Month: February 2025

Kadarius Toney was arrested last week after a woman accused him of strangling her last month, TMZ Sports reports. Police documents obtained by the website show Toney allegedly put his hand around the woman’s throat during a dispute at a Georgia residence on Jan. 14. He squeezed “with enough force

The Saints are hiring Brendan Nugent as their offensive line coach, NewOrleans.Football reports. Nugent returns to the Saints after working in New Orleans as the offensive line coach from 2015-21. He replaces John Benton, who today was hired as the Seahawks’ offensive line coach. He most recently was the assistant

The Ravens are hiring Chiefs safeties coach Donald D’Alesio, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. D’Alesio just completed his fourth season with the Chiefs, his third as the safeties coach. He was a defensive analyst in his first season with the Chiefs in 2021. He worked with Justin Reid and

When the Cowboys’ coaching search started, Jason Witten’s name was mentioned as a potential candidate. It didn’t matter that he has no coaching experience above the high school level. Jerry Jones, after all, was doing the hiring. Witten said Wednesday that he never heard from the Cowboys owner about the

The votes are in. Well, they were in three days ago. And we knew not long after the Super Bowl that Jalen Hurts was named MVP of the game. The NFL identified the voters. The NFL left it to the voters to disclose the player they picked. We’ve contacted each

The Texans are hiring Toledo defensive line coach Frank Okam as their assistant defensive line coach, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Okam returns to the team that drafted him as Houston made him a fifth-round pick in 2008. He has a connection to defensive line coach Rod Wright and Texans

After the 2024 regular-season finale, Bills running back James Cook became eligible for a new contract. With one year left on his rookie deal, he’s ready to be rewarded. Via SI.com, Cook said Wednesday on Instagram that he’s looking for $15 million per year. That’s not unreasonable. He has a

The Jaguars are interviewing Jon Robinson for their vacant General Manager position, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Robinson, 49, served as the Titans’ General Manager from 2016-22. The team fired him on Dec. 6, 2022, and the Titans since have fired his replacement. Robinson began his career as an

The Raiders are hiring Conner McQueen as their new assistant wide receivers coach, Bruce Feldman of TheAthletic.com reports. McQueen was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Incarnate Word last season. The school finished No. 2 in the FCS in total offense and passing offense in 2024 in his first

The Cardinals announced the hiring of five assistant coaches and the promotions of two others. The new coaches are: Offensive line: Justin Frye Defensive line: Winston DeLattiboudere III Linebackers: Cristian Garcia Outside linebackers Matt Feeney Defensive quality control: Alec Osborne The team promoted Connor Senger to pass game specialist and

The Bengals have plenty of good players. The question is whether they can — or will — pay them what they’re worth. Quarterback Joe Burrow, who has been paid what he deserves, said last week that the Bengals “have the cap space to get it done” with the team’s best

Dak Prescott is entering his ninth season. He will play for his third head coach. The Cowboys quarterback made it known to owner Jerry Jones during the hiring process that he wanted Brian Schottenheimer. Prescott addressed Schottenheimer’s hiring for the first time in a scrum with the team’s beat writers

The Jaguars have completed another General Manager interview. Jacksonville announced on Wednesday that the club has spoken with James Gladstone about the position. Gladstone has spent his entire NFL career with the Rams, working his way up in the team’s scouting department to his current position of director of scouting

Vikings fullback C.J Ham will spend some time recovering from an operation this offseason. Ham’s wife posted pictures of her husband in a hospital bed with a boot on his right foot and ankle to Instagram on Wednesday. She wrote that it was a “simple procedure” without detailing what injury

The UFL returns next month, for the second season after the XFL/USFL merger. And the spring league is committed to the Memphis market, even if the Memphis market might not yet be committed to the UFL. Via Jonah Dylan of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, UFL executives have reiterated their belief

With Kellen Moore officially becoming the Saints head coach this week, one of the assistants from the club’s previous staff is likely headed to the Pacific Northwest. According to a report from NFL Media, the Saints have granted permission for senior offensive assistant Rick Dennison to speak with the Seahawks

The early focus of the Bengals offseason has been on whether they will be signing players like Ja’Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, and Tee Higgins to new contracts, but it looks like there’s another issue for them to sort out. NFL Media reports that linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders has started to set up his pre-draft visit schedule. In a video posted to his brother’s Well Off Media account, Sanders was caught discussing his plans for visits to team facilities once that process gets underway next month. Sanders said that he has scheduled a pair of

Offensive lineman Alec Anderson will be back in Buffalo for the 2025 season. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports on Wednesday that Anderson has signed his exclusive rights free agent tender. There wasn’t much suspense to what Anderson would do as he was unable to negotiate with other teams once

Eagles fans loudly supported their team at Super Bowl LIX, but Eagles running back Saquon Barkley didn’t like one thing he heard from the crowd. Taylor Swift was at the game to support Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and when she was shown in the stadium, the Philly fans booed.

Super Bowl LIX was a winner for the Eagles. It was also a big winner for the Nevada sports books. Via Davi Purdum of ESPN.com, the Nevada gambling houses won a record $22.1 million from the latest Super Bowl. That’s the most ever, beating the $19.7 million net gain after

In the days preceding Super Bowl LIX, a question emerged as to the potential impact of another Chiefs Super Bowl win on the question of whether Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes or former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the GOAT. In the days following the Chiefs’ 40-22 loss

Keellen Moore’s officially became the head coach in New Orleans on Tuesday and the impact of that move will go beyond the Saints. The Eagles will be hiring a new offensive coordinator for the third straight offseason, which is something that tight end Dallas Goedert hoped to avoid. Goedert said

Former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made a stir with comments about the state of the franchise when he arrived in 2011. Although his underlying point (the first pick usually gets drafted by a bad team) makes sense, Newton went too far in referring to the Panthers as a “locker room

From time to time, some argue that the hiring process should be delayed until after the Super Bowl. If that had been the case this year, the Saints might have had more competition for new head coach Kellen Moore. The Eagles’ postseason performance boosted his standing, significantly. If the process