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Bears undrafted rookie receiver Squirrel White retires

By The Associated Press

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears undrafted rookie receiver Squirrel White retired on Monday.

The move comes after White participated in rookie minicamp over the weekend. He caught 136 passes for 1,717 yards and six touchdowns over three seasons at Tennessee and one at Florida State. He had five receptions for 52 yards in 10 games with the Seminoles last year.

Also on Monday, the Bears signed a pair of Chicago-area players in veteran receiver Scotty Miller and linebacker Jon Rhattigan. Miller, who’s from Barrington, Ill., played on a Super Bowl champion with Tampa Bay and has 99 receptions for 1,216 yards and six touchdowns in seven seasons with the Buccaneers, Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Rhattigan, who’s from Naperville, Ill., has 42 special teams tackles over five years with Seattle, Carolina, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas.

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NFL sends 49ers back to Mexico City in Week 11 after Melbourne opener on 9-game international slate

By The Associated Press
The San Francisco 49ers will bookend the NFL 's largest ever international slate, playing the 2026 season opener in Melbourne against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams and facing the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11 in Mexico City. Covering eight stadiums, seven cities and four continents, this year will feature nine games outside of the U.S. for the most the league has ever staged. Sixteen teams, half of the NFL, will play internationally in 2026. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has declared the goal of 16 games annually outside of the U.S. After this season, the league will have played 71 games in 12 international cities. Melbourne, Paris and Rio de Janeiro are first-time hosts in 2026. The league had months ago announced the Melbourne matchup as its first game in Australia in addition to several of the participating teams for the nine-game slate, which was fully unveiled Wednesday. The complete 17-game schedules for all 32 teams will be released Thursday.
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