Bucs set to interview Shea Tierney for offensive coordinator

Giants quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney has landed on the Buccaneers’ list of offensive coordinator candidates. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Tierney will interview for the vacancy that the Bucs created when they fired Byron Leftwich in the wake of their playoff loss to the Cowboys. Tierney just finished his first season with the [more]

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Matt Milano replaces T.J. Watt for Pro Bowl activities

Bills linebacker Matt Milano will be part of this year’s Pro Bowl festivities. The Bills announced on Friday that Milano has been named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster. He takes the place of Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, who pulled out due to an injury. Milano was named a first-team All-Pro for the first time [more]

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Sauce Gardner “wouldn’t mind” Jets trading for Aaron Rodgers

One of the highlights of Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner‘s rookie season was a 27-10 win at Lambeau Field that ended with Gardner wearing a cheesehead on the field as the Jets celebrated the victory. Gardner knocked away three of Aaron Rodgers‘ passes during that win and he got a chance to reflect on his feelings [more]

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Art Rooney II: We’ll see on Mike Tomlin extension, don’t want to speculate

The Steelers broke with tradition by waiting until the final year of head coach Mike Tomlin’s contract before signing him to a three-year extension in 2021. Pittsburgh had typically extended Tomlin’s contract with two years left on the deal and that’s where he finds himself heading into the 2023 season. Tomlin extended his run without [more]

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Trent Williams: Starvation for Super Bowl is what pushes us

The 49ers have played a lot of football already this season, but they hope there are two games left on their schedule. They’ll play their 20th game of the season against the Eagles on Sunday and left tackle Trent Williams said on Thursday that the team’s “brand of football” is a tough one for players [more]

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Eric Bieniemy on Patrick Mahomes’ recovery: I want whatever he’s taking

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy wishes he could bottle whatever it is that has allowed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to do everything on the practice field just days after suffering a high ankle sprain. Asked what the biggest reason is for Mahomes’ fast recovery, Bieniemy answered, “I have no idea, but I want whatever he’s taking.” [more]

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Buccaneers have muted 20th anniversary celebration of Super Bowl XXXVII win

Twenty years ago today, the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII, their first ever NFL championship. Ten years ago, they made a big deal about the 10-year anniversary. For the 20th anniversary, the Bucs haven’t done much of anything. The folks at JoeBucsFan.com pointed out earlier today that, as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the Bucs had [more]

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