Month: January 2026

The NFL playoffs began Saturday afternoon with a matchup between the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Rams and the No. 4 seed Carolina Panthers. In a game that many expected to see Los Angeles cruise through and advance to the Divisional Round turned out to be much different than what

JANUARY 10: As expected, Chris Easterlin of the Akron Beacon Journal tells us that Cleveland has an interview scheduled with McDaniel “for some point next week.” He adds that Harbaugh is also an interview they are trying to schedule, but they’ll need to make the cut. JANUARY 8: The Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins finally have a general manager. Now, it’s all about finding former head coach Mike McDaniel’s replacement. As expected, the Dolphins are one of many teams keeping tabs on John Harbaugh. Some even speculate that they would’ve kept McDaniel if the Baltimore Ravens hadn’t fired their head coach.

David Blough began this past season as Washington’s assistant quarterbacks coach. Following the team’s surprising decision to dismiss Kliff Kingsbury, Blough will make a significant career jump. The Commanders are promoting the recently retired QB to offensive coordinator, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports. A report earlier Friday (via ESPN.com’s John Keim)

A previous report shared that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers “called about” former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and discovered that Harbaugh would want to pick his own general manager with his next team.  It seems there’s at least some legitimacy to that claim. John Harbaugh ready to make massive demands during

You need stars to win in the playoffs, but sometimes it is the lesser-known players who sneak under the radar who can be the difference between a playoff win and a playoff loss. So let’s take a look at six under-the-radar players who could have a big impact on the

The Panthers are big underdogs to the Rams in the wild-card round, having finished 8-9. But the home team will have a key offensive line presence available. Robert Hunt is coming off IR, where he has resided since a Week 2 injury. Carolina announced Friday Hunt is now activated, and

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has made it known on multiple occasions that he is enjoying his time as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after his two-season stint with the New York Jets mostly did not go as he or the Jets hoped.  While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Rodgers seemed to take his latest shot

When six non-Ravens HC openings existed, a report indicated seven teams reached out to John Harbaugh within minutes of his firing. Seven non-Baltimore openings are now present, with the Dolphins firing Mike McDaniel today. Another report, however, indicated as many as nine teams had contacted Harbaugh before the Miami development.

The NFL MVP award is usually a difficult choice, and this year’s race is no exception. The MVP award appears to be down to either New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye or Los Angeles Rams veteran Matthew Stafford. On Thursday, seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP winner Tom

A handful of teams continued adding to their reserve/futures stashes today: Cincinnati Bengals WR Dohnte Meyers Indianapolis Colts CB Robert Carter Jr. Tampa Bay Buccaneers OT Marshall Foerner, WR Garrett Greene, WR Dennis Houston, LB Mohamed Kamara This content was brought to you by: Pro Football Rumors

In December, a report suggested that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross could retain head coach Mike McDaniel after the 2025 Dolphins went from 1-6 to 6-7 under McDaniel’s watch.  Miami ultimately finished the season with a record of 7-10, and Ross confirmed on Thursday that he had relieved McDaniel of his duties “after careful

By Adam La Rose | at January 8, 2026 9:39 am The uncertainty surrounding Mike McDaniel‘s status has ended. Miami has elected to move in a new direction with respect to the head coaching spot. McDaniel has been fired, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This ends his four-year run

Once again, owner Jerry Jones is promising the Dallas Cowboys will splurge this offseason. Don’t believe him until they do. The Cowboys held their end-of-season news conference on Wednesday, where Jones insisted he’s going to break out his checkbook this offseason after a disappointing season. Dallas went 7-9-1 in 2025

In an appearance today on The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter pushed back on one of the narratives that gained traction in the wake of John Harbaugh‘s dismissal in Baltimore. As McAfee suggested the insiders had seen this coming, using Ian Rapoport of NFL Network’s comments that Harbaugh had

“SuperCam” is returning to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.  In a story published Wednesday, Joseph Person of The Athletic reported the Carolina Panthers contacted former quarterback Cam Newton about attending their wild-card matchup against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, Fox). The now-ESPN personality, of course,

Ohio State safety and projected first-round pick Caleb Downs has declared for the 2026 NFL Draft (via Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer). Downs, 21, was a five-star recruit out of Georgia who was thought to be the No. 1 safety in the class of 2023. He committed to Alabama, and not

The Kansas City Chiefs’ coaching staff might go through a major overhaul in the offseason. Both defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy are considered head coaching candidates. Nagy’s contract is about to expire. Nagy has drawn plenty of criticism since replacing Eric Bieniemy, and with the Chiefs’

John Harbaugh‘s lengthy Ravens tenure is coming to an end. The Super Bowl-winning head coach has been fired, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The news is now official, per a team announcement. NFL insider Jordan Schultz describes this as a mutual parting of ways, although in the wake

One day after the end of the 2025 NFL regular season, four teams have joined the coaching carousel. The Tennessee Titans and New York Giants got a head start with in-season firings, and the Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders entered the fray with firings of

Jason Garrett has made a somewhat surprising return to the NFL radar. The former Cowboys coach-turned-NBC analyst is on track to interview for the Titans’ HC job, ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano reports. Virtually off the PFR pages since the 2021 season, Garrett last worked in the NFL as Giants OC from

The Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and New York Giants are all searching for new head coaches coming off the NFL’s “Black Monday.”  It appears current North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick has no interest in interviewing for any of those jobs

As expected, the Raiders will have a new head coach in place next season. Vegas has fired Pete Carroll, per a team announcement. Over the course of the 2025 season, it became increasingly clear Carroll’s NFL return would prove to be a one-and-done venture with respect to the Raiders. The Super Bowl

Minority owner Tom Brady may be trying to bring the “Patriot Way” to the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders have officially moved on from head coach Pete Carroll after a dreadful season comes to a close. Entering its regular-season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs (6-10), Vegas (2-14) had the

For 18 NFL teams, the season is over, and all roads now lead to the 2026 NFL Draft running from April 23-25. While some teams will look forward to making potentially franchise-altering moves, others will have to work with the position they’ve been dealt.  Here are two winners and two