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The Kansas City Chiefs took the field for the second practice of training camp on Wednesday morning as the three-time defending AFC champions continued their preparation for the upcoming season. Here’s a quick rundown of what took place during Wednesday’s practice, and for reference, Tuesday’s practice report is available by clicking here. 1. Wide receiver Tyquan Thornton was responsible for …

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet wasn’t taken aback when head coach Ben Johnson pulled the starting offense off the field during a drill in the first practice of training camp. “I think that’s on par for how Ben is,” Kmet said. After a completion to Kmet in 11-on-11 work, Johnson had to yell at the …

-Quarterback Cam Ward called the first practice from the offense “mid” in his opinion, but I thought he had a solid first day. Ward completed his first four passes in the 7-on-7 period, and he finished 7-of-8 in 7-on-7. Ward then went 3-of-4 in the first team period before going 2-of-5 in the final team period. On the day, I …

The Detroit Lions held their third day of 2025 training camp, and while they’re still in the acclimation process, the intensity gradually increased throughout the day’s practice. While that resulted in some really good football on the field, it also led to coach Dan Campbell sending the team a warning, and eventually needing to remove a player from the practice …

5. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s injury report. As Coach Reid foreshadowed on Sunday, offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor, cornerback Kristian Fulton and tight end Tre Watson each began camp on the “Physically Unable to Perform,” or “PUP” list. All three players were in attendance for Tuesday’s practice but did not participate. Every other member of the roster was on the …

Second-team reps: Hendon Hooker took second-team reps Monday as he and Kyle Allen battle to be Goff’s backup this season. I thought Hooker had a terrific practice Monday. He put a ball right in between two defenders to rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa for a big gain in an early team period and was consistent all day both in team …

Fun drill: This is my 17th training camp covering the Lions and there’s not a lot I haven’t seen in terms of practice, but Detroit’s defensive coaches threw a fun new drill into the mix that I’ve never seen. Five defenders started at the middle of the field doing up-downs and when the whistle blew, they had to sprint toward …

The Detroit Lions held their first training camp practice of the 2025 season on Sunday, and while most things played out as expected, there were several injury updates and a few surprises on the depth chart. With this being the first practice of the acclimation period, the Lions were not in pads, and practice lasted only an hour and a …

Keeping pace with Hollywood’s perpetual awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. Nathan Lane, Forest Whitaker, and Cherry Jones all received Emmy nominations this week. Photo: Christopher Willard/Steve Wilkie/Disney+ With 123 categories all told on the entire 2025 Emmys ballot, you’d be forgiven for not noticing every little nuance. There are 19 acting categories alone, and those are usually …

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