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New Bears head coach Ben Johnson does not believe he has a long rebuilding effort ahead of him in Chicago. Johnson said at his introductory press conference that he sees the opportunity ahead of him as one where he can have a winning team in 2025, rather than one in

Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Travis Kelce records more than 100 receiving yardsLast week, Kelce had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ Divisional Round victory over the Houston Texans. It was only the second 100-yard game of the season for the 35-year-old tight end, who previously

One of the talking points after last Saturday’s Chiefs win over the Texans was tight end Travis Kelce’s vintage performance. Kelce had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown in the 23-14 win, so there was plenty of reason to talk about how much he did to help the

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The Titans introduced General Manager Mike Borgonzi at a press conference on Wednesday and it didn’t take long for Borgonzi to acknowledge the reality of the team’s current situation. Borgonzi said that he believes there’s some talent on the roster, but noted the Titans were a three-win team so there

Jayden Daniels’s play for the Commanders this season has generated a lot of conversation about whether he’s had the best rookie season of any quarterback in league history and Sunday’s game could make it all but impossible to argue against him. If the Commanders can beat the Eagles, Daniels would

A rare snowstorm in New Orleans forced the Saints to press pause on their head coaching search this week, but things are set to get up and running again. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team has rescheduled a number of interviews. Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is now

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has not been shy about airing negative feelings about the team’s offense and his role in it over the course of his time with the Eagles, but there’s no complaints coming from him at the moment. That might come as a surprise to some given

Aaron GlennMichael Reaves/Getty Images This last one may turn some heads. It’s certainly not an indictment of Glenn’s abilities as a coach. While addressing the media, Glenn said that he intends to make his impact known—on both sides of the ball. “Here’s the one thing that I will say about

Josh McDaniels is officially back with the Patriots. The Patriots announced that McDaniels has been hired as the offensive coordinator on new head coach Mike Vrabel’s staff on Wednesday. It is the third time that McDaniel has served in the role as he had two stints working for Bill Belichick

After meeting twice in the regular season, the Commanders and Eagles will meet for a third time on Sunday, in the NFC Championship Game. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says that makes it incumbent on both coaching staffs to come up with schemes that the opponent hasn’t seen before. “Any

During the 2022 season, former NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith strongly hinted during an appearance on #PFTPM that a collusion grievance was coming over the refusal of the league’s teams to give certain veteran quarterback fully-guaranteed contracts. The next month, the grievance was filed. The process has run

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford alluded to having injured ribs after the team’s season-ending loss to the Eagles last Sunday, but his wife Kelly added more information about the extent of the injury this week. Stafford said he was dealing with the injury “to a varying degree for some time” in

The Ravens were eliminated from the postseason with Sunday’s loss to the Bills in the divisional round, bringing up some questions about quarterback Lamar Jackson’s postseason performances. While Jackson did put the team in a position to tie the game late, he also had two first-half giveaways that affected the

The NFL has taken a mulligan. After issuing a $25,000 fine to Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he didn’t say about the officiating in Saturday’s playoff game against the Chiefs, the NFL has re-issued the fine with his actual words in its place. The new fine disciplines Mixon

The Chiefs had the whole team on the practice field today. Kansas City’s injury report listed every player on the roster as a full participant in today’s practice, four days before the AFC Championship Game. Four players were listed as having injuries, most notably quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who has an

Guard Netane Muti’s first season with the Lions ended in the summer, but he’ll be running it back in 2025. The Lions announced that they have re-signed Muti on Wednesday. Muti signed a future contract with the team last February and missed the year after hurting his shoulder early in

Some would say it was better late than never, but it was still late. As the coaching carousel spun, multiple candidates were cool to the idea of joining forces with Jaguars G.M. Trent Baalke. And while that was confirmed, implicitly, by the belated firing of Baalke, it comes after candidates

Al Golden is headed back to Cincinnati. After three seasons as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator, multiple reports indicate Golden is finalizing a deal to return to the Bengals as defensive coordinator. Pete Thamel of ESPN noted Golden has informed Notre Dame officials of his decision. Golden was Cincinnati’s linebackers coach

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts isn’t showing any doubt about his availability for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Commanders. Hurts injured his left knee during last Sunday’s win over the Rams, but never came out of the game and he was able to take part in a walkthrough practice on

The Jets made it official, announcing that they have agreed to terms with Aaron Glenn. He will become the 22nd head coach in franchise history, returning home to a Jets team he played for in his first eight NFL seasons and later worked for as a scout in the personnel

The Saints are planning for in-person interviews with Joe Brady and Kellen Moore next week, Ian Rapoport of ESPN reports. Snow in New Orleans slowed down the search process this season, postponing in-person interviews with Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, Aaron Glenn and Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Glenn was

No one outside the locker room was surprised when the Commanders lost to the Buccaneers 37-20 in the season opener. The Commanders, after all, were coming off a 4-13 season with a new coach and a rookie quarterback. “I was like, ‘Hey, F you. That’s not how it’s going to

The Bears have requested Rams assistant Aubrey Pleasant to interview for their vacant defensive coordinator job, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Pleasant currently serves as the Rams’ assistant head coach and defensive passing game coordinator. He has been with the Rams for two seasons, working with the defensive backs

Chris Simms is a self-styled football historian. But even the most knowledgeable NFL history buff will do a spit take when asked this question. Seven players have won Super Bowls and later became the head coach of the team with which they won a Super Bowl. Name them all. The

Plenty of people have migrated to BlueSky, a Twitter-style app without the things that have made Twitter less palatable to many in recent months. The Patriots say that no NFL teams are allowed on BlueSky, yet. “Right now we’re not allowed to,” vice president of content for the Kraft Sports

The Bills touted Amari Cooper as a true No. 1 wide receiver when they traded for him Oct. 15. It hasn’t worked out that way. He made 20 catches for 297 yards and two touchdowns in eight regular-season games, with a single-game high of 95 yards. In the postseason, Cooper

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts never gives much information about injuries. He didn’t again Wednesday but did allow that he’s “on track” to play Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. The Eagles listed him as a limited practice participant as he continues rehabbing his left knee injury. The team did not

The Jets have found their head coach, now they need to find their General Manager. Aaron Glenn has agreed to a deal to coach the team and their search for a G.M. to work with him will expand to include at least two more interviews. According to multiple reports, the

The Commanders listed several players on their injury report with a couple of notable non-participants. But they don’t appear to be major concerns for availability. Linebacker Bobby Wagner (ankle) and defensive tackle Daron Payne (knee/finger) are both listed as DNPs. Wagner didn’t practice for two days last week and Payne

The Eagles designated wide receiver Britain Covey to return from injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. It opens his 21-day practice window. Covey went on IR on Dec. 28 with a neck injury. He has served two stints on injured reserve this season, initially going on IR on Sept. 24

With a coaching search weeks underway, the Jaguars are making a significant change. Trent Baalke will not continue as Jacksonville’s General Manager, the team announced on Wednesday. “Following several discussions with Trent Baalke this week, we both arrived at the conclusion that it is in our mutual best interests to

Ben Johnson had his choice of several jobs. He chose the Bears. Not only do they have a quarterback to build around, but Johnson also noted they are in a division with which he is familiar. Johnson spent six seasons in the NFC North as an assistant under Dan Campbell.

The Raiders have found their new General Manager. According to multiple reports, Las Vegas is finalizing a deal to hire Tampa Bay assistant Buccaneers assistant G.M. John Spytek for the role. Spytek, 44, has been with the Buccaneers since 2016. He first served as director of player personnel before being

Mecole Hardman won’t be catching the game-winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl this year. Hardman did those honors for the Chiefs in Las Vegas last year, but the wide receiver has been sidelined by a knee injury since late November. Hardman returned to practice this month, but head coach

Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker held a session with reporters ahead of Wednesday’s official introduction of new General Manager Mike Borgonzi and the team’s plans for the first overall pick in this year’s draft was among the topics of conversation. Brinker said that he and Borgonzi will work

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and General Manager Eric DeCosta held an end of season press conference on Wednesday and the first question concerned how tight end Mark Andrews is doing after the team’s loss to the Bills. Andrews lost a fumble in the fourth quarter and then dropped a

Last summer, the NFL suffered a stunning defeat in the Sunday Ticket class-action. Until the judge wiped out billions in liability with the stroke of a pen. The appeal of the decision inches forward. Eriq Gardner of Puck reports that the plaintiffs have resubmitted their initial brief to the U.S.

Dysfunctional teams do indeed do dysfunctional things, and one of the most dysfunctional teams failed to do something functional on Tuesday. The Jets didn’t get a deal done with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, their first choice for head coach, before he left the building. He’s their pick. They, for

In 2023, Will Fries looked to be on track to become an All-Pro guard. Then, he fractured his tibia five weeks into the 2024 campaign, hurting his chances to continue to flourish but also likely costing him plenty of cash on the free-agent market. Dude was the top-rated qualified right

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is getting support from Buffalo fans this week, after his two costly miscues helped propel the Bills to the AFC Championship Game. Bills fan Nicholas Howard started a GoFundMe to support Andrews’ favorite charity, Breakthrough T1D, a type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, after

The overlap between the coaching carousel and the postseason creates annual concerns regarding the distraction it creates for coordinators who are under consideration for promotions elsewhere. And while the league has made some tweaks aimed at make the Wild West a little less wild. In the latest episode of the

The Bears have made it official, announcing the hiring of Ben Johnson as their head coach. Johnson, 38, took the job with Chicago after three seasons as Detroit’s offensive coordinator. He had been with the Lions since 2019, starting out as an offensive quality control coach before moving up to

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and his team were eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, but he still has a rooting interest: Whoever plays the Chiefs. Humphrey went on social media to say that he’s hoping that either the Bills beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, or the NFC

Tom Moore’s long run as an NFL coach will keep going in 2025. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Moore will remain with the Buccaneers as an offensive consultant. Moore, who turned 86 in November, has been in that role since 2019 and has been coaching in

The Colts made their hire of Lou Anarumo as their new defensive coordinator official on Tuesday. Anarumo joins the Colts after serving as the Bengals’ defensive coordinator the past six seasons. He brings 36 years of coaching experience to Indianapolis and has an extensive background coaching defensive backs. “I’m thrilled

The season began with a cautionary tale from Nick Saban about Ohio State’s $20 million roster. “I just want to say, you guys keep talking about a $20 million roster,” Saban said on ESPN’s College GameDay. “If you don’t pay the right guys, you’ll be shit out of luck.” The

The Ravens started their offseason after Sunday’s loss to the Bills and that means the team’s impending free agents have started thinking about what’s next for them. Wide receiver Tylan Wallace caught 11 passes for 193 yards and an 84-yard touchdown during the regular season and he capped his most

Could the Cowboys have a new head coach in the next 24 hours or so? They are interviewing the betting favorite for the job, Brian Schottenheimer, today, Clarence Hill of All City DLLS reports. Schottenheimer has served as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator the past two years. He joined the team

The list of candidates to be the next defensive line coach in Green Bay continues to grow. Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that the Packers have interviewed Eric Washington for the position. They have also interviewed Aaron Whitecotton and Kacy Rodgers since parting ways with Jason Rebrovich. Washington was