Month: January 2025

The Jets made Tanner Engstrand’s hiring official, announcing him as the team’s new offensive coordinator Friday. Engstrand, 42, will become the 11th play caller in 15 years for the Jets. As the Lions’ passing game coordinator, he worked with offensive coordinator Ben Johnson in overseeing the team’s prolific offense. The

The Eagles held their second practice of the week on Thursday and the injury report looked pretty much the same as the last one. Left guard Landon Dickerson (knee), lirunning back Kenneth Gainwell (concussion, knee), tight end Dallas Goedert (rest, ankle), center Cam Jurgens (back), cornerback Eli Ricks (illness), and

The Cowboys have found their new offensive coordinator. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will hire Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams. The Cowboys promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach to create the vacancy. Adams spent the last two seasons on Jonathan Gannon’s staff with the

New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has made his key hires. The team reportedly has hired Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand for their offensive coordinator job, and Steve Wilks will serve as their defensive coordinator. The Jets’ hiring of Chris Banjo as special teams coordinator previously was reported, but

One of the hot names on the coordinator circuit has landed another interview. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Jaguars are interviewing Vikings’ assistant offensive coordinator Grant Udinski for their offensive coordinator vacancy on Friday. Udinski, 28, has been with the Vikings since 2022, starting out as the team’s

New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is adding a fellow former first-round pick to his defensive staff. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Aaron Curry is joining the Jets as linebackers coach. Curry, 38, has been Pittsburgh’s inside linebackers coach for the last two seasons. Before that, he was with

Signs continue to point toward Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore being the next head coach of the Saints. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis has informed other candidates that the team plans to continue discussions with Moore about taking the job. Moore cannot meet

The need for a quarterback overshadows everything about the Giants’ offseason and General Manager Joe Schoen believes it also overshadows some of what the team already has on hand. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Schoen said that the team is going to consider all avenues to address their

The NFL has said it will “look into” the allegations of inappropriate behavior by Ravens kicker Justin Tucker during massage-therapy sessions. Given the inherent flaws of the league’s in-house justice system, Tucker has an easy way to short-circuit the process. If he chooses to pursue it. To properly investigate the

There’s no place safer than the Super Bowl. After a New Year’s terrorist attack in New England, however, the federal government hopes to ensure its safety. Axios.com reports that a congressional delegation will visit New Orleans on Monday to review the security plan for the Super Bowl, to be played

The Panthers have made another change to their defensive coaching staff. Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer reports that they will part ways with assistant defensive backs coach DeAngelo Hall. Hall spent the last two seasons with the team. The job in Carolina was Hall’s first coaching position. He worked

The Titans have had a rocky last few years, with team owner Amy Adams Strunk electing to fire two General Managers and one head coach since 2022. After the club finished 3-14 in 2024, Strunk moved on from G.M. Ran Carthon but decided to keep head coach Brian Callahan, pairing

Lions fan Bryson Machonga wanted to take his daughter to the Lions’ playoff game, so he did the only thing he could think to do to afford the tickets: He sold some of his favorite sports memorabilia, including an autographed Matthew Stafford jersey. The Lions lost the game, but this

The Cowboys may be closing in on hiring their next offensive coordinator. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams will interview with the team at their facility on Friday. Adams had a remote interview with the team earlier this week. Adams joined the Cardinals

When it comes to NFL-related journalism, 98 percent of the reporting isn’t really journalism. It’s stuff we’re going to find out anyway, stuff they want us to know. Often, it’s a spoon-fed, gift-wrapped, five-minute head’s-up from team or agent before a contract, trade, etc. is announced. The other two percent

Allegations against Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of improper conduct during massage therapy sessions first surfaced on Thursday. (Tucker strongly denies the claims.) However, hints of a potential issue have lingered online for multiple years. Eric Blum of the Daily Mail has posted an item linking three tweets from 2021 regarding

Elsa/Getty Images Ayo Dosunmu, Kenrich Williams Tyler Kolek, Mitchell Robinson, Washington’s 2025 first-round pick (likely 2026 and 2027 seconds), 2027 second-round pick (second-most favorable from Houston, Indiana, Miami and OKC), 2028 second-round pick (less favorable from Indiana and Phoenix), 2030 first-round swap (top-four protection) Wing depth, point-of-attack defense, on-ball creation

This year’s men’s Royal Rumble match marks CM Punk’s second attempt since his unfathomable WWE return in 2023 to pursue his longtime dream. It hasn’t been an easy road back to this event for the polarizing superstar, but he can finally pursue the goal he came back to WWE to

After the Texans lost to the Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs, their head coach DeMeco Ryans and players from the team made comments about having to play against both the Chiefs and the officials. Bills head coach Sean McDermott had something similar to say when he spoke

Mike Vrabel retained the Patriots’ special teams coaches from the 2024 season after becoming the team’s head coach earlier this month and it looks like they won’t be the only holdovers for the 2025 season. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com report that the Patriots are also expected to retain Ben McAdoo.

The Eagles are facing the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, just as they were two years ago, but one major difference is this time, the Eagles have Saquon Barkley. Barkley says he remembers that previous Super Bowl — and wanting the Chiefs to win. Asked if he was rooting against

Another candidate has emerged for Dallas’ offensive coordinator vacancy. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Ken Dorsey is under consideration for the role. While details of an interview have not been worked out, but the logistics are being discussed. Dorsey, 43, was fired earlier this month after one season as

The Bills and Bills Mafia continue to wrestle with the aftermath of an AFC Championship loss that was influenced by a couple of calls to which they strenuously object. Meeting with reporters on Thursday, G.M. Brandon Beane tiptoed through the FedEx envelope minefield regarding his thoughts on the key fourth-down

The Cowboys are bringing back a member of Mike McCarthy’s staff as they transition to their first season with head coach Brian Schottenheimer. The team announced that tight end Lunda Wells will be back with the team for the 2025 season. Wells had drawn interest from other clubs, but has

New Jaguars head coach Liam Coen has hired his most important assistant. The Jaguars have announced that Anthony Campanile is their new defensive coordinator. With Coen calling the offensive plays, Campanile will call the defense. The 42-year-old Campanile spent last season as the Packers’ linebackers coach and run game coordinator

The play of the Bills special teams this season prompted a question to Sean McDermott about the future of coordinator Matthew Smiley. McDermott said Smiley will return in 2025. “I know there’s plays that have come up and he doesn’t feel great about them nor do I,” McDermott said, via

A new article from The Baltimore Banner reports that six massage therapists have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate behavior. In a statement posted on Twitter, Tucker calls the allegations “unequivocally false.” The report claims that he exposed his genitals, brushed two of them with his penis, and leaving