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Chiefs tease players, throwback to pictures of funny faces at NFL combine

The Kansas City #Chiefs showed fans the funniest faces made by their players during the 40 yard dash at past combines.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been extremely successful at identifying young talent in the draft in recent seasons.

From stars like L’Jarius Sneed, Trent McDuffie, George Karlaftis, and Rashee Rice, Kansas City seems to have a knack for finding the best players available.

The Chiefs have been eyeing the available pool of players in Indianapolis, Indiana this week as they get a feel for the 2024 draft class, but the team made sure fans on social media didn’t forget some of the top combine moments from years past.

In a post to Twitter, Kansas City recapped some of the funniest faces made by its players during workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium:

 

The goofy visages of the Chiefs’ players served as a way to tease the defending Super Bowl champions as the offseason gets into full swing and kept fans engaged in the hype building in Indianapolis as Kansas City prepares for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Could the Big Ten Championship game be on the move

A recent report states that the Big Ten Championship Game may have a second site in the near future.

A recent report states that the Big Ten Championship Game may have a second site in the near future. The Las Vegan Review-Journal has reported that the Big Ten and Las Vegas officials are in early discussions about the city hosting the league’s title game.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill told the outlet that talks are currently in the very early stages.

“The Big Ten has asked us to submit proposals. I’m sure they have asked a number of cities. We are certainly interested, will put our best foot forward and know there is no better place for their football championship.”

If the game was to be played in Vegas, it would take place at Allegiant Stadium home of the Raiders. The stadium is currently scheduled to host Super Bowl LVIII in February of 2024.

The conference title game has been played in Indianapolis since its creation in 2011. The contract with Lucas Oil Stadium is expected to expire after the 2024 edition of the game.

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Bears and Colts announce joint training camp practice dates

Mark your calendars for these joint training camp practice dates between the Bears and Colts.

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The Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts are holding joint practices ahead of their preseason tilt this August and the dates and times are now official.

On Tuesday, The Bears and Colts both announced the joint practices will take place August 16 and 17 at the Grand Sports Complex in Westfield, IN, just north of Indianapolis. Each practice begins at 6:00 ET and fans are allowed free entry with a ticket that can be obtained at Colts.com/Camp. The practices take place a few days prior to the preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 19.

This will be the second time in three years that the Bears hold joint training camp practices with another organization. They last did so in 2021 when they welcomed the Miami Dolphins to Halas Hall ahead of a preseason game at Soldier Field.

The Bears will report to Halas Hall on July 25 with the first practice taking place July 26. The first practice open to fans takes place on July 27.

2023 NFL draft: 3 linebackers for Chargers to watch at Combine

Here are a few linebackers expected to test well at the NFL Scouting Combine that the Los Angeles Chargers could target in the draft.

The NFL Scouting Combine kicks off this week, which will bring the 2023 draft class fully into focus, as this is the week of athletic testing, evaluations, and interviews for over 300 prospects.

With the combine ready to set the stage before free agency and the draft, we look at players worth monitoring for the Chargers.

Whether it be players who are options at pick No. 21 or later in the draft, we will pick out some at each position who should test well and generate buzz.

Here are a few linebackers worth keeping an eye on.

Full list of 2023 NFL draft prospects invited to combine

Here is the full list of prospect invites for the 2023 NFL combine.

Lucas Oil Stadium will once again host the NFL combine at the end of the month as the 2023 NFL draft creeps closer with each passing day.

While the Circle City prepares for one of the offseason’s biggest events, the NFL has released the full list of prospects who received an invite to the pre-draft showcase.

It should be noted that the combine has a slightly outdated view of the positions. The prime example includes the edge rushers. There is no edge rusher designation. Some of the participants may be listed as a linebacker despite rushing the passer for the majority of their careers.

There also is no distinction between an interior defensive lineman and an edge rusher. The same goes on the offensive side of the ball where there’s no distinction between interior offensive linemen and offensive tackles.

Meanwhile, both safeties and cornerbacks are combined into one position of defensive backs.

Breaking it down by position, here’s the full list of prospects who received an invite:

Notre Dame football: Shamrock Series history

Which Shamrock Series game was the best one?

For the 11th time in program history Notre Dame is officially taking a home game to a road location as the [autotag]Shamrock Series[/autotag] is set to take place this Saturday night in Las Vegas as the Irish play “host” to BYU.  As you’re likely aware, Notre Dame has done extremely well all-time in these games going 10-0 to date with really only a couple even being competitive.

Saturday will feature a game against one of the better opponents Notre Dame will have played in this series however with the 3-1 Cougars.

Notre Dame has worn alternate uniforms for the game on nine occasions,  a tradition that wasn’t a part of things when the series began back in 2009.  Here is a quick look back at Notre Dame’s all-time showings in the Shamrock Series.

Texans GM Nick Caserio would prefer the NFL Scouting Combine stay in Indianapolis

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio would like for the NFL Scouting Combine to stay in the city of Indianapolis.

The NFL moves around the Super Bowl, the NFL draft, and especially owners meetings.

Why should the NFL Scouting Combine be off limits?

The NFL is bandying about the concept of moving the combine to another city for 2023, although no presentations have been made at this point.

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio told Texans Radio’s Marc Vandermeer and John Harris on March 1 that he would like to see the combine stay in the Hoosier State’s capital, indicating the the “consistency that we’re all accustomed to” from being in Indianapolis would be lost if the combine moved.

“Indianapolis is a great host,” said Caserio. “The way it’s setup between the convention center, between the dome, the access to the medical facility and the hotel locations. I mean, everything is sort of centrally located. Logistically it’s very easy to kind of move around. I think [president and director of the National Invitational Camp] Jeff Foster has done a phenomenal job here through the years. Have a lot of respect for what he’s done in kind of developing and evolving.”

COVID-19 taught the NFL and its 32 clubs how to adjust on the fly, and Caserio says the Texans would similarly make adjustments if the NFL moved the combine.

“I’d say personally would love to see it continue in Indianapolis because I think there is a lot of benefit to being here,” Caserio said.

NCAA makes an important decision on fan attendance for the Big Dance

There was a major announcement regarding fans being in attendance for the NCAA Tournament.

With March Madness quickly approaching the NCAA is finalizing what the tournament will look like this year. They had previously made the decision to host the championship tournament in the state of Indiana only, with the conclusion of the tournament in Indianapolis. We’ll today we found out there will be fans allowed to take in the tournament.

It will be a limited amount of fans however, at 25% capacity of the venues. The majority of tournament spots will have under 5,000 fans allowed but at Lucas Oil Stadium there will be 17,500. The Final Four will be held there as well as some other earlier round games.

This is a stark contrast from last year, when the NCAA Tournament was canceled all together due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Irish are on the outside looking in to make the Big Dance, for many fans it is a great sight to see that the tournament will resume in 2021.

All of 2021 March Madness To Be Held in Indiana

The NCAA made it official Monday by announcing that this year’s men’s basketball tournament will be held entirely in Indiana.

The NCAA made it official Monday by announcing that this year’s men’s basketball tournament will be held entirely in Indiana. This has been known for a while, but a detailed plan has not been revealed until now. Most of the tournament will take place in Indianapolis, including the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium, and other games will be hosted in Bloomington and West Lafayette.

At 3-6 overall and winless through three ACC games, Notre Dame needs to turn it around fast if it hopes to make the field for this unique version of March Madness. The Irish almost surely would have to win the ACC Tournament at this rate, and that’s a long shot with five conference teams currently ranked and three more receiving votes in the latest AP poll. As difficult as it seems, Mike Brey teams have a penchant for surprising people. How do we know it can’t happen again?

Big Ten Football Championship Game to be noon kick

According to a release from the Big Ten Conference, its football championship will be played in FOX’s Noon window at Lucas Oil Stadium.

We’re still on the edge of our collective seats trying to figure out if the Ohio State football team will play enough games to make the Big Ten Championship Game — assuming it beats both Michigan State and Michigan. However, with or without OSU, we now know that time slot the game will be played.

According to a release from the Big Ten, the game will be televised by FOX and broadcast during the Big Noon Saturday window. The game will is still scheduled for December 19 and will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium. If OSU makes the game, it’ll mark the seventh time it either plays or was scheduled to play at Noon this season.

This year’s Big Ten Championship Game be the tenth game played. Ohio State has participated in five and won a conference tops four times. Wisconsin is the only team that has played in more Big Ten Championship games with six.

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If the Buckeyes can curb the coronavirus outbreak it is currently dealing with, they will be shooting for their fifth-straight Big Ten Championship.

Now, all that’s missing are two teams. Northwestern has the inside track in the West Division with OSU in the driver’s seat pending the status of this week and next week’s games. If OSU can’t play over the next couple of weeks, Indiana would be the next in line.

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