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Russell Wilson having 'short-term misery,' held out of first two Steelers practices with calf issue

Jul. 26, 2024 15:32 PM EDT

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Russell Wilson missed the early portion of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp with a minor calf issue. The nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback is considered day-to-day. He was injured pushing a sled during a conditioning run on Wednesday after reporting to his first...

Steelers begin new era on offense with Russell Wilson at QB and Najee Harris trying to prove value

Jul. 24, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Najee Harris has heard the modern orthodoxy that running backs are as unimportant as they have ever been in the NFL. He has the associated lack of contract security beyond this season to prove it. But for everyone who tells him running backs are no longer as...

Connection between QB Williams, WR Allen could be the key to the Bears improving

Jul. 20, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Staying at the same hotel during minicamp, Keenan Allen and Caleb Williams had extra time to get to know one another. Chicago's new receiver and prized quarterback helped each other learn the playbook when they weren't either watching the NBA playoffs or...

Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson are among several NFL stars with something to prove this season

Jul. 18, 2024 13:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows all eyes are on him. That's nothing new for the four-time NFL MVP. But the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback enters this season, his 20th in the league, with plenty to prove after missing all but four snaps last year because of a torn...

Chicago Bears are ready to embrace 'Hard Knocks' cameras this summer

May. 31, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears already figured to have plenty of eyes on them. There'll be a few more cameras now, too. The Bears are ready to welcome the “Hard Knocks” film crew this summer after HBO and the NFL picked the founding franchise to be featured on the...

Justin Fields is eager to start over in Pittsburgh, even as a backup behind Russell Wilson

May. 21, 2024 21:21 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields could sense his time in Chicago was up at his exit meeting in January. While Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn't outright tell Fields the organization was going to look for another quarterback after three uneven seasons with the talented but...

Bears coach Matt Eberflus says No. 1 pick Caleb Williams will open season as No. 1 QB

May. 10, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams is the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback. Just in case there was a shred of doubt the No. 1 overall draft pick is the team's No. 1 QB, coach Matt Eberflus erased it on Friday. “No conversation. He’s the starter,” he said. ...

Four months after being fired by Atlanta, Arthur Smith is hitting the reset button in Pittsburgh

Apr. 26, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Arthur Smith walked in and sat down, a microphone in front of him and a Pittsburgh Steelers baseball cap pulled tight on his head. Four months after being fired in Atlanta, Smith is returning to his play-calling roots — and hoping to hit the reboot button on his...