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Falcons emerging as Bears’ best Justin Fields trade partner at NFL combine originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago INDIANAPOLIS — Bears general manager Ryan Poles said he would “do right by” quarterback Justin Fields and trade him before free agency should Chicago decide it wanted to move on from the 24-year-old signal-caller. That was the closest Poles has come to …

Free agency is on the horizon around the NFL, even though some players are awaiting to see whether they’ll hit the open market. Some free agents will have the franchise tag placed on them in the days leading up to free agency, giving teams more time to negotiate long-term deals with the player while keeping them under team control for …

USATSI Despite recent reports, the New York Giants haven’t ruled out franchise-tagging Saquon Barkley ahead of free agency. And if you assumed that Barkley was on his way out of New York, that doesn’t appear to the case at this point in time.  Giants general manager Joe Schoen said from the NFL Combine on Tuesday that the team “would like” …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Amid questions about Trevor Lawrence’s standing with the Jaguars, in the wake of the disappointing season he just had, coach Doug Pederson on Tuesday reiterated that Jacksonville still views him as its quarterback.  The former No. 1 overall pick is eligible for a second contract this offseason.  “I’m excited for the future with Trevor,” Pederson …

USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs are going to franchise tag L’Jarius Sneed, but that doesn’t mean the talented cornerback will be on the team’s roster in 2024. The Chiefs are tagging Sneed, but both sides are open to a possible trade if they can’t come to terms on a longterm deal, according to ESPN.  While the tag usually isn’t used …

Patriots’ new draft grading system among takeaways from NFL Combine originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a new man making roster decisions, and he’s implementing a new draft grading system. The last five or six drafts have produced a couple good players for the Patriots, but these classes overall have been mostly underwhelming. For the …

Feb 27, 2024, 05:55 PM ET For the first time since suffering a knee injury Jan. 11, star center Jack Eichel skated with the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Eichel, 27, who wore a red non-contact jersey, won’t play Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tuesday’s game will mark the 16th he has missed since he was injured in a …

The NFL Combine is meant to confirm or reject impressions that teams have of players based on film study. Over the course of the week, 321 draft prospects will be poked and prodded as they are put through medical evaluations, interviews and physical testing in an effort to determine where they should be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, which …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter INDIANAPOLIS — New Panthers head coach Dave Canales, shuttling back and forth between work in Charlotte and his family back in Tampa, said he’s constantly bumping into Bucs fans in airports. Meaning well, they tell him how much Tampa Bay’s offense overachieved in his lone season there. “I just hate that,” Canales said Tuesday, speaking …

Brett Veach has said for the last month that L’Jarius Sneed and Chris Jones are the Kansas City Chiefs’ top two priorities for the offseason. On Tuesday, he told reporters he even feels optimistic that deals can be worked out with the Chiefs star cornerback and defensive tackle, respectively. During his media availability at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, …

The free agent talent pool at tight end is about to get even richer. Jonnu Smith is about to join the fray of available tight ends as the Atlanta Falcons are releasing him, according to ESPN.  Smith will be one of the top-available tight ends this offseason, joining the likes of Hunter Henry, Dalton Schultz, Gerald Everett, Mike Gesicki, Noah …

Just call me the “Bears Bachelorette.” Our team of FOX NFL writers is going to do a little thought exercise on one of the most talked about storylines of this NFL Draft cycle: the Chicago Bears. The team once again owns the first overall pick, and while all signs (and most logic) point to them actually using the pick to …

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus wants a quarterback who plays his best football in crunch time. Asked today what he’s looking for in the Bears’ franchise quarterback, Eberflus talked primarily about getting the most out of his quarterback in the biggest situations. “I look at situations,” Eberflus said. “I look at the guys that can operate third down, two-minute and …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams COO Kevin Demoff explained this week the origin of coach Sean McVay’s annually skipping the NFL Scouting Combine. After reaching the Super Bowl in February 2019 and losing to the New England Patriots, the Rams had little time to prepare for the annual pre-draft event later that month. The …

Following the Cowboys’ 48-32 collapse against the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round of the 2024 NFL playoffs, a vocal contingent of the Cowboys’ fanbase wanted to see quarterback Dak Prescott shown the door, especially after second-seeded Dallas got beaten soundly by the NFC’s seventh seed.  That will not be happening. In fact, team executive vice president Stephen Jones …