The Las Vegas Raiders could use some depth at edge rusher behind Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce, and Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox sees a perfect target for them: Yannick Ngakoue.
Free agent pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue hit the open market hoping to find long-term stability. The Maryland product spent his early years with the Jacksonville Jaguars, earning a Pro Bowl birth in 2017 while playing a crucial role in the “Sacksonville” defense.
The Chicago Bears are gearing up for the start of an exciting 2024 season, where their roster is stacked on offense, defense and special teams. But there is still one notable need: Edge rusher.
Bringing back pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue would make sense for the Bears. But what about Ngakoue?
The Baltimore Ravens are facing significant challenges with the restructuring of their once-formidable defense. Departures of key personnel, including
The New York Giants are in desperate need of some help with their pass rush, as they amassed a grand total of 34 sacks this past season. Fortunately, the Giants are set to have ample cap space going into the offseason, so they should be able to address the problem.
The Chicago Bears will have some in-house evaluation to do over the next few weeks before diving into other free agents on the market once the free agency cycle opens.
Bears defensive tackle Justin Jones had been asked to compare what the team was about to lose from the pass rush with Yannick Ngakoue's broken ankle, leaving them with chiefly Montez Sweat's edge rush to challenge QBs.
The NFL's regular season is over, which for most teams, means it's time to start figuring out plans for the offseason. NFL free agency is a huge part of the process, and along with the NFL Draft, it has everyone preparing for what should be a very active couple of months.
There is a good chance that Chicago Bears defensive end Yannick Ngakoue will be playing for a different team next year, according to NFL analyst Peter King.
DeMarcus Walker looked like he'd be a vital starter when he came to the Bears. He's been important in a rotation, but lost his starting spot when the Bears traded for Montez Sweat.
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Wednesday that defensive lineman Yannick Ngakoue will be out for the rest of the season due to a broken ankle, via Josh Alper of Football Talk.
The Bears will be without one of their starting defensive ends for the season’s remainder.
Yannick Ngakoue has quite a collection of teams to his credit in eight NFL seasons. So when it's said he'll be facing his old team in practice this week, the obvious next question is which one?
The Bears had a contingency plan to sign four-time Pro Bowl edge-rusher Justin Houston had things not worked out with Ngakoue.
The signing of Yannick Ngakoue gives the Bears a viable edge rusher but there are always ramifications from roster additions. Players who were less effective now become better playing alongside or behind Ngakoue.
The Chicago Bears fan base might have pulled off a feat rarely seen — or at least admitted — in sports. Their attempts at playing armchair general manager may have played a hand in an actual personnel decision.
The Chicago Bears are signing a top pass-rusher ahead of the 2023 season.
It’s no secret that the Chicago Bears need help on the edge rushing the QB, even after drafting a few potential pieces that could help.
Despite needing to upgrade the pass-rush, it doesn't appear the Ngakoue is legitimate target for the Bears.
Ngakoue’s 65 career sacks place him in a tie for seventh in the league since his arrival, so he should have at least a few suitors to choose from even in what has become a depressed market at the position this spring.
Free agent EDGE Yannick Ngakoue said during an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio that he’s hoping to sign on with a contending team before the start of the 2023 season. “I definitely want to play for a contender, play for a team and an organization that wants to win a Super Bowl,” Ngakoue said.
The Cleveland Browns came into the 2023 offseason knowing they had some work to do with their defensive line.
A number of veteran edge rushers went unsigned during the initial waves of free agency, and will now wait until after the draft to land their next deals.
The New Orleans Saints have quite a few needs heading into the 2023 offseason. Unfortunately for them, filling them will be a challenge given their current salary-cap situation.
Indianapolis Colts edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue has been a model of consistency during his time in the NFL. With at least eight sacks in his first-eight seasons in the NFL, he joined some elite company that included some legends of the game. But his deficiencies in the run game have made him a liability at times too.
Consistent play at any position is difficult to find in the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts have displayed this as a team throughout the first thirteen games of the regular season.
The signing of the older, more popular name over keeping the younger player has backfired for the Raiders.
Indianapolis Colts' pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue has been one of the most productive pass rushers in the NFL since 2016, amassing 55.5 sacks in his six seasons.
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