FMIA Combine Week: Ryan Poles on “Healing” the Bears and His Plan for the First Overall Pick

INDIANAPOLIS—Saturday morning, Scouting Combine week, Chicago GM Ryan Poles’ hotel room, 19 stories above downtown Indy, scouts’ clicker in his hands, watching the 2022 Lions on tape. This is college scouting season, but Poles works these days with an eye on looming free-agency, and on the competition too. It’s early in his GM career for [more]

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Report: Andrew Vorhees believed to have torn ACL after Combine injury

Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees’ trip to the Scouting Combine did not turn out as hoped. Vorhees went down with an injury during drills on Sunday and it appears to be a major injury. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that it is believed to be a torn ACL for the former USC starter. If that [more]

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Report: Ravens and Lamar Jackson met recently, franchise tag still likely

The Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson do not appear to be on track for a last-minute agreement on a long-term deal. Tuesday is the deadline for teams to use the franchise tag and that appears to be the direction things are headed in Baltimore. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Ravens General Manager Eric [more]

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Bijan Robinson happy with 4.46-second 40-yard dash

Texas running back Bijan Robinson was one of the most-watched players at the Scouting Combine, and he turned in a solid performance on Sunday. Robinson ran a 4.46-second 40-yard dash and said afterward that he was pleased with how he did in all the workouts and drills. “I thought it was a pretty good day,” [more]

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Travis Kelce makes SNL hosting gig a family affair

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce hosted Saturday Night Live, making him the latest in a line of NFL figures dating back to Fran Tarkenton to do the honors. And Kelce did very well. His monologue was solid with a couple of very funny lines, and he handled his skit duties very well, delivering his lines [more]

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Nebraska’s Trey Palmer runs 4.33-second 40-yard dash, fastest among wide receivers

Nebraska wide receiver Trey Palmer opened some eyes with his 40-yard dash at the Scouting Combine. Palmer ran his 40 in 4.33 seconds, the fastest among all of the wide receivers in Indianapolis. At Nebraska last year, Palmer was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing passing offense. He caught 71 passes for 1,043 [more]

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C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s Super Bowl fine was rescinded

Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson couldn’t appeal the result of the Super Bowl, but he was able to appeal the fine he received for lowering his helmet to initiate contact. Gardner-Johnson was fined $14,111 for his hit on Chiefs rookie running back Isiah Pacheco in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII. Pacheco had to leave [more]

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