Kevin O’Connell hopes to emulate Sean McVay, from play calling to building a culture

New Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has spent the last two years working for Sean McVay as the Rams’ offensive coordinator, and O’Connell says he’s bringing everything he learned in Los Angeles with him to Minnesota. O’Connell confirmed at his introductory press conference that he will be the offensive play caller, and he said working [more]

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NFL will take close look at taunting calls and non-calls

The Competition Committee begins today the effort to identify potential rule changes for the 2022 season. One specific rule definitely will be getting attention during the process. It’s the taunting rule. And it will be getting a closer look. The rule itself has been on the books for years. It was the subject of a [more]

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If Joe Burrow had time on final play, he would have seen Ja’Marr Chase wide open for a touchdown

Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald should have been the Super Bowl LVI MVP. From the two sacks he had during the short-field drive that resulted in Cincinnati scoring a field goal instead of a touchdown to the Herculean effort to keep Bengals running back Samaje Perine from achieving a first down on third and one [more]

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LeBron James: Aaron Donald is the greatest defensive player I’ve ever seen

In making back-to-back, game-sealing plays during Super Bowl LVI, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald helped solidify his status as one of the greatest defensive players of all time. But one of the greatest NBA players of all time went a little farther with his assessment of Donald’s career on Wednesday night. After going shirtless in [more]

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Mike Brown: We want to do some things to help Joe Burrow

The Bengals feel like they have a bright future after advancing to the Super Bowl and a big reason for that is quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow’s play during his second NFL season gave rise to visions of a long run as a contender in the AFC, but those thoughts have been tinged with some fear [more]

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Sean McVay’s fiancee says he’s not retiring

Rams head coach Sean McVay’s future with the team came up for discussion in the days leading into Super Bowl LVI, but all signs point to him continuing in his current role. McVay said during Wednesday’s championship celebration in Los Angeles that he plans to “run it back” with the Rams and COO Kevin Demoff [more]

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Brandon Beane on making big moves: Have to keep an eye on next two or three years

Rams General Manager Les Snead made it clear at Tuesday’s championship parade that he has no regrets about shipping away draft picks in order to acquire players like Matthew Stafford, Jalen Ramsey, and Von Miller on the way to a Super Bowl title. Those moves leave the Rams short on draft picks and with cap [more]

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