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4 questions for Bears to answer during OTAs, offseason program originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears’ offseason program hits the next phase Monday when Organized Team Activities (OTAs) begin at Halas Hall. Head coach Matt Eberflus adjusted the offseason schedule due to the early start to training camp caused by the Bears’ inclusion in the Hall of Fame …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NEW YORK — Mark Messier first met Chris Kreider when the New York Rangers forward was playing at Boston College over a dozen years ago. “He looked like he was going 100 mph standing still on the ice. He looked like a Ferrari,” Messier said. …

Jim Otto, who never missed a game as the Oakland Raiders center from 1960-1974, has died at 86. (Associated Press) Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center who never missed a game during his 15 seasons with the Raiders in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at 86, the team announced Sunday night. No cause of death was given. “The …

The decision of the Falcons to draft quarterback Michael Penix Jr. obscured the question of whether quarterback Kirk Cousins is sufficiently healed from his torn Achilles tendon. Appearing recently on The Dan Patrick Show, Cousins said that, if the Falcons were playing the game for all the football marbles (or at least 283 of them), he’d play. “I’m good to …

Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested in January in Louisiana on a felony charge related to alleged illegal gambling, and the NFL has confirmed it is investigating. But until the Patriots hear otherwise for the league, they’re operating as if Boutte is eligible to participate in all offseason work. New England head coach Jerod Mayo said today that Boutte …

The Ravens won a Super Bowl with Qadry Ismail in their lineup and his son will now have a chance to make a positive impact on the team’s fortunes. Qadir Ismail tried out for the team at their rookie minicamp and the Ravens announced his signing on Monday. They did not announce any other roster moves. Ismail is now a …

For JuJu Smith-Schuster, the best thing about this year is it isn’t last year. The Patriots receiver estimates he was at 60 percent this time last year when the Patriots began their organized team activities. He was still rehabbing a knee procedure he underwent after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII. Now entering this second season with the Patriots, Smith-Schuster …

The Chiefs released defensive tackle Matt Dickerson last Monday. They re-signed him today. The team had an open roster spot after releasing running back La’Mical Perine on Friday. Dickerson, who entered the NFL with the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018, spent last season with the Chiefs. He played 12 games and totaled 15 tackles, while logging 190 …

Over the last two seasons, running back Travis Etienne has been one of the Jaguars’ most productive offensive players. He had 1,441 yards from scrimmage with five total touchdowns on 255 touches in 2022. Then in 2023, he had 1,484 yards with 12 total touchdowns on 325 touches. But Etienne’s yards per carry went down from 5.1 in 2022 to …

The Giants held their first day of 2024 Organized Team Activities (OTAs) on Monday, and starting quarterback Daniel Jones took another key step in his recovery from ACL surgery. According to Dan Salomone of Giants.com, Jones participated in seven-on-seven drills, completing passes to Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson. There is no contact permitted during this portion of the spring – …

When the NFL schedule was released last week, 31 teams learned that they will be playing games in prime time this season. The Panthers were the only team to be left out of the fun. They will have a standalone game when they face the Giants in Germany on a Sunday morning in the U.S. in Week 10, but they …

Ward offers encouraging injury update after offseason surgery originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers kicked off organized team activities on Monday while receiving an encouraging update regarding one of their star players. Charvarius Ward, who underwent core muscle surgery in February, revealed that his rehab is progressing well during an interview with Kay Adams on the “Up …

The NFL Draft is still fresh in our minds, and with that, I thought it was a good time to dig into Pro Football Reference and see just how well certain positions have performed as rookies in the fantasy era. The series started with the tight ends. Now, let’s go with the quarterbacks. The 2024 NFL Draft went down as …

The Broncos will begin the season without Drew Sanders. The second-year linebacker tore his Achilles early in the offseason program, Mike Klis of 9News reports. The injury occurred before the draft in late April, according to Klis, and Sanders already has undergone surgery to repair it. The hope is Sanders can return sometime before the end of the season. Still, …

The Jacksonville Jaguars entered offseason OTAs on Monday with a significant question looming over their upcoming season. Will quarterback Trevor Lawrence start the season with a contract extension in hand? The answer as of Monday remained uncertain. Head coach Doug Pederson attempted to shed some light when asked about the situation but didn’t offer substantial insight. “I know [Jaguars GM] …