Van Jefferson welcomed son after winning Super Bowl on Sunday

Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson had quite a Sunday. Jefferson caught four passes for 23 yards to help the Rams to their 23-20 win over the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI, but he didn’t hang around to celebrate with his teammates in the locker room. Jefferson’s wife Samaria went into labor during the game and [more]

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Joe Burrow was sacked 70 times in the season and postseason, third-most ever

Few quarterbacks in NFL history have been taken down as many times as Joe Burrow this season. Burrow was sacked seven times in Super Bowl LVI, tying a Super Bowl record. And that brought his total number of sacks for the 2021 regular season and postseason to 70, the third-most in NFL history. Only David [more]

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Joe Burrow thinks Bengals are a young team that can play in multiple Super Bowls

A disappointing ending to Super Bowl LVI hasn’t shaken Joe Burrow‘s confidence in the Bengals. Burrow said after the game that the Bengals can keep their top players together for years to come and get back to the Super Bowl, more than once. “We’re a young team, so we’d like to think we’ll be back [more]

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Packers reportedly plan to make a move to keep Aaron Rodgers, but will it matter?

Packers (for now) quarterback Aaron Rodgers has said he’ll be making a decision in the coming weeks as to whether he’ll stay in Green Bay or request a trade. The Packers reportedly are trying to persuade him to stay. The Super Sunday Splash! reports include items from ESPN and NFL Network regarding the team’s plan [more]

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Wes Phillips is expected to join Kevin O’Connell in move to Vikings

It appears that offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell won’t be the only member of the Rams’ offensive coaching staff who will be heading to Minnesota once Super Bowl LVI is in the books. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Wes Phillips is expected to join O’Connell with the Vikings. Phillips is [more]

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Deshea Townsend is expected to join Jaguars staff

There was word this week was that Deshea Townsend would be heading to the Vikings as their new defensive backs coach, but it appears Kevin O’Connell is going to have to find someone else to fill that position on his staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Townsend had a change of heart and [more]

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Report: Vikings plan to add Mike Pettine to coaching staff

A former NFL head coach is expected to be on Kevin O’Connell’s first Vikings coaching staff. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Vikings plan to hire former Browns head coach Mike Pettine. Pettine has been a defensive coordinator for several teams, but would have a different role with the Vikings because Ed Donatell [more]

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