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Where are Rockford-area NFL players now? Here's where four stand one week before...

August 31, 2023 @ 6:00 am

By Jordan Goethe Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app The NFL season kicks off one week from tonight and several...

815 in the NFL: Here's how former Rockford players performed in Week 6

October 19, 2022 @ 12:16 am

By Jordan Goethe Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app Here’s a quick look at how former Rockford high school standouts...

815 in the NFL: Here's how former Rockford players performed in Week 5

October 11, 2022 @ 8:22 am

By Jordan Goethe Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app Here’s our weekly roundup of how former Rockford-area high school football...

815 in the NFL: Here's a quick look at how local players performed in Week 3

September 27, 2022 @ 9:10 am

By Jordan Goethe Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app The Rockford area has its share of former high school standouts...

Football Sunday Podcast: Week 3 Preview

September 24, 2022 @ 6:20 am

Is it time to panic with some of your top draft picks on your fantasy team? We’ll discuss some of the big names we’re...

Football Sunday Podcast: Week 3 Preview

Rock River Current Podcasts

Mitch Trubisky Has Found a New Home

March 18, 2021 @ 2:53 pm

Former Chicago Bears quarterback, Mitch Trubisky, is now a Buffalo Bill. The free agent signed a one year deal with the team on Thursday,...

Bears Adding QB Dalton

March 16, 2021 @ 6:18 pm

The Chicago Bears were looking to land a quarterback in free agency this season and they found one. Reports say former Bengals and Cowboys...

NFL News and Notes

March 15, 2021 @ 5:27 pm

It seems the NFL anymore doesn’t have an offseason and even their offseason is full of news. To that end some big news broke...

Chicago & Green Bay Lose Out on Watt

March 1, 2021 @ 12:40 pm

From the minute J.J. Watt announced he was leaving Houston talk of him coming to the NFC North was everywhere. Would he join his...

There Is Life After Football for Sports Fans

February 12, 2021 @ 5:08 pm

Welcome to the first weekend without NFL football. Despite the lack of NFL there are still plenty of sports to enjoy this weekend. College...

Big Game Betting Lines Are In

January 26, 2021 @ 12:03 pm

Superbowl 55 is set for February 7th, 2021, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You may be looking to place...

Quarterback Tom Brady Makes 10th Trip to Big Game

January 25, 2021 @ 10:51 am

Quarterback Tom Brady,43, won against the Packers in the NFC Championship game which means another trip to the Superbowl. This will be the 10th...

NFL Taking Care of Health Care Workers for Super Bowl

January 22, 2021 @ 9:55 am

The NFL announced that 7,500 health care workers will receive tickets to this year’s Super Bowl. While most will come from the Tampa Bay...

Twitter Reacts to Chicago Bears Keeping Pace and Nagy for 2021 Season

January 15, 2021 @ 10:48 am

The Chicago Bears have confirmed that they are keeping both general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy for the 2021 season. If you’re...

Bears Fall in New Orleans, but What's Next?

January 11, 2021 @ 10:00 am

Probably the least shocking thing you’ll read today, but the Bears were knocked out of the playoffs by the Saints on Sunday 21-9. Chicago...

Bears 2021 Opponents Announced

January 5, 2021 @ 9:15 am

They may have made the playoffs, but it wasn’t an easy road to 8-8 for the Bears this season and it could be even...

Bears Sneak Into Playoffs at 8-8

January 4, 2021 @ 9:08 am

There were a couple ways the Bears could have secured a playoff spot yesterday. One was take care of business in their final regular...

Packers vs Bears Sunday Game Rescheduled for 3:25 pm

December 29, 2020 @ 11:50 am

It’s the game we have been waiting for… Packers vs Bears! The game was supposed to start at noon but the NFL announced they...

Beloit's Caldwell Interviews for NFL Job

December 24, 2020 @ 7:14 am

Jim Caldwell could find his way back to the NFL sidelines next season. He recently interviewed for the job as head coach of the...

What To Watch In Sports This Weekend

December 18, 2020 @ 11:29 am

It is Conference Championship Weekend in College Football with wall to wall conference title games. In the Big Ten 4thranked Ohio State takes on...

Nickelodeon To Air NFL Playoff Game

December 17, 2020 @ 3:35 pm

Spongebob Squarepants, googly-eyed players, people getting slimed. Those are just some of the things you’ll see when the NFL and Nickelodeon get together to...

Week 14: Nagy Safe For Now

December 14, 2020 @ 11:13 am

Mired in a 6 game losing streak the Chicago Bears were looking for any sign of a light at the end of the tunnel...

Robinson Shines for Jaguars but Lowry and Packers Win

November 20, 2020 @ 9:50 am

Lutheran-Illinois State-Jacksonville Jaguars RB James Robinson Boylan-Northwestern-Green Bay Packers DL Dean Lowry The Packers squeaked by the Jaguars last Sunday winning the game 24-20...

Lutheran-Illinois State-Jacksonville Jaguars Rookie RB James Robinson

October 30, 2020 @ 11:46 am

Fantasy owners were very pleased with James Robinson’s performance over the weekend as he accounted for 2 of the Jaguars 3 touchdowns in Sunday’s...

Monday Morning Quarterback

October 19, 2020 @ 11:57 am

The Chicago Bears used a familiar formula yesterday in Carolina which was have your offense do just enough and rely on your defense to...

815 Stars Shine Again in Pro and College Football

October 9, 2020 @ 9:40 am

Rockford has had a lot to be proud of so far this NFL season. Here’s a quick recap of our former local stars making...

Rockford Roots in NFL

September 14, 2020 @ 8:57 am

The 2020 NFL season is officially here and we have 3 former star athletes from our area already making an impact at the next...

Rockford Roots in NFL

September 14, 2020 @ 8:57 am

The 2020 NFL season is officially here and we have 3 former star athletes from our area already making an impact at the next...