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The #Colts have their new Tony Dungy Coaching Fellow: Shea Pitts. Pitts was a former defender at UCLA who has made his rounds as a coaching intern with the Chiefs and Packers, and most recently as a defensive assistant at UCLA since 2023.

Bennedict Mathurin and Isaiah Jackson are back at @GainbridgeFH 💙🫶

A big Welcome Back shout to B. Mathurin. Always enjoyed him in Indy.

Wore 00 last time he was here:

Holy cow! Look at St. Louis, Springfield, IL and Kansas City. We jumped right into summer!

Indiana WR Nick Marsh wore gold cleats to IU's first spring camp session. Curt Cignetti was not pleased to see that. "He learned what getting your ass ripped is all about. I don't know if that happened to him very often at Michigan State." #iufb

Former #Chargers and #Steelers RB Najee Harris visited the #Seahawks today, per the wire, and the plan is to visit the #Raiders next, source said.

The NFL announced today that the 2026 NFL Kickoff presented by YouTube TV is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9 -- yes, Wednesday -- at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock in Seattle with the Super Bowl LX champion Seahawks.

The 2026 NFL regular season will kick off Wednesday Sept. 9 at 8:20 p.m. ET in Seattle with the Super Bowl LX champion Seahawks. The San Francisco 49ers will face the Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever NFL regular season game in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, Sept. 10 at approximately 8:35 p.m. ET at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Sources: Butler is hiring Atlanta Hawks assistant Ronald Nored as its next head coach.

The #Raiders, holding the No. 1 overall pick, will host #Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza on a Top 30 visit in two weeks, I'm told. The presumptive first selection will take part in IU's Pro Day on Apr. 1, paving the way for his all-important visit to Las Vegas the next week.

There has been renewed interest in free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr. after his showing at Tom Brady’s Fanatics flag football game, per @Schultz_Report OBJ fully intends to play in 2026.

A quick reset 🔁

The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving Cam Thomas just weeks after signing him, sources tell ESPN.

Bucks GM Jon Horst sold Thomas as a key part of the team's contention ability this season and the future after the team signed him post-trade deadline, while Doc Rivers compared Thomas to Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford after just two games. Now he's waived.

Former No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz is signing a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors, Raymond Brothers of I Am Sports & Entertainment tells ESPN. Fultz joins Toronto for his ninth NBA season after spending time with the Raptors 905 G League team.

ESPN Sources: Offensive Player of the Year and Super-Bowl champion Jaxon Smith-Njigba reached agreement with the Seattle Seahawks on a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension that now makes him the highest-paid WR in NFL history.  The deal averages $42.15 million per year, and includes over $120 million guaranteed, both setting records for any wide receiver. The deal was confirmed by @WINSportsGroup.

@RomeovilleKid Yes if they move AR, teams usually carry 3 qbs now. I’d sign a vet who can step in and win if needed

Should the #Colts consider signing a veteran backup QB? nytimes.com/athletic/71267…

A Falcons-Eagles trade, per ESPN sources: Falcons and Eagles swapped fourth- and sixth-round picks, with Atlanta also acquiring S Sydney Brown. Picks No. 114 and 197 to the Eagles in exchange for picks No. 122, 215 and Sydney Brown.