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We heard last month that the Browns would likely retain quarterback Deshaun Watson for 2026, the last year of his contract. General manager Andrew Berry recently confirmed as much, as relayed by Cleveland.com’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. During a recent installment of that podcast, Browns beat reporter Mary Kay

Dart was the Giants’ second first-round pick of the 2025 NFL Draft and started 12 games for New York this season. He was 216-of-339 (63.7 percent) for 2,272 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions while rushing for 487 yards and nine touchdowns. Ward, 2025’s No. 1 overall pick, was 323-of-540

Longtime Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is returning to Atlanta in a key front office role. The Falcons announced that they have hired Ryan as their president of football. The Falcons created the position for Ryan, one of the greatest players in franchise history. Ryan originally joined the Falcons as the

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

His Falcons tenure cut short after two seasons, Raheem Morris represents a prime defensive coordinator candidate. But a report earlier today indicated the two-time NFL HC would be expected to draw interest for another top job. The Titans will make good on that, as ESPN’s Peter Schrager reports Morris will

A report from ahead of the first weekend of 2026 revealed that some in-the-know individuals believe that Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady “is being treated by [Raiders principal owner] Mark Davis as the de facto boss when it comes to football matters.”  Assuming that’s accurate, Brady didn’t wait long

By Adam La Rose | at January 4, 2026 11:25 pm Before the start of their Week 18 game, the Raiders have learned their fate with respect to this year’s NFL draft. Vegas will own the top selection for the 2026 edition of the event. The Giants were among the

The 2025 playoff field is set. For some quarterbacks, the next month comes with higher stakes than others. Below, we rank the starting quarterbacks of the 14 playoff teams based on who’s feeling the least to most pressure this postseason. The Steelers earned the league’s final playoff berth with an

By Ely Allen | at January 4, 2026 7:39 pm The first firing announcement comes out of Atlanta, where, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, head coach Raheem Morris has officially been fired. Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports quickly followed up the coaching announcement with a report that general

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has likely secured Defensive Player of the Year after making NFL history.   Entering Cleveland’s regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Garrett needed one sack to break the record for the most in a season. Former New York Giants DE Michael Strahan

By Sam Robinson | at January 4, 2026 10:09 am Kliff Kingsbury stayed off the 2025 HC carousel, preferring to ride the momentum he built for steering Jayden Daniels‘ Offensive Rookie of the Year season. A year later, the Commanders have nosedived. Changes are expected. As we have discussed a

The 2025 season has been a mess for the Las Vegas Raiders. They enter their regular-season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs with the league’s worst record, have already fired several assistant coaches and could be on the verge of firing yet another head coach when this mess of a

By Adam La Rose | at January 3, 2026 10:57 pm Aaron Glenn‘s first year as an NFL head coach has certainly not gone according to plan. He is set to remain in place for 2026, however. The Jets will retain Glenn for next season, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero

No surprises here. Jason Kelce believes that his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, will be a problem in the NFL playoffs. The former Eagles star center expressed his supreme confidence in Jalen Hurts and company to win another Vince Lombardi Trophy during Saturday’s “NFL on ESPN” coverage of the game

By Connor Byrne | at January 3, 2026 1:01 pm Kevin Stefanski is a game away from wrapping up his sixth season in Cleveland. It appears Sunday’s meeting with the Bengals will be Stefanski’s last with the Browns. The team is “leaning toward” making a coaching change, according to Dianna

The Las Vegas Raiders were quick to shut down any talk of moving star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby ahead of the trade deadline in November, but there is a growing belief that the team’s stance could change in the coming weeks. In a column published on Saturday, Dianna Russini of The

A recent report claimed that Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh had grown “tired of” quarterback Lamar Jackson, in part because Jackson had allegedly fallen asleep in team meetings and developed a reputation for playing video games late into the night. The story also suggested that Jackson may prefer to play for

Quarterback Lamar Jackson is one of the best players in football, and his presence makes the Baltimore Ravens a better football team. That is why they should be relieved and encouraged by Jackson being “good to go” for their AFC North championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.  He

By Connor Byrne | at January 2, 2026 5:05 pm Just under three months after firing head coach Brian Callahan on Oct. 13, the Titans made another significant organizational change Friday. Owner Amy Adams Strunk announced a shift in responsibilities for president of football operations Chad Brinker and general manager

A recent report said that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and other higher-ups within the organization have had no discussions about possibly moving on from first-year head coach Aaron Glenn despite the fact that the Jets lost their first seven games and first 13 of 16 contests under Glenn.  Former

By Ely Allen | at January 1, 2026 10:25 pm The Dolphins parted ways with former general manager Chris Grier back on Halloween and seem to have kept their attention on finishing out this season. Senior personnel executive Champ Kelly has been relied on as the interim general manager since

“Y’all want me to feel bad? Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months,” Parsons said. “So I do think I can react to comment if I want to!” After a long, soap opera-esque feud with Jones, Parsons was traded to Green Bay on Aug.

By Connor Byrne | at January 1, 2026 9:09 pm JANUARY 1: The Packers were the only team to submit a claim in this case, CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reports. Diggs could see time right away and a familiar face on the sidelines will help in that regard. As Rapoport notes,

Micah Parsons’ New Year’s resolution is apparently to keep on clowning Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. The Green Bay Packers star Parsons took to social media on Thursday to react to some comments made by Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.  Speaking with reporters earlier in the day, Eberflus touched

By Connor Byrne | at January 1, 2026 11:28 am Packers quarterback Jordan Love has cleared concussion protocol, but head coach Matt LaFleur will rest his starter in Week 18. With the 9-6-1 Packers locked into the seventh seed in the NFC, they will start third-stringer Clayton Tune against the

However, Parsons’ friend is a shell of his former self. And signing him probably won’t help the Packers (9-6-1) go on an improbable Super Bowl run.   Signing Trevon Diggs keeps Micah Parsons happy, but Packers will soon realize he’s a declining player After Dallas signed Diggs to a five-year,