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Tory Taylor ’s 53.0-yard average was the headline number in Chicago’s 31-7 loss to Green Bay, but the more useful review is what happened after the ball came down: one punt inside the 20, 27 return yards conceded and ...
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Tory Taylor ’s 53.0-yard average was the headline number in Chicago’s 31-7 loss to Green Bay, but the more useful review is what happened after the ball came down: one punt inside the 20, 27 return yards conceded and ...
With Caleb Williams ruled out and Braxton Jones unavailable, the Bears’ punter faces a more revealing test against the Jets than his workload alone may suggest.
Tory Taylor ’s 49.5-yard average has attracted the early-season attention, but Chicago’s punting plan is asking the Australian to do something more nuanced: change the field without simply chasing the longest kick.
After a four-punt, three-inside-the-20 outing against Minnesota, Tory Taylor heads into Chicago’s Monday-night meeting with Philadelphia with his early-season role clear: make the Bears’ defensive possessions longer a...
Tory Taylor ’s unusual sideways rotation has moved from a training-camp curiosity to a documented turnover mechanism. Against Minnesota, Chicago’s punt plan can now target how the Vikings align and track the ball rath...
The Australian punter’s unusual Week 1 delivery helped create a turnover, and Bears coordinator Richard Hightower says it is only one part of Taylor’s expanding tactical repertoire.
Tory Taylor begins his third NFL season as Chicago’s established punter, but Kalif Raymond’s arrival gives the Bears a new way to turn his distance into field position.
As the 2026 season approaches, Tory Taylor ’s place on Chicago’s active roster helps show how Australian specialists have become a durable NFL presence across several clubs.
As the NFL’s 53-man deadline arrives on Sunday, Chicago’s Australian punter shows why specialist certainty and roster mathematics are now inseparable.
Chicago’s second preseason game did not produce a punting showcase. That is precisely why Tory Taylor’s evaluation is shifting: with the 53-man deadline less than a week away, the Bears must decide whether his total s...
Minnesota’s rookie punter enters his first NFC North away game with a simple assignment: make Chicago’s explosive offence work the long field, especially after the Bears’ 59-point opener.
The 2026 International Player Pathway class is less about immediate NFL selection than testing whether Australia can produce impact players beyond the punting game.