William Jackson III: Blessing to get away from Cincinnati

Cornerback William Jackson III spent the last five seasons with the Bengals, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll be missing too much about those days now that he has signed with the Washington Football Team as a free agent. During an appearance on 106.7 The Fan, Jackson said that he’s excited to play behind a [more]

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Kirk Herbstreit fires back at Dan Orlovsky’s comments on Justin Fields

There’s an unwritten rule among network colleagues to not call coworkers out publicly. (Some in the business would say that this also applies to employees at competing networks.) Recently, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit deviated from that convention regarding comments made by ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky about Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. It started when Orlovsky shared with [more]

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NFL names LeCharles Bentley senior advisor of player performance and development

Former NFL center LeCharles Bentley has landed a job in the league office. The NFL announced on Friday that Bentley has been named senior advisor of player performance and development. He will advise executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent and work with youth, high school, and international football programs on teaching proper football [more]

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Matt Nagy will call plays again for Bears

Be You is back. Bears coach Matt Nagy, who called the offensive plays in a 2018 season that saw him finish as the NFL’s coach of the year, delegated the task during the 2020 season to offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. Now, Nagy says he’ll be back in the saddle. Via Brad Biggs of the Chicago [more]

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Rod Wood: I think Jeff Okudah feels energized by the new coaching staff

Between spotty play and an injury that kept him out of the late stages of the season, Jeff Okudah had a disappointing rookie year in 2020. The No. 3 overall pick appeared in nine games last season, starting six of them. He recorded and interception and a pair of passes defensed. Head coach Dan Campbell [more]

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Dean Spanos didn’t promise to sell the Chargers after the 2024 season

The article in the Los Angeles Times regarding the sudden and unexpected dysfunction within Chargers ownership makes a claim that has gained significant traction. That claim, however, is not factually accurate. The claim is this: Dean Spanos has promised to hire an investment banker after the 2024 season to find a buyer for the team. [more]

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Ryan Pace talks up Andy Dalton

Bears General Manager Ryan Pace is standing strongly behind his recently signed quarterback Andy Dalton, saying Dalton is definitely Chicago’s starter and has all the credentials the Bears need. “Obviously, his experience,” Pace said in extolling Dalton’s virtues, via Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network. “He’s a nine-year starter. He’s been to three Pro Bowls.” It’s [more]

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