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Getty Images The LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan NBA GOAT debate is a never ending one. While many in the city of Chicago naturally choose Jordan, a Bulls legend, Bears quarterback Justin Fields has a different opinion.  “I like LeBron,” Fields said during “The 33rd Team” podcast. “I like LeBron over M.J.” Fields saying this while a member of a …

The Chicago Bears are blessed with controlling the top of the NFL Draft for the second year in a row. Last year, they traded out of the first overall pick, sending it to the Carolina Panthers and dropping down to the ninth overall pick. The Panthers went on to select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, and his and Carolina’s struggles resulted …

Taylor Swift traveled halfway across the world to cheer on Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. Now, Kelce is returning the favor.  The superstar tight end was spotted in Australia arm-in-arm with Swift at the Sydney Zoo on Thursday. Swift is performing a series of concerts in Sydney this weekend as part of the international …

Bears quarterback Justin Fields is looking for clarity about his future with the team, but he didn’t get it from offensive coordinator Shane Waldron on Thursday. Waldron held his first press conference since being hired and the team’s quarterback plans were a leading topic of conversation. Waldron did not give away any of the team’s thoughts about keeping Fields or …

USATSI The NFL Competition Committee brought in two new members: Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. They replaced Ron Rivera and Mike Vrabel, both of whom were fired by the Commanders and Titans, respectively, after the 2023 season. McDermott and McVay join the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin as the only head coaches on the …

After Johnny Manziel got cut by the Cleveland Browns in March 2016, it quickly became clear that he had no plans on trying to make a return to the NFL with another team. Instead of looking for a new NFL job, Manziel went into party mode after he was released.  During a recent interview on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” …

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott have been selected as the newest members of the NFL Competition Committee, the league announced Thursday.  The committee — which meets annually to review all competitive aspects of the game, such as playing rules, roster regulations, technology, game-day operations and player protection — will gather at the combine …

Instead of lamenting about what might have been, Dak Prescott is looking toward the future and what might be for the Dallas Cowboys in 2024. Prescott’s teammate, tight end Jake Ferguson, said that the Cowboys’ quarterback has put the team’s disappointing finish to the 2023 season behind him.  After a 12-5 regular season, the Cowboys were upset by the Green Bay …

The Commanders are holding onto a couple of members of last season’s practice squad. The team announced that they have re-signed wide receiver/kick returner Kazmeir Allen and guard Mason Brooks. Both players will compete for roles as members of the 90-man offseason roster. Allen was signed after going undrafted out of UCLA in 2023. He caught four passes during the …

usatsi Saquon Barkley appears set to hit free agency for the first time after getting franchise tagged by the New York Giants. While Barkley isn’t likely to get tagged again by New York due to a 120% raise in the previous year’s salary ($10.091 cap number), there’s still the opportunity he could return to the Giants. Of course free agency …

Caleb Williams apparently won’t have agent representation in the lead-up to the NFL Draft. The likely No. 1 pick wasn’t included in an NFL Players’ Association list showing each draft-eligible prospect’s agent, according to Pro Football Talk. Williams doesn’t plan to hire an agent ahead of the draft, Pro Football Talk reported. It isn’t unprecedented for a prospect to go …

The Bears have a new defensive coordinator, but he won’t be calling the defensive plays. Bears head coach Matt Eberflus confirmed today that he will be the defensive play caller in Chicago during the 2024 season. New Bears defensive coordinator Eric Washington said he’ll be ready for whatever Eberflus wants to delegate to him and that the two of them …

Brock Bowers isn’t just the top tight end prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft; he is one of the best tight end prospects in years. Bowers is the SEC’s all-time leader for tight ends in catches (175), receiving yards (2,538) and receiving touchdowns (26) — and all of those figures were also the most at the position across the entire …

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! It’s a good thing I was off yesterday, because it took me 24 straight hours to go through Pete Prisco’s ranking of the top 100 free agents. We had the full list in yesterday’s newsletter, and today, we’ll be breaking down the ranking on a live episode of the “Pick …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The Buccaneers have very real, pressing matters in free agency, with quarterback Baker Mayfield, receiver Mike Evans and safety Antoine Winfield all mere weeks away from hitting the open market. Their front-office focus, understandably, is fixed there right now, but at some point in the next year, there’s a strong chance that Tampa Bay will …