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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