Matt Nagy switching gears on playing starters in preseason

The Bears are scheduled to play their first preseason game on August 15 against the Browns and head coach Matt Nagy is planning a different approach to that game than last year’s exhibition contests. Nagy rested first-team players during the preseason, but said during a recent appearance on The Waddle and Silvy Show that the [more]

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NFL failed miserably with pass interference replay, Troy Vincent says

For the first time in 2019, pass interference was reviewable on replay. That worked so poorly that in 2020, it won’t be. And NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent says the NFL needs to learn from its mistake. Vincent told Peter King for Football Morning in America that the league has to [more]

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Frank Reich: Chad Kelly has been a 10 out of 10 on and off the field

The Colts signed Philip Rivers to a one-year deal as a free agent this offseason and Jacoby Brissett is back to play out the final year of his deal, so the team is well-stocked with options for this season and without much certainty beyond the coming season. While the team thinks Rivers will stick around [more]

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Vanessa Bryant shares video of baby Capri's first steps

Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late Kobe Bryant, shared a sweet moment this Memorial Day weekend -- a film of their baby daughter's first steps.

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Sean Payton didn’t want to overwork his veteran roster this offseason

The Saints have built a talented roster, and it skews older. That’s not just at quarterback, where 41-year-old Drew Brees is back for another push, but across the board. And all that experience, coupled with the obvious restraints created by the coronavirus pandemic have led coach Sean Payton (who knows about the virus too well, [more]

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Paul Tagliabue: Minority candidates need more exposure to decision-makers

Paul Tagliabue was there when the work began. He understands there is much more to be done when it comes to minority hiring in the NFL. Commissioner when the Rooney Rule was written in 2003, Tagliabue saw the number of minority coaches rise to seven by the time he left office in 2006. It has [more]

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Troy Vincent: Pipeline of officials for sky judge job is a challenge

Among the proposed rules changes that NFL team owners will be considering this week are a pair that deal with the addition of an eighth official who would have access to video and be able to communicate with the officials on the field in order to catch any obvious missed calls. The Competition Committee has [more]

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