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LINCOLN, Neb. — On Saturday at Nebraska, Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh was fired up in a way we haven’t seen since 2016. At the outset of the second half, when the Huskers scored their first touchdown of the game, immediately after, Harbaugh was on the sidelines, yelling at the referees. That used to […]
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Denver Broncos tight end Jake Butt (80) runs against Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin (49) during the second half of an NFL football game in Denver. Butt, the once-promising tight end whose football career was waylaid by six knee operations, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, July 29, 2021, saying he could no longer hide the fact that he’d lost his passion for the game he loves. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File) Jake Butt, the once-promising tight end whose football career was waylaid by six knee operations, announce...
David Zalubowski/AP Photos Bears coach Matt Nagy made a point to compliment his players on being in great shape when the Bears conducted weigh-ins and the pre-training camp conditioning test Tuesday and Wednesday. “Our guys put in a lot of work her win the summer and you never know how that’s going to be when they come back,” Nagy said. “But they came back in really great shape — and they did awesome in the conditioning test.” That was the good news. The bad news was a first-day injury report that included three expected starters: Safety Eddie Jackson was put on the Non-Footb...
1 / 38 Noah Fant action during OTAs at UCHealth Training Center in Centennial, CO, May 24, 2021. Photo by Gabriel Christus Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus 2 / 38 Andrew Beck action during Offseason Program at UCHealth Training Center in Centennial, CO, May 17, 2021. Photo by Gabriel Christus Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus 3 / 38 Shaun Beyer action during rookie minicamp at UCHealth Training Center in Centennial, CO, May 14, 2021. Photo by Gabriel Christus Gabriel ...
Amr Alfiky/AP Photos Eddie Goldman was a surprising no-show at Bears mini-camp Tuesday. Coach Matt Nagy called it an unexcused absence but said he expects Goldman to return for training camp in July. Goldman, a Pro Bowl alternate in 2019, opted out of the 2020 season because of concerns about the coronavirus. General manager Ryan Pace, Nagy and first-year defensive coordinator Sean Desai all indicated they expected Goldman to be on board for the 2021 season. So Nagy was disappointed that he wasn’t on the field Tuesday at Halas Hall. Nagy did not divulge a reason why Goldman opted to si...