Emanuel Basks In National Spotlight As NFL Draft Ramps Up
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was enjoying his role playing host to the 2015 NFL Draft on Wednesday, hoping to convince NFL officials to bring the draft back to Chicago for years to come.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel was enjoying his role playing host to the 2015 NFL Draft on Wednesday, hoping to convince NFL officials to bring the draft back to Chicago for years to come.
Are you ready for some football? Grant Park certainly is, and the city is hoping to score a touchdown with this week's NFL Draft.
Cutler appreciates the minds of his new coaches.
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CBS 2's Jim Williams reports this is going to be a post card for the city with all the media coverage from here and will have a ripple effect for Chicago businesses.
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Thomas Demetrio, an attorney for the family of late Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson, objects to the exclusion of future awards for CTE, the brain trauma that some call "the signature disease of football." Lawyers involved in the settlement say an appeal could hold up payments to thousands of players.
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Draft Town will be taking over Grant Park in a couple of weeks for the 2015 NFL Draft, and we're getting our first look at what it will look like.
We're guessing the Bears won't be featured in primetime nearly as often as 2014.
McCaskey's recent shortsighted comments on sexual/domestic violence underscore a big NFL issue.
With the draft just three weeks away, Dan Durkin has put together his second mock projection.
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Peterson's been suspended at least through April 15.
Thomas has worked preseason NFL games previously.
The NFL is considering big changes to point after touchdown procedures, including making kicks farther back.
The Bengals defensive lineman breaks down his different music tastes as well as his dancing skills with his daughter.
So much for all those worries we had weeks ago about the NFL.
Player safety continues to be central issue at the NFL owners meetings.
Now is the time when great bargains can be found.
Seeing the NFL Draft sounds like a lot of work, and it's unclear what the prize even is.
The NFL Draft will take place from April 30-May 2.
