MORE THAN JUST DRAFT TALK: The draft is just one piece of the Scouting Combine. It is also a central meeting point for front offices to get together with agents and start discussing free agency and trades. Ben Volin looks at some of the teams that will be busy this week in Indianapolis.
PLAYING HURT: Drake Maye's grace after the most disappointing outcome of his young career is further confirmation that the Patriots have the right guy. But Chad Finn isn't buying Maye’s dismissal of his injury and is convinced the quarterback was hurt, and it affected him greatly in the Super Bowl.
THE WAY BACK: Typically, teams that have lost Super Bowls have gone into the wilderness for a while after. Ten of the franchises that have lost Super Bowls still haven’t gotten back. For seven teams, the climb back took at least seven years. But recently, teams have started to make the climb quicker. Julian Benbow breaks it down.
MOVING ON UP: The Patriots are set to remove the interim tag from defensive coordinator Zak Kuhr and give him the full-time role for the 2026 season. Christopher Price has the story.
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Rondale Moore, the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said. He was 25. ...
The Bears’ potential move to Indiana took another step forward last week when a key committee approved a plan to create an agency that would help get a stadium built.
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