Hue Jackson: I was never offered money to lose

After former Miami coach Brian Flores said he was offered $100,000 per loss in 2019 because Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wanted the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, former Cleveland coach Hue Jackson suggested that he got a similar offer from Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. But now Jackson has backtracked. Jackson initially started [more]

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Jason McCourty: “I was in Cleveland in 2017, there’s no way we were trying to win”

Jason McCourty, who played on the 2017 Browns team that went 0-16, believes coach Hue Jackson was speaking the truth when he said owner Jimmy Haslam incentivized him to lose. Although Jackson later softened his comments and Haslam denied the charge, McCourty said it was obvious that the Browns didn’t want to win. “I was [more]

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Jim Harbaugh: Vikings interview was a one-time thing, I’m done chasing NFL jobs

Jim Harbaugh is making no secret of the fact that he was interested in leaving Michigan to become the next head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. But when the Vikings didn’t offer him the job, he says he decided to stop chasing NFL jobs. Harbaugh told Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press he views [more]

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Shaq Barrett confident the Bucs can remain contenders without Tom Brady

Tom Brady retired this week and it’s unclear what the Buccaneers will do at quarterback next season, but a couple of Brady’s former teammates expressed confidence that the team will be able to remain successful however things play out. Left guard Ali Marpet said from the Pro Bowl that “the talent is there” when discussing [more]

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Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El wants team to add three receivers

Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El is looking for a few good men to fill out the team’s receiving corps. Randle El is at the Senior Bowl with the rest of the team’s staff this week and he told reporters that he’d like to see the team add three wide receivers to the roster [more]

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Matthew Stafford trying to treat Super Bowl like every other game

When quarterback Matthew Stafford came to the Rams, he’d never won a playoff game but he crossed that off by helping the team past the Cardinals in the Wild Card round. The Rams added two more wins, which means that Stafford is now preparing for the Super Bowl for the first time in his career. [more]

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Mike McDaniel, Kellen Moore interviewing with Dolphins Friday and Saturday

This week has been filled with a lot of discussion about allegations of misconduct made by former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, but the team will be moving on with their hunt for his replacement as we head into the weekend. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel is in Miami [more]

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