Tyrann Mathieu “hoping it works out” to stay with Chiefs

The Chiefs’ season came to an end with Sunday’s overtime loss to the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game and the realities of the NFL mean that the loss also marked the end of some players’ time with the organization. Safety Tyrann Mathieu could be one of them. Mathieu is now out of contract and [more]

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C.J. Uzomah hopeful knee injury won’t keep him out of Super Bowl

Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah helped get the team into the AFC Championship Game, but he wasn’t able to help them rally for a win in the second half of the game. Uzomah hurt his knee in the first quarter and did not return to the 27-24 overtime win. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported [more]

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Joe Mixon ruling seems to be the right call

An important question lingers regarding the final moments of Sunday’s AFC Championship thriller in Kansas City, where the Bengals found a way to beat the Chiefs in overtime. After rumbling 13 yards from the Chiefs’ 25 to their 12, Cincinnati running back Joe Mixon appeared to drop the ball without being down by contact. The ruling [more]

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Zac Taylor on Joe Burrow: When game is on the line, he figures it out

The Bengals took quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick of the 2020 draft with the hope that he’d transform the franchise’s fortunes and that happened a bit faster than most people expected. After beating the Chiefs in overtime on Sunday, Burrow said that he “probably would’ve called you crazy” if you told him [more]

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Eric Weddle: We were down and out, Aaron Donald rallied us

Tight end George Kittle‘s touchdown in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game put the 49ers up 17-7 and inspired a sideline meeting for the Rams defense. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald held the floor during that meeting and delivered a message to his teammates. That message was that it was time for them to [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo: We’ll see what happens, but I love this team

Jimmy Garoppolo knew his time as the 49ers starting quarterback was limited the moment that the team traded up to take Trey Lance with the third overall pick in last year’s draft and it likely came to an end on Sunday night. That’s when Garoppolo’s backhanded fling under pressure late in the fourth quarter was [more]

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Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow are second pair of No. 1 overall pick QBs to meet in the Super Bowl

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow have taken very different paths to Super Bowl LVI, but they both started their careers the same way, as the first overall pick in the NFL draft. Stafford vs. Burrow is just the second time that both Super Bowl starting quarterbacks were first overall picks. The [more]

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How much would the Dolphins have given up for Joe Burrow?

After the Bengals refused to trade the first pick in the 2020 draft to the Dolphins, we speculated that, in time, the specific details of the offer would be leaked — either because Joe Burrow failed and the Dolphins wanted to brag or because Burrow became a star, and the Bengals wanted to brag. Burrow [more]

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Report: Colts plan to interview Jim Schwartz for defensive coordinator

Jim Schwartz is on the list of defensive coordinator candidates in Indianapolis. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Colts plan to interview Schwartz for the opening created by Matt Eberflus becoming the Bears head coach. Jaguars defensive coordinator Joe Cullen and Washington defensive backs coach Chris Harris are also in the mix for [more]

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No Tom Brady fine for his interaction with Shawn Hochuli

In what will be, unless it won’t be, Tom Brady‘s final game, he drew the first unsportsmanlike conduct foul of his 22-year career. That penalty won’t be accompanied by a financial sanction. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Brady wasn’t fined for his interaction with referee Shawn Hochuli, after Brady complained about Hochuli’s [more]

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Travis Kelce close to joining Jerry Rice, Julian Edelman as only players with 100 playoff catches

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce can join an exclusive club today. If Kelce catches four passes against the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, he will have reached 100 catches in the playoffs in his career. He would be just the third player in NFL history to have 100 postseason catches. Jerry Rice owns the [more]

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Tom Brady has re-written the NFL record book

Tom Brady, who reportedly plans to retire after 22 seasons in the NFL, has established a slew of NFL records, some of which may never be broken. Here’s a look at all of the records on which Brady is No. 1 in NFL history: Regular season records Most passes attempted, career: Brady threw 11,317 passes. [more]

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Reports: Sanjay Lal, Thomas McGaughey interviewing for Bears coordinator jobs

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is working to fill out his coaching staff after being hired a couple of days ago. Jane Slater of NFL Media reports that Jaguars wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal is interviewing for the team’s offensive coordinator opening. There are also multiple reports that Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey is [more]

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Jonathan Gannon gets second interview with Texans

The Texans are bringing in Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon for a second head-coaching interview. Gannon is interviewing today, according to multiple reports. The only other candidate known to receive a second interview with the Texans is Josh McCown, the retired NFL quarterback who has no coaching experience outside some volunteer work at the high [more]

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Cooper Kupp is first receiver ever with 2,000 yards combined in regular season and postseason

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp fell short of breaking the single-season records for catches and receiving yards, but when playoffs are included, he has broken both records this postseason. Kupp now has 159 catches for 2,191 yards in 19 games (17 regular season, two postseason), the most in NFL history for a combined regular season [more]

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Broncos line up firms to assist with looming sale process

With a new coach in play, it’s time to go looking for a new owner. Via Sports Business Daily, the Broncos have hired both a banker and a law firm for its looming sale. Allen & Co. will do the deal, and Proskauer will handle the legal side of the transaction. Forbes has placed a [more]

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Josh McCown reportedly is the favorite to become the next Texans coach

It looks like the Texans really are going to do it. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that former NFL quarterback Josh McCown is the favorite to become next head coach of the Texans. McCown is getting a second interview, a clear indication that a former player with no college or pro coaching experience [more]

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Report: Tom Brady retirement announcement likely coming soon

Logic and common sense point to Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady retiring. A new report indicates that the logical, commonsensical decision will be announced soon. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, citing “several sources who are within Brady’s inner circle,” explains that these sources anticipate Brady “most likely will reveal his future plans in the coming [more]

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Odell Beckham told Von Miller “Don’t come to Cleveland” when they discussed playing together

Von Miller and Odell Beckham knew they wanted to be teammates before either one of them joined the Rams. But when they first discussed playing together, Beckham — then with the Browns — told Miller it wouldn’t be in Cleveland. Miller told Sports Illustrated that Beckham told him, “Don’t come to Cleveland” last year when [more]

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Zac Taylor: Noise at Arrowhead will be difficult, but our preparation’s been effective

The Chiefs will be hosting their fourth straight AFC Championship Game on Sunday and history says that the crowd is going to be very loud when they and the Bengals take the field. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor addressed what the team is doing to prepare for that during his Thursday press conference. The team [more]

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Von Miller: Getting teammates to Super Bowl really drives me on the field

The Rams brought Von Miller to Los Angeles in a trade in order to bolster their pass rush and he’s done just that in recent weeks. Miller has at least one sack in his last six games and he’s forced a pair of fumbles, including one by Tom Brady in last Sunday’s win over the [more]

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Saints plan to interview Brian Flores

The Saints got a later start on their head coaching search than other teams, but they’re trying to make up for lost time. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Saints plan to interview former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores for the vacancy created by Sean Payton’s decision to step down after 16 years on [more]

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Rams’ Eric Weddle on playing 61 snaps vs. Buccaneers: “No way was I coming out”

Eric Weddle had been retired for two full years before the Rams called him and asked him to sign for the playoffs, but he has shown no sign of being out of shape. He played 61 snaps on Sunday against the Buccaneers and says he feels great. Weddle told the Deseret News that the Rams’ [more]

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Patrick Mahomes can be the youngest quarterback to start three Super Bowls

Few players have accomplished as much as Patrick Mahomes, so early in his career, and he’s one win away from another unprecedented accomplishment. If the Chiefs beat the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl LVI, Mahomes will start in his third Super Bowl, and he will be the youngest quarterback [more]

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Report: Bears eyeing Rich Bisaccia as special teams coach if not retained by Raiders

If Rich Bisaccia isn’t retained by the Las Vegas Raiders as their head coach, he may already have his next job lined up. According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears are hopeful to be able to hire Bisaccia as their special teams coordinator under new head coach Matt Eberflus. Eberflus and Bisaccia [more]

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Report: Steelers want to interview Joe Whitt for defensive coordinator

The Steelers need a defensive coordinator after the retirement of Keith Butler and their list of candidates for the job is continuing to take shape. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the team wants to interview Cowboys secondary coach Joe Whitt for the opening. They’ve already shown interest in speaking to Giants defensive [more]

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Brandon Beane wants both offenses to get a chance in playoff OT

Count Bills General Manager Brandon Beane among those who would like to see the NFL consider changes to the way overtime is handled in the postseason. Beane revealed himself as a supporter of that cause when he spoke to reporters on Wednesday. That press conference came days after the Bills’ 42-36 overtime loss to the [more]

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Broncos finalizing deal to hire Nathaniel Hackett as head coach

The Broncos are on the verge of hiring their next head coach: Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett and the Broncos are finalizing a deal this morning after contract talks heated up on Wednesday night, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The 42-year-old Hackett was a hot name in this year’s coaching cycle and [more]

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Sean McVay: Kyle Shanahan isn’t in my head

Sean McVay has a 55-26 regular season record as the Rams head coach, but his success has not extended to the team’s games against the 49ers. They’re 3-7 against their NFC West rivals over his five years on the job and they carry a six-game losing streak against the Niners into Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. [more]

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Mike Singletary says he vetoed a trade that would have sent Ben Roethlisberger to the 49ers

Former 49ers coach Mike Singletary says that he once vetoed a trade that would have sent Ben Roethlisberger from Pittsburgh to San Francisco. Singletary told Dan Pompei of TheAthletic.com that the 49ers and Steelers had a deal that would have resulted in Roethlisberger going to San Francisco, but Singletary vetoed the deal. According to Singletary, [more]

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Joe Schoen: We want a head coach with a proven record of developing young players

The Giants will hold a press conference for new General Manager Joe Schoen on Wednesday, but they’ve already posted a video with him answering a few questions from former Giants center Shaun O’Hara. Some of those questions had to do with the team’s head coaching search, including what he’s looking for when he interviews candidates [more]

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Bengals DC Lou Anarumo: We’ve got to make the Chiefs kick field goals

When the Bengals and Chiefs played in Week 17, Kansas City scored touchdowns on four consecutive drives in the first half to build a 28-17 halftime lead. But Cincinnati played strong complementary football in the second half, as the Chiefs had just three possessions the rest of the way. They punted twice and settled for [more]

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Sean McDermott says Tre’Davious White “on schedule” in return from torn ACL

The Bills were missing a key piece of their defense in last Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs, but head coach Sean McDermott doesn’t sound concerned about cornerback Tre'Davious White‘s rehab taking longer than expected. McDermott was asked about White during a Tuesday press conference and the coach said that he sees him nearly every day [more]

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Gayle Benson: We’re going to make a thorough search

The Saints are looking for a head coach for the first time in a long time and it didn’t take long for one name to pop up as a favorite to succeed Sean Payton. Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen had an interview with the Bears scheduled for the same day that Payton announced he is stepping [more]

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Travis Kelce was mic’d up, told teammates which routes would be open on game-tying drive

Most viewers were shocked by how quickly the Chiefs moved into field goal range to force overtime after the Bills took a lead with 0:13 left in Sunday’s playoff game. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wasn’t surprised at all. In fact, Kelce was wearing a microphone for NFL Films, and the footage shows that Kelce [more]

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Kelly Stafford: Ndamukong Suh really dislikes Matthew, and we don’t know why

Former Lions teammates Ndamukong Suh and Matthew Stafford were involved in an altercation on Sunday when Suh was flagged for taunting Stafford after accusing Stafford of kicking him. Now Stafford’s wife has weighed in on the matter and said that Suh is the only player in the NFL who has a problem with Stafford. “I [more]

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Sean McVay urges Rams fans to not sell their tickets

The Rams have sold out SoFi Stadium for the NFC Championship. If the Rams fans who have bought the tickets choose to sell them (and turn a tidy profit), they can. Coach Sean McVay hopes they won’t. “I thought the Monday night atmosphere [against the Cardinals] was electric and looking to create something [similar] — [more]

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NBC, Fox to simulcast USFL opener

Whether the upstart USFL can succeed where other spring football leagues have failed remains to be seen, but there’s little doubt that the league’s first game will draw a large audience. Both NBC and Fox will simulcast the first USFL game on Saturday, April 16, according to Sports Business Journal. The prime time game will [more]

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Bengals OC Brian Callahan: Pass protection has got to be better this week

When a quarterback gets sacked nine times in a single game, it’s usually not a recipe for success. Joe Burrow and the Bengals were able to overcome their significant pass protection issue to defeat the Titans 19-16 on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship game. But there’s got to be some concern for the [more]

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Giants set to interview Patrick Graham Wednesday, Brian Flores Thursday

The Giants are interviewing Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll for the second time on Tuesday, but they still have a couple of initial conversations on the schedule for later this week. According to multiple reports, the team will be interviewing their defensive coordinator Patrick Graham on Wednesday. Former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is on [more]

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Kyle Shanahan: Jimmy Garoppolo’s approach to this run has helped a ton

Ever since the 49ers selected Trey Lance third overall in last year’s draft, there’s been an expiration date on Jimmy Garoppolo‘s time as the team’s starting quarterback. No exact date was set, but it got pushed to at least next season when the 49ers were able to turn things around from a 3-5 start to [more]

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Matt LaFleur: There’s ways to move money and bring key guys back

After the Packers lost to the 49ers on Saturday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said that he has no interest in being part of a rebuild while discussing his uncertain future in Green Bay. That prospect floats around the Packers because they are currently on track to be some $40 million over the salary cap for the [more]

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Rams tickets sold out to season ticket holders, but no restrictions on re-sales to 49ers fans

Rams season ticket holders bought up every ticket to Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, but there are no restrictions on those tickets being re-sold to 49ers fans — raising concerns for the Rams that their home field will feel like a road game. When the Rams and 49ers met in the regular season finale, 49ers fans [more]

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Raiders to interview Dwayne Joseph for G.M. vacancy

The Las Vegas Raiders will interview an in-house candidate for their general manager vacancy. Via Mike Jones of USA Today, the Raiders will interview director of pro personnel Dwayne Joseph to fill the opening created by the firing of Mike Mayock earlier this month. Joseph has spent the last three seasons as the Raiders’ director [more]

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Bruce Arians said “some guys didn’t blitz” on big play to Cooper Kupp

After Bucs running back Leonard Fournette‘s touchdown tied the game late in the fourth quarter, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had 42 seconds to move his team into position for a game-winning field goal. A sack on first down wasted seven of those seconds and forced the Rams to burn their final timeout, but things picked [more]

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Andy Reid to Patrick Mahomes: When it’s grim, be the Grim Reaper

Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis‘ touchdown with 13 seconds left in Sunday night’s game at Arrowhead Stadium put the Bills up by three points and set the stage for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to try for an improbable comeback. The Chiefs had three timeouts to help them and the Bills did them a solid by [more]

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Josh Allen: Can’t complain about OT rules, we didn’t make enough plays

The end of Sunday’s divisional round playoff game between the Bills and Chiefs revived a long-standing debate about the NFL’s overtime rules. Kansas City won the coin flip, got the ball, and ended the game with a touchdown pass to Travis Kelce. The Bills never got a chance with the ball, which led to numerous [more]

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Stefon Diggs wipes out fan who ran onto field

Bills receiver Stefon Diggs didn’t have much of a stat line on Sunday night, with three catches for seven yards. However, Diggs racked up a “one” in a very rare category. Diggs wiped out a fan who entered the field, and who apparently was making a beeline for the football. A fan named Carl Fugate [more]

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First review of Playmakers arrives, including a tombstone-worthy quote

As you may have heard (and you surely have), Playmakers debuts on March 15. Recently, the fine folks at Kirkus Reviews provided their verdict on the close look at the last 20 years of the National Football League. “Get it” are the two words that resonated most immediately for me, until I noticed a money [more]

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Chiefs favored by 7 over Bengals, Rams favored by 3 over 49ers

The Bengals beat the Chiefs in Week 17 and the 49ers beat the Rams in Week 18, but the Bengals and 49ers will be underdogs for the upcoming conference championship rematches. The Chiefs are favored by seven points over the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, and the Rams are favored by three points over [more]

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Ryan Tannehill: It’s gonna take long time to get over Saturday’s loss

The Titans finished the regular season as the top team in the AFC, but that didn’t help them on Saturday. Ryan Tannehill threw three interceptions, including one by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson with less than 30 seconds left to play. The Bengals needed one play to get into field goal position after that pick and [more]

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Sean Payton’s future with the Saints becomes an issue

The man who coined the phrase Sunday Splash! report is the topic of one all over again. Saints coach Sean Payton, who went through a stretch of multiple seasons in which NFL pregame newshounds sniffed around (and reported about) the possibility of Payton leaving New Orleans, has not yet committed to remaining with the team [more]

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Joe Burrow: Evan McPherson is unbelievable

The Bengals only managed one touchdown in Saturday’s game in Tennessee, but that proved to be enough to get the job done. Rookie kicker Evan McPherson had a lot to do with that. The fifth-round pick made all four field goals he tried during the 19-16 win, including the 52-yarder at the whistle that gave [more]

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Report: Tom Brady “remains noncommittal” to playing in 2022

Consider Bruce Arians potentially shocked. The smoke regarding a potential Tom Brady retirement after the 2021 season is building, even though he previously had said — on multiple occasions — that he’ll play through 2022, the year in which he turns 45, and then decide what to do after that. Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo: It’s never going to be pretty, but we find a way

The 49ers offense didn’t score a touchdown on Saturday night, but the team is still going to the NFC Championship Game. A blocked punt late in the fourth quarter was returned for a game-tying touchdown by Talanoa Hufanga and the 49ers were able to come up with a 44-yard drive in the final minutes to [more]

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Deebo Samuel says he’s fine despite limping off the field after picking up big first down

San Francisco receiver/running back Deebo Samuel made one of the biggest plays of the game on Saturday night when he ran for nine yards on third-and-7 with a minute left, setting up the game-winning field goal. But after that play, he appeared to be injured. The good news is, Samuel indicated just moments after limping [more]

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Robbie Gould is 20-for-20 on field goals in his playoff career after game-winner in Green Bay

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould is taking his place as one of the great playoff kickers in NFL history. After hitting a 45-yard field goal in the snow at Lambeau Field as time expired on Saturday night, Gould is now 20-for-20 in his career in the postseason. No kicker in NFL history has as [more]

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Jim Caldwell: I didn’t turn down interviews with Raiders, Vikings

Former Colts and Lions head coach Jim Caldwell issued a statement on Saturday morning responding to a report about his interest in a pair of head coaching interviews. Dan Graziano of ESPN reported this week that Caldwell declined the chance to interviews with the Raiders and Vikings about their vacancies. Caldwell said that report is [more]

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To limit distractions, assistant coaches on teams still playing should be off limits until after AFC, NFC championships

The NFL’s current procedures for interviewing candidates from other teams is broken. The best solution isn’t practical. A simple compromise is hiding in plain sight. The postseason, the most critical time of the year for teams still playing, becomes undermined every year when assistant coaches employed by teams preparing for games carve out time to [more]

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Robbie Gould is 18-for-18 on field goals in the playoffs, best in NFL history

San Francisco kicker Robbie Gould is taking a perfect playoff record into a cold and windy night in Green Bay. Gould is 18-for-18 on field goals in the playoffs, which is the best mark in NFL history: No other kicker has attempted that many field goals in the postseason without a miss. Most of Gould’s [more]

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Jerry Jones not concerned about sun getting in players’ eyes, ball hitting board at Jerry World

When the Cowboys unveiled their new stadium in 2009, Jerry Jones proudly proclaimed it the greatest football stadium ever constructed. But the stadium has some flaws that were on display in the playoffs, including glare from the sun getting in players’ eyes, and the enormous video board being low enough to the field that it [more]

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Tom Telesco not ready to talk new contracts for Mike Williams, Derwin James

Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco said in a Thursday press conference that he saw the 2021 season as an “exciting start” to head coach Brandon Staley’s time with the team and that he’s a supporter of Staley’s approach to taking risks on fourth downs, but he was less forthcoming when it come to contract matters. [more]

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Report: Jim Caldwell declined interview requests with Vikings, Raiders

Former Lions and Colts coach Jim Caldwell has had two interviews during the current cycle. He could have had at least two more. Via Dan Graziano of ESPN.com, Caldwell has declined opportunities to interview for current vacancies in Minnesota and Las Vegas. This could mean that Caldwell believes he’ll be getting the job in Chicago [more]

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Tyrann Mathieu: When Josh Allen runs, we have to treat him like a running back

Bills quarterback Josh Allen played the best game of his career last week when the Bills thrashed the Patriots 47-17 in the wild card round. When it comes to this week’s opponent, there’s plenty of familiarity with Allen’s skill set. Sunday will mark the fourth time in the last two seasons that the Bills and [more]

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Green Bay weather will feature below-zero wind chills for 49ers-Packers on Saturday night

Bitter cold weather is expected in Green Bay for Saturday night’s 49ers-Packers game. Snow will fall on Lambeau Field tonight and tomorrow morning, but that will be cleared before the game. However, Tasos Kallas, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Green Bay, told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that the temperature will get down [more]

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Devin McCourty: I’m going to take my time and see what happens for the future

Safety Devin McCourty wrapped up his 12th season with the Patriots in last Saturday’s loss to the Bills and the end of the season also marked the end of his contract. It could also mark the end of his career. On the podcast that he hosts with his brother Jason, McCourty said that he’s not [more]

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Jalen Ramsey: I welcome the challenges that come with facing the Bucs

Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey wanted to make the All-Pro team at multiple spots this year because of his ability to cover players while playing inside or outside in the team’s defense, but the makeup of the All-Pro team doesn’t allow for that. Ramsey will get a chance to continue making an argument that things should [more]

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Tom Telesco: I support Brandon Staley 100 percent, we’re both big believers in using data

Chargers coach Brandon Staley gained a reputation as perhaps the most analytics-driven coach in the NFL during the 2021 season, and when the Chargers fell short of the playoffs, Staley’s approach drew plenty of criticism. But Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco is completely on board with Staley’s approach. “I support him 100 percent,” Telesco said [more]

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Matthew Stafford attributes record-low passing attempts to “flow of the game”

On Monday night against the Cardinals, quarterback Matthew Stafford had the highest single-game postseason passer rating in Rams history in the same game that he few the fewest passes, with the exception of games he left due to injury. Was that the plan? “No, that was just flow of the game,” Stafford told reporters on [more]

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George Kittle: Playoff game at Lambeau Field a dream come true

Playing on the road in the postseason is usually something teams want to avoid and that’s all the more true when the road game is in Green Bay on a frigid January night, but one key 49ers player is fired up about the prospect of being in Lambeau Field this weekend. Tight end George Kittle [more]

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Joe Mixon: I feel like we’ve yet to play our best football

The Bengals had to sweat out a late rally by the Raiders but still advanced to the Divisional round after a solid performance to beat Las Vegas. But now a road playoff game awaits the club, as Cincinnati will play Tennessee on Saturday. The Bengals have never won a road playoff game in their team [more]

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Broncos raising prices of most non-club tickets

The Broncos will be hiring a new head coach in the near future and many of the team’s fans will have to pay more for the chance to see how that coach fares in home games next season. In a letter to season ticket holders, the Broncos announced that they will be raising prices for [more]

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Chiefs’ Willie Gay arrested for misdemeanor criminal damage

Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was arrested for a misdemeanor on Wednesday night. Gay was arrested at around 10:30 p.m. in Overland Park, Kansas, in a misdemeanor criminal damage case, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said, via KCTV. There has been no information about the details of the charges against Gay, who was booked into the [more]

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Jordan Poyer: Chiefs offense more patient than in regular season meeting

The Bills lost in Arrowhead Stadium in the playoffs last season, but their last visit to Kansas City was a more successful one. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in a 38-20 Bills win. The game was part of a 3-4 Chiefs start that led some to question if they’d [more]

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Melvin Ingram would love to remain with Chiefs, but not looking that far in future

One of the big differences between the current Chiefs team and the one that lost to the Bills early in the regular season is how the Chiefs defense has been playing. The arrival of edge rusher Melvin Ingram has played a big role in that change. The Chiefs lost just one of the 10 games [more]

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Mike McCarthy: Cowboys made the right call at end of game, just needed to execute better

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is not second guessing Dak Prescott‘s run up the middle at the end of Sunday’s loss to the 49ers, although he is acknowledging that the play could have been executed better. McCarthy said Prescott running up the middle, sliding, then getting up for a spike was a good call. “So, it’s [more]

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Giants conducting second interview with Ryan Poles on Wednesday

The Giants’ search for a new General Manager could be coming to a close sooner than later. According to multiple reports, the team is conducting a second interview with Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles on Wednesday. After conducting all first-round interviews virtually, the Giants are bringing candidates to their headquarters in New [more]

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Kliff Kingsbury: Have to evaluate, figure out how to close seasons stronger

The Cardinals opened the 2021 season with seven straight wins, but Monday night’s loss to the Rams ended their season in the Wild Card round of the playoffs and left them with a 4-7 mark over their final 11 games. Second half struggles have been a theme of head coach Kliff Kingsbury’s three years with [more]

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Steelers DC Keith Butler could retire

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters on Tuesday that he wasn’t happy with the team’s offensive production in 2021, but that he’s optimistic about what the future holds for offensive coordinator Matt Canada. There could be a change with the coach in charge of things on the other side of the ball, however. Tomlin [more]

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Maxx Crosby: Rich Bisaccia one of a kind, the best man for the job

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby said it was “tough” to hear that the team fired General Manager Mike Mayock on Monday and he’d like to see the team avoid making the same decision regarding interim head coach Rich Bisaccia. Crosby noted on The Rich Eisen Show that Mayock drafted him in the fourth round of [more]

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With six sacks in last five games, Von Miller excited for his next challenge in Tom Brady

When Von Miller arrived on the Rams in a mid-season trade with the Broncos, it took him a little time to find his fit in the defense. But Miller now has six sacks in the Rams’ last five games, and he says everything is coming together. “We’re just jelling at the right time. We’ve been [more]

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Zac Taylor hoping to slow down former pupil Ryan Tannehill and Titans

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor spent a total of eight years coaching teams with Ryan Tannehill on the roster. Taylor was at Texas A&M for four years alongside Tannehill and would become an assistant quarterbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins in 2012 after Tannehill was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2012 [more]

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Adrian Phillips doesn’t see huge gap between Bills and Patriots

Safety Adrian Phillips signed a three-year extension with the Patriots, so he’ll be sticking around New England for a while and will be a key part of their push to reclaim the top spot in the AFC East from the Bills. Buffalo has won two straight division titles and Saturday night’s 47-17 win was more [more]

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Eric Weddle had an “amazing, crazy week” ending two-year retirement by playing Monday night

Rams safety Eric Weddle got on the field for 19 plays in Monday night’s win over the Cardinals, a shocking return to play for a player who announced his retirement two years ago. Afterward Weddle was thrilled to be a part of it. Calling it an “amazing, crazy week” getting ready for the game, Weddle [more]

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Jalen Hurts: There’s a lot of value in everything that’s happened this year

The Eagles’ season came to a painful end in Tampa on Sunday and quarterback Jalen Hurts had a rough day, but he wasn’t dwelling on what went wrong when he spoke to reporters in Philadelphia on Monday. Hurts said he felt that his second season as a starter was already underway and that he will [more]

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Sean McVay: Cam Akers “unbelievable” and getting more confident

Getting running back Cam Akers on the field at all was a remarkable development for a Rams team that assumed they’d lost him for the season when he tore his Achilles in July, but Akers showed on Monday night that he’s not just along for the ride. Akers ran 17 times for 55 yards and [more]

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Kyler Murray: “Disappointing” we couldn’t make it competitive

Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt called the team’s season a “massive failure” after Monday night’s 34-11 loss to the Rams was in the books and quarterback Kyler Murray agreed with that assessment when it was his turn to meet with the media. Murray said that the goal of the team is to win the Super [more]

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Bucs favored by 3 over Rams, all four home teams favored in divisional round

After the Rams beat the Cardinals on Monday night, they opened as underdogs for Sunday’s divisional round game at Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers initially opened as 2.5-point favorites and quickly moved to 3-point favorites over the Rams at most sports books. Bettors are showing faith in the Bucs even though the Rams won 34-24 when [more]

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Budda Baker says “I am doing good” after collision with Cam Akers

Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker left Monday night’s Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams secured to a stretcher after a violent collision with running back Cam Akers. The left side of Baker’s head to the brunt of Akers’ impact as he slammed off the turf and remained down on the field for several [more]

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JuJu Smith Schuster: It would be nice to stay for another four years

Sunday night’s 42-21 loss to the Chiefs was likely Ben Roethlisberger‘s final game with the Steelers, but wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster hopes that’s not the case for him. Retirement isn’t on the table for Smith-Schuster, but he is set for free agency after signing a one-year deal to return to the team last offseason. He [more]

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Deebo Samuel: I told Kyle Shanahan to give me the ball and scored the next play

Deebo Samuel has been a major part of the 49ers offense all season and he came up with one of their biggest plays in Sunday’s win over the Cowboys. Samuel stepped up in the third quarter after cornerback K'Waun Williams picked off Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott inside the Dallas 30-yard-line. After that play, 49ers head [more]

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Fred Warner has “a chance” to play next weekend

The 49ers got a win in Dallas on Sunday, but they lost a pair of key defensive players to injury en route to the 23-17 victory. Defensive end Nick Bosa suffered a concussion and linebacker Fred Warner injured his ankle during the game. Bosa will have to go through the concussion protocol to be cleared [more]

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Ben Roethlisberger: “Truly a blessing” to be a Steeler

Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t officially announced his retirement yet, but nothing he said before Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs suggested he’s going to continue playing and that remained the case after the game. Roethlisberger said that it has “just been truly a blessing” to be the Steelers quarterback since 2004 and that it was “an honor [more]

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Tom Brady notches 35th postseason win, 85th postseason touchdown pass

Tom Brady keeps re-writing the NFL playoff record book. The Buccaneers’ win over the Eagles on Sunday was the 35th postseason win of Brady’s career. That’s not just an NFL record, it dwarfs second-place Joe Montana, who won 16 postseason games as a starting quarterback. Brady also threw two touchdown passes, giving him 85 in [more]

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Patrick Mahomes on facing the Bills: “We’re expecting a fight, we’re expecting a battle”

The Chiefs will host the Bills on Sunday for the second consecutive year in the playoffs, and Patrick Mahomes is expecting a challenge. The Bills and Chiefs, who both won easily in the wild card round, look like they’ll have the best, most competitive matchup in the divisional round of the playoffs. “A really good [more]

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Report: “All systems are go” in Seattle for Pete Carroll and John Schneider in Seattle

The fact that a week has passed since the end of the regular season without the Seahawks firing coach Pete Carroll and/or G.M. John Schneider suggests that, as it appeared a week ago, they will be safe. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that, indeed, they’ll be back. Mortensen says that Carroll and Schneider met on [more]

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Sean McDermott: Micah Hyde interception a “pivotal moment” in win

The Bills wound up as 47-17 winners over the Patriots on Saturday night, but there was a point in the game where it was far from a sure thing that Buffalo would win in a rout. After the Bills opened the game with a touchdown, the Patriots drove the ball inside the 35-yard-line and quarterback [more]

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Should Jerome Boger, not Walt Anderson, have handled the Raiders-Bengals pool report?

The first game of the 2021 postseason included a mistake that would be unacceptable in the preseason. An erroneous whistle that killed a live play. It was clear, to anyone with functioning eyes and ears, that a whistle was blown before Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd caught the ball in the end zone for a touchdown, [more]

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Zac Taylor: We owe so much to Mike Brown for being patient with us

Zac Taylor went 6-25-1 over his first two seasons as the Bengals head coach and that led some to wonder if he’d be fired before he got a chance at a third season in Cincinnati. Bengals owner Mike Brown ended that speculation the day after last season ended with a statement saying the team remained [more]

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Josh Allen: First TD pass was a throwaway, I had no idea Dawson Knox caught it

Bills tight end Dawson Knox made a spectacular leaping catch to score the game’s first touchdown in Saturday night’s win over the Patriots, and quarterback Josh Allen admitted after the game that he got lucky to have a receiver in the area on a throw he never thought would be caught. Allen said he was [more]

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Bucs QB coach says he’ll be thinking, Is this the last time we’re going to see Tom Brady?

Tom Brady has given no indication that he’s thinking about retiring after this postseason. But Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen is thinking about it. Christensen told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times that it’s hard not to think about the possibility that the most accomplished player in NFL history could choose to walk away. [more]

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Bills ended every possession with a touchdown or kneeldown, unprecedented in NFL history

The Bills’ dominant win over the Patriots included an unprecedented accomplishment in NFL history. Every time the Bills got the ball they scored a touchdown — seven possessions, seven touchdowns — with the exception of kneeling down at the end of each half. The Bills had no turnovers, and they never even considered punting or [more]

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Vikings request interview with Todd Bowles

The Vikings made several requests for interviews with General Manager candidates during the week, but they waited for the weekend to make their first request for a potential head coach. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team has requested an interview with Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. That interview can take place after the [more]

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Jim Caldwell will interview with the Bears

Thirteen years ago, Bill Polian hired Jim Caldwell to replace Tony Dungy, after the Hall of Famer retired as coach of the Colts. It resulted in a Super Bowl appearance in Caldwell’s first season on the job. With Polian now consulting for the Bears (and, as we hear it, fully running the search for a [more]

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Bart Scott tells Josh Allen to use Viagra to improve circulation; Pfizer advises otherwise

At a time when one specific Pfizer product has gotten the bulk of public attention, its signature blue pill has been mentioned a time or two in the past few days, as it relates to playing football in cold weather. ESPN’s Bart Scott, a former NFL linebacker, recently suggested that players should use Viagra to [more]

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AP voting quirk results in no second-team All-Pro running back

The Associated Press awards voting process has plenty of flaws, apart from the whole Hub Arkush situation. One major flaw continues to be the group’s refusal to permit anything more than one vote per voter per award. With prizes like MVP, the absence of a first-place, second-place, and third-place vote limits the number of players [more]

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T.J. Watt feeling healthier than the last time the Steelers faced the Chiefs

When the Steelers played the Chiefs three weeks ago, pass rusher T.J. Watt had perhaps his worst game of the season, failing to record a single pressure, let alone a sack. As the Steelers prepare to face the Chiefs on Sunday, Watt says it’s different. Although Watt wasn’t listed on the injury report for the [more]

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No interviews of Jim Harbaugh yet (officially)

We’re nearly a week into the spinning of the coaching carousel, and there has been no word of any actual interview of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, none of the teams looking for coaches have reported to the league office an interview with Harbaugh. By rule, all interviews [more]

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Kyler Murray has “no nerves” heading into his first playoff game

In his third season after Arizona selected him at No. 1 overall, quarterback Kyler Murray has made it to the playoffs. And he’s fully embracing the moment, as the Cardinals get ready to play the Rams on Monday night. “As a competitor, this is as big as it gets,” Murray said in his Thursday press [more]

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Nick Bosa: Cowboys tackles are definitely beatable

Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith was back to full practice participation on Thursday and that puts him on track to play against the 49ers on Sunday. That prospect is not an overly daunting one for 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa. Bosa said that Smith has been one of “the best tackles in the league for [more]

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Colts want to sign Quenton Nelson to extension, don’t want him at left tackle

Colts General Manager Chris Ballard wouldn’t commit to quarterback Carson Wentz‘s return during a Thursday press conference, but he had no such hesitation about another offensive starter. Left guard Quenton Nelson had his fifth-year option exercised before the season, so he’s under contract in Indianapolis for one more year. Ballard made it clear during the [more]

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Brian Flores interviewing with Bears Friday

Brian Flores lost his job to start the week and he’ll be interviewing for another one as it comes to an end. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Flores is interviewing with the Bears for their head coaching vacancy on Friday. Flores was fired by the Dolphins on Monday after three seasons as their [more]

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Trent Williams: Elbow has made a lot of improvement

The 49ers had to play without left tackle Trent Williams last Sunday, but it looks like he’s on track to play this weekend. Williams returned to practice on Thursday as a limited participant and said after the session that his elbow injury is in a lot better shape than he was at this time last [more]

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LeSean McCoy: Players like playing for Byron Leftwich because he helps us hit contract incentives

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has been mentioned as a candidate for multiple head-coaching vacancies this offseason. If he gets hired, players may want to play on his team for one specific reason: Contract incentives. That’s the word from former Buccaneers running back LeSean Mccoy, who said on the I Am Athlete podcast that in [more]

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Micah Parsons feels refreshed after sitting out last week

Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons wasn’t able to finish up his remarkable rookie season on the field, but that may wind up being a positive for him and the team this weekend. Parsons was out of the lineup because of a positive test for COVID-19 and said that he experienced symptoms including fatigue and muscle aches [more]

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Ryan Tannehill: I didn’t get my mojo back because I never lost it

Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill was named the AFC’s offensive player of the week for Week 18 after throwing four touchdowns to help the Titans clinch the top seed in the AFC with a win over the Texans. That performance capped a strong three-game run for Tannehill. He threw seven touchdowns and didn’t turn the ball [more]

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Travis Etienne: Rookie season was like going to a birthday party and not getting cake

The Jaguars took a pair of Clemson products in the first round of the 20201 draft, but they only got a chance to see one of them on the field during the regular season. A Lisfranc injury suffered in the preseason caused running back Travis Etienne to spend his rookie season sitting in meetings rather [more]

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Matt Eberflus set for Saturday interview with Jaguars

Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus passed on a chance to speak with the Jaguars about their head coaching vacancy before the end of the regular season, but there’s nothing standing in his way now. The regular season ended last Sunday and the Colts’ flop in Jacksonville means there’s no postseason game for Eberflus to prepare [more]

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Kliff Kingsbury expects the best game of Kyler Murray’s career

Some players rise to the occasion in their postseason debuts and others falter under the increased pressure that comes with playing in the spotlight, but Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury isn’t worrying about quarterback Kyler Murray falling into the latter category. Kingsbury told reporters that he believes Murray has been building toward this moment throughout [more]

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Frank Reich warned Colts last week: Jaguars think they can beat us, and they’re right

The Colts lost in the most stunning upset of this NFL season on Sunday, getting knocked out of playoff contention by a Jaguars team that had the worst record in the league. You might think no one saw it coming, but Colts coach Frank Reich did. The final episode of the in-season Hard Knocks that [more]

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Tracy Walker named the NFC defensive player of the week

The Lions didn’t win much during the 2021 season, but they were able to end the year on a high note. They jumped out to a lead when Aaron Rodgers was still quarterbacking Green Bay in the first half and then fell behind briefly in the second before scoring the final 10 points of the [more]

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Dak Prescott is the NFC offensive player of the week

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was slumping during the second half of the season, but he found a pretty good groove in the final three weeks of the season. That run included last Saturday’s performance against the Eagles. Prescott was 21-of-27 for 295 yards and five touchdowns in a 51-26 win that sends the Cowboys into [more]

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Ryan Tannehill named AFC offensive player of the week

The Titans needed a win over the Texans to clinch the AFC’s top seed and the coveted first-round bye. They got it thanks in large part to a big game from quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Now Tannehill has been named AFC offensive player of the week. Tannehill finished the game 23-of-32 passing for 287 yards with [more]

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Bill O’Brien set to interview with Jaguars Wednesday

Bill O’Brien was waiting for Alabama’s season to come to an end before turning his attention toward a potential return to the NFL and Monday night’s loss to Georgia means he’s now ready to interview with the Jaguars. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that O’Brien will meet with the team about their head coaching [more]

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Bradley Chubb will “put my head down and go to work” after worst NFL season

The 2021 season did not go as hoped for Broncos edge rusher Bradley Chubb. He had offseason ankle surgery, returned in Week Two and then hurt the other ankle. He got back in the lineup in Week 12, missed another game due to COVID protocols, and didn’t record a sack in any of his seven [more]

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Mike Tomlin: We’re not paralyzed by last visit to Kansas City

The Steelers were able to find their way into the playoffs last Sunday, but there aren’t many people giving them much of a chance to stick around. Drawing the No. 7 seed means they will be at Arrowhead Stadium this Sunday night and it doesn’t take a long memory to remember the last time that [more]

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Dolphins request interview with Kellen Moore

Add the Dolphins to the list of teams interested in speaking to Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore about their head coaching vacancy. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Dolphins have requested an interview with Moore. The Jaguars and Broncos have also shown interest in Moore since firing their head coaches. Reports about the [more]

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Jerod Mayo: Head coaching job the goal, but focus on job at hand

Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is on the list of candidates for the Broncos head coaching job and he told reporters on Tuesday that he will “absolutely” speak to the AFC West team about the opening. Mayo interviewed for the Eagles before they hired Nick Sirianni last year and called it “a great experience” to [more]

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2022 NFL head coaching and G.M. change tracker

The NFL changed its rules for head coaching and General Manager interviews this year and teams with vacancies are allowed to begin interviewing candidates in the final two weeks of the regular season. We’ll keep track of all firings, interviews, and hirings right here, so check back often to see what moves teams are making [more]

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Tom Brady continues to re-write the NFL postseason record book in 2022

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady already owns some of the most significant NFL postseason records, and he’ll add to those records when the Bucs host the Eagles on Sunday. Here are a few of the postseason records that Brady owns, and some notes on how far everyone else in the league is from equaling Brady’s records: [more]

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Buffalo weather forecast for Patriots-Bills has single-digit temperatures, chance of snow

The first time the Patriots and Bills met in Buffalo this season, the weather played a huge part in the result of the game, with the Patriots throwing the ball only three times in windy conditions and winning with a run-heavy game plan. When the Patriots and Bills meet again in Buffalo on Saturday night, [more]

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PFT’s 2021 NFL offensive player of the year: Cooper Kupp

The Rams have made a lot of big swings for marquee names like Matthew Stafford, Jalen Ramsey, Von Miller, and Odell Beckham in recent years, but one of their most significant acquisitions came with a lot less fanfare. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp arrived in the third round of the 2017 draft and that’s proven to [more]

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Bears request interviews with Byron Leftwich, Nathaniel Hackett, Matt Eberflus

The Bears are continuing to add names to their list of head coaching candidates Tuesday and three popular names in this hiring cycle have joined the group. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that they have requested an interview with Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they have also requested [more]

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Report: Panthers fire three assistant coaches

As the Panthers stress a need to fix their offensive line, they’ll have a new coach for the unit in 2022. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Carolina has fired offensive line coach Pat Meyer, defensive line coach Frank Okam, and special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn. Meyer came to the Panthers after three seasons as [more]

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2021 postseason field features seven new teams

When the NFL playoff field consisted of 12 teams, roughly 50 percent of one year’s field didn’t make it the next year. Now, in the second year of a 14-team field, the turnover is once again 50 percent. Half of the 14 teams that made it in 2020 failed to return in 2021, with seven [more]

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Panthers stressing need to fix offensive line

The Panthers didn’t make a coaching or General Manager change after losing their final seven games of the 2021 season, but they know they need to make some changes to the team they’re putting on the field in 2022. Quarterback gets a lot of attention after trading for Sam Darnold failed to solve the team’s [more]

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Broncos request interview with Packers QBs coach Luke Getsy

The Broncos appear to be casting a wide net in their search for a new head coach. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Denver has put in a request to interview Packers quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Luke Getsy. While Getsy coached for several college programs, he’s spent all of his NFL coaching career [more]

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Frank Reich won’t commit to Carson Wentz as Colts’ starting quarterback in 2022

A day after a stunning loss to the worst team in the league knocked the Colts out of playoff contention, coach Frank Reich declined to commit to Carson Wentz as his starting quarterback in 2022. Asked if Wentz will be the starting quarterback next season, Reich wouldn’t answer. “We loved the team we had this [more]

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Kyle Pitts: I feel like it was an OK start

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts may not wind up as the offensive rookie of the year, but he showed why he was the fourth overall pick during his first NFL season. Pitts spent the year in one of the league’s least productive offenses and wound up with 68 catches for 1,026 yards on the year. [more]

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Bears request interview with Todd Bowles

Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles has another team interested in his head coaching services. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bears have requested an interview with Bowles for the vacancy they created by firing Matt Nagy on Monday. The Bears are the second team to reach out about interviewing Bowles, who spent four [more]

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Adam Thielen feels great after “pretty easy” ankle surgery

Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen hurt his ankle in Week 13 and missed all but 23 of the team’s remaining offensive snaps as a result. Thielen wound up having surgery on the ankle a couple of weeks ago and he said Monday that he does not expect the recovery process to infringe on his preparations [more]

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Darrell Bevell will get an interview to remain Jaguars head coach

Jaguars interim head coach said late last month that he would welcome an opportunity to interview for the full-time job in Jacksonville and it appears he will be getting it. Bevell said on Monday that General Manager Trent Baalke told him that he will have a chance to meet with team owner Shad Khan about [more]

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Lamar Jackson: Greg Roman has been great for us, but I don’t know what’s going on upstairs

The Ravens missed the playoffs for the first time since quarterback Lamar Jackson joined the team and there were several factors in why the team slipped to an 8-9 record this year. Injuries left them shorthanded at several spots, the defense was not as effective as its been in past seasons, and the offense didn’t [more]

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Stephen Ross: I have no QB plans, it will be up to next head coach

After the Dolphins fired head coach Brian Flores on Monday, reports out of Miami were that Flores’ strained relationships with General Manager Chris Grier and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa contributed to dismissing him after back-to-back winning seasons. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said only that he didn’t think the team was “working well” in terms of collaboration [more]

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Crowd noise from 49ers fans caught Rams off guard on Sunday in Los Angeles

The Rams were at home on Sunday against the 49ers, but it didn’t sound like it inside SoFi Stadium. Rams coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford both said the number of 49ers fans who attended the game — and the loud cheering when the Rams were on offense — surprised them and made it [more]

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Adrian Peterson considering future in coaching after playing career is over

Adrian Peterson said on Monday that he has started to think about the possibility of becoming a coach somewhere in the future after some recent conversations with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. But even if Peterson is willing to entertain that idea eventually, Peterson still wants to keep playing himself right now. “I just [more]

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Bears fire Matt Nagy

The Bears are making a coaching change. The team confirmed that they fired head coach Matt Nagy on Monday morning. There’s no word on this point about whether General Manager Ryan Pace is also out. Nagy did not have a losing record in his first three seasons with Chicago and made the playoffs twice, but [more]

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Vikings fire Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman

“Just good enough” is no longer good enough for the Wilfs. The Vikings pressed the reset button on Monday, firing both coach Mike Zimmer and G.M. Rick Spielman. Zimmer had just finished his eighth season on the job. Spielman joined the Vikings 15 years ago, on the heels of the Fran Foley/Triangle of Authority fiasco. [more]

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Broncos CEO Joe Ellis “just tired” of losing seasons

The Broncos didn’t wait long after Saturday’s loss to the Chiefs to make a decision about head coach Vic Fangio’s future with the team. Fangio was fired on Sunday morning after turning in the franchise’s fifth straight losing season. The move came a year after the Broncos hired General Manager George Paton and Paton will [more]

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Brandon Scherff: I hope I can end my career in Washington

For the third time in the last three years, Washington guard Brandon Scherff heads into an offseason without a contract for the next season. Washington used the franchise tag to hold onto Scherff the last two years, but doing so again would push his salary north of $25 million for the 2022 season so it’s [more]

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David Bakhtiari played most of the first half, felt good in first game action in more than a year

Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari did not play a single football game in 2021, tearing his ACL late in the 2020 season and finally returning to the field yesterday in Detroit. He felt good being back. “Long, long journey,” Bakhtiari said. “I was expecting to be back earlier. It was tough. Definitely wore mentally on [more]

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T.J. Watt: Definitely a cool feeling to tie sack record

Sunday was a very good day for the Steelers as a team and for linebacker T.J. Watt as an individual. Watt dropped Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley for a sack late in the first half and that moved him into a tie with Michael Strahan for the NFL’s official record for most sacks in a season. [more]

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Derek Carr: The job’s not done

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said last week that he wouldn’t be scoreboard watching in the hours leading up to Sunday night’s game against the Chargers, but he wound up going back on his word. Carr did pay attention to the Colts losing in Jacksonville and the Steelers winning in Baltimore, which he called “the most [more]

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T.Y. Hilton: Jaguars keep on dominating us every time we come here

Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton was not blind to the team’s history in Jacksonville heading into Week 18. Hilton said after a Week 17 loss to the Raiders that the Colts would have to “find a way” to play their best in a place where they haven’t won since 2014, but memories of past failures [more]

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Tom Brady stayed in game late to help Rob Gronkowski earn $500,000 bonus

With the Buccaneers having a victory over the Panthers in hand in the fourth quarter on Sunday, quarterback Tom Brady appeared to disregard coach Bruce Arians’ desire for him to exit the game, in order to help Rob Gronkowski get enough catches to reach a contract incentive. Gronkowski’s contract called for a $500,000 bonus if [more]

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Fred Warner: Sunday’s win “the perfect type” heading into playoffs

The 49ers fell behind the Rams 17-0 in the first half of Sunday’s game and the Saints were beating the Falcons, so there wasn’t much optimism about the team’s playoff chances as games went to halftime in the late window on Sunday afternoon. As it turns out, the 49ers were saving the best for last. [more]

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Brandon Staley says overtime timeout was to get the right personnel on the field

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley called a strange timeout late in overtime on Sunday night, shortly before the Raiders kicked a field goal that knocked his team out of the playoffs. After the game, he said it was all about making a personnel substitution. “We needed to get in the right grouping,” Staley said. “We [more]

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Report: Panthers target Bill O’Brien, Jay Gruden as next offensive coordinator

Word on Saturday was that the Panthers plan to bring head coach Matt Rhule back for a third season and that his first order of business will be finding a new offensive coordinator. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Panthers are targeting former Texans head coach Bill O’Brien and former Washington head coach Jay [more]

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Dak Prescott: TD record was great, but it doesn’t matter anymore

The Cowboys cruised to a win over the Eagles on Saturday night thanks in large part to the efforts of quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott threw five touchdowns in the 51-26 victory and that allowed him to finish the season with 37 touchdown passes. That broke Tony Romo’s franchise record for a single season and came [more]

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Lawyer complains Buccaneers released Antonio Brown too early

Antonio Brown got what he wanted. Unless he didn’t. The Buccaneers released Brown on Thursday, after Brown and his lawyer lobbied aggressively for that outcome. For example, they complained on social media that he’d been “caged.” Now? Brown’s lawyer is complaining that the team released him too early. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay [more]

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Andy Reid: Travis Kelce “alright” after late visit with trainers

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce came up with a key first down as the team was running out the clock late in Saturday’s win over the Broncos, but he then caused some concern for his future status when he went to the bench to get looked at by trainers. Kelce was limping a bit on [more]

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Eagles don’t believe Tyree Jackson tore his ACL Saturday night

Eagles tight end Tyree Jackson opened Saturday night with his first NFL catch and first NFL touchdown, but things didn’t end all that well. Jackson had to leave the game with a knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ loss to the Cowboys. It was a non-contact injury and Jackson was ruled out [more]

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Report: Kevin Colbert plans to leave Steelers after 2022 NFL draft

Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert is in his final months with the team. Colbert’s contract runs through the 2022 NFL draft, and he plans to retire sooner after the draft, according to NFL Media. The Steelers were already in for significant changes this offseason with Ben Roethlisberger expected to retire. It remains to be seen [more]

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49ers plan to start Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Rams

With the playoffs on the line, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan thinks even an injured Jimmy Garoppolo gives him a better chance to win than Trey Lance. Garoppolo is expected to start today against the Rams even though he’s still dealing with an injured throwing thumb, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It became apparent [more]

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Browns place Denzel Ward on COVID-19 list, activate D’Ernest Johnson

Browns cornerback Denzel Ward was already questionable for Cleveland’s season finale against Cincinnati with a groin injury. Now his status isn’t uncertain. Ward was placed on the COVID-19 list on Saturday, the team announced. Ward has three interceptions and 10 passes defensed in 15 games this year. Cleveland has also activated backup running back D’Ernest [more]

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Boomer Esiason got pranked, apparently, regarding Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl boycott

Twitter exploded on Friday, after the @BackAftaThis (a/k/a Funhouse) account posted a clip from the Morning Show with Boomer & Gio on WFAN in New York that pushed the idea that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will threaten to boycott the Super Bowl over the NFL’s COVID protocols. Apparently, it was all a prank. Gregg Giannotti, [more]

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Jim Harbaugh reportedly told recruit he’ll “entertain” NFL opportunities

At the NFL coaching carousel prepares to start spinning, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh may end up taking a spin. Via SI.com, Harbaugh reportedly told the father of a Michigan recruit that he will indeed consider NFL opportunities. “He said that he’ll entertain [it],” Larry Clemons, the father of Darrius Clemons, told 247sports.com. “He was up front [more]

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Kliff Kingsbury: J.J. Watt’s work ethic in rehab has been “awe-inspiring”

Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt has been activated to return from injured reserve, and although that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going to play in a game, he’s already getting credit for how far he’s come. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Watt has done an incredible job rehabbing from tearing his bicep, labrum, and rotator cuff [more]

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NFL games were 75 of the 100 most-watched television programs of 2021

The NFL has long dominated the American television landscape, but never more than in 2021. NFL games were 75 of the 100 most-watched TV programs in 2021, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. The Top 5 most-watched programs were the Super Bowl, NFC Championship, AFC Championship, Raiders-Cowboys Thanksgiving game and the Buccaneers-Saints NFC [more]

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NFL threatens to take draft picks from teams that pose improper questions to draft prospects

Every year, we hear stories about questionable questions being posed to draft prospects. There’s no question that the NFL is finally taking the situation seriously, especially because these questions have caused both P.R. problems and, apparently, legal issues for the NFL. In a memo recently sent to all teams, the league office threatened to strip [more]

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Tony Corrente will retire after the season

Another tenured and experienced referee will be stepping away from the game. Referee Tony Corrente will retire after the 2021 season, according to FootballZebras.com. Corrente, 70, joined the NFL in 1995 as a back judge. He became a referee in 1998. He worked 20 postseason games, including Super Bowl XLI. Eleven years ago, Corrente worked [more]

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Cordarrelle Patterson asks to play defense on Sunday

Atlanta’s Cordarrelle Patterson has been one of the NFL’s most versatile players this season, with 607 rushing yards, 547 receiving yards and 434 kickoff return yards. But with one game to go, Patterson has more he wants to do. Specifically, Patterson wrote on Twitter that he wants defensive coordinator Dean Pees to let him play [more]

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Darius Leonard: No matter what it is, Carson Wentz wants to be the best

The Colts will clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the Jaguars on Sunday. It would put quarterback Carson Wentz back in the postseason in his first year with Indianapolis. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2016 draft has started all 16 games for Indianapolis this year, completing 62.6 percent of his passes [more]

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Myles Jack: Next Jags coach should be leader of men who is all about winning

The Jaguars’ season will come to an end on Sunday, but they’re already working toward next year in Jacksonville. Head coaching interviews are underway as the team looks for a permanent replacement for Urban Meyer after Meyer’s jump from college to the pros turned out to be a total disaster. Linebacker Myles Jack said that [more]

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Mike Tomlin “certainly” ready to handle DC duties if Keith Butler remains in COVID protocols

Mike Tomlin is wrapping up his 15th regular season as the Steelers’ head coach and the final game of the season may see him play a role he hasn’t played since his last year with another team. Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler is in COVID protocols and Tomlin would take over those duties if Butler [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett to interview with Jaguars during Packers’ bye week

Word last weekend was that Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett would not interview for the Jaguars’ head coaching vacancy before the end of the regular season and this week has unfolded without Hackett speaking to the team. Hackett isn’t going to wait until the Packers are totally done playing, however. He told reporters on Thursday [more]

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Jalen Ramsey: 49ers have had our number, but we’re going out there confident

On the last day that the Rams beat the 49ers, Jalen Ramsey was playing cornerback for the Jaguars in a 20-3 loss to the Texans. That was Week 17 of the 2018 season and the 49ers have beaten the Rams five times since that game. Ramsey has been around for four of those losses since [more]

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Ja’Marr Chase might play on Sunday, has chance to break 61-year-old rookie receiving record

One of the NFL’s oldest records is the most receiving yards in a rookie season. Ja'Marr Chase could break that record on Sunday — if he plays. The Bengals have already confirmed that starting quarterback Joe Burrow will sit out on Sunday, as the Bengals have clinched the AFC North and are getting ready for [more]

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Dan Campbell undecided on keeping play-calling duties for 2022 season

Lions coach Dan Campbell took over offensive play-calling midway through the season when he reorganized his staff midway through the season and it’s had positive results. Offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn started the season in that role, but is now more of a run-game coordinator while tight ends coach Ben Johnson became the team’s de facto [more]

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Antonio Brown takes aim at Tom Brady, Alex Guerrero

Buccaneers (still) receiver Antonio Brown stayed silent (for the most part) until last night. Now, he’s saying plenty about the disintegration of his relationship with the team. Among the disintegrated relationships? The one that brought him to Tampa in the first place, the connection to quarterback Tom Brady. A Thursday morning social-media barrage from AB [more]

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Matthew Stafford: Cool thing to be part of big seasons for Calvin Johnson, Cooper Kupp

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp heads into Week 18 with a chance to pass Calvin Johnson and set a new record for receiving yards in a single season. The quarterback who will be throwing the ball his way is the same one that helped Johnson set that record with the Lions in 2012. Matthew Stafford [more]

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Kyler Murray won’t be watching the scoreboard for 49ers-Rams

The Cardinals clinched a postseason berth a couple of weeks ago. But with the NFC West still up for grabs between them and the Rams entering Week 18. Arizona will host Seattle to end the regular season while San Francisco will play Los Angeles. If the Cardinals beat the Seahawks and the Rams fall to [more]

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