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Deebo isn’t worried after breaking his foot during a workout in Nashville with teammates.

If everything goes to plan, there may be Bears football in just over a month.

The NFL appears intent to move forward with or without a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Rams coach Sean McVay doesn’t know how.

HBO’s Hard Knocks is heading to Los Angeles this fall and will feature both the Rams and the Chargers, with the first episode scheduled for Aug 11.

Check out this example of what a Bears helmet could look like in 2020

We’ve gotten to the top 10 of the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown, and the guy at No. 10 is a guy who currently doesn’t have a team. He’s the first pick in the 2011 draft and the 2015 NFL MVP: Cam Newton. Yes, Cam Newton. If healthy, he’s a top-10 quarterback. The question [more]

NFL general managers and coaches, and those who assist them, work within a highly competitive culture. ”Everyone that works in football and other professional sports sacrifices a lot of family time,” Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn says. The league closed team facilities in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, sending coaches and general managers home.

The Buccaneers revealed on Tuesday the first photos of Tom Brady in the team’s new jerseys for the 2020 NFL season, and on Thursday we got pics of Rob Gronkowski in Tampa Bay’s threads.

Some states could allow fans to attend NFL games during the 2020 season. Others might not. That could create some issues.

Panthers new defensive coordinator Phil Snow is well aware of the big challenge ahead. The energetic 64-year-old Snow is tasked with rebuilding a once-proud defense that sustained an enormous falloff last year allowing 29.4 points per game – second most in the NFL. Toss in the fact Snow is trying to install an entirely new system virtually rather than in person during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and it may feel a little like all the odds are stacked against him.

President Trump once used Colin Kaepernick’s protest as tinder to fire up his base. Now, he’s voicing a small measure of support for the QB. What’s in it for him?

Broncos safety Kareem Jackson is the latest NFL player to test positive for COVID-19. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Jackson has tested positive, and has “cold-like symptoms, but expects to make a full recovery.” The 32-year-old Jackson joins teammate Von Miller, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and Rams center Brian Allen as known cases [more]

The 49ers took the W on this one…

* President says player should return if he is good enough * Kaepernick has not played in NFL since end of 2016 season * Which team would be the best fit for Kaepernick?On the same day that the Los Angeles Chargers head coach, Anthony Lynn, said teams would be “crazy” not to look at Colin Kaepernick in the run-up to the new NFL season, Donald Trump says he would support the quarterback returning to the league.During an interview with Washington TV station WJLA, the president was asked if Kaepernick should get another chance in the league. “If he deserves it, he should,” Trump said. “If he has the playing ability. He started off great, and then he didn’t end up very great in terms of a player. He was terrific in his rookie year. I think he was very good in his second year. And then something happened. So his playing wasn’t up to snuff. “The answer is absolutely I would. As far as kneeling, I would love to see him get another shot. But obviously he has to be able to play well. If he can’t play well, I think it would be very unfair.”> “Absolutely I would,” support @Kaepernick7 getting a 2nd shot in the @NFL — @POTUS in my interview today on racism, policing, statues & yes–sports. ColinKaepernick pic.twitter.com/0B83cNbesW> > — Scott Thuman (@ScottThuman) June 17, 2020The 32-year-old Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since the end of the 2016 season, when he began kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice in the United States. He was then frozen out of the league, but as anti-racism protests have swept the US following the death of George Floyd, there is a feeling teams may be more open to signing Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013.Trump’s comments are a far cry from those he made in 2017, when he called players who knelt during the national anthem “sons of bitches”.Earlier on Wednesday, Lynn said Kaepernick is an interesting prospect for NFL teams as the new season approaches.“I haven’t spoken with Colin, not sure where he’s at as far in his career, what he wants to do, but Colin definitely fits the style of quarterback for the system that we’re going to be running,” Lynn told ESPN on Wednesday. “I’m very confident and happy with the three quarterbacks that I have but you can never have too many people waiting on the runway.”Earlier this month, the NFL admitted it had been wrong not to listen to players like Kaepernick who have peacefully protested against social injustice. This week, the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, said he would encourage teams to sign Kaepernick. Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll says he has heard from at least one team interested in signing Kaepernick.While it is unlikely Kaepernick would secure a job as a starter, he is still in his prime years as a player and would be a strong candidate for a back-up role. Kaepernick has continued to stay in shape during his exile from the NFL, and says he still practices five times a week.The 2020 NFL season is scheduled to start in September, with training camps resuming in July.

Matt Harmon continues his series on the players who will tell the story of the 2020 NFL season by looking at DeAndre Hopkins, a player that will impact the fate of two offenses.

A look at five Bears players who could end up playing a significant role off the bench this season.

The Raiders have long been one of the NFL’s pioneers in terms of diversity, and now they’re among the teams celebrating Juneteenth this week. According to Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Raiders are closing their offices and giving employees a paid day off Friday. That pushes the number of individual teams marking [more]

A lot goes into a great Madden cover. Charles Robinson ranks every one of them, and the last place cover was a dumb doozy.

Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson discuss Ezekiel Elliott’s positive test for coronavirus, what a Colin Kaepernick return would look like and Kyle Shanahan’s extension in SF.

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa used his time at the Saint Louis School to establish himself as a top player who would go onto Alabama and the first round of the NFL Draft. Now that he’s signed a professional contract, Tagovailoa is giving back to the school to help others use it as a springboard to [more]

Jameis Winston hasn’t had a chance to work with the Saints on the field this offseason, but the quarterback has found a way to make a positive impression on offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. Carmichael had a conference call with reporters on Tuesday and many of the questions dealt with the members of the team’s quarterback [more]

The Raiders drafted three offensive skill position players in the first three rounds in April and they signed tight end Jason Witten, running back Devontae Booker and wide receiver Nelson Agholor in free agency, so there’s little question about their desire to improve on that side of the ball. Last year saw the Raiders move [more]

Colts running backs coach Tom Rathman hasn’t been able to work with second-rounder Jonathan Taylor in person yet, but Taylor already knows what his point of emphasis is going to be. After an offseason of Zoom meetings, Taylor knows that Rathman has an eye on his ball security issues, and points out where he can [more]

Lamar Jackson already has an MVP and is on the “Madden” cover, just like Patrick Mahomes. There’s something else Mahomes has that Jackson wants, too.

Darren Waller was excited to see the Raiders add offensive playmakers in free agency and the NFL draft.The top-tier tight end sees an explosive lineup that should be able to score with the NFL’s best during the 2020 campaign. He had no problem set the bar pretty high.He thinks the Raiders could have an elite group if it reaches vast potential working with Derek Carr and a massive (and expensive) front five.

What did teams not see in George Kittle?

Dalton Del Don reveals four players he’s higher on than most fantasy football analysts, including 49ers running back Raheem Mostert.

The Hall of Fame Game might not have fans in the stands, after all.

The NFL commissioner’s shift on racial issues took a significant turn on Monday.

The 49ers signed coach Kyle Shanahan to a new contract. Now, and the ogeneral manager John Lynch was not signed at the same time to ensure they remain together on contracts that expire at the same time.