Month: January 2025

The Bengals took care of a little roster housekeeping on Tuesday. They announced that they have signed tight end Cam Grandy for the 2025 season. Grandy was set to be an exclusive rights free agent this offseason, so the Bengals would have retained his rights by tendering him a contract.

The Packers are interviewing another candidate for their defensive line coach opening on Tuesday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they are interviewing Kacy Rodgers for the position. They have also interviewed Aaron Whitecotton since firing Jason Rebrovich after their elimination from the playoffs. Rodgers has spent the last

Cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.’s third season with the Texans was his best as an NFL player and he hopes there are many more years in Houston to come. Stingley missed 14 games with injuries over his first two seasons, but the third overall pick of the 2022 draft was healthy

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had another big postseason performance in Saturday’s win over the Texans. Kelce had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown on a day when the Chiefs had 212 total yards of offense, and his effort led to a lot of discussion about Kelce being

Iowa RB Kaleb JohnsonRoger Wimmer/ISI Photos/Getty Images The great thing about the NFL draft is that it doesn’t end after one round. While Chicago’s first pick will garner the most attention, Poles and Johnson will have several more opportunities to improve their team over the final two days of draft

Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard said on Monday that it is “inevitable” that quarterback Lamar Jackson will win a Super Bowl, but it’s not a sure thing that Ricard will be teammates with Jackson when and if that happens. Ricard is set for free agency and his comments came as he

Jeremiyah Love-Led Backfield The running game carried the offense in 2024, and ND’s top backs can return. Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price both averaged seven-plus yards per carry in the regular season, combining for more than 1,800 scrimmage yards with 24 total touchdowns before the CFP. So Many Offensive Linemen

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden may have coached his last game with the Irish on Monday night. Golden is a top candidate to be the Bengals’ new defensive coordinator, according to NFL Network. The Bengals had identified Golden as a candidate for their vacancy but waited until Notre Dame

The Titans are hiring former Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel for the same job, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Fassel, 51, will replace Colt Anderson, who held the job for one season. Fassel joined Mike McCarthy with the Cowboys in 2020, but the contracts of the entire staff

The Cowboys completed an in-person interview with Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, the team announced Monday. They interviewed former Jets head coach Robert Saleh last week, making him compliant with the Rooney Rule. The Cowboys had a virtual interview with Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore last week, too, and

Todd Kirkland/Getty Images No matter when their offense has sputtered at times throughout the season, Notre Dame has been able to rely on a defense that carried them all the way to the national championship game. But against an Ohio State team obviously on a rampage, the Fighting Irish and

The Eagles had a couple of key players pick up injuries in Sunday’s win over the Rams and head coach Nick Sirianni didn’t have much of an update on either one during a Monday press conference. Quarterback Jalen Hurts hurt his left knee and made a brief trip to the

During a five-hour ride from PFT headquarters to the City of Brotherly Love, I worked the phones in search of the latest information regarding the ongoing coaching carousel. From the perspective of soon-to-be new Bears coach Ben Johnson (details are currently being finalized, we’re told), the process was concluding “phase

Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard is slated to become a free agent in March, but he wants to stay in Baltimore and keep playing with Lamar Jackson. Ricard said today that he believes Jackson is going to create a lasting legacy in the NFL that includes at least one Super Bowl

From the moment the Bears fired coach Matt Eberflus, they were committed to conducting a wide-ranging and deliberate search for a new coach. From the moment the Lions’ season unexpectedly ended on Saturday night, the Bears apparently shifted their process into hyperdrive. The key to Monday’s abrupt conclusion to their

With Ben Johnson off the table for the Jaguars, their search will move on to others. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports, and PFT has confirmed, that former Jets coach Robert Saleh will have a second interview with the Jaguars on Friday. Saleh’s first interview happened last week, in person. It’s

Before the Rams revived their 2024 season, they were hoping to trade receiver Cooper Kupp. Once they start to dig out of a 1-4 hole, they decided to stand pat. Now that the season has ended, Kupp doesn’t know whether he’ll be back with the Rams. Via Sarah Barshop of

On Sunday, officials in the Ravens-Bills game didn’t throw a flag on Buffalo guard O’Cyrus Torrence for pulling running back James Cook into the end zone. Next Sunday, they won’t be throwing a flag if/when it happens again. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL will not

With Ben Johnson off the board, the Raiders will have to look elsewhere for their next head coach. So where will they go? Beyond Johnson, they’ve shown interest in and/or interviewed Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, former Jets coach Robert

John Streicher will reunite with Mike Vrabel with the Patriots, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Streicher spent six seasons in Tennessee with Vrabel, serving as assistant to the head coach (2018-19), football development coordinator (2020-22) and director of football administration (2023). He went to the Rams after the Titans fired

Robert Saleh will have company in the second round of head coaching interviews in Jacksonville. According to multiple reports, Saleh is one of three candidates currently slated to meet with the Jaguars a second time. Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen and Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham also remain in the

We set the over/under at $14.5 million per year. That might have been high. But not by much. The early figure on the NFL grapevine for the Ben Johnson contract in Chicago is $13 million per year. If true (and one source characterized the figure as “speculation”), it’s a significant

The Bears aren’t wasting any time in putting together a coaching staff after hiring Ben Johnson as head coach. With Dennis Allen a favorite for the defensive coordinator job, the Saints also are heavily pursuing Darren Rizzi to be their special teams coach, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Rizzi replaced

Bills cornerback Christian Benford was placed in concussion protocol after the victory over the Ravens, coach Sean McDermott said Monday. Benford was injured on the onside kick at the end of Sunday’s game. He was hit by Ravens linebacker Kristian Welch before Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas covered the ball. McDermott

Maxx Crosby’s future has been the subject of speculation with the Raiders in a rebuild. The team’s best defensive player could fetch the Raiders some much needed draft picks. The edge rusher discussed his future during a recent appearance on Good Morning Football. “I’m currently under contract, but I have