LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent will start his fourth straight game in place of Justin Fields, who is recovering from a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand. Although Fields is listed as doubtful for Thursday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers on the Bears’ final injury report, coach Matt Eberflus said […]
Continue reading“I don’t have details on the procedure,” Minasian said, “but obviously he wants to get that as quick as he can and start getting ready for ’24.” Ohtani, who’ll be a free agent at season’s end, plans on continuing to hit and pitch down the road, and his agent, Nez Balelo of CAA, previously said […]
Continue readingEberflus, who was the defensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts from 2018-21, will call defensive plays at Tampa Bay. “I’ve done it for 12 years total,” Eberflus said of calling defensive plays. “Really, it’s more about the operation of the game-management side of it. When the offense is up, it’ll be normal business. And then […]
Continue readingGordon is feared to have broken his hand on a play late in the fourth quarter of Chicago’s 38-20 loss to Green Bay on Sunday. He did not practice Wednesday and will be eligible to return for Week 6, when the Bears host the Minnesota Vikings. Upon placing Gordon on injured reserve Thursday, the Bears […]
Continue readingThe makeup of the Bears roster has changed since the start of training camp. Chicago addressed concerns with its pass rush by signing Yannick Ngakoue, the top free agent defensive end, and adding veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis. Everything this offseason has been geared towards helping Justin Fields elevate the Bears offense in his third […]
Continue readingLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday. Leatherwood was one of an NFL-high six players claimed off waivers by the Bears. He was waived by Las Vegas on Tuesday. Chicago coach Matt Eberflus said the Bears were “surprised” that Leatherwood, the […]
Continue readingThe 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts came earlier as […]
Continue readingIt’s been a running joke on the college football internet that at some point the ACC Coastal is going to fulfill its perfect mediocrity and give us a seven-way tie at 4-4. That was never going to happen in 2019 with Georgia Tech going into full-on rebuild mode, but we got the next-best thing: a […]
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