Report: Bears to hire former safety Mike Adams as assistant defensive backs coach

Long-time NFL safety Mike Adams is returning to the league in a coaching role. According to Adam Hoge of NBC Sports Chicago, the Chicago Bears are set to hire Adams as an assistant defensive backs coach. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Adams last played in the NFL in 2019 with the Houston Texans. Now he’ll [more]

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Tom Brady says family left him home alone so he can prepare for Super Bowl

It’s six days before Tom Brady will play in his tenth Super Bowl and first as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s the first time in 10 appearances in the title game that Brady is still at home as he prepares for a Super Bowl. Usually, teams would be in the host city [more]

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49ers embark on their quarterback quest for 2021

The fact that the 49ers reportedly made an attempt to trade for quarterback Matthew Stafford confirms what many have suspected for months. With quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo entering the outer years of his contract, with a relatively minimal cap charge associated with trading or cutting him, all options are on the table as the 49ers determine the [more]

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Matt LaFleur stands by field goal decision in NFC Championship game

Just over a week removed from their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship game, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur stands by the decision to kick a field goal down eight in the closing minutes. LaFleur elected for a 26-yard field goal try as the Packers trailed 31-23 with 2:09 [more]

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Report: Chris Ash joining Jaguars staff as secondary coach

The Jacksonville Jaguars have reached an agreement with Chris Ash to serve as their secondary coach under head coach Urban Meyer, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. Ash spent two seasons as co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State under Meyer in 2014-15 before getting hired as head coach at Rutgers. He spent four years in the [more]

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Report: Jaguars hire Brian Schottenheimer as passing game coordinator

Brian Schottenheimer has agreed to terms with the Jaguars to become their passing game coordinator, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The Seahawks fired Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator Jan. 12. Schottenheimer joins Darrell Bevell with the Jaguars. Schottenheimer replaced Bevell as the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator in 2018. Bevell spent the past two seasons in Detroit. [more]

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Bucs’ female coaches look forward to the day they are “no longer newsworthy”

Kate Sowers became the first female coach in a Super Bowl a year ago with the 49ers. This year, Maral Javadifar and Lori Locust are coaching in the big game for the Bucs. Javadifar (pictured) is the team’s assistant strength and conditioning coach and Locust the assistant defensive line coach. “I do look forward to [more]

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