内容摘要：A dog walker takes his charges for a stroll in a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A dog walker takes his charges for a stroll in a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Packers coach Matt LaFleur disputed the notion Wednesday that Love struggled in 2024, pointing not only to the injuries but the 33 passes his receivers dropped during the regular season — tied for the third most in the league.“I think there’s a narrative out there for whatever reason that he wasn’t as productive as the year before,” LaFleur said. “Well, he missed significant time (with injuries) … and also — let’s be honest, we’ve talked about this — we did have a lot of drops last year.

“So, there’s other circumstances that play into it.”LaFleur said he liked what he’s seen from Love this offseason and how he’s handling a myriad of new challenges. Those challenges include transitioning from having 71-year-oldas his position coach to having 33-year-old Sean Mannion in that role, trying to keep all his wide receivers happy when there are only so many passes to go around and rising to LaFleur’s publicly stated challenge that Love needs to be more of a vocal leader in his sixth NFL season.

“He’s already doing that,” veteran running back Josh Jacobs said of Love’s altered leadership approach. “He definitely has been more vocal, whether it’s at practice or even in the meetings. If he sees something he doesn’t like, he’s speaking up. … I’ve definitely seen a big change in him.”NOTES: Jayden Reed, the Packers’ leading receiver the past two seasons, insisted he’s not worried about his role in the offense, despite a report that his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, contacted the team looking for clarity about his client’s role. “A lot of people misinterpreted that,” Reed said. … LaFleur said wide receiver Christian Watson, recovering from a

in his right knee suffered in the Jan. 5 regular-season finale, is “doing outstanding. I would say he’s ahead of schedule, but I’m not a doctor.” … LaFleur confirmed that the team will have two joint practices this summer, one at Indianapolis and another at home against the Seattle Seahawks. ... The Packers will begin training camp July 23.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers announced their three-year extension with All-Pro Fred Warner that makes him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in NFL history.Some spellers embrace the challenge. Faizan Zaki,

who’s competing again this year, was thrilled to hear Abitibi and Hoofddorp — a town in the Netherlands — in 2024 because he had seen those words before.Blanche Yang Li, 14, of Boulder, Colo., high fives her friends after correctly spelling her word as she competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)g

Blanche Yang Li, 14, of Boulder, Colo., high fives her friends after correctly spelling her word as she competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)g“There’s actually a section in Merriam-Webster that is dedicated to just geographical words, so sometimes when I’m tired from studying normal words, I take a break and I browse through that list of geographical words that they have,” said Faizan, a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas.