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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sam Darnold promises to be one of the most interesting free agents in recent memory. Regarding quarterback UFAs, he may become one of the most captivating commodities since full-fledged free agency launched in 1993. Coming off an original-ballot Pro Bowl nod, Darnold transformed his free agency stock during the regular

The Dallas Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders as their next head coach no longer seems inconceivable. On Thursday, Ed Werder of WFAA-TV in Dallas tweeted that the Colorado Buffaloes head coach’s inner circle is pushing him to take the job.  “Regarding Deion Sanders: I’m being told that [Sanders] would almost certainly

The Bengals are projected to enter the 2025 offseason with just under $50MM in cap space, per OverTheCap, the 11th-most in the NFL. Still, that might not be enough for the front office to accomplish all of their offseason goals. The front office will be focused on re-signing wide receiver

Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez was just another replacement before sending his team to the divisional round of the playoffs with his game-winning heroics against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Playing in just his seventh game for the team, Gonzalez hit a 37-yard field goal, “doinked” in, to earn

After moving on from special teams coordinator Brian Schneider, the 49ers have started looking at replacements. After meeting with Lions assistant special teams coach Jett Modkins, the team has added two more candidates to the fray. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the 49ers have interview Broncos assistant special teams

The Green Bay Packers underperformed in 2024-25. Sure, they were a playoff team, but they limped into the NFC’s No. 7 seed coming off two straight losses to divisional opponents. Speaking of the division, the Packers went 1-5 against the rest of the NFC North. They were dominated by both

Today’s reserve/futures contracts: Arizona Cardinals Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Cardinals snagged a pair of wide receivers from recently-eliminated playoff teams. Quez Watkins spent all of this season on the Steelers practice squad, while Trishton Jackson was a member of the Vikings’ taxi squad when they were knocked out

Aaron Rodgers isn’t ready to say whether he’ll continue on playing football for a 21st season in the NFL. Heck, he’s not even for sure if the team that currently employs him, the New York Jets, want him back for the 2025 season. That’s an interesting perspective on a four-time

Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson has played just six games in the last two seasons due to a broken fibula in 2023 followed by an Achilles tear this past September. Thompson led the Panthers in tackles from 2020 to 2022, but still took a pay cut to stay in Carolina after

The Houston Texans have a significant injury concern ahead of Saturday’s AFC divisional-round game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Running back Joe Mixon did not practice on Thursday as he deals with an ankle injury. This is a step backward, as Mixon was able to practice on a limited basis

Myles Garrett made it clear before the end of the regular season that he has no intention of playing through another rebuild in Cleveland. Crucially, Garrett has asked the Browns for a concrete plan at quarterback after their disastrous 2022 trade for Deshaun Watson crippled the offense for much of

The Detroit Lions are officially getting one of their best players back for their divisional-round playoff game. David Montgomery has been removed from the injury report ahead of Saturday night’s game against the Washington Commanders. The star running back missed the final three games of the regular season, but he

The Bears and Jaguars have superior quarterback situations to the Raiders, who have a major question to answer entering the offseason, and Ben Johnson has been one of the choosiest coordinators in recent memory. As Chicago and Jacksonville remain in the mix for Johnson, buzz persists about Detroit’s OC giving

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams endured a rookie campaign filled with ups and downs that included the in-season firings of offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and head coach Matt Eberflus. During a recent appearance on the “St. Brown Podcast,” Williams touched upon his preference regarding Chicago’s next head coach.  “Selfishly, I want an offensive-minded guy

Deion Sanders has repeatedly said he is not interested in coaching in the NFL, but the Hall of Fame cornerback also admitted speaking with Jerry Jones about the Cowboys’ job brought intrigue. Despite Sanders attempting to reaffirm his commitment to Colorado shortly after the Jones conversation became public, rumblings about

The NFL’s biggest stars tend to shine brightest when the games matter most. Especially at the quarterback position. Here’s our list, in alphabetical order, of the best postseason quarterbacks in NFL history.   Focus on Sport/Getty Images Sure, Aikman played alongside some of the game’s offensive greats in Emmitt Smith

With the Saints in transition, Klint Kubiak is taking meetings. While the Browns went in another direction by promoting Tommy Rees, Kubiak has impressed the Seahawks and is moving closer to that job. The New Orleans OC met about the gig already and is set for a second interview for

In his second season serving as head coach of the Denver Broncos, Sean Payton guided the club to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth with rookie Bo Nix serving as Denver’s starting quarterback.  While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner shared quite the challenge for Payton regarding

Now coaching a 14-3 Eagles team preparing for the divisional round, Kellen Moore has improved his stock from where it was after his one-and-done as Chargers OC. As could be expected, the veteran OC’s other former NFL employer has circled back to him. In need of a head coach for

It’s no secret that head coach Kevin Stefanski was one of the members of the Cleveland Browns who traveled to Houston in March 2022 to recruit then-Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.  With that said, it appears Stefanski has only had so much say regarding Cleveland’s quarterback situation since the club replaced Baker Mayfield with Watson

Wednesday’s taxi squad moves: Buffalo Bills Signed: QB Anthony Brown Released: DT Eli Ankou Houston Texans Signed: WR Alex Erickson Kansas City Chiefs Signed: WR Jason Brownlee Released: TE Robert Tonyan This content was brought to you by: Pro Football RumorsPro Football Rumors

Almost immediately after quarterback Sam Darnold produced back-to-back duds en route to the Minnesota Vikings being eliminated from the playoffs in the tournament’s wild-card round, analysts such as ESPN’s Dan Graziano predicted that the Vikings will let Darnold hit the open market in March and make 2024 rookie J.J. McCarthy their new starter.  Vikings

The Oregon Ducks have come a long way from 2022 when defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux was their only selection in the NFL draft, seeing six players selected in 2023 and eight players selected last year. This year, though, the Ducks have a chance at doing something they haven’t done in

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Kansas City Chiefs once again secured the top seed in the AFC playoffs. For the second straight season, the Chiefs were carried more by their defense than their offense. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes tied his lowest passing touchdown total since taking over as the full

Mike Vrabel became connected to each of the first six teams to carry a coaching vacancy this offseason, with only the Cowboys — whose official Mike McCarthy ouster came a day after Vrabel’s Patriots hire — not tied to the former Titans HC. This gave Vrabel considerable leverage in negotiations

The NFL playoffs are in full swing, but many of you are probably already thinking about the offseason. Ahead of the divisional-round games, Yardbarker NFL writers offer a prediction about the offseason for each NFC team. (The regular-season record for each team is in parentheses.) NFC East DALLAS COWBOYS (7-10)

The NFL has placed significant restrictions on Tom Brady during his time as a broadcaster. Since the future Hall of Fame quarterback is now part-owner of the Raiders, he is prohibited from speaking attending practices, traveling to clubs’ facilities or doing onsite interview prep with coaches ahead of broadcast assignments.But

On Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens made a shrewd move when they signed a former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver. ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted that Baltimore claimed WR Diontae Johnson off waivers from the Houston Texans. The WR won’t officially be “awarded” to the Ravens until after the Super Bowl. Schefter added

The Longhorns are looking to put two offensive tackles in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Two days after teammate, left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., announced his own intentions, Texas right tackle Cameron Williams announced that he would forgo his senior year in order to move on to

Deshaun Watson may never again take a meaningful snap for the Cleveland Browns after the quarterback who first suffered a torn Achilles on Oct. 20 tore the Achilles again during his recovery.  It sounds like at least some current Cleveland players set to remain with the club through this offseason will be just

Wednesday’s reserve/futures deals around the NFL: Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts Minnesota Vikings DT Travis Bell, G Henry Byrd, CB Kahlef Hailassie, DE Jonathan Harris, WR Lucky Jackson, T Marcellus Johnson, OLB Gabriel Murphy, QB Brett Rypien, RB Zavier Scott, WR Thayer Thomas, LB Max Tooley, T Leroy Watson Tampa Bay Buccaneers This

Since they’ve been dating for over a year, it’s fair to wonder if singer-songwriter Taylor Swift keeps badgering Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce about retirement.  During an interview on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” on Wednesday, Kelce said Swift isn’t pressuring him to stop playing.  “She’s fully encouraging

The Vikings’ season ended on a sour note regarding the final week of the regular season as well as the wild-card round. Losses in both of those contests have left the 14-win team out of Super Bowl contention, but expectations will likely be raised next season. The defining storyline of

The New York Jets are adding another name to their lengthy list of head coach interviews. The Jets have requested permission to speak to Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their head-coaching job, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB. Hafley is expected to interview later this week.

The latest turn in Diontae Johnson‘s journeyman 2024 season took place yesterday when he was waived by the Texans. The veteran wideout’s future for the remainder of the campaign has now been settled. Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Ravens on Wednesday, per the transactions wire (h/t ESPN’s Adam Schefter).