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Getty Images The Bears’ preparations for Sunday’s game against the Texans will be done remotely on Thursday. A positive COVID-19 test in the organization has led the Bears to shut their facility and call off in-person work for the day. The team did not indicate whether it was a player, coach...

Getty Images Questions have percolated throughout NFL circles regarding the curious rise of Texans executive V.P. of football operations and interim G.M. Jack Easterby. Many have ignored obvious red flags in his background, from embellishment of his football experience to a brilliant omission...

Getty Images The Bears have decided to practice today after all. After announcing this morning that they were closing the facility and pausing team activities because a player tested positive for COVID-19, the Bears later announced that they would practice today at 2:30. That likely means the...

Getty Images The SI.com article that takes a close look at the rise of Texans executive V.P. of football operations Jack Easterby plows plenty of new ground. One new tidbit cries out for further investigation. Per the report from Jenny Vrentas and Greg Bishop, the Texans held offseason...

Getty Images The Houston Texans designated linebacker Brennan Scarlett to return from injured reserve on Wednesday. Scarlett fractured his arm in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in early November. The injury required surgery and he’s been sidelined ever since. The designation to return...

USA Today Sports You’ve probably heard this before, but the Bears passed on Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes to take Mitchell Trubisky at No. 2 overall in the 2017 draft. Since the Texans and Bears are in different conferences, Sunday will be the first time Watson takes on Chicago as a pro...

Getty Images Bears defensive end Khalil Mack did not practice on Wednesday with a shoulder injury that head coach Matt Nagy called “day-to-day.” Mack was questionable for last Sunday’s game against the Lions with a Back injury. He didn’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday, but was limited on...

Getty Images Heading into Week 14 of the NFL season, the winless Jets remain atop the NFL draft order for 2021. The Jaguars, who have one win, could become the first team to go 1-15 and not finish with the worst record in the league. The Broncos moved into the top 10 this week. According to...

Getty Images The Broncos are reportedly going to lose cornerback A.J. Bouye‘s services for a while. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that Bouye is facing a suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. The length of the suspension is not known, but anything of four games or...

Getty Images Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was on the reserve/COVID-19 list when the Colts lost to the Titans in Week 12, so he watched the game from home. And apparently he made his wife so mad screaming at the television that she wanted him out of the house. Who among us hasn’t made...

Getty Images In response to the report that the Texans have formed a five-person advisory committee to assist the formal search committee in its effort to find a new G.M. and head coach, the Texans say that it’s not actually a committee. “The word ‘committee’ is being misused,” a Texans...

Getty Images The Texans have employed Korn Ferry to help with their search for a new head coach and General Manager, but the firm will not be the only group advising owner Cal McNair in the coming weeks. McNair has put together another advisory committee to help identify the right candidates...

Getty Images Frank Reich has been one of the most aggressive coaches in the NFL since the Colts hired him in 2018. He is accustomed to the second-guessing that comes with that. To his credit, Reich, unlike Broncos coach Vic Fangio, has never second-guessed himself or been wishy-washy about any...

Getty Images The NFL’s annual hiring season will begin long before the pandemic ends. Thus, the NFL has issued procedures for the coming cycle of filling jobs. Prior to the end of the 2020 regular season, all interviews for coach, coordinator, G.M., or assistant G.M. must happen virtually, by...

Getty Images Philip Rivers has a foot injury that, according to a report Sunday morning, he will need postseason surgery to repair. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Colts quarterback has a plantar plate rupture. But it has not kept Rivers from starting or from playing most of the...

Getty Images Texans receiver Brandin Cooks may have suffered another concussion today. Cooks went down hard, face-first into the turf, as he was hit while attempting to catch a pass that ended up being intercepted. Cooks stayed down for a minute before being taken to the blue medical tent. The...

Getty Images In a hard-fought game that will have implications in the AFC South race, the Colts managed to escape with a closer-than-expected win over the Texans. The Colts’ 26-20 victory was still in doubt until the final minute, when the Texans drove deep into Colts territory with a chance...

USA TODAY Sports Before becoming the head coach at Michigan, Jim Harbaugh’s career consisted of four years, and only four years, at each stop on the coaching trail. Four years with the Raiders as an assistant. Four years at the University of San Diego as head coach. Four years at Stanford...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Playing without running back Todd Gurley and wide receiver Julio Jones didn’t hurt the Falcons against the Raiders last week and they’ll get a chance to...

Getty Images The Colts placed tight end Noah Togiai on injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. Togiai has a knee injury. The Colts claimed him off waivers from the Eagles before the season opener, and he played four games this season. The team promoted punter Ryan Allen and center Joey...