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☆ What we learned during the 2024 NFL Draft
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The 2024 NFL Draft drew to a close on Saturday as 257 players were selected by teams from across the league, all hopeful of a bright career lying before them. The 137 selections between Thursday’s first round and Saturday’s fifth round set a record for the longest drought without a quarterback being picked in NFL Draft history. Other offensive players popularInterest in offensive players was high throughout the draft and it was an especially good few days for wide receivers and offensive linemen. Laiatu Latu was the first defensive pick of the NFL Draft. Irrelevant’Jaylen Key is announced as the final pick of the NFL Draft.

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☆ Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte arrested for sports betting
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPatriots WR Kayshon Boutte arrested for sports bettingDanny Cevallos, NBC News legal analyst, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the arrest of a NFL wide receiver for illegal sports betting.

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(AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested Thursday on charges related to illegal online gaming while he was under age and played at Louisiana State University, authorities said. Boutte is accused of creating an online betting account under a fake name and then placing more than 8,900 illegal bets. Six were wagers on LSU football, according to a state police news release. Seventeen wagers were made on NCAA football, which included wagers on LSU football between Aug. 28, 2022, and Oct. 9, 2023, the warrant states. Six of the wagers were on LSU football, including one game — LSU versus Florida State — where he bet on himself, investigators allege.

Persons: Boutte, FanDuel Sportsbook, “, ” Boutte, Kayla Fortenberry Organizations: — New England Patriots, Louisiana State University, NCAA, LSU, Baton, Louisiana State Police, Investigators, Patriots, East Baton, Florida State —, Westgate High School Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, New Iberia, “

The Niners will host the winner of Sunday's game between Tampa Bay and Detroit next weekend for a spot in the Super Bowl. Green Bay converted a third-and-15 when Ambry Thomas was called for a 41-yard pass interference penalty against Bo Melton. The Niners made them pay for that with Purdy hitting George Kittle on a 32-yard pass on the run for a TD that gave San Francisco the lead. Jones finished with 108 yards on 18 carries for the Packers, and Love was 21 of 34 for 194 yards. 49ers: WR Deebo Samuel injured his shoulder on the opening drive and missed most of the game.

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“But I’m sure the next few days,” he added, before asking how much longer the storm might last. We’ll figure it out.”The ever-resourceful Bills have become accustomed to Mother Nature throwing a snowball or two into their schedule. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesIt happened in 2022, when a major storm forced the Bills into relocating their home game against Cleveland to Detroit. “We prioritized the players’ safety and everyone’s safety as best we could here, and just a phenomenal job by everyone that’s out there working so hard to clear the roads,” McDermott said. At the Bills facility, defensive tackle Ed Oliver has become adept to dealing with Buffalo storms.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Mahomes will try something entirely new Sunday night, though, when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs into Buffalo for the divisional round of the playoffs. He threw for 225 yards and two TDs in leading Kansas City to a 26-17 win that day. 2 seed and that relegated Kansas City to the No. In those two games, Mahomes completed 76% of his throws for 703 yards with six TD passes, no picks and a touchdown run.

Persons: — Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, ”, “ I've, Kadarius Toney, Travis Kelce lateraled, Toney, He's, “, Andy, Reid, ” Mahomes, ” Reid, “ That's, he's, Josh Allen, “ They've, Cam Jones, Derrick Nnadi, LT Wanya Morris, Justyn Ross, Skyy Moore, Moore, ___ Organizations: KANSAS CITY, NFL, AFC, Kansas City Chiefs, Bills, Highmark, Kansas City, Chiefs, Dolphins, Buffalo, Arrowhead, Miami Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Buffalo, Arrowhead, Kansas, ”

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to lead the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 32-9 wild-card playoff victory over Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. “We’ve fought so hard to get to this point, to get a chance to be in the playoffs," Mayfield said. Philadelphia outgained the Bucs 472 yards to 174, running 78 plays to Tampa Bay’s 44 in the first meeting. With Mayfield getting off to a quick start against a porous, poor-tackling Eagles secondary, the Bucs offense gained 178 yards in the first quarter alone Monday night. Chase McLaughlin kicked field goals of 28, 54 and 48 yards, the latter extending Tampa Bay’s lead to 16-3 late in the second quarter.

Persons: — Baker Mayfield, Mayfield, “ We’ve, ” David Moore, Trey Palmer, Chris Godwin, ” Mayfield, A.J, Brown, Marcus Mariota, Chase McLaughlin, DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, Nick Sirianni, Jake Elliott’s, Smith, Dom DiSandro, Dre Greenlaw, DiSandro, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters, Yolanda Renee King, Julio Jones, Darius Slay, ___ Organizations: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFC, Philadelphia Eagles, Bucs, Detroit Lions, Eagles, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Lions, Tampa, Tampa Bay’s, Mayfield, Dallas, offsides, Buccaneers, MLK, NFL Locations: TAMPA, Fla, Detroit, Tampa, Philadelphia

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Sunday. Once the professional storm chaser saw the Buffalo Bills invite fans to help dig out a snow-filled Highmark Stadium for their delayed playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, now scheduled for Monday, Eschrich couldn’t resist. Stadium crews were unable to keep up with the falling snow, using blowers to uncover the yard lines. Today, it’s a cherished memory for Wood, in part because the win helped the Bills snap a 17-season playoff drought. One thing is certain for Tasker who, like Wood, is part of the Bills' radio broadcast team.

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The Rams (10-8) had a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, but Detroit’s defense held. The Lions acquired Goff and a pair of first-round picks for Stafford three years ago. Michael Badgley’s season-long, 54-yard field goal gave the Lions a seven-point lead midway through the third quarter. Stafford has made a career of fourth-quarter comebacks, a fact the fans at Ford Field were well aware of. ... RB Kyren Williams had a hand injury in the fourth quarter.

Persons: — Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, hadn’t, Stafford, Goff, Amon, Ra St, Brown, Sam LaPorta, Puka Nacua, David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Nacua, Tutu Atwell, Michael Badgley’s, Brett Maher, Hall, Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Goff ”, Kyren Williams, Tyler Higbee, Jordan Fuller, KR Kalif Raymond, TE James Mitchell, Jerry Jacobs Organizations: DETROIT, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, Lions, Dallas, Rams, Super, Detroit, The Lions, Stafford, Ford Field, Motor City, Eminem, Hall of Famers Locations: Detroit, Tampa, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, St

Stroud became the youngest quarterback to win a playoff game after throwing for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and the Houston Texans returned two interceptions by Joe Flacco for scores in a 45-14 rout of the Cleveland Browns in a wild-card matchup Saturday. Stroud, the second overall pick in the draft last April, is also the highest-drafted rookie QB to win in the postseason. Stroud threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns before halftime as the Texans built a 24-14 lead. With the Texans up 45-14 with nine minutes to go, Stroud’s work was done, and he was replaced by Davis Mills. Two plays later, Stroud connected on a short pass with Collins for a 15-yard score to put the Texans on top 10-7.

Persons: Stroud, Joe Flacco, Nico Collins, Brevin Jordan, Dalton Schultz, Michael Vick, Steven Nelson, Christian Harris, Davis Mills, DeMeco Ryans, Kevin Stefanski, Flacco couldn’t, Mark Sanchez, Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson, Collins, Devin Singletary, Kareem Hunt, Hunt, Singletary, Houston’s, John Metchie III, Flacco, Harrison Bryant, Jordan, Stroud’s, Schultz, Derek Barnett, Nelson, Harris, LG Joel Bitonio, Noah Brown, LB Denzel Perryman, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, Stroud, Falcons, Packers, Texans, NFL laughingstock, AFC South, Flacco, Browns, New York Jets, Houston, Seahawks, LB Locations: Stroud, Cleveland

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Chiefs managed to handle the adversity well. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“Guys came with that attitude, that mentality — we knew it was going to be cold,” Mahomes said. The National Weather Service issued a warning for what it called “dangerously cold” weather that had blanketed the Midwest. Kansas City was far more efficient, scoring on four of its six first-half drives.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid's, Mahomes, Rashee Rice, Isiah Pacheco, Harrison Butker, ‘ Let’s, ”, Tua Tagovailoa, Hill, ” Reid, “, Lombardi, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, ” Mahomes, Trent McDuffie, Rice, Christian Wilkins, roughing, Pacheco, Jevon Holland, Xavien Howard, DeShon Elliott, Kadarius Toney, Derrick Nnadi, ___ Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Chiefs, Miami, Super Bowl, Dolphins, Kansas City, Arrowhead, Bowls, Bills, Steelers, Houston, Browns, National Weather Service, Kansas, Pro Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Kansas, Miami, Buffalo, parkas, Kansas City, Germany

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers' improbable comeback from a torn Achilles tendon has taken the next step. The New York Jets opened the 21-day practice window for the quarterback on Wednesday — exactly 11 weeks after he had surgery — with Rodgers cleared for some football activities. Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with the Jets on Sept. 11 and had surgery two days later. Sure, but that's OK. That's his ‘why’ — that's why he's (doing it). “I promise Aaron is not going to do anything that puts himself in harm’s way if he's not healthy to play,” Saleh said.

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Flowers had a touchdown catch and ran for a game-sealing score late in the fourth quarter as the AFC-best Ravens beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-10 on Sunday night. “I thought the fourth quarter was a statement. It wasn’t good enough on our part today.”Gerald Everett’s 3-yard touchdown reception with 8:32 remaining in the fourth quarter pulled Los Angeles within 13-10. INJURIESRavens: OT Ronnie Stanley left with a knee injury during the second quarter but returned during the second half. ... LB Patrick Queen was evaluated for a head injury during the fourth quarter but returned to the game.

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(AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles insisted that their Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs had nothing to do with revenge. After allowing the Chiefs to methodically build a 10-point halftime lead Monday night, the Eagles shut out Patrick Mahomes and Co. over the final 30 minutes. Jalen Hurts overcame a poor start in a cold, driving rain to run for a pair of touchdowns, and his go-ahead tush-push in the fourth quarter allowed the Eagles to walk away with a 21-17 victory. Plenty of time for Mahomes to get the Chiefs within range for Harrison Butker to add a 43-yard field goal. They proceeded to go 80 yards the other way, and Hurts' sneak gave Philadelphia the lead for good in the fourth quarter.

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“This guy's been lights out,” Wilson said of Sutton, who outleapt cornerback Mekhi Blackmon for his eighth TD of the season. The Broncos started their go-ahead drive from their 25 with 3:17 remaining after Joseph's field goal made it 20-15. That kick capped a 7-minute, 20-second drive by the Vikings that featured a fake punt from their own 30. Wilson drove the Broncos 75 yards in 10 plays to give Denver, which trailed 17-9 after three quarters, its first lead since 3-0. That last one came after nickelback Ja'Quan McMillian's interception of Dobbs set up the Broncos' offense just inside the Vikings' 10-yard line.

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Political Cartoons View All 1256 Images“I know that late in the game, fourth quarter, we're within a score, I want the ball," he added. Stafford looked sharp on a series of impressive late throws, none better than a picturesque 32-yard fling to rookie Puka Nacua. The Seahawks ultimately couldn’t stop the Rams' ground game in the fourth led by Royce Freeman, who rushed for 73 yards. Metcalf caught a TD pass in the first quarter for Seattle, which also committed 12 penalties for a whopping 130 yards. “This was the most disappointing loss for us because of the way we did it," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said.

Persons: — Matthew Stafford, Stafford, —, Lucas Havrisik, Jason Myers, Mario Edwards Jr, “, ”, you've, Geno Smith, Myers, Smith, Aaron Donald, Darrell Henderson, Derion Kendrick, Drew Lock’s, Puka Nacua, Sean McVay, Kendrick, ‘, ” Smith, DK Metcalf, Nacua, Royce Freeman, Metcalf, Pete Carroll, I’m, Jamal Adams, Jerrick Reed, RB Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet, WR Cooper Kupp didn’t, McVay, Cobie Durant, ___ Organizations: Los Angeles Rams, Rams, Super, Seahawks, Seattle, SoFi, 49ers, Los Angeles, RB, Super Bowl, UP NEXT, Thursday Locations: INGLEWOOD, Calif, Los Angeles, Los, Myers, Francisco, Arizona

With 1:47 remaining and the score tied at 38-all against the Chargers on Sunday, the Detroit Lions coach went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Los Angeles 26-yard line. A field goal would have given Justin Herbert and the Chargers a chance to win or send the game to overtime. Goff then kneeled down three times, Riley Patterson kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired, and the Lions prevailed in a 41-38 shootout over the Chargers. Goff responded by leading the Lions (7-2) on a nine-play, 53-yard drive, culminating in Patterson's kick. It was the Lions' longest touchdown run since Jahvid Best went 88 yards in 2011.

Persons: — Dan Campbell, Justin Herbert, Jared Goff, Sam LaPorta, Goff, Riley Patterson, “, Justin, ”, Campbell, ” Campbell, Herbert, Keenan Allen, Brandon Staley, Kenneth Murray Jr, ” Staley, David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Ra St, Brown, Calvin Johnson, haven’t, Gibbs, Jalen Guyton, Quentin Johnston, Brock Wright, Montgomery, ” Montgomery, Jahvid Best, Barry Sanders, Donovan Peoples, Jones, Chris Rumph, LB Kenneth Murray Jr, Gerald Everett, ___ Organizations: Chargers, Detroit Lions, Lions, ”, Los Angeles, SoFi, Rams, NFC, Anaheim Hills, Southern, Detroit, Miami, Austin Ekeler's, Cleveland, LB, Host Chicago, Sunday Locations: INGLEWOOD, Calif, Angeles, Los, Southern California, Detroit, Goff, Green

ET (Fox)The Huskies' treacherous November stretch returns home and features a matchup with the always dangerous Utes. Washington has struggled defensively the past two weeks but managed to pull out shootout wins against Stanford and Southern California. After the matchup with Utah, the Huskies still have to play Oregon State and the Apple Cup against Washington State before a possible berth in the Pac-12 title game. 12 Oregon State (7-2, 4-2, No. They beat Colorado on Oct. 13 and Washington State last week, and also played Washington tight two weeks ago before faltering.

Persons: Utah's, Alex Grinch, Shaun Nua, Brian Odom, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams, Troy Taylor, Dillon Johnson, Myles Gaskin, Rome Odunze, Shedeur Sanders, ___ Organizations: Washington, Huskies, Utes, Stanford, Oregon State, Apple, Washington State, Trojans, Ducks, USC, 121st, Colorado, Beavers, The, The Mississippi State, Cougars, Rome, Wildcats, Buffaloes, AP Locations: Utah, Washington, Southern California, Oregon, Washington and Oregon, The Mississippi, California, . Arizona, . Colorado, Arizona

Mahomes finished 20 of 30 for a season-low 185 yards in his European debut, but the Chiefs’ offense struggled in the second half. Miami hadn’t been shut out in the first half of a game since Week 2 of the 2021 season. After a game that could have playoff implications — the Chiefs have hosted a record five straight AFC championship games — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said the flight home will feel shorter. The Chiefs haven’t lost back-to-back games since early in the 2021 season and stayed undefeated in international games. Chiefs: Bye week before a Monday night Super Bowl rematch against the Philadelphia Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 20.

Persons: — Patrick Mahomes, Bryan Cook, ” Mahomes, Miami's, Tua Tagovailoa, — I’ve, ” Tagovailoa, “, Rashee Rice, Jerick McKinnon, Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, Trent McDuffie, Mike Edwards, Hill, Edwards lateraled, Cook, Howard, Taylor Swift, Miami’s, Clay Martin, Miami hadn’t, Tagovailoa, Cedric Wilson Jr, Bradley Chubb’s, Raheem Mostert, Chris Jones, Mostert, Andy Reid, ” Reid, Chiefs haven’t, Jaylen Waddle, Robert Jones, Reid, ___ Organizations: Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Deutsche Bank, Super Bowl, Kansas City, Dolphins, Miami, AFC, — Chiefs, NEXT, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Arrowhead Locations: FRANKFURT, Germany, Kansas, Frankfurt, Miami, London, Mexico City, United States

☆ World Cup expands to 24 teams amid radical new calendar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The 2027 World Cup in Australia will expand from the current 20 to 24 teams, split into six first-round groups containing four sides each. LATER DRAWWR said the draw for the next World Cup would be made in January 2026, the latest it has ever been held before a tournament. WR said they had addressed this by the introduction of a Nations League competition, with two 12-team divisions. There will be a second division with a further 12 teams, which will be run by World Rugby. There will also be a new, annual expanded Pacific Nations Cup competition in 2024 featuring Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.

Persons: ”, Sir Bill Beaumont, Beaumont, WR, Mitch Phillips, Mark Gleeson, Clare Fallon Organizations: Biennial Nations League, Rugby, Nations League, Six Nations, Rugby Championship, World Rugby, WR, Nations, Thomson Locations: PARIS, Paris, Australia, France, Japan, Fiji, Canada, Samoa, Tonga, United States

☆ Morning Bid: Markets juggle 5% yields and 150 yen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsA look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanPartly unwinding pre-weekend safety hedges related to the Middle East conflict, world markets are back focused on some critical macro priced levels and milestones that may once again define the week. The dollar retained its bid as a result and continued to probe the 150 yen level many suspect the Bank of Japan will be keen to protect against with open-market yen buying. But even these megacaps are still in thrall to the worrying squeeze in U.S. bond markets and the breach of the 5% threshold on 10-year tenors on Monday. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

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Hurts overcame two more interceptions but found Brown 10 times for 137 yards to get by his former Alabama teammate Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins (5-2). But the big play that sealed the win came in the fourth quarter from the cornerback nicknamed “Big Play” Slay. Still, Hurts threw a 14-yard TD pass to Brown for a 24-17 lead with 15 seconds left in the third that ended up the winner. Tagovailoa came off the bench and threw three touchdown passes to give the Crimson Tide their fifth national championship. Hurts threw a 19-yard TD pass to Dallas Goedert for a 10-3 lead in the second quarter.

Persons: A.J, Brown, Tua Tagovailoa, “, ”, Tagovailoa, Raheem Mostert, Darius Slay, Slay, Reggie White, Kenneth Gainwell, Jerome Baker, Baker, —, Jets —, Nick Saban, Saban, Dallas Goedert, Miami wasn’t, they’ve, Hill, Jaelan Phillips, Phillips, Lane Johnson, Jaylen Waddle, OL Isaiah Wynn, Jevon Holland, David Long Jr, Jake Elliott, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, Eagles, NFL, Dolphins, Jets, Crimson Tide, Dallas, Miami, Buffalo, NFC, OL, NEXT, New England, AFC East, Washington Locations: Alabama, New, Philadelphia

LONDON (AP) — Titans defensive tackle Teair Tart (toe) will miss his second straight game when Tennessee plays the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth, signed from the practice squad on Saturday, was active. The other inactives for the Titans are WR Treylon Burks, OL Jaelyn Duncan, DB Elijah Molden, LB Luke Gifford, LB Caleb Murphy, and QB Will Levis. His father is former Ravens defensive back Anthony Mitchell, who was a member of Baltimore’s Super Bowl-winning team in 2000. Inactive for the Ravens are CB Jalyn Armour-Davis, G Sala Aumava Laulu, T Daniel Faalele, OLB Odafe Oweh, and QB Josh Johnson (3rd QB).

Persons: Taylor Stallworth, Aaron Brewer, Treylon Burks, Jaelyn Duncan, DB Elijah Molden, LB Luke Gifford, LB Caleb Murphy, QB Will Levis, Keaton Mitchell, Anthony Mitchell, Jalyn Armour, Davis, G Sala Aumava Laulu, Daniel Faalele, Odafe, Josh Johnson, ___ Organizations: —, Tennessee, Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur, Indianapolis, The Colts, Titans, LB, QB, Ravens, NFL, Baltimore’s Locations: East Carolina

(AP) — Patrick Mahomes knows the Kansas City Chiefs' offense is still trying to put everything together. We had a lot of yards, positive yards, but you can't stall down there." The Broncos have not beaten the Chiefs since Sept. 17, 2015, the year Peyton Manning led Denver to the Super Bowl. The two began a relationship a few weeks ago, when he invited Swift to a Chiefs game after failing to meet her during her Eras Tour. Chiefs: S Justin Reid, who had an interception earlier in the game, briefly left in the second half.

Persons: — Patrick Mahomes, “, ” Mahomes, Mahomes, Harrison, Russell Wilson, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Courtland Sutton —, Javonte Williams, Rashee Rice, Andy Reid, Peyton Manning, Sean Payton, “ I'm, I'm, ” Payton, Wilson, Justin Simmons, Kadarius Toney, Butker, ” SWIFT, Swift, Chris Jones, Jones, Hall, Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas, Greg Dulcich, Justin Reid, Justin Watson, ___ Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver, Broncos, Kansas City, Chiefs, ” Chiefs, Super, Swift, Hall of Famer, Raiders, NEXT Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Kansas, Denver, Los Angeles

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chicago traded wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player's brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears. The Dolphins will also receive a 2025 seventh-round pick in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, the teams announced. Chicago acquired Claypool, who Pittsburgh drafted in the second round in 2020, from the Steelers last November for a second-round pick in the 2023 draft. Claypool is joining a loaded receiver room in Miami that features All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill and speedy third-year player Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins receiver room did take a hit when River Cracraft went on injured reserve after hurting his shoulder in Week 3.

Persons: Chase Claypool, Claypool, Matt Eberflus, ” Eberflus, it’s, Alan Williams, Justin Fields, Jaylen Waddle, Cracraft, ___ Organizations: — Chicago, Miami Dolphins, Bears, Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Steelers, That’s Locations: MIAMI, Fla, Chicago, Miami

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