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We start with a tough one out of Baltimore — O.J. Brigance, a Super Bowl champion with the Ravens and a beloved figure in that organization for decades, has passed away at fifty-six after a long battle with ALS. Brigance was diagnosed back in two thousand seven and never stopped showing up, never stopped inspiring. The football world is mourning a man who gave everything to the game and then some.
Shifting to the NFL injury front, the Chicago Bears are sweating over running back Kyle Monangai, who hyperextended his right knee in practice Sunday and is now facing a timeline that could put the season opener in jeopardy. The MRI results are being viewed as relatively encouraging, but several weeks on the shelf is several weeks too many when you're trying to establish yourself in a new backfield.
And down in New Orleans, the Saints are already dealing with a significant blow before the regular season even tips off — rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, the eighth overall pick, is expected to miss roughly two months after suffering a hamstring injury in training camp. That's a brutal start for a player the franchise invested heavily in, and it reshapes their receiving corps heading into the fall.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
