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Why did the Bears request a top-30 visit with Caleb Williams this early? Let’s read the tea leaves originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago In preparation for the 2024 NFL draft, the Bears — oddly — have tried to bring in players for their top-30 visits. Starting with Caleb Williams, according to Albert Breer. But, why? Most teams don’t start …

USATSI As expected, the Dallas Cowboys are going to pick up Micah Parsons’ fifth-year option. The surprise, however, is how Dallas is conducting said business.  Parsons will receive his option as a defensive end and not as a linebacker, according to The Dallas Morning News. By doing so, the Cowboys will save roughly $3 million. Parsons would make $21.32 as …

Broncos country, let’s ride. Right off a friggin’ cliff. Four days short of the two-year anniversary of the announcement of the tentative deal that brought quarterback Russell Wilson from the Seahawks to the Broncos, the Broncos pulled the plug on the experiment. And it’s fair to ask whether it was the worst trade ever made. Denver gave up plenty to …

Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown was expected to play a key role in the defense last season. Instead, he spent his rookie season rehabbing. The third-round pick tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a preseason game while making an open-field tackle of Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said last week that …

The Cowboys are exercising the fifth-year option on Micah Parsons’ contract. That isn’t news given it was expected. However, the Cowboys are placing the option on Parsons as a defensive end, not a linebacker, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports. As a linebacker, Parsons would earn $24 million in 2025 in the final year of his contract. The …

Eight players were franchise tagged prior to Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, but the impact goes well beyond that number. While several notable players were tagged, just as many were not tagged and will get a chance to test the market when the NFL’s legal tampering period begins on March 11. The franchise tag is an interesting thing. It pays …

Why Florio believes 49ers will keep roster together one more season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the 49ers move through the NFL offseason, plenty of questions abound about keeping their core group of offensive playmakers together. Speaking to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on the latest “49ers Talk,” Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio explained why he …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter There might not be a harder job in football than New York Jets GM. Not in 2024. Joe Douglas is expected to rebuild the Jets into a Super Bowl contender this offseason, and while quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to call it a retooling, he must not have looked at his offensive line. New York has …

Florio believes 49ers ‘emotionally’ exhausted after Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After yet another heartbreaking postseason without a Super Bowl victory, many voices around the NFL believe the 49ers are mentally and emotionally exhausted. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on the latest “49ers Talk” episode that he believes …

Linebacker Eric Kendricks was released by the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday, a move that frees up $6.5 million in salary cap space. Kendricks signed a two-year deal with the Chargers last season after eight years with the Minnesota Vikings. He played in 15 games, including 14 starts, and was second on the team with 117 tackles. Kendricks also had …

Getty Images The 2024 free agency class’ top cornerback will not be reaching the open market.  The Chicago Bears are expected to place the franchise tag on Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson on Tuesday, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. His one-year, fully-guaranteed contract for 2024 will be $19.8 million in the event the two sides cannot …

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Free agent tight end Jonnu Smith visited the Dolphins on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The sides are in contract negotiations, Schefter adds. The Falcons released Smith last week, making him a free agent. In his one season with Atlanta, Smith set career highs with 50 receptions and 582 yards. He also had three touchdown receptions. The Titans made …

The Miami Dolphins released linebacker Jerome Baker on Tuesday, a move that frees up about $9.8 million in salary cap space. Baker, whom the Dolphins drafted in the third round in 2018, was entering the final year of a three-year extension but is coming off a season in which he missed extended time because of injuries. An MCL sprain caused …

Getty Images Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has had some big moments on the football field throughout the years, but his life away from football just changed in a major way. Prescott told CBS News Texas that he recently became a father. Prescott’s girlfriend, Sarah Jane Ramos, gave birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter named MJ on Feb. …