh. It started with the Aaron Rodgers pursuit, then Rodgers acquisition. Eventually came “Hard Knocks” and the circus with it. It built sky-high expectations, only for them to crash and burn when Rodgers’ ruptured his Achilles’ four plays into the season. Saleh said he was looking forward to a 2024 where the …

Getty Images Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been crystal clear about wanting Dak Prescott to be his team’s quarterback long term.  Prescott himself said earlier this month that his communication with Dallas about a new has “been back and forth.” Wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who joined the team via trade from the Houston Texans last offseason, caught eight of …

Getty Images If the New York Jets were considering a change in their offensive system or play-calling duties, Nathaniel Hackett knew what was going on.  Hackett addressed the report that the Jets made attempts this offseason to replace him with someone who would run the show, though not with a coordinator title. The Jets offensive coordinator didn’t deny the team was …

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Ringer’s Steven Ruiz to evaluate New York’s offseason and discuss what is in the way of the Jets’ talented roster. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View …