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Jim McMahon talks with fans on Twitter about how his Packers teammates reacted when he wore his Bears jersey to the White House in 1997

For some reason, yesterday was #NationalSunglassesDay. Ordinarily such information would not move me. But this day prompted the Bears Twitter feed to compliment Bears legend Jim McMahon’s famous shades... ...leading to McMahon posting four more pictures of him in sunglasses. This led me to tweet one of my favorite photos of Jimmy Mac, from the 1996 Packers’ trip to the White House in which McMahon — a backup Green Bay quarterback — wore his Bears jersey. McMahon did this because two days after Super Bowl XX, the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded, thus knocking out the Bears’ trip to the White House in 1986. As a result, McMahon wore his Bears jersey to the White House in 1997 with the Packers.

The three best moves and the worst one made by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2017 offseason

Last season, the Philadelphia Eagles made strides as a young team trying to transition away from their previous coaching staff. First-year head coach Doug Pederson and rookie quarterback Carson Wentz are helping Eagles fans forget about the Chip Kelly era, which started well but quickly went downhill. Still, the Eagles need to add pieces around Wentz on offense and players on defense at each level. Here are the three best moves and the worst one made by the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason. #1. Signing Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith Jeffery is looking for another shot at a big pay day. He accepted a lucrative (over $9,000,000) one-year deal with the Eagles to do it. After a tumultuous tenure

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Pro Football Focus: Detroit Lions have worst offensive line in NFC North

Decker's injury has left the Lions in a bind on their offensive line The Detroit Lions have spent plenty of money and resources to upgrade their offensive line the last two years, but one of the foremost analytic websites still thinks they have the worst unit in the NFC North. Pro Football Focus ranked the Lions' offensive line 24th overall for 2017, behind the likes of the Chicago Bears (No. 5), Green Bay Packers (No. 8) and Minnesota Vikings (No. 14). The Lions' ranking is due in large part to Taylor Decker's shoulder injury. Decker suffered a torn labrum during organized team activity workouts earlier this month and could miss half the season or more after undergoing surgery. Without Decker,

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  PFF: Los Angeles Chargers Offensive Line Ranks 21st in NFL

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