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Denver quarterback Jarrett Stidham (above) looks for a receiver during a recent practice. Stidham, who has bounced around the NFL a little bit since his arrival from Auburn, plans to be the starter when the Broncos open the 2024 season. Problem is, so do Zack Wilson and newly-drafted Bo Nix. Coach Sean Payton will have to make that decision. (Photo courtesy of ESPN)
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Nix, Stidham, Wilson in battle in Denver

That Bo Nix – he’s gonna be a handful, isn’t he? That’s what Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has to be hoping. Now, Payton put the best spin he possibly could on it on Thursday evening after Broncos’ OTAs

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Rookie Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (center) struggled to complete passes in learning a new offense on Thursday in Bears' OTAs, several reports coming out of the session said. (Photo courtesy of ATHLONSPORTS.COM)
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Reports: Williams struggles in Bears’ OTAs

Well, here’s proof that even the No. 1 overall draft pick can have a bad day at the office. Apparently, new Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams did just that Thursday at an OTA practice, enough that he had to get

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Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, poses with his Chicago Bears jersey, held up by Commissioner Roger Goodell. Chicago coach Matt Eberflus announced Friday, in a complete shocker (sarcasm), that Williams will be the Bears' starter from the get-go this season. (Photo courtesy of BROBIBLE.COM)
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SHOCKER: Bears to start Caleb Williams

In the worst-kept secret in the history of the world, Chicago bears head coach Matt Eberflus announced Friday that No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams will be the Bears’ starting quarterback in week one of the 2024 season (Bears

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Former Cincinnati receiver Tyler Boyd joins DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley in Tennessee. (Photo courtesy of HEAVY.COM)
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Titans sign Tyler Boyd

And as the rest of the AFC South watches, the Tennessee Titans keep bolstering their offense. And now, new coach Brian Callahan has reunited with one of his former players in Cincinnati. The Titans on Tuesday signed former Cincinnati Bengals

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Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice, a Dallas-area native, has not had a good offseason. (Photo courtesy of THEMIRROR.COM)
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Chiefs’ Rice in more trouble

Things are going from bad to worse – quickly – for Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice. Rice, already in trouble (and we are not making light of this) for an off-the-field mess in Dallas that involved him having to

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Michigan kicker Jake Bates (above) hit seven field goals to help the Panthers beat Arlington, 28-27. (Photo courtesy of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE)
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Stallions clinch conference title berth; Bates hits 7 FG

For the first time this season, The Football Beat crew did not have anyone at a United Football League venue this weekend. And Birmingham made history. The Stallions, defending USFL champions and now defending USFL Conference champions, defeated Memphis, 39-21,

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Roger Goodell, the commissioner of The National Football League, will welcome everyone to the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan, at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central. (Photo courtesy of YAHOO! SPORTS)
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2024 NFL Draft (formerly NFL DRAFT LIVE!)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This was a real-time update on the 2024 NFL Draft. Read back through it to see TFB editor/publisher Mitch Lucas’s thoughts as they happened on the first round. OK, we’re officially live. The 2024 NFL Draft begins at

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The set at Detroit, Michigan for the 2024 National Football League Draft, to be held over three days, beginning Thursday, and televised live on several different networks. The Football Beat will be on live, with real-time updates, beginning shortly before round one of the draft Thursday night. The draft officially begins at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. Central. (Photo courtesy of MYLIFEINSIGHT.COM)
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The Football Beat’s ONLY 2024 Mock Draft

Everybody and their brother does a mock draft these days. We decided to chime in. Last year, our editor / publisher – well, that’d be me – got 11 of the 32 picks exactly right. So I decided to throw

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The Dallas Cowboys will pick up the fifth-year option for edge rusher Micah Parsons (above), although Parsons and the team are still working on a long-term extension, as well as a contract extension with receiver Cee Dee Lamb. (Photo courtesy of TRENDRADARS.COM)
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Cowboys to pick up Parsons’ fifth-year option

The Dallas Cowboys have picked up the fifth-year option for a fairly-popular member of their roster, you might say. The Cowboys have picked up the 2025 fifth-year option on edge rusher Micah Parsons, the franchise said Wednesday afternoon. But the

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