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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