Art Rooney II: George Pickens has talent, have to work to fulfill it
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Art Rooney II: George Pickens has talent, have to work to fulfill it

January 28, 2025
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Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is eligible for a contract extension this offseason and his future in Pittsburgh was among the topics Steelers president Art Rooney II addressed in a session with reporters on Monday. Pickens is the team’s top wideout, but his 2024 season saw him miss time due

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The ‘NFL coaches with multiple Super Bowl appearances’ quiz
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The ‘NFL coaches with multiple Super Bowl appearances’ quiz

January 28, 2025
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Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs are on the precipice of a historic Super Bowl three-peat, and the only team in his way is the one the run started against — Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 thanks in part to a

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Jaguars announce defensive coordinator interview with Patrick Graham
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Jaguars announce defensive coordinator interview with Patrick Graham

January 28, 2025
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Patrick Graham won’t be the head coach of the Jaguars, but he is in the mix for another job in Jacksonville. The Jaguars announced that they completed an interview with Graham for their defensive coordinator job on Monday night. They also interviewed Vikings pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach Daronte Jones.

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Raiders To Interview Rob Leonard For DC
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Raiders To Interview Rob Leonard For DC

January 28, 2025
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The Raiders are in position to move on from Patrick Graham after he worked as the team’s defensive coordinator for the past three years. New head coach Pete Carroll has not dismissed Graham, but he is looking into alternative DC options. At least one of those will be an internal candidate. Vegas will interview

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Browns OG Joel Bitonio will replace Kansas City’s Joe Thuney in the Pro Bowl
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Browns OG Joel Bitonio will replace Kansas City’s Joe Thuney in the Pro Bowl

January 28, 2025
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Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio is headed to his seventh Pro Bowl, the team announced Monday. He is Chiefs offensive guard Joe Thuney, who will play in the Super Bowl instead. Bitonio joins defensive end Myles Garrett, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and cornerback Denzel Ward as representatives for the Browns.

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Jones’ comments regarding Cowboys HC may not inspire confidence
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Jones’ comments regarding Cowboys HC may not inspire confidence

January 28, 2025
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones probably realizes hiring someone without any head-coaching experience could be an ill-advised gamble. On Monday, the Cowboys held their introductory news conference for new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who’s replacing Mike McCarthy. Jones implied he’s uncertain Schottenheimer will succeed.  “If you don’t think I can operate

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JuJu Smith-Schuster stepped up with a couple of big plays for the Chiefs
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JuJu Smith-Schuster stepped up with a couple of big plays for the Chiefs

January 28, 2025
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Last week, when we were breaking down the AFC Championship on PFT Live or the joint Chris Simms Unbuttoned/#PFTPM joint picks podcast (I can’t remember, and I’m too lazy to check), we pointed to veteran receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster as a guy who needs to do something to supplement the Travis

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Buccaneers Interview Nick Caley For OC Job
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Buccaneers Interview Nick Caley For OC Job

January 28, 2025
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A fourth candidate is confirmed to be on the Buccaneers’ post-Liam Coen radar. Nick Caley, who joins Coen in having worked on Sean McVay‘s staff, is in the mix to replace him. Caley interviewed for the Bucs’ OC post Monday. Caley follows Nate Scheelhaase as Rams assistants to meet with

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Pete Carroll, John Spytek confident they’re on the same page in building the Raiders
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Pete Carroll, John Spytek confident they’re on the same page in building the Raiders

January 28, 2025
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When the Raiders started looking for a new head coach and general manager a few weeks ago, no one had Pete Carroll and John Spytek atop the list of hires. But Carroll and Spytek were formally introduced as the Raiders’ new coach and GM on Monday, and they both said

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The ‘Most rushing touchdowns in one NFL Conference Championship’ quiz
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The ‘Most rushing touchdowns in one NFL Conference Championship’ quiz

January 28, 2025
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is running like a man who has been waiting for his Super Bowl opportunity for seven years. After six years of individual brilliance with the New York Giants but no postseason success, Barkley dominated the NFC playoffs. With 442 rushing yards and five touchdowns

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Woody Johnson will defer to new regime on Aaron Rodgers
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Woody Johnson will defer to new regime on Aaron Rodgers

January 28, 2025
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Jets owner Woody Johnson, by all appearances and plenty of reports, did more than his fair share of meddling in 2024. As to the biggest roster decision the Jets face to start the 2025 offseason, Woody has vowed to stay out of it. (Which presumably includes his sons.) During the

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Bills Extend T Ryan Van Demark, Sign Seven To Reserve/Futures Deals
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Bills Extend T Ryan Van Demark, Sign Seven To Reserve/Futures Deals

January 28, 2025
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Although ill-timed secondary injuries again bit the Bills in a Chiefs playoff matchup, the team has enjoyed good health along its offensive line over the past two seasons. This has kept swing tackle Ryan Van Demark mostly on the bench. But the Bills still have plans for the backup lineman.

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Josh Allen: I have to be better for Dalton Kincaid
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Josh Allen: I have to be better for Dalton Kincaid

January 28, 2025
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The final offensive play of the Bills season saw quarterback Josh Allen launch a ball toward tight end Dalton Kincaid as Chiefs pass rushers bore down on him late in the fourth quarter. Allen’s pass was more of a desperate heave than a precision dart, but it found it’s way

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Bucs, Bowles, Kafka, Martindale, Lions, Falcons, Cardinals
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Bucs, Bowles, Kafka, Martindale, Lions, Falcons, Cardinals

January 28, 2025
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Liam Coen‘s Buccaneers divorce has become one of the most memorable staff separations in recent years. In addition to the Bucs’ OC search, multiple additional fallout items have emerged from Coen backtracking on an extension agreement to accept the Jaguars’ HC offer. Some around the league are now wondering how

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WWE Raw on Netflix Results: Winners, Live Grades, Highlights Before Royal Rumble 2025
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WWE Raw on Netflix Results: Winners, Live Grades, Highlights Before Royal Rumble 2025

January 28, 2025
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The road to the Royal Rumble in Indianapolis on Saturday rolled through Atlanta on Monday night for WWE Raw on Netflix. The blockbuster main event featured… This content was brought to you by: Bleacher Report – Front Page

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The ‘NFL rookie Conference Championship game receiving leaders’ quiz
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The ‘NFL rookie Conference Championship game receiving leaders’ quiz

January 28, 2025
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For the fifth time in six seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes once again triumphed over Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in the postseason, but it was a new face who delivered on the big stage for K.C. Rookie wide receiver Xavier

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Jason Witten is not expected to join the Cowboys’ staff for 2025
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Jason Witten is not expected to join the Cowboys’ staff for 2025

January 28, 2025
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It was generally anticipated that former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten would join the team’s coaching staff for this season, but owner Jerry Jones squashed that Monday. Patrik Walker of the team website reports that Jones said Witten is not expected to join his former team in any capacity for

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Liam Coen ‘Pushing Hard’ For Mike Greenberg To Become Jaguars GM?
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Liam Coen ‘Pushing Hard’ For Mike Greenberg To Become Jaguars GM?

January 28, 2025
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Already losing one of their assistant GMs, via John Spytek‘s Raiders agreement, the Buccaneers may have one more search to sweat out. Considering the only team still looking is the one that poached Liam Coen to complete an awkward Bucs breakup, it might not be a smooth process. The Bucs

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Report: Texans interview Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon for their OC job
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Report: Texans interview Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon for their OC job

January 28, 2025
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The Texans interviewed Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon for their offensive coordinator job, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN reports. The team is seeking to replace offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, who they fired after the season. Syracuse had the No. 1 passing offense in the country as quarterback Kyle McCord broke the

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Kelce, Mahomes address pursuit of historic Super Bowl three-peat
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Kelce, Mahomes address pursuit of historic Super Bowl three-peat

January 28, 2025
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Shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII last February, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce made it known he wasn’t retiring largely because he wanted “that three-peat” with the organization.  Following Kansas City’s 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, Kelce addressed Kansas City’s attempt

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Brandon Graham is taking it “one day at a time” on potential return for Super Bowl LIX
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Brandon Graham is taking it “one day at a time” on potential return for Super Bowl LIX

January 28, 2025
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After tearing a triceps during the Week 12 win over the Rams, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said he was out for the season. With the Eagles qualifying for the final game of the season, Graham could be back. Via Zach Berman of PHLY, Graham said Monday on his WIP

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Texans Interview Syracuse’s Jeff Nixon For OC
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Texans Interview Syracuse’s Jeff Nixon For OC

January 28, 2025
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After Bobby Slowik went from HC candidate to coordinator free agency, the Texans are moving with their replacement search. They have completed their interview with quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson, and another meeting is also in the books. Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon met with the Texans about the position, KPRC2’s

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Mark Davis: Tom Brady fills football role that had been vacant since Jon Gruden “had his head chopped off”
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Mark Davis: Tom Brady fills football role that had been vacant since Jon Gruden “had his head chopped off”

January 28, 2025
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Raiders owner Mark Davis has a new G.M. and a new coach. But his new football consigliere is Tom Brady. Speaking to reporters after Monday’s press conference introducing new coach Pete Carroll and new G.M. John Spytek, Davis explained that Brady fills a void the team had since October 2021,

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How Eagles HC Nick Sirianni compares to other coaching greats
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How Eagles HC Nick Sirianni compares to other coaching greats

January 28, 2025
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Since 2021, the 43-year-old head coach has a 48-20 record (.706) in the regular season and a 5-3 record (.625) in playoff games including Sunday’s 55-23 victory over Washington in the NFC Championship game. Few coaches can match those numbers, not even his next opponent. Andy Reid Reid’s 273 wins are

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Jim Nantz explains phantom flag call after Bills’ final play
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Jim Nantz explains phantom flag call after Bills’ final play

January 28, 2025
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After Buffalo’s failed conversion on fourth and five with 2:01 to play in Sunday’s AFC Championship, the thrill of victory (for Chiefs fans) and agony of defeat (for Bills fans) was temporarily suspended. Jim Nantz of CBS said, “There is a flag.” The yellow “FLAG” graphic popped onto the bottom

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Trent Baalke’s Presence Affected Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn’s Jaguars Interest
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Trent Baalke’s Presence Affected Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn’s Jaguars Interest

January 28, 2025
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Liam Coen‘s about-face regarding the Jaguars confirmed what most had assumed about that job. Trent Baalke‘s presence, reported to be an issue for some HC candidates, had impeded this Jags search. The team was believed to have been “embarrassed” by Coen initially passing on a second interview. Shad Khan then

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Jaguars complete interview with Vikings assistant Daronte Jones
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Jaguars complete interview with Vikings assistant Daronte Jones

January 28, 2025
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The Jaguars completed an interview with Daronte Jones for our defensive coordinator position, the team announced Monday night. Liam Coen is building his staff after his introduction as the Jaguars’ new head coach. Jones, 46, is the Vikings’ defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach. He is in his second stint

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Does Jalen Hurts deserve more credit for Eagles’ Super Bowl run?
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Does Jalen Hurts deserve more credit for Eagles’ Super Bowl run?

January 28, 2025
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Running back Saquon Barkley is clearly the Philadelphia Eagles’ MVP, but quarterback Jalen Hurts also deserves kudos for helping the team clinch its second Super Bowl berth in three years. In a 55-23 blowout against the Washington Commanders in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, Hurts recorded 262 yards (246 passing and

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Report: Former 49ers DC Nick Sorensen is expected to become Cowboys special teams coach
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Report: Former 49ers DC Nick Sorensen is expected to become Cowboys special teams coach

January 28, 2025
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The Cowboys are expected to hire Nick Sorensen as their special teams coordinator, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas is seeking to replace John Fassel, who left to become the Titans’ special teams coordinator. Sorensen, the 49ers’ defensive coordinator last season, worked with

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Darren Mougey, Aaron Glenn To Each Report To Ownership; Latest On Jets’ Aaron Rodgers Decision
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Darren Mougey, Aaron Glenn To Each Report To Ownership; Latest On Jets’ Aaron Rodgers Decision

January 28, 2025
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After adjusting their organizational workflow during the Joe Douglas-Robert Saleh era, the Jets are shifting back to a setup in which the head coach holds a bit more power. Aaron Glenn and new GM Darren Mougey will each report to Woody Johnson, the longtime owner confirmed (via SNY’s Connor Hughes)

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Bucs complete interview with Rams assistant Nick Caley for their OC post
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Bucs complete interview with Rams assistant Nick Caley for their OC post

January 28, 2025
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The Buccaneers completed a virtual interview with Rams tight ends coach/pass game coordinator Nick Caley for their offensive coordinator job, the team announced Monday. The Bucs are seeking to replace Liam Coen, who left to become the Jaguars’ head coach. Caley joined the Rams before the 2023 season after coaching

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Who crashed Pete Carroll’s introductory news conference?
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Who crashed Pete Carroll’s introductory news conference?

January 28, 2025
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New Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll had an unexpected visitor during his introductory news conference on Monday.  While the former Seattle Seahawks head coach explained why he wants more support from the team’s fans, someone shouted, “Raiders.” According to Nick Walters of KTNV-TV in Las Vegas, it was

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Broncos OG Quinn Meinerz declines Pro Bowl invite as the first alternate
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Broncos OG Quinn Meinerz declines Pro Bowl invite as the first alternate

January 28, 2025
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Broncos right guard Quinn Meinerz earned first-team All-Pro honors. He was the first alternate for the Pro Bowl Games. When the NFL reached out Monday about Meinerz replacing Chiefs offensive lineman Joe Thuney, Meinerz “respectfully declined,” Mike Klis of 9News reports. Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio instead will replace the

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Bills S Micah Hyde To Retire
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Bills S Micah Hyde To Retire

January 27, 2025
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Micah Hyde flirted with retirement in 2024, eventually confirming he would only return to the Bills if he opted to continue his career. Buffalo kept the door open and eventually called on Hyde as insurance. Though, the team did not opt to turn to that insurance policy when a significant

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Report: Jaguars special teams coach Heath Farwell staying, agreeing to extension
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Report: Jaguars special teams coach Heath Farwell staying, agreeing to extension

January 27, 2025
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The Jaguars are retaining special teams coordinator Heath Farwell. Gene Frenette of jacksonville.com reports that Farwell has signed a contract extension. The future of assistant special teams coach Luke Thompson remains up in the air, per Frenette. Farwell just completed his third season with the Jaguars and his eighth in

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Insider shares how Brady, Carroll plan to build for Raiders’ future
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Insider shares how Brady, Carroll plan to build for Raiders’ future

January 27, 2025
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Fair or not, the perception exists that Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady wanted to hire former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to be the Raiders’ next head coach. Johnson instead chose to accept the Chicago Bears’ job, and the Raiders ultimately hired former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete

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Adam Peters: Tough situation for Marshon Lattimore, excited for him to have offseason with us
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Adam Peters: Tough situation for Marshon Lattimore, excited for him to have offseason with us

January 27, 2025
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Many things went right for Commanders General Manager Adam Peters in his first season in Washington, but a midseason trade for cornerback Marshon Lattimore wasn’t among them. Peters sent third-, fourth-, and sixth-round picks in the 2025 draft to the Saints for Lattimore and a fifth-round pick and then waited

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Lions Expected To Hire John Morton As OC
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Lions Expected To Hire John Morton As OC

January 27, 2025
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The Lions moved quickly in internally filling their defensive coordinator position. The OC vacancy is likewise soon to be taken care of, with the team looking to a familiar candidate. Broncos pass game coordinator John Morton is traveling to Detroit today, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Lions are working

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Texans hire Mike Tomon as team president
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Texans hire Mike Tomon as team president

January 27, 2025
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The Texans hired Mike Tomon as the new team president, the club announced on Monday. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Mike Tomon to our Texans family,” Chairmain and CEO Cal McNair said in a statement. “Mike is a proven leader who brings more than 20 years of experience

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Saquon Barkley could cap magical season in special way
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Saquon Barkley could cap magical season in special way

January 27, 2025
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Saquon Barkley is enjoying one of the best seasons of any running back in NFL history.  The Eagles star has already secured an All-Pro nomination, the 2024 NFL rushing title, his first career 2,000-yard rushing season, a Pro Bowl nod and over $1 million in performance-based incentives in his Eagles

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Report: Virginia Tech targeting Cardinals’ Sam Siefkes to be defensive coordinator
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Report: Virginia Tech targeting Cardinals’ Sam Siefkes to be defensive coordinator

January 27, 2025
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The Cardinals may need a new linebackers coach. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, Virginia Tech is targeting Arizona’s linebackers coach Sam Siefkes to be the program’s defensive coordinator. Siefkes just finished his second season with Arizona as LBs coach. He previously was with the Vikings as their defensive quality

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Jaguars To Conduct DC Interview With Daronte Jones
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Jaguars To Conduct DC Interview With Daronte Jones

January 27, 2025
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Liam Coen is officially in place as the Jaguars’ head coach. Attention for the team will now turn to filling out the staff, particularly the coordinator positions. On the defensive side of the ball, the first candidate (in terms of ones set to speak with the team) has emerged. Jacksonville will

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Zach Ertz: I’m not retiring, just to make that clear
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Zach Ertz: I’m not retiring, just to make that clear

January 27, 2025
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Veteran tight end Zach Ertz signed a one-year deal to join the Commanders last offseason as a free agent, having appeared in seven games for the Cardinals in 2023. But playing alongside rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, Ertz illustrated he’s still plenty productive. And now as he heads into free agency,

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Steelers’ Art Rooney II makes feelings on Mike Tomlin clear
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Steelers’ Art Rooney II makes feelings on Mike Tomlin clear

January 27, 2025
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As recently as last week, some noteworthy members of the NFL community continued to suggest that the Pittsburgh Steelers should trade head coach Mike Tomlin to an interested team following Pittsburgh’s latest one-and-done playoff appearance.  Tomlin clearly isn’t going anywhere this offseason, and Steelers team president Art Rooney II gave

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Art Rooney II: Preference is to re-sign Russell Wilson or Justin Fields
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Art Rooney II: Preference is to re-sign Russell Wilson or Justin Fields

January 27, 2025
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Steelers president Art Rooney II has weighed in on what he’d like to see the team do at the quarterback position. The Steelers had Russell Wilson and Justin Fields on one-year contracts during the 2024 season and both of them started games during the regular season. Wilson got the majority

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Texans To Conduct OC Interview With Jerrod Johnson; Jets Also Interested
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Texans To Conduct OC Interview With Jerrod Johnson; Jets Also Interested

January 27, 2025
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For each of the past two seasons, the Texans have advanced to the divisional round of the postseason. In spite of that success, the team made a coordinator change by firing offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. In the wake of that decision, a shortlist of replacement candidates emerged. One of those

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Aaron Glenn won’t call defensive plays for Jets
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Aaron Glenn won’t call defensive plays for Jets

January 27, 2025
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When Aaron Glenn was interviewing for head coaching jobs earlier this month, he said any team that hires him would be getting a head coach and not a defensive coach. Glenn’s approach paid off as he is now the head coach of the Jets and he sent the same message

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Staffers detail how Sirianni guided Eagles to Super Bowl berth
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Staffers detail how Sirianni guided Eagles to Super Bowl berth

January 27, 2025
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Head coach Nick Sirianni guided the 2022 Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl berth but nevertheless reportedly began this season on the hot seat after his Eagles endured a brutal collapse from early December 2023 through a wild-card playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Shortly after Sirianni led the Eagles to a

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Andy Reid: Xavier Worthy has really put together a nice second half of the season
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Andy Reid: Xavier Worthy has really put together a nice second half of the season

January 27, 2025
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The Chiefs traded up to select receiver Xavier Worthy with the No. 28 overall pick in the draft last spring and he’s helped make that pay off during Kansas City’s playoff run. The rookie caught six of his seven targets for 85 yards with a touchdown, also taking two carries

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49ers Hire Brant Boyer As ST Coordinator
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49ers Hire Brant Boyer As ST Coordinator

January 27, 2025
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Brant Boyer has found his next NFL opportunity. The veteran coach is set to take charge of the 49ers’ special teams in 2025. San Francisco announced Boyer’s hire on Monday. The 53-year-old had spent the past nine years as the Jets’ special teams coordinator, overseeing a unit which has seen a

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