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Falcons sign fourth-rounder Brandon Dorlus

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is the only unsigned Falcons selection from the 2024 draft. The NFL’s daily transaction report for Thursday shows that they have signed fourth-round defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus. It’s a four-year deal for Dorlus. Dorlus spent the last five seasons at Oregon and made a pair of All-Pac 12 teams during his time with the Ducks. He …

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Bears’ training camp will be featured on Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks is heading to Chicago this summer. The Bears will be this year’s team on Hard Knocks, which will air on Tuesday nights on HBO beginning on August 6, the NFL announced today. The three teams that could be forced by the NFL to do Hard Knocks were the Bears, Broncos and Saints, because those three teams don’t have …

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Isaiah Rodgers on gambling suspension: I made a mistake, and I did my time

Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers missed all of last season after serving a gambling suspension. The NFL reinstated him April 23, and he has worked in the team’s offseason program since. Rodgers said during his absence that he most missed the “brotherhood” that comes in the locker room. “I made a mistake, and I did my time,” Rodgers said in video …

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NFLPA paid DeMaurice Smith $8.37 million in his final year as executive director

Running the NFL Players Association pays well. It doesn’t pay nearly as well as running the NFL. Via Sports Business Journal, the NFLPA has filed annual paperwork revealing compensation for key employees. Former union executive director DeMaurice Smith received $8.37 million, including salary of $8.2 million, during his final year. Lloyd Howell, who replaced Smith last year, made $2.2 million …

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Former 49ers WR warns Purdy critics young QB will prove them wrong

Former 49ers WR warns Purdy critics young QB will prove them wrong originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A Super Bowl appearance and a 17-4 career record simply isn’t enough to satisfy the haters of 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who is just 24. But to former 49ers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders? It’s more than enough. In talking to Kay …

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Broncos fifth-rounder Audric Estime had knee scope, expects to be back for camp

Broncos fifth-round pick Audric Estime won’t be on the field for the rest of the team’s offseason program. Head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Thursday that Estime suffered a knee injury. The running back underwent platelet-rich plasma treatment and had an arthroscopic procedure that will keep him in the rehab group for the near future. “We did a small …

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Why and how the NFL, HBO selected the Bears as subject of ‘Hard Knocks’

Why and how the NFL, HBO selected the Bears as subject of ‘Hard Knocks’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NFL, NFL Films and Max announced Thursday that the Bears will be this offseason’s subject of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” documentary, giving viewers insider access to the team’s training camp this summer. How did they come to this conclusion? The …

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Chicago Bears Chosen as 2024 Team for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’

The Chicago Bears will be featured as Hard Knocks’ training camp team ahead of the 2024 NFL season, the league announced Thursday. It is the first time the Bears will be shown on the series. They are the first team on the show to have a rookie quarterback drafted No. 1 since the 2018 Cleveland Browns. The Bears selected Caleb …

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Panthers edge Rangers to move within win of Stanley Cup Final return

May 31, 2024, 12:04 AM ET NEW YORK — Anton Lundell broke a tie on a deflected shot with 9:38 left and the Florida Panthers moved within a victory of returning to the Stanley Cup Final, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday night. Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett also scored, and …

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Broncos elect Riley Odoms, Steve Foley to Ring of Fame

The Broncos announced the election of tight end Riley Odoms and defensive back Steve Foley to the team’s Ring of Fame. The Broncos had not added anyone to the Ring of Fame since 2021 when Peyton Manning was elected. Odoms and Foley will join 35 former players, coaches and administrators on the Empower Field at Mile High Ring of Fame …

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Rams-Cowboys to hold joint practice before their first preseason game

The Cowboys were one of only five teams that didn’t have a joint practice in 2023. They will in 2024. The team confirmed Thursday that it will practice against the Rams in Oxnard, California, on Aug. 8. The Rams will make the 58-mile drive from their training camp at Loyola Marymount to the Cowboys’ training camp complex at Oxnard River …

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Rangers-Panthers Game 5 takeaways, early look at Game 6

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 30, 2024, 11:20 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers entered Game 5 Thursday night with their Eastern Conference finals series tied at two games apiece. After the visiting Panthers edged the Rangers 3-2, they’ll take that same lead back home for Saturday night’s …

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