Giants interviewed Steve Wilks for defensive coordinator

The Giants have added another name to their list of defensive coordinator candidates. According to multiple reports, the team interviewed University of Missouri defensive coordinator Steve Wilks for the opening on Brian Daboll’s staff. Wilks was hired by the SEC school last year. Wilks spent the 2018 season as the Cardinals’ head coach and ran [more]

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Brian Flores litigation could provide a path to more Washington emails

On the surface, the lawsuit filed by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores has nothing to do with the Washington Commanders investigation and various associated issues. Just below the surface, the Flores case creates a connection that could force the NFL and Washington to allow more documents to be produced. From paragraphs 73 through 90 of [more]

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Reports: Jaguars want to interview Pep Hamilton, who could wind up as Texans OC

The Jaguars found their head coach in Doug Pederson and they are moving on with the work of filling out his staff. Josina Anderson of CBS Sports reports that they have requested an interview with Texans quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Pep Hamilton for their offensive coordinator role. Hamilton remains under contract to the [more]

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Micah Parsons: We’re only going to get better in second year with Dan Quinn

When the Cowboys offseason began, it looked like they might be losing defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to a head coaching job with another team but that’s not how things wound up playing out. Quinn interviewed for a number of teams and was viewed as a finalist for a couple of jobs, but he signed a [more]

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Tom Brady: If not for the tuck rule, I’m probably Drew Bledsoe’s backup in 2002

Tom Brady‘s extraordinary NFL career began with him leading the Patriots to the Super Bowl championship in 2001, his first season as their starter. But Brady believes history could have been very different, if not for the tuck rule. The infamous tuck rule was what turned an apparent game-ending fumble by Brady in his first [more]

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Brian Flores should not want Hue Jackson to join the lawsuit

The 58-page lawsuit filed five days ago by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores mentions plenty of names and examples when it comes to the racial “double standard” (as admitted by NFL executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent) in NFL coaching. Flores at no point mentions former Browns coach Hue Jackson. That likely wasn’t a [more]

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Bears hire Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator

The Bears have found their new special teams coach. Richard Hightower, who spent the last five years as the 49ers’ special teams coordinator, will be the next special teams coordinator in Chicago, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Hightower is a significant hire for Bears head coach Matt Eberflus, who is still in the [more]

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