Month: January 2025

With the Saints in transition, Klint Kubiak is taking meetings. While the Browns went in another direction by promoting Tommy Rees, Kubiak has impressed the Seahawks and is moving closer to that job. The New Orleans OC met about the gig already and is set for a second interview for

In his second season serving as head coach of the Denver Broncos, Sean Payton guided the club to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth with rookie Bo Nix serving as Denver’s starting quarterback.  While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner shared quite the challenge for Payton regarding

Now coaching a 14-3 Eagles team preparing for the divisional round, Kellen Moore has improved his stock from where it was after his one-and-done as Chargers OC. As could be expected, the veteran OC’s other former NFL employer has circled back to him. In need of a head coach for

It’s no secret that head coach Kevin Stefanski was one of the members of the Cleveland Browns who traveled to Houston in March 2022 to recruit then-Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.  With that said, it appears Stefanski has only had so much say regarding Cleveland’s quarterback situation since the club replaced Baker Mayfield with Watson

Wednesday’s taxi squad moves: Buffalo Bills Signed: QB Anthony Brown Released: DT Eli Ankou Houston Texans Signed: WR Alex Erickson Kansas City Chiefs Signed: WR Jason Brownlee Released: TE Robert Tonyan This content was brought to you by: Pro Football RumorsPro Football Rumors

Almost immediately after quarterback Sam Darnold produced back-to-back duds en route to the Minnesota Vikings being eliminated from the playoffs in the tournament’s wild-card round, analysts such as ESPN’s Dan Graziano predicted that the Vikings will let Darnold hit the open market in March and make 2024 rookie J.J. McCarthy their new starter.  Vikings

The Oregon Ducks have come a long way from 2022 when defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux was their only selection in the NFL draft, seeing six players selected in 2023 and eight players selected last year. This year, though, the Ducks have a chance at doing something they haven’t done in

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Kansas City Chiefs once again secured the top seed in the AFC playoffs. For the second straight season, the Chiefs were carried more by their defense than their offense. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes tied his lowest passing touchdown total since taking over as the full

Mike Vrabel became connected to each of the first six teams to carry a coaching vacancy this offseason, with only the Cowboys — whose official Mike McCarthy ouster came a day after Vrabel’s Patriots hire — not tied to the former Titans HC. This gave Vrabel considerable leverage in negotiations

The NFL playoffs are in full swing, but many of you are probably already thinking about the offseason. Ahead of the divisional-round games, Yardbarker NFL writers offer a prediction about the offseason for each NFC team. (The regular-season record for each team is in parentheses.) NFC East DALLAS COWBOYS (7-10)

The NFL has placed significant restrictions on Tom Brady during his time as a broadcaster. Since the future Hall of Fame quarterback is now part-owner of the Raiders, he is prohibited from speaking attending practices, traveling to clubs’ facilities or doing onsite interview prep with coaches ahead of broadcast assignments.But

On Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens made a shrewd move when they signed a former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted that Baltimore claimed WR Diontae Johnson off waivers from the Houston Texans. The WR won’t officially be “awarded” to the Ravens until after the Super Bowl. Schefter added

The Longhorns are looking to put two offensive tackles in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Two days after teammate, left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., announced his own intentions, Texas right tackle Cameron Williams announced that he would forgo his senior year in order to move on to

Deshaun Watson may never again take a meaningful snap for the Cleveland Browns after the quarterback who first suffered a torn Achilles on Oct. 20 tore the Achilles again during his recovery.  It sounds like at least some current Cleveland players set to remain with the club through this offseason will be just

Wednesday’s reserve/futures deals around the NFL: Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts Minnesota Vikings DT Travis Bell, G Henry Byrd, CB Kahlef Hailassie, DE Jonathan Harris, WR Lucky Jackson, T Marcellus Johnson, OLB Gabriel Murphy, QB Brett Rypien, RB Zavier Scott, WR Thayer Thomas, LB Max Tooley, T Leroy Watson Tampa Bay Buccaneers This

Since they’ve been dating for over a year, it’s fair to wonder if singer-songwriter Taylor Swift keeps badgering Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce about retirement.  During an interview on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” on Wednesday, Kelce said Swift isn’t pressuring him to stop playing.  “She’s fully encouraging

The Vikings’ season ended on a sour note regarding the final week of the regular season as well as the wild-card round. Losses in both of those contests have left the 14-win team out of Super Bowl contention, but expectations will likely be raised next season. The defining storyline of

The New York Jets are adding another name to their lengthy list of head coach interviews. The Jets have requested permission to speak to Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their head-coaching job, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB. Hafley is expected to interview later this week.

The latest turn in Diontae Johnson‘s journeyman 2024 season took place yesterday when he was waived by the Texans. The veteran wideout’s future for the remainder of the campaign has now been settled. Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Ravens on Wednesday, per the transactions wire (h/t ESPN’s Adam Schefter).

The Jacksonville Jaguars are still early in their search for a new head coach, but one name appears likely to figure prominently in their search process. Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen interviewed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday as they search for a new head coach. According to

The Falcons are interviewing longtime NFL coach Steve Wilks for their vacant defensive coordinator position, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Wilks’ most recent NFL gig was as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator in 2023, where his defense ranked among the league’s top-10 in yards and points allowed. Though the 49ers made the

The NFL has placed significant restrictions on Tom Brady during his time as a broadcaster. Since the future Hall of Fame quarterback is now part-owner of the Raiders, he is prohibited from speaking, attending practices, traveling to clubs’ facilities or doing onsite interview prep with coaches before broadcast assignments. But a loophole

At this time last year, George Paton expressed interest in a Patrick Surtain extension. Although it took several months, the Broncos finalized a contract with their top player. They hammered out a few more extensions in the process, including one for soon-to-be first-team All-Pro Quinn Meinerz. The Broncos paid their

The NFL playoffs are in full swing, but many of you are probably already thinking about the offseason. Ahead of the divisional-round games, Yardbarker NFL writers offer a prediction about the offseason for each AFC team. (The regular-season record for each team is in parentheses.) AFC East   BUFFALO BILLS (13-4)

As they have been known to do, the Cowboys went through with an unusual separation with their head coach. The team moved on from Mike McCarthy a week after Black Monday, thus delaying its entrance onto the coaching carousel. Dallas is getting started on its candidates, however. The first known