Month: January 2025

Packers receiver Romeo Doubs missed two games in the regular season due to a concussion. Upon returning to the field in Week 15, he wore a guardian cap for an extra layer of protection. But Doubs nevertheless suffered another concussion during Sunday’s loss to the Eagles in the wild card

The Colts will give up a home game to play in Berlin during the 2025 regular season. The NFL, which had previously announced that it will play in Berlin for the first time this year, announced today that the Colts will be the designated home team in that game. The

The forecast for Saturday in Kansas City does not call for the kind of extreme cold weather that we saw in last year’s playoff game against the Dolphins or at other postseason contests at Arrowhead Stadium, but it will still be colder than the Texans are used to at home.

Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner has a new injury that kept him out of Tuesday’s practice. Wagner rehabbed an ankle injury he apparently picked up in the wild-card win over the Buccaneers. Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez (hip) was limited. He hit the game-winner from 37 yards as time expired Sunday, with

The eight teams remaining in the playoffs show just how important it is to prioritize the quarterback position when building a winning team. All eight of the starting quarterbacks still in the playoffs were high draft picks, with seven going in the first round and one in the second. Two

The Texans were short a few players as they prepared to face the Chiefs at Tuesday’s practice. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair did not practice due to a knee injury. Al-Shaair was shaken up during their Wild Card win over the Chargers, but only missed one snap in that game. Right guard

The one-book A.J. Brown book club has boosted Inner Excellence to the top of the Amazon bestseller list. The ebook is $9.99. And so this is as good a time as any for me to point out that each of my three novels — Father of Mine, Son of Mine,

The Titans completed in-person interviews with Bills director of player personnel Terrance Gray and Colts assistant G.M. Ed Dobbs on Tuesday for the team’s General Manager position. The team conducted virtual interviews with the candidates over the weekend. Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, president and CEO Burke Nihill, president

Last month, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said he wants to know the team’s plan for becoming a contender, sooner than later. He apparently has gotten his answer. During the latest episode of in-season Hard Knocks, Garrett said he has spoken to G.M. Andrew Berry about the team’s plans. “How

Another Etienne is heading for the NFL. Georgia tailback Trevor Etienne, the younger brother of Jaguars running back Travis Etienne, declared on Tuesday night his intention to enter the 2025 NFL draft, via Seth Emerson of TheAthletic.com. Trevor transferred from Florida to Georgia for the 2024 season. He was the

Some Tar Heels also have rabbit ears. North Carolina G.M. Mike Lombardi has once again called a report regarding the potential NFL future of UNC head coach Bill Belichick a fake. Last week, after NFL Network reported that multiple teams reached out to inquire as to whether Belichick would be

Last year’s Wild Card game between the Dolphins and Chiefs featured temperatures that were both bone-chilling and, for some, flesh-killing. Some fans who attended the game developed frostbite. There were reports of amputations, although the specifics remain unclear. A new article from ESPN.com looks back at the deep-freeze playoff game,

Unlike last year, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn’t walk away when asked by reporters about his future. Like last year, he handled one specific question about his future with a very specific and clear message. Asked for his message to any team that might be interested in possibly trading for

Lions running back David Montgomery hasn’t played since Dec. 15 when he injured his knee in a loss to the Bills. The Lions initially thought the injury to his MCL might be season ending. Montgomery, though, had a full practice Tuesday and will return Saturday against the Commanders after a

The Bears completed an interview with Broncos senior personnel executive David Shaw for their vacant head coaching job, the team reports. Shaw, 52, was Stanford’s head coach from 2011-22, compiling a 96-54 record with the Cardinal and three Pac-12 conference titles. Before returning to his alma mater to coach in

The Raiders have requested permission to interview Steelers director of pro personnel Sheldon White for their vacant General Manager position, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. White joined the Steelers in 2022. He began his scouting career in 1997 with the Lions before being promoted to director of pro personnel

The Jets completed an interview with Brian Gaine for their General Manager position, the team announced Tuesday night. Gaine, in his second stint in Buffalo, currently serves as the Bills’ assistant G.M. He returned to Buffalo in 2019 in the role of senior personnel adviser, a position he held for

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Nothing draws eyeballs like pro football, but the first five games of the 2024 playoffs didn’t draw them quite like they did a year ago. On Saturday afternoon, Chargers-Texans averaged 31.1 million on CBS, via Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. That was an increase from last year’s 29 million

The Jaguars and Saints have requested to interview Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. But a team that hasn’t (yet) requested him is the one that seems most likely to hire him for his first head coaching job. Moore spent five years coaching with the Cowboys, four of those as the

The time off has served the Chiefs well on the health front. The team turned in its first injury report of the postseason on Tuesday and only one player was listed as a limited participant. That was wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who is on injured reserve due to a knee

Lions running back David Montgomery (knee) had full participation in the walk-through Tuesday as he attempts to return from an injury that initially was expected to end his season. He missed the final three games but did not require surgery, and the Lions did not place him on injured reserve.

The Eagles have added some depth at linebacker ahead of the divisional round of the playoffs. Veteran linebacker Nicholas Morrow is signing with the Eagles’ practice squad, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Philadelphia could use some help at linebacker after losing Nakobe Dean for the rest of the

When the Bills host the Ravens in the divisional round on Sunday, it will match up the top two quarterbacks in NFL history in postseason rushing yards. Through the wild card round, Josh Allen has 609 career rushing yards in 11 postseason games, the all-time NFL record for a quarterback.

Both of Texas’s starting offensive tackles are heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. Cameron Williams told ESPN on Tuesday that he has decided to forego his remaining eligibility in order to enter the draft pool. Williams played right tackle for the Longhorns and left tackle Kelvin Banks has also announced