Jaguars complete an interview with Kellen Moore for their head coaching post
The Jaguars completed an interview with Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore on Friday night, the team announced. Moore also interviewed with the Cowboys on Friday. Both interviews were virtual. The Jaguars also have completed interviews with Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick
Eagles’ Saquon Barkley defends Jalen Hurts amid criticism
As shared by Jimmy Hascup of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts received some criticism after he passed for just 131 yards with a pair of touchdowns in this past Sunday’s 22-10 wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers. For a piece produced by The
Saints complete interview with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady
The Saints completed a virtual interview with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady for their head coaching position, the team announced Friday night. The Saints also interviewed interim coach Darren Rizzi on Friday. Brady, 35, is in his third season with the Bills. He was the quarterbacks coach until stepping into
Patriots Request OC Interview With Chargers’ Marcus Brady
The Patriots have already gotten off to a fast start in the offseason as the first team to hire a new head coach. With Mike Vrabel now in place, they can get a head start on building the staff beneath him. With a defensive-minded head coach in Vrabel, New England
DraftKings restores Cowboys’ next coach bet, with Kellen Moore the favorite
The volatility that prompted DraftKings to stop the betting has ended. Wagers are once again being taken for the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The current favorite, at -150, is Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. He interviewed virtually for the position on Friday. Next on the list is Colorado
Kevin O’Connell makes huge statement about Vikings future
Before the Minnesota Vikings suffered a 27-9 wild-card playoff loss at the Los Angeles Rams this past Monday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell became the subject of some interesting trade rumors with his current contract set to expire after the 2025 season. O’Connell spoke with reporters on Thursday and left little doubt about his
Chaos continues for college football, with apparent collapse of transfer portal
College football continues to experience the chaos it deserves. Thanks to decades of blatant antitrust violations that limited players to an education that didn’t begin to match the value they brought to their school, the model has collapsed in recent years — thanks to a stream of slam-dunk lawsuits attacking
Minor NFL Transactions: 1/17/25
January 17th, 2025 at 7:34pm CST by Ely Allen Friday’s only minor moves in anticipation for tomorrow’s divisional round games are standard gameday practice squad elevations: Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Follow @PFRumors This content was brought to you by: Pro Football RumorsPro Football Rumors
Titans announce the hiring of Mike Borgonzi as their new G.M.
The Titans made it official, announcing Mike Borgonzi as their new General Manager. He replaces Ran Carthon, who was fired Jan. 7. Borgonzi arrives in Tennessee after 16 seasons with the Chiefs, most recently as the team’s assistant General Manager. The hire comes after a search that included interviews with
Injured Ravens star could play vs. Bills
Wide receiver Zay Flowers could be available for the Baltimore Ravens in their divisional playoff game Sunday (CBS, 6:30 p.m. ET) against the Buffalo Bills. “I think he’ll have a chance,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh told reporters Friday, per ESPN. Flowers injured his right knee in the regular-season finale against
Robyn Glaser, one of Patriots’ highest-ranking executives, plans to resign after 18 seasons
Patriots executive vice president of football business Robyn Glaser plans to resign after 18 seasons, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Glaser is one of the team’s highest-ranking executives. She will continue in her post until mid-February as the franchise transitions from Jerod Mayo to Mike Vrabel. Glaser initially joined the
Falcons Conduct DC Interview With Steelers’ Grady Brown
The list of candidates for the Falcons’ defensive coordinator spot continues to grow. Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown will interview for the position today, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The team has since announced the meeting has taken place. Brown spent time with the Seahawks and Chiefs as part of
Ranking Top Options to be Cover Star of EA Sports College Football 26 Video Game | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Jeremiah Smith’s 2024 campaign isn’t over just yet, but the freshman wideout is still a strong candidate to be featured on the cover of the upcoming video game. In his first year with Ohio State, Smith has already established himself as the most productive receiver on a
Chiefs assistant GM set to take over Titans’ front office
The Titans moved quickly after narrowing their list of general manager candidates to a group of finalists. With second interviews complete, a decision appears to have been made. Chiefs assistant GM Mike Borgonzi is set to take over the Titans’ front office, as NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported. While ESPN’s Adam Schefter
Zay Flowers officially doubtful, but John Harbaugh gives him “a chance” to play
Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers has not practiced this week, putting his availability in doubt for Sunday’s divisional round game against the Bills. Officially, he is doubtful to play with the Ravens holding out hope, no matter how slim. “I think he’ll have a chance,” coach John Harbaugh said Friday,
Titans To Hire Mike Borgonzi As GM
The Titans moved quickly after narrowing their list of general manager candidates to a group of finalists. With second interviews complete, a decision appears to have been made. Chiefs assistant GM Mike Borgonzi is set to take over the Titans’ front office, as first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. While
NFL takes aim at agent influence over coach, G.M. hiring process
Most #longreads contain plenty of fluff that simply add to the word count and require a magnifying glass to ferret out the scarce tidbits of actual news. A new one from Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com on the influence of agents on coach and G.M. hires has very little fat in
Former MVP shares prediction about European NFL division
Back in January 2024, one-time Most Valuable Player and current NFL analyst Boomer Esiason hinted the league was closer to shifting to an 18-game regular-season format than some realized. Since then, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has made it known on numerous occasions he thinks adding an 18th regular-season contest to the schedule
Bills list RB Ray Davis as questionable for Sunday
The Bills only have one player with an injury designation for Sunday’s divisional round clash with the Ravens. Running back Ray Davis is listed as questionable to play. Davis suffered a concussion in last weekend’s win over the Broncos and he was limited in practice all week. The questionable listing
Seahawks Meet With Byron Leftwich For OC Position; Second Interview With Vikings’ Grant Udinski Scheduled
The Seahawks continue to move forward in their search for an offensive coordinator. A new name has emerged as one of the team’s targets while the list of finalists grows. Byron Leftwich recently interviewed with Seattle for the OC spot, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. Leftwich made it clear
A Texans upset would raise the stakes of Ravens-Bills
When the Texans and Chiefs squared off in Week 16, the game was closer than the 27-19 score suggests. The Texans were in it, into the second half. They could have won it. The problem for the Texans (and pretty much everyone else who has played the Chiefs this year)
Eagles WR DeVonta Smith on cusp of setting record
Wide receiver DeVonta Smith could set an Eagles franchise record Sunday when Philadelphia hosts the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs (3 p.m. ET, NBC). With just six more yards in the playoff game, Smith, 26, would become the team’s all-time leader in postseason receiving
Report: Joe Thuney is expected to start at left tackle for Chiefs on Saturday
The Chiefs are going to ride the proverbial hot hand at left tackle. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Kansas City will start Joe Thuney at the position over D.J. Humphries. Thuney took over as starting left tackle in Week 15 after Humphries suffered a hamstring injury the week before. An
Broncos Fire ST Coordinator Ben Kotwica
The Broncos are the latest team to make a coordinator change. After two seasons in Denver, Ben Kotwica has been fired, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report. Kotwica was among the first hires made by head coach Sean Payton once he took the Broncos’ head coaching position. The move added to
Falcons interview Steelers assistant Grady Brown for defensive coordinator
Atlanta is speaking with another candidate for its defensive coordinator vacancy. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Falcons are interviewing Steelers secondary coach Grady Brown for the position. Brown just completed his fourth season with Pittsburgh, having joined the club in February 2021. He previously had spent his coaching
Former teammate names what Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes ‘doesn’t get enough credit for’
Before Alex Smith began working as an ESPN NFL analyst, he mentored Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as a rookie during the 2017 season. During a recent appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Smith discussed how Mahomes is more than just a generational athlete playing the sport’s most important position. “He continues
Report: 49ers QB coach Brian Griese declined Jets interview
The Jets have cast a wide net in their search for a new head coach, but one of their intended candidates for the job was not interested in the opportunity to speak to them. Brian Costello of the New York Post reports that 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese has declined
Ben Johnson Remains Interested In Jaguars’ Head Coaching Vacancy
In recent days, the Raiders have emerged as the presumed destination for Ben Johnson with respect to his high-profile head coaching candidacy. The Lions’ offensive coordinator still has other suitors, of course, and the Jaguars are among them. Prior to the news strongly tying Johnson to Vegas, Jacksonville was reported to be
Vikings assistant Grant Udinski to have second interview for Seahawks OC
The Seahawks have reached the next stage of their search for a new offensive coordinator. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is bringing Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski in for a second interview. Udinski had a remote interview with the team earlier this week
Roger Goodell: 18-game regular season is ‘logical step’ for NFL
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced last spring that he wanted the league to eventually shift to an 18-game regular season. He felt that 18 regular-season games and two preseason contests per team were “not unreasonable.” Unsurprisingly, nothing that has happened since then changed Goodell’s mind regarding this subject. Matthew Townsend
Andy Reid: Joe Thuney, D.J. Humphries have both been in, done a nice job at left tackle
The Chiefs’ left tackle position has been in flux throughout 2024, though things did get settled late in the season with Joe Thuney shifting one place over from left guard. Veteran D.J. Humphries was signed to handle the role but suffered a hamstring injury during the Week 14 win over
Tom Brady Will Fulfill Broadcasting Contract
The 2024 season marks Year 1 of Tom Brady‘s broadcasting career. The Raiders minority owner has drawn attention over conflict of interest concerns, but no change to his situation is expected any time soon. Brady’s agent Don Yee made it clear in an interview with Ben Fischer of the Sports Business
Derrick Henry: Sunday’s game vs. Bills is “going to be a heavyweight fight”
Way back in September, Ravens running back Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 199 yards and totaled 209 yards from scrimmage in a 35-10 home victory over the Bills. With so much time between the two games, Henry said this week that the matchup in Week 4 will have no
NFL insider makes huge prediction about future of Sam Darnold
It seemed likely that the Minnesota Vikings would bring quarterback Sam Darnold back for at least the 2025 season before he ended the 2024 campaign with a forgettable Week 18 performance and with a woeful outing in Minnesota’s 27-9 wild-card playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams this past Monday
Roger Goodell: The “logical step” for the NFL is 18 regular-season games
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is continuing to push for extending the regular season to 18 games. Goodell said the league is pleased with the results after changing from 16 regular-season games and four preseason games to 17 regular-season games and three preseason games. So up next would be 18 regular-season
Chiefs Expected To Activate CB Jaylen Watson From IR
Jaylen Watson is expected to return from IR just in time for the Chiefs’ playoff opener. According to Nate Taylor of The Athletic, the Chiefs are expected to activate their starting cornerback before Saturday’s Divisional Round matchup with the Texans. Watson suffered a fractured fibula and tibia back in Week
Dan Campbell: Detroit will be the loudest place the Commanders have played
Lions coach Dan Campbell says his defense is going to benefit from home-field advantage against the Commanders on Saturday. “You can be in loud environments — ours will be the loudest they’ve been in all year,” Campbell said. “How does it affect them? It only takes one for it to
The ‘NFL rookie QBs to win a playoff game’ quiz
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels became the ninth rookie quarterback to win a playoff game in the NFL’s Super Bowl era, throwing for 268 yards and two touchdowns while also leading the Commanders rushing attack with 36 yards in the win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With that being said,
Broncos fire ST coordinator Ben Kotwica
The Broncos have made a change to head coach Sean Payton’s staff. NFL Media reports that they have fired special teams coach Ben Kotwica days after their season ended with a loss to the Bills. Kotwica spent the last two seasons with the Broncos. Marvin Mims was voted a first-team
Falcons Interview Derrick Ansley For DC Job
There’s another name to add to the list of Falcons defensive coordinator candidates. The team announced that they interviewed Packers pass game coordinator Derrick Ansley today for their DC job. [RELATED: Falcons Interview Jeff Ulbrich For DC Gig] After spending close to two decades in the college ranks (plus a
Best Landing Spots, Scheme Fits for Top TE Prospects in 2025 NFL Draft
Tight end isn’t a premium position in the NFL, nor is it one that defines draft classes. However, the 2025 crop is one of the best in some time. It features… This content was brought to you by: Bleacher Report – Front Page
The ‘NFL Divisional Round rushing touchdown leaders’ quiz
The marquee matchup of the NFL’s Divisional Round slate of games is the Buffalo Bills vs. the Baltimore Ravens in western New York. Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Ravens QB Lamar Jackson have been in a tight battle for NFL MVP this year, and while this game doesn’t have an
Todd Monken: It’s “unfortunate” the NFL hiring cycle has coaches interview during playoffs
Todd Monken is the Ravens’ offensive coordinator, preparing to face the Bills in the divisional playoffs on Sunday. He’s also a head-coaching candidate, interviewing with multiple teams this week. He acknowledges that’s not ideal. Monken told reporters he wishes there were some different setup for the timing of coaching interviews
Kliff Kingsbury Won’t Interview For HC Jobs Until After Commanders’ Season
Following a successful return to the NFL as the Commanders offensive coordinator, Kliff Kingsbury is once again on the head coach radar. While Kingsbury has already been connected to a handful of jobs, it sounds like the former NFL journeyman isn’t in any rush to return to the top coaching
A.J. Brown returns to limited work; Dallas Goedert doesn’t practice with an illness
The Eagles practiced without tight end Dallas Goedert on Thursday. Goedert was out with an illness. He made four catches for 47 yards and a touchdown in the wild card win over the Packers. In 14 regular-season games, Goedert caught 59 passes for 592 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver
Why AFC North playmaker and these four players need a change of scenery
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is one of several players with an uncertain future ahead of the offseason. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Joe Starkey recently wrote a lucid argument about why the Steelers should part ways with the three-year NFL veteran. But Pickens isn’t the only player who could benefit
Rams’ Jared Verse: I hate Eagles fans, they’re so annoying
Rams linebacker Jared Verse isn’t afraid to incur the wrath of Eagles fans ahead of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia. Verse, who grew up in Pennsylvania, told the Los Angeles Times that he has always despised fans of the Eagles. “I hate Eagles fans,” Verse said. “They’re so annoying. I hate
Bill Belichick Has Not Signed North Carolina Contract
Opting out of a second ride on the NFL HC carousel, Bill Belichick made a preemptive strike by accepting an offer to coach at North Carolina in December. Despite connections to the Raiders and then Cowboys, Belichick is on the recruiting trail at the ACC school. If an NFL team
Total 2024 Wild Card audience dips by 9.3 percent from 2023
It was fitting that the NFL dropped the “Super” from “Wild Card Weekend.” The final audience numbers were less than super. Via the Associated Press, the six games played from Saturday to Monday night averaged 28.3 million per game. That’s a 9.3-percent drop from last year’s 31.2 million average. It
Lamar Jackson doesn’t want to be Josh Allen’s friend
The biggest NFL playoff matchup this weekend is arguably the Baltimore Ravens (12-5) at Buffalo Bills (13-4). The game undoubtedly features the biggest quarterback matchup of the weekend between the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson and the Bills’ Josh Allen. Allen and Jackson are NFL MVP front-runners, and this tilt will go