Month: January 2025

Technically still in the running for the Bears’ head coaching job, Thomas Brown has begun to explore his options. After meeting with the Seahawks about their position, the interim Chicago HC is on the Patriots’ radar. As Mike Vrabel looks to replace Alex Van Pelt on his first New England

Los Angeles has seen historic wildfires ravage parts of the city and surrounding areas, leading to at least 27 deaths, over 30 people missing, thousands of acres burned and thousands of homes destroyed. Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh’s team was eliminated from the NFL playoffs last Saturday, but

January 17th, 2025 at 7:02pm CST by Sam Robinson Joe Thuney landed on the All-Pro first team at his natural left guard position, but as the Chiefs have struggled to find a left tackle solution this season, they had kicked their standout LG to that post. Although in-season free agency

Before safety Brian Branch became a key figure for the Detroit Lions, a team many have picked to play in Super Bowl LIX, he featured for an Alabama Crimson Tide program led by legendary head coach Nick Saban.  During a recent appearance on NFL Network’s “The Insiders” program, Branch echoed

Friday’s reserve/futures contracts around the league: Atlanta Falcons G Matt Cindric, DT LaCale London Buffalo Bills TE Armani Rogers Minnesota Vikings WR Jeshaun Jones, CB Nahshon Wright New York Jets WR Pokey Wilson Seattle Seahawks S J.T. Woods Washington Commanders CB Allan George, WR Mike Strachan This content was brought to you

Already meeting with the Bears and Jets during this HC interview cycle, Ron Rivera will conduct a meeting with another HC-needy franchise. The Raiders are meeting with the former Panthers and Commanders HC, SI.com’s Albert Breer reports. Rivera spent this season out of football, marking his first away from the

Last year, half the league changed up at offensive and defensive coordinator. We are still a bit away from the floodgates opening on the OC and DC markets, due to many HC jobs remaining open, but here is an early look at the coordinator openings and the candidates in the

The last time the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans met in the NFL playoffs, it was an AFC Divisional Round classic. After the Texans jumped out to a 24-0 lead in the second quarter, the Chiefs scored 28 straight points thanks to three touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes to

Much of the discourse around the Cowboys’ head coaching vacancy has been dominated by Deion Sanders. While it remains to be seen how willing the Colorado coach and owner Jerry Jones will be to move forward with such a hire, other names are worth watching. Former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is on Dallas’

The Dallas Cowboys are searching for a new head coach, and apparently that is something they did not expect to have to do this offseason. Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys parted ways last week after the two sides could not agree on a contract extension. Team owner Jerry Jones said

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently sat down to do an interview on Bloomberg TV for The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations. In the interview, Goodell touched on a number of recent topics including the league’s goals for an 18-game season and a 16-game slate of international games in a season.

As shared by Jimmy Hascup of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts received some criticism after he passed for just 131 yards with a pair of touchdowns in this past Sunday’s 22-10 wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers.  For a piece produced by The

The Patriots have already gotten off to a fast start in the offseason as the first team to hire a new head coach. With Mike Vrabel now in place, they can get a head start on building the staff beneath him. With a defensive-minded head coach in Vrabel, New England

Before the Minnesota Vikings suffered a 27-9 wild-card playoff loss at the Los Angeles Rams this past Monday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell became the subject of some interesting trade rumors with his current contract set to expire after the 2025 season.  O’Connell spoke with reporters on Thursday and left little doubt about his

January 17th, 2025 at 7:34pm CST by Ely Allen Friday’s only minor moves in anticipation for tomorrow’s divisional round games are standard gameday practice squad elevations: Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Follow @PFRumors This content was brought to you by: Pro Football RumorsPro Football Rumors

Wide receiver Zay Flowers could be available for the Baltimore Ravens in their divisional playoff game Sunday (CBS, 6:30 p.m. ET) against the Buffalo Bills. “I think he’ll have a chance,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh told reporters Friday, per ESPN. Flowers injured his right knee in the regular-season finale against

The list of candidates for the Falcons’ defensive coordinator spot continues to grow. Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown will interview for the position today, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The team has since announced the meeting has taken place. Brown spent time with the Seahawks and Chiefs as part of

The Titans moved quickly after narrowing their list of general manager candidates to a group of finalists. With second interviews complete, a decision appears to have been made. Chiefs assistant GM Mike Borgonzi is set to take over the Titans’ front office, as NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported. While ESPN’s Adam Schefter

The Titans moved quickly after narrowing their list of general manager candidates to a group of finalists. With second interviews complete, a decision appears to have been made. Chiefs assistant GM Mike Borgonzi is set to take over the Titans’ front office, as first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. While

Back in January 2024, one-time Most Valuable Player and current NFL analyst Boomer Esiason hinted the league was closer to shifting to an 18-game regular-season format than some realized. Since then, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has made it known on numerous occasions he thinks adding an 18th regular-season contest to the schedule

The Seahawks continue to move forward in their search for an offensive coordinator. A new name has emerged as one of the team’s targets while the list of finalists grows. Byron Leftwich recently interviewed with Seattle for the OC spot, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Leftwich made it clear

Wide receiver DeVonta Smith could set an Eagles franchise record Sunday when Philadelphia hosts the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs (3 p.m. ET, NBC).  With just six more yards in the playoff game, Smith, 26, would become the team’s all-time leader in postseason receiving

The Broncos are the latest team to make a coordinator change. After two seasons in Denver, Ben Kotwica has been fired, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report. Kotwica was among the first hires made by head coach Sean Payton once he took the Broncos’ head coaching position. The move added to

Before Alex Smith began working as an ESPN NFL analyst, he mentored Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as a rookie during the 2017 season.  During a recent appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Smith discussed how Mahomes is more than just a generational athlete playing the sport’s most important position.  “He continues

In recent days, the Raiders have emerged as the presumed destination for Ben Johnson with respect to his high-profile head coaching candidacy. The Lions’ offensive coordinator still has other suitors, of course, and the Jaguars are among them. Prior to the news strongly tying Johnson to Vegas, Jacksonville was reported to be

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced last spring that he wanted the league to eventually shift to an 18-game regular season. He felt that 18 regular-season games and two preseason contests per team were “not unreasonable.” Unsurprisingly, nothing that has happened since then changed Goodell’s mind regarding this subject.  Matthew Townsend