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Eagles 2025 training camp practice notes, Day 7: Young interior defensive linemen are emerging – PhillyVoice

Eagles 2025 training camp practice notes, Day 7: Young interior defensive linemen are emerging  PhillyVoice Rookie LB Jihaad Campbell bolstering Eagles’ overhauled defense  ESPN Eagles training camp observations: Saquon Barkley brings the juice  NBC Sports Philadelphia Spadaro: A six-pack of observations one week into Eagles Training Camp  Philadelphia Eagles Eagles practice updates live from training camp: Day 7  Bleeding Green Nation Source link

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Phillies acquire defensive wizard Harrison Bader from Twins

Phillies acquire defensive wizard Harrison Bader from Twins

The Phillies on Thursday traded for Minnesota Twins outfielder Harrison Bader, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The Phillies are sending outfielder Hendry Mendez and righty Geremy Villoria to the Twins, according to league sources. A February signee for a modest $6.25 million, Bader has exceeded expectations this season. Largely brought in as a defensive specialist, the 2021 Gold Glove …

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Vikings Training Camp, Pads On: J.J. McCarthy’s Progress, Defensive Dominance, and UDFA Surprises

Vikings Training Camp, Pads On: J.J. McCarthy’s Progress, Defensive Dominance, and UDFA Surprises

Vikings training camp explodes with pads: J.J. McCarthy’s growth, Greenard’s dominance, UDFA surprises! In this gripping episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness delivers fresh insights straight from TCO Performance Center after the Minnesota Vikings’ first padded practice of 2025. Joined by producer Dave Stefano, Forness breaks down the highs and lows, from QB J.J. McCarthy’s steady progress to …

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Former Michigan defensive back agrees to $36M extension with Vikings

Former Michigan defensive back agrees to M extension with Vikings

Josh Metellus has gone from a sixth-round pick in 2020 to one of the highest paid safeties in the NFL. The former Michigan Wolverine has agreed to a three-year extension with the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced Saturday. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport, the deal is for $36 million and can reach $42 million with incentives. Metellus, who didn’t …

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Raiders will release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins

Raiders will release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins

The Raiders are moving on from defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Raiders will be releasing Wilkins. The move comes only one year after he signed a four-year, $110 million deal. That contract fully-guaranteed $57.5 million at signing, with another $27.25 million becoming fully guaranteed in March 2025. Wilkins has been dealing with a serious …

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Nathaniel Hackett returns to Packers as defensive analyst

Nathaniel Hackett returns to Packers as defensive analyst

Who says you can’t go home? Former Broncos head coach and Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is now back on staff with the Packers, head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed in his Thursday press conference. Hackett will serve as a defensive analyst for the club, helping give coordinator Jeff Hafley a fresh perspective. It’s a similar role to what Robert Saleh …

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Aaron Boone’s strange explanation for Yankees’ defensive disaster

Aaron Boone’s strange explanation for Yankees’ defensive disaster

Apparently going through customs strips the Yankees of their defensive capabilities. Yankees manager Aaron Boone curiously called his team a “very good defensive club” after committing four errors in an 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday that made his team look anything but, and attributed his squad’s recent Benny Hill tribute while playing north of the border to …

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OPINION: Capaccio: One storyline for each defensive position at Bills training camp – Audacy

OPINION: Capaccio: One storyline for each defensive position at Bills training camp  Audacy Buffalo Bills 2025 training camp preview: Is this the year the Bills attain that elusive Super Bowl victory?  ESPN Buffalo Bills end one competition, shake up roster before start of camp  Syracuse.com Capaccio: One storyline for each defensive position at Bills training camp  Audacy Bills sign WR David White Jr. and …

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