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Quarterback Caleb Williams, likely the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft, drew quite a crowd to pro day at USC. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Nearly two dozen of Caleb Williams’ former USC teammates joined him on the field Wednesday for the school’s annual pro day. This was not unexpected, the Trojans having plenty of talent that …

The Competition Committee made official its proposal to prohibit hip-drop tackles, following the edict of Commissioner Roger Goodell. A defender would face a 15-yard penalty for grabbing the ball carrier with both hands or wrapping the ball carrier with both arms, and then swiveling or dropping his hopes or lower body and landing on and trapping the runner’s leg below …

Eagles sign slot cornerback with experience to add depth to secondary originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Wednesday signed slot cornerback Tyler Hall. Hall, 25, went undrafted out of Wyoming in 2020 and has played in 31 NFL games with six starts. Those six starts have come over the last two years — two in 2022, two …

Here’s what Caleb Williams says about being drafted by the Chicago Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago We’re closing in on a month away from the 2024 NFL draft, where the Bears will inevitably take a quarterback with the No. 1 pick in the draft. Will that quarterback be Caleb Williams? It’s all the more likely the USC star …

The 49ers signed linebacker Ezekiel Turner to a one-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. Turner, 27, spent his first six seasons with the Cardinals after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Washington. In 2023, he appeared in 16 games with one start and totaled 10 tackles and four tackles on special teams. He saw action …

Mar 21, 2024, 12:05 AM ET WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews still gets excited about facing Alex Ovechkin, one of his favorite players growing up. And even with Ovechkin authoring a vintage performance, Matthews found a way to steal the spotlight. Matthews scored his NHL-leading 56th and 57th goals of the season and matched his career high with five points, leading …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz is joined by Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein, as the trio kick off the show by reacting to Caleb William’s pro day performance and Marvin Harrison Jr’s lack thereof – and how important testing is to NFL evaluators. Next up …

The Rams did not tender Christian Rozeboom, but they re-signed him Wednesday. The team announced a one-year deal with the inside linebacker. Rozeboom appeared in all 17 games, with five starts, in 2023. He totaled 79 tackles, two tackles for loss, an interception and four passes defensed in the best season of his career. Rozeboom, 27, originally joined the Rams …

Check out this 70-yard bomb Caleb Williams threw at the end of his pro day originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Caleb Williams held his pro day at USC this Wednesday, showing off his talents to the world. At the end of the day, he tossed a 70-yard bomb down the field to his Trojan teammate Brenden Rice. Here’s the …

The Saints re-signed safety Johnathan Abram on Wednesday. Abram appeared in nine games with three starts last season for the Saints and will provide much needed veteran depth after the Saints released Marcus Maye. He started the final two games at strong safety over Jordan Howden. Abram, 27, totaled 26 tackles, an interception, a pass defensed and a forced fumble …

Odell Beckham is scheduled to be in Miami on Thursday, visiting with the Dolphins. The team has a need for depth behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. They re-signed Braxton Berrios last week, and on Wednesday, River Cracraft broke the news on social media that he’s returning to the Dolphins as well. Cracraft, 29, originally joined the Dolphins in 2022. …

Caleb Williams had dinner with the Bears before his pro day. Here’s why that’s important originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears met with Caleb Williams and had dinner with him ahead of his pro day, according to Steve Wyche on the NFL+ stream of USC’s pro day on Wednesday. What did Williams take away from that dinner? “It …

Brock Bowers has felt known and yet also like an enigma of this draft cycle. A star player on back-to-back national championship-winning Georgia teams who skipped the NFL combine and then Georgia’s pro day, Bowers is now in the thick of silly season where one simple photograph with Rob Gronkowski has people second-guessing their initial feelings and his draft status. …

D’Onta Foreman signs with Browns: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears running back D’Onta Foreman is signing with the Browns, according to multiple reports. Former Bears RB D’Onta Foreman is signing with the Cleveland Browns, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 20, 2024 Foreman, 27, signed with the Bears last offseason to join a running back …

Odell Beckham Jr. may be going from one Super Bowl contender to another. Beckham, who was released by the Baltimore Ravens last week, is drawing interest from the Miami Dolphins, according to the Miami Herald. Beckham is scheduled to meet with Miami on Thursday, as reported by CBS Sports HQ senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson.  Acquiring a player of Beckham’s …