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Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael will be released from the hospital a week after he was admitted with a lung infection. Jarrett Payton, the son of Bears legend Walter Payton, made the announcement Wednesday that McMichael would arrive home Thursday. Update on Steve McMichael: Mongo is set to return home tomorrow! We appreciate all the prayers and kindly …

There’s a ‘buzz’ around the NFL about the Falcons’ interest in Justin Fields: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The growing thought this offseason surrounding Justin Fields is he will be traded to make room for a new quarterback, courtesy of the Bears’ No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft. NFL insider Jordan Schultz revealed there is a …

The Lions made a couple of reported additions to their coaching staff official on Wednesday. The team announced that Terrell Williams will be the defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach and that Deshea Townsend will be the passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach. They also announced that Jim O’Neil will be a defensive assistant. Williams was the …

Former Cowboys offensive lineman Tony Hutson died earlier this month, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. He was 49. A golf-ball sized tumor was discovered behind Hutson’s right lung before the 1996 draft. The tumor, though, was benign, allowing Hutson to sign with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent out of Northeastern Oklahoma State, where he picked up NAIA All-America …

The Patriots will not have a Belichick calling the defensive plays this season. New defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington said Wednesday that he will take over the defensive play calling in 2024. “I do plan on calling plays,” he said, via Mark Daniels of the Boston Herald. Steve Belichick, Bill’s son, previously held that role for the Patriots, but he left …

Feb 21, 2024, 11:27 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs star’s hometown return, becoming the fastest NHL player to reach that mark in 28 years. Playing his 54th game of the season, Matthews scored 5:01 into the game on a power play to give Toronto …

Hall of Famer Steve McMichael is expected to be released from the hospital Thursday, his publicist, Betsy Shepherd, told the Associated Press. The former Bears defensive lineman, who announced his ALS diagnosis three years ago, was admitted into intensive care at a Chicago-area hospital last Thursday. He was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. McMichael, 66, then developed MRSA, an …

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, is expected to return home Thursday after being hospitalized the past week, longtime publicist Betsy Shepherd said. The 66-year-old McMichael went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago. He was admitted into intensive care at a suburban hospital last Thursday — a week after being voted into …

The Bears say Matt Eberflus’ coaching staff for the 2024 season is set. After announcing the addition of assistant running backs coach Jennifer King, the team added five more names to the staff and said the moves finalized Eberflus’ staff. Several of the announcements were confirmations of previously reported moves. Former Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown is joining the team …

Justin Fields drops a quote for the ages in hilarious viral clip originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Justin Fields caused quite the stir on social media this week when fans noticed he unfollowed the official Chicago Bears’ Instagram account. As rumors swirl about what the Bears plan to do with the No. 1 overall pick, Fields decided to come …

Chiefs edge rusher Charles Omenihu is on the mend. Per James Palmer of NFL Media, Omenihu underwent successful surgery to repair his torn ACL on Tuesday. Omenihu, 26, suffered the injury during Kansas City’s AFC Championship Game victory over Baltimore. He is under contract with the Chiefs through 2024. After serving a six-game suspension to start the season, Omenihu was …

Should Patriots consider this hypothetical trade package for No. 1 pick? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots haven’t owned the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft since 1993 when they took Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe. In many ways, that selection was a turning point for the struggling franchise. Could they explore a move up …

Safety Theo Jackson will be staying with the Vikings. The team announced that they re-signed Jackson on Wednesday. Jackson was set for exclusive rights free agency, so the team only had to tender him a contract in order to ensure that he’d remain under team control. Jackson was a 2022 sixth-round pick by the Titans and the Viking signed him …

Patrick Mahomes rules. There’s no truer statement regarding the NFL these days. With three Super Bowl titles and three Super Bowl MVP awards in the last five years (and with Tom Brady finally calling it quits before last season), the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback reigns supreme over the rest of the league. But when Antonio Pierce uttered the phrase “Patrick …

Justin Fields wants to stay in Chicago: ‘I can’t see myself playing in another place’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Justin Fields could be traded this offseason for the first time in his career. But would he prefer to stay in Chicago? “Yeah, of course. Of course, I want to stay,” Fields told the St. Brown brothers on “The …