Brandon Staley: I stand behind what we did in last week’s game

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley has taken some significant criticism this week over the playing time he gave starters and key players in Los Angeles’ loss to Denver in the regular-season finale. With Cincinnati up big on Baltimore at halftime and the Ravens playing rookie quarterback Anthony Brown, it was pretty clear the Chargers were [more]

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Equity issues regarding possible Bills-Bengals playoff game got lost in the cracks

In the aftermath of the serious events that prompted the postponement and eventual cancellation of the Week 17 game between the Bills and Bengals, the NFL decided to change its existing rules to account for home-field advantage in the AFC Championship round and the AFC wild-card round. What happened to the divisional round? The league [more]

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Ran Carthon, Ian Cunningham to interview for Titans G.M. Friday

The Titans will get a couple of General Manager interviews in before the start of the weekend. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that team will be meeting with Bears assistant G.M. Ian Cunningham on Friday and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that 49ers director of player personnel Ran Carthon will also be interviewing for [more]

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Dexter Lawrence on new contract: If it’s meant to be, it will be

Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is one of the leading defensive reasons the Giants advanced to the playoffs this season. Lawrence was selected to the Pro Bowl in recognition of his 68 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 28 quarterback hits, and two forced fumbles this season. He also put himself in prime position for a new contract. The [more]

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Peyton Hillis on the road to recovery after swimming accident

Former NFL player Peyton Hillis has been hospitalized for the last week after a swimming accident, but he is showing improvement. Hillis’s girlfriend, Angela Cole, wrote on Instagram that Hillis went into the water to save his children from drowning. Hillis was in intensive care and on a ventilator but now doing well enough that [more]

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Ian Cunningham to interview with Cardinals Thursday

The Cardinals are meeting with another General Manager candidate on Thursday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is interviewing Bears assistant G.M. Ian Cunningham. Cunningham broke into the NFL as a player personnel assistant and scout for the Ravens and then spent five years with the Eagles. He was hired in Chicago [more]

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FTX bankruptcy reveals Tom Brady as one of company’s biggest shareholders

Tom Brady‘s connection to FTX has resulted in both civil liability and the implosion of his massive equity stake in the company. Via FrontOfficeSports.com, and as originally reported by the New York Post, court documents filed in connection with the FTX bankruptcy show that Brady owns more than 1.1 million shares in the company. His [more]

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