After the resignation of Jim Schwartz, the Browns have found their next defensive coordinator. According to multiple reports, the club is hiring Falcons defensive passing game coordinator Mike Rutenberg for the role. Rutenberg, 44, was set to continue on the Falcons’ staff in 2026 with retained defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich after Atlanta hired Kevin Stefanski […]

The Browns were known to be nearing a hire for their defensive coordinator vacancy. One of the finalists will be heading to Cleveland. Mike Rutenberg is the Browns’ choice, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Not long after team and staffer interviewed, an agreement has been reached. Rutenberg’s tenure with the Falcons will now come […]

What’s good for the goose apparently isn’t good for the gander. The NFL’s aggressive effort to end publication of annual NFL Players Association report cards resulted in a 26-page arbitration ruling that gave the league a hollow victory at best, since it failed to achieve the league’s broader goal of killing the entire project. The […]

Since even before the 2025 regular season wrapped up, reports indicated that the Dallas Cowboys were planning to retain the rights to wide receiver George Pickens via the franchise tag at some point after teams can begin using their tags on Tuesday.  For a piece published on Monday, Todd Archer of ESPN suggested that the […]

Nick Castellanos’ time with the Philadelphia Phillies was fated for divorce the moment he brought a beer to the dugout after being removed for a defensive substitution against the Miami Marlins in June. Castellanos admitted to doing so in an Instagram post he released before Matt Gelb of The Athletic broke the story regarding the […]

The fact that hiring John Harbaugh as head coach meant the Giants would be required to change their front office structure was no small story. In fact, it was such a big factor that it was part of the reason for a multi-day delay between when the team announced its intentions to hire Harbaugh and […]

Joe DeCamillis is returning to the NFL. The special teams coach is leaving South Carolina for the Raiders, where he will take over Klint Kubiak’s special teams, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. DeCamillis, 60, was fired by the Rams after two seasons in the 2023 offseason. He spent 2023 at the University of Texas […]

With the Seahawks moving to hire 49ers tight ends coach Brian Fleury as a replacement for Klint Kubiak at offensive coordinator, the situation became much more clear for Seahawks quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko. No longer an internal candidate for the Seahawks job, a deal has now been finalized to make Janocko the Raiders’ new offensive […]

The Seahawks have found a new offensive coordinator who is likely to keep the same scheme. According to multiple reports, Seattle is hiring San Francisco tight ends coach Brian Fleury for the role. Fleury had been with the 49ers since 2019, beginning his time with the club as a defensive quality control coach. He moved […]

Once the Raiders hired Klint Kubiak as their new head coach, attention turned to the possibility of other Seahawks staffers following him to Seattle. Andrew Janocko is among them. Not long after Kubiak’s hire, Janocko was identified as the favorite for Vegas’ offensive coordinator position. As Kubiak and the Raiders evaluate their OC options, Janocko will – to no surprise – […]

UNC head coach Bill Belichick is adding another quarterback ahead of his second season with the Tar Heels. Western Carolina transfer Taron Dickens has signed with North Carolina, On3’s Pete Nakos reported Sunday. Dickens now joins Billy Edwards, Miles O’Neill, Au’Tori Newkirk and Travis Burgess as one of the quarterbacks competing for playing time with […]

Once again, the Pittsburgh Steelers are stuck between a rock and a hard place with Aaron Rodgers. They still don’t know whether he’ll come back, and they don’t have many options to replace him.  Hiring Mike McCarthy as their head coach showed signs of their desire to keep Rodgers in town, and it looks like it […]

During his time as a tight end at Colorado, Christian Fauria won a national championship and was named first-team All-Conference before becoming a second-round draft pick and playing 13 NFL seasons. But while Fauria has fond memories of getting his start at Colorado, he no longer supports the program. Fauria told USA Today he still […]

It’s the era of unretiring quarterbacks in the NFL, apparently. Though we’ve seen it from other positions, as well (most notably tight ends — Jason Witten, Rob Gronkowski, Darren Waller), quarterbacks seem to be the most notorious culprits of playing with the emotions of their fans. Brett Favre retired with the Packers before coming back […]

United States freestyle skier Rell Harwood followed in the footsteps of fellow Team USA athlete Lindsey Vonn by competing with a torn ACL in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Harwood tore her ACL in Dec. 2025 and still chose to participate in Saturday night’s big air qualifying, via USA Today’s Chris Bumbaca. While the 24-year-old ultimately […]

The Las Vegas Raiders spent Valentine’s Day showing edge-rusher Maxx Crosby how much he means to them. On Saturday, the team promoted run game coordinator/defensive line coach Rob Leonard to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy. As ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter wrote on social media, “Leonard worked closely last season with Maxx Crosby, whose future […]

Ole Miss assistant coach and former Giants head coach Joe Judge made waves on Thursday with his testimony in the Trinidad Chambliss eligibility case. Judge is now trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube. On Friday morning, Judge explained to PFT (in a message sent through PFT Live co-host Chris Simms) that his […]

FEBRUARY 14: ESPN’s Mike Reiss also points to Kuhr as a “leading candidate” for the defensive coordinator gig. As Vrabel noted earlier this week, though, there are still a number of roles which are undecided on his staff at this point. Filling the DC vacancy will obviously be a priority over the coming days. FEBRUARY 12: Patriots […]

Eli Manning was voted down by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, but what really surprised him was who else was voted down: Bill Belichick. Manning, who has been one of the 15 modern-era finalists the last two years but was not voted in either time, said he was shocked when he heard […]

Following the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Seahawks players such as cornerback Devon Witherspoon and safety Julian Love have suggested that they knew at least some of the offensive plays New England was running at Levi’s Stadium before the ball was snapped.  During a recent chat with Karen Guregian of MassLive, legendary offensive line coach […]

Multiple members of The Backstreet Boys are lobbying for the opportunity to perform at halftime of Super Bowl LXI next year, along with other popular musical acts from the 1990s and 2000s. According to People.com’s Meredith Wilshere, Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean said, “I just started an online petition on behalf of the group for […]

The Seahawks are expected to make an internal promotion to fill their offensive coordinator vacancy, but they are still taking a look at some other coaches around the league. Among them is 49ers tight ends coach/run game coordinator Brian Fleury, who is interviewing for the job on Saturday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Fleury has spent […]

In 2025, Jaguars rookie wide receiver/cornerback played exactly twice as many snaps on offense as on defense: He was on the field for 324 offensive plays and 162 defensive plays before suffering a season-ending knee injury. This year, things may be different. The Jaguars’ plan is to make Hunter a starting cornerback and play full-time […]

Philadelphia Eagles legend and ESPN personality Jason Kelce generated headlines when he said during a Thursday radio interview that he felt watching Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown play during the 2025 season was a “frustrating” experience at times.  Many assumed that Kelce was suggesting the Eagles may be better off if they trade Brown at some […]