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Tyler Boyd is a Pittsburgh native. He played college football at Pitt. After nine NFL seasons, he’d like to continue his pro career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“Absolutely,” Boyd told Pittsburgh Sports Now on Saturday, via Bryan DeArdo of CBSSports.com. “You know, all my family is here. I’d be able to have the majority of them be able to support me.”

He expressed interest in signing with the Steelers a year ago, after eight seasons with the Bengals. He landed with the Titans instead.

Boyd is once again making it known he’d like to come home.

“I’m real cool with [coach Mike] Tomlin,” Boyd said. “He’s always been a good person. . . . When I was at Pitt, we had a good relationship. After practice, I’d walk over there, talk to [Antonio Brown] and those guys, talk to Tomlin, and he’d just pick at different things, where I could get better and get some guidance. I think we had a great friendship.”

The Steelers could use another veteran receiver. They haven’t added one since trading George Pickens to the Cowboys in May.

Boyd had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2018-19. In 16 games last year with the Titans, he had only 39 catches for 390 yards.

Newcomers for 2025 are DK Metcalf and Robert Woods. Calvin Austin III will be expected to step up. And the Steelers are hoping to get something/anything from 2024 third-rounder Roman Wilson in his second season.

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For a second consecutive year, Tyler Boyd has publicly expressed interest in playing for his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who could use some help at receiver after they traded George Pickens to the Cowboys in early May. 

A Pittsburgh native, the 30-year-old Boyd reportedly had discussions about a possible homecoming with the Steelers last offseason before signing a one-year deal with the Titans. A longtime Cincinnati Bengal, Boyd caught just 39 passes for 390 yards during his lone season in Nashville. 

“Absolutely,” Boyd told Pittsburgh Sports Now at his youth camp on Saturday. “You know, all my family is here. I’d be able to have the majority of them be able to support me.”

Boyd feels that signing with the Steelers is a realistic possibility. While he said that things have been quiet lately, Boyd noted that he expects to hear from teams once training camps start to open up next month. 

“I’m real cool with [Mike] Tomlin,” he said. “He’s always been a good person. … When I was at Pitt, we had a good relationship. After practice, I’d walk over there, talk to [Antonio Brown] and those guys, talk to Tomlin, and he’d just pick at different things, where I could get better and get some guidance. I think we had a great friendship. 

“If it happens, it happens. If not, it is what it is.” 

Steelers great Ben Roethlisberger would take Aaron Rodgers in his prime over Patrick Mahomes

Brad Crawford

It’s certainly possible that the Steelers could reach out to Boyd, who said that he hopes to play three…

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Jared Verse of the Los Angeles Rams made his feelings about Philadelphia Eagles fans known in January telling Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, “I hate Eagles fans. They’re so annoying. I hate Eagles fans.”

The Eagles and their fans got the last laugh days later when Philadelphia beat the Rams with a 28-22 victory to advance to the NFC Championship game. Verse would record four tackles, three for loss and two sacks in the defeat.

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Now after experiencing Eagles fans as an NFL rookie, Verse, who lived a few hours north of Philadelphia during his high school playing days, is showing respect to one of the league’s most boisterous fan bases.

In an interview with Casey Rieger of Whistle Sports this week, Verse said that the Eagles are the best opposing fan base and have the toughest crowd to play in front of at Lincoln Financial Field.

“I’ve got to give them that,” Verse said. “It’s just because I like when you kind of get into it, you’re aggressive, you’re loud. They stand by that with no doubt.”

“Playing the Eagles is like playing your rival in college because you never know what they’re going to say and they’re going to try to say disrespectful stuff,” Verse said. “Don’t get me wrong, they’re not going to say anything where it’s like, ‘Bro, you crossed the line.’ But they’re going to say something where you’re like, ‘Hey, who you talking to?’”

Verse expressing respect won’t change the minds of any Eagles fans when they see one another again. The two sides won’t have to wait long to get reacquainted. The Week 3 schedule for the upcoming season will see the Rams visit Philadelphia for the first time since their playoff matchup.

Despite his battles with Eagles fans, it was a fruitful rookie season for the 24-year-old Verse. After being selected 19th overall out of Florida State in the 2024 draft, the linebacker went on to win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and earn his first trip to the Pro Bowl.

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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was booked for resisting arrest in Los Angeles after a traffic stop, according to LAPD. 

Officers reported double-parked vehicles blocking traffic when they approached Lenoir and another man, and then noticed a gun in a parked vehicle. When police say they asked for the keys to the car, the other suspect threw the keys to Lenoir, who attempted to keep them away from officers as well. 

The other person arrested was identified as Marcus Cunningham, who faces a felony charge of possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle. Lenoir was released early Friday. The 49ers later issued a statement saying they are, “aware of the matter … and are in the process of gathering further information.”

The 25-year-old Lenoir is a Los Angeles native. He was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Oregon. Over the last two seasons, Lenoir has recorded a total of 169 combined tackles, 19 passes defensed and five interceptions. In November, he signed a five-year, $92 million extension. 

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Every time I sit down to work on my fantasy football rankings and projections, there are always a handful of players who demand more time than others.

Normally, it’s fun to dig deeper into a player’s profile and come away with a better understanding of their outlook moving forward. However, there are plenty of occasions when it ends up being a frustrating process that leads you further down the rabbit hole in search of answers.

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Here are three players who forced me to stare into the abyss longer than expected as I contemplated their fantasy values for this season.

DJ Moore, WR, Bears

For all the excitement over Ben Johnson’s arrival in Chicago, it’s unclear which players will benefit the most in the Bears’ offense.

Moore has been the team’s unquestioned No. 1 receiver the past two years, topping 95 receptions in both campaigns. But he’s coming off one of the more disappointing 98-catch seasons you’ll ever witness, failing to eclipse 1,000 yards and posting career lows in yards per route run (1.44) and yards per touch (9.3).

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Meanwhile, the front office spent their first two picks on pass-catchers, TE Colston Loveland and WR Luther Burden III, who will join Rome Odunze and Cole Kmet to provide much stiffer target competition in 2025.

With all the changes around him, Moore expressed uncertainty over how he’ll be deployed in Johnson’s scheme, but it’s important to read the entire Chicago Sun-Times article from early June and not get misled by a quick soundbite.

In the piece, Moore came across as excited about the new offense, which isn’t surprising considering he attended Johnson’s inaugural press conference with the club in January. He also vowed to clean up the bad on-field body language that plagued him at times during that forgettable 2024 campaign. Johnson noticed and praised his efforts, singling out Moore’s motivation and willingness to do…

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