Dean Blandino is the XFL’s head of officiating

A fledgling football league will have an established expert running it officiating department. A notice of a Tuesday press conference to announce the XFL’s rules identifies former NFL senior V.P. of officiating Dean Blandino as the XFL’s head of officiating. The league’s approach, based on the email regarding the press conference, will be “less stall [more]

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Cowboys interview Marvin Lewis

The Cowboys have begun searching for their next head coach before parting ways with their current one. Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the Cowboys have interviewed former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis. Lewis quietly met with the Cowboys, and he’s leaving Dallas on Saturday. Lewis was a candidate for the [more]

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Eagles are underdogs for sixth straight postseason game, won four of last five

The bad news for the Eagles is that they’re underdogs on Sunday against the Seahawks. The good news is they have plenty of experience winning as underdogs in the playoffs. Sunday’s game will be the sixth playoff game for the Eagles over the last three postseasons, and the sixth time they’ve been underdogs. They won [more]

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Mike McCarthy on way to meet with Cowboys

Officially, the Cowboys have not announced that they’re moving on from head coach Jason Garrett. But that isn’t keeping them from lining up interviews with his potential successor. Former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is on his way to Dallas and will meet with the Cowboys, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. McCarthy, who has [more]

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Report: Jason Garrett “has been campaigning” to remain the Cowboys coach

So what has been going on during the “run out the clock” meetings between the Cowboys and coach Jason Garrett? From Garrett’s perspective, the goal is to keep his job. Ed Werder of ESPN.com reports that Garrett “has been campaigning” to remain as the head coach in Dallas. At one point during the past week, [more]

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Will the Bills unleash Josh Allen as a runner?

As a rookie, Bills quarterback Josh Allen ran the ball very effectively. This year, his per-game attempts are down slightly, and his per-attempt gain has dropped significantly. He clearly has the skills. In a three-game stretch after returning from injury, Allen gained 335 yards on the ground, with back-to-back games in excess of 100 yards. [more]

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Browns interviewing Robert Saleh today

The Browns have announced that 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is interviewing for Cleveland’s head-coaching vacancy today. The 40-year-old Saleh is in his third season as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator. San Francisco has had one of the best defenses in the league this year, and Saleh has emerged as a hot name in coaching circles. [more]

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