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Quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have been an effective combo for the Lions over the last three seasons and the team would like to keep them together a while longer. Goff and St. Brown are moving into contract years and head coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Wednesday that the team is going to work to …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter ORLANDO, Fla. — Much of the spotlight on the Falcons’ offseason has rightfully been focused on adding quarterback Kirk Cousins, but coach Raheem Morris spoke at the NFL league meetings Tuesday about the importance of upgrading his receiving corps behind star Drake London. “We’re building a whole new Atlanta offense,” Morris said, referencing new coordinator …

ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL kickoff is getting a makeover. As the league sought to preserve a key phase of games while decreasing the injury risk that high-speed collisions with distance-boosted acceleration create, a proposal for a new configuration passed in a Tuesday morning vote, a person with knowledge of the vote confirmed to Yahoo Sports. The key changes to …

Getty images LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Saquon Barkley is just another chess piece in a stacked Philadelphia Eagles offense. This unit already has A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert as players Jalen Hurts can target.  Now, the Eagles are adding Barkley to the mix. Philadelphia will find ways to utilize its new chess piece, similar to how the Eagles …

Kickoffs will look a lot different in the NFL beginning next season. The league’s owners approved the hybrid kickoff model on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.  With the new rule, kickers will still kick off from their own 35-yard line. However, the other 10 members of the kicking team will line up at the opposing team’s 40-yard line.  The return …

Kraft gives odd answer on why Calvin Ridley didn’t sign with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you ask Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots’ failure to sign Calvin Ridley in free agency wasn’t due to a lack of trying. Ridley signed a lucrative four-year contract worth $92 million with the Tennessee Titans earlier this month as one …

The 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is officially set. The Chicago Bears and Houston Texans will participate in the annual game to kick off preseason in preparation for the NFL’s 105th campaign, the Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday. Kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The game …

The NFL kickoff will be undergoing a dramatic change for the 2024 season.   CBS Sport lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones has reported that the NFL’s 32 owners officially approved the new kickoff proposal at the Annual League Meeting on Tuesday. It looked like the owners were originally going to vote on the rule Monday, but several were apprehensive about …

Robert Kraft has predictable preference for Patriots’ No. 3 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo insisted Monday that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his family don’t want to be involved in football operations. But if you’re asking Robert Kraft the fan, he has a clear preference for one crucial Patriots decision. Kraft was asked Tuesday …

The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s current dynasty, rivaling the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots as football royalty. And they have no plans to slow down, with reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes declaring immediately following 2023’s title that he has eyes on a potential three-peat. Could the Chiefs truly capture a third straight Lombardi Trophy? Mahomes’ track record …

After five seasons with the Raiders, running back Josh Jacobs departed the franchise to sign with the Packers as a free agent. Las Vegas head coach Antonio Pierce noted on Monday that he wasn’t thrilled to lose the NFL’s 2022 rushing champion. “Don’t like to see it,” Pierce said at the annual league meeting, via Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. “I …

Ryan Poles offers insight into Justin Fields trade, Caleb Williams lessons originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago ORLANDO — A little over 12 months ago, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles was fretting about the No. 1 overall pick he had in his back pocket and how best to utilize it to accelerate his rebuild. Three hundred and eighty-two days …

Bears will open NFL preseason in Hall of Fame game vs. Texans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago ORLANDO — The NFL announced Tuesday that the Chicago Bears will open the 2024 NFL preseason slate by facing the Houston Texans in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Former Bears players …

The NFL’s formula for allocating compensatory picks is so complex that even the league itself sometimes makes mistakes in trying to calculate it. That’s what the Bills thought happened to them when they didn’t receive a third-round compensatory pick for losing Tremaine Edmunds in free agency. Bills General Manager Brandon Beane is not happy that he only got a fourth-round …

The 2024 NFL preseason will kick off with the Bears and Texans facing off in Canton, Ohio, for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The traditional start to the preseason takes place amid the Hall of Fame’s induction ceremonies and typically features teams with members of the incoming Hall of Fame class. Andre Johnson’s induction will mark the first …