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The Lions are beginning to narrow their search for a new General Manager. Detroit is flying in Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes on Tuesday night for his second interview on Wednesday, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Holmes, who lives in Atlanta, previously interviewed with the club on Jan. 7. Holmes […]

The Packers have made a few roster moves in advance of their divisional-round matchup with the Rams on Saturday. Green Bay elevated defensive lineman Brian Price and cornerback KeiVarae Russell from the practice squad to the active roster. Price has appeared in the Packers’ last two games, playing 12 total defensive snaps and five special […]

Doug Pederson issued a statement on Monday afternoon after being dismissed after five seasons as the head coach of the Eagles. Pederson opened the statement, which was released by the team, by saying that “it has been an absolute honor” to serve in that job and that he will “always look back on my time […]

A closer look at the social media reaction from current and former Titans players, media members and Falcons fans

The Bills had to place running back Zack Moss on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in Saturday’s victory over the Colts. Now we know who will play Moss’ role in Buffalo’s divisional-round contest with the Ravens. Head coach Sean McDemott said in his Thursday press conference that T.J. Yeldon will take that spot […]

Mario Edwards, a defensive end who played for the Bears in 2020 and becomes a free agent in March, will start the 2021 season serving a suspension. Edwards has been suspended for the first two games of the 2021 season for violating the NFL’s PED policy, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. The suspension […]

Last month, Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon was conditionally reinstated, and the team expected him back on the field before the season was over. That didn’t happen, and now it may never happen. Gordon’s conditional reinstatement has been rescinded and he is now suspended indefinitely again, Field Yates of ESPN reports. There has been no […]

Plenty of people in media rank open G.M. and/or coaching jobs. Even some of the candidates for those jobs (and sometimes their opinions are subject to change based on whether they get a given job). The topic of my own ranking of the open jobs has come up this week, on PFT Live and elsewhere. […]

Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith had a busy Sunday. Smith’s team lost to the Ravens 20-13 at home to kick off a Wild Card tripleheader and he then pivoted to his first head coaching interview. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Smith interviewed with the Jaguars on Sunday night. There’s been a lot of talk […]

The Eagles fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday, and at least one player thinks he’s going to continue to be successful elsewhere. Running back Boston Scott called Pederson “a great coach, great guy, a great man.” “He’s the type of guy that will open his house up to you,” Scott said, via Rob Maaddi […]

The Falcons have landed their new head coach. The team announced the hiring of Arthur Smith on Friday afternoon. Reports on Friday morning pegged the former Titans offensive coordinator as the frontrunner for the job and the deal was wrapped up over the next few hours. Smith spent the last two seasons in the coordinator […]

The following is a list of events focusing on how the Falcons agreed to terms with Arthur Smith to be the 18th coach in franchise history

The 38-year-old coach has spent the last decade with the Tennessee Titans

The Ravens won a playoff game with Lamar Jackson at quarterback last Sunday and they overcame a 10-point deficit to pull it off, which checked off a couple of boxes that had been issues for the team the last three years. Baltimore lost lopsided playoff openers in 2018 and 2019 and they had not come […]

Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary‘s role in the team’s offense will become that much more prominent moving forward after the loss of Zack Moss to an ankle injury last weekend. With Moss out for the remainder of the playoffs, Singletary says he’s ready to shoulder any load the Bills will throw his way. “This […]

For the first time in weeks, the Browns held a Wednesday practice — which means the injury report is not an estimate. As head coach Kevin Stefanski said earlier in the day, right tackle Jack Conklin (hamstring/knee), linebacker B.J. Goodson (shoulder), and tight end David Njoku (hamstring) all did not practice. But defensive end Myles […]

The Browns didn’t have the Chiefs on their schedule in the regular season, but one player has apparently been visualizing the upcoming matchup for a while. Kansas City cut Kareem Hunt back in Nov. 2018 when video surfaced of the running back shoving and kicking a woman. He’s said this week’s game between Cleveland and […]

Alabama has not made the hiring of Bill O’Brien official yet, but head coach Nick Saban sounds as if it’s a done deal. O’Brien is expected to get back into coaching in Tuscaloosa as the national champions’ new offensive coordinator, replacing Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian left to become head coach at the University of Texas. The […]

As the Texans try to extinguish the conflagration that its relationship with quarterback Deshaun Watson has become, it doesn’t seem to be working. Watson offered this tweet on Friday afternoon: “I was on 2 then I took it to 10.” That’s an obvious reference to the manner in which ESPN’s Adam Schefter characterized Watson’s mindset […]

The Bills have added a pair of players to their active roster for Saturday’s playoff matchup with the Ravens. The team has promoted running back Antonio Williams and cornerback Dane Jackson from the practice squad. Williams joins the roster rather than Devonta Freeman, who joined the practice squad in the wake of Zack Moss‘ season-ending […]

Last week, “the Browns is the Browns” helped catapult Cleveland to a playoff win over the Steelers. This week, Chiefs receiver Sammy Watkins provided a watered-down equivalent — but it’s still more than enough for the Browns to use as a rallying cry. The Browns aren’t blameless in the bulletin-board material game. Receiver Odell Beckham […]

Chiefs right tackle Mitchell Schwartz hasn’t played since Week 6 when he left after eight snaps with a back issue. He has remained on injured reserve since Week 11. Schwartz is not ready to come back this week, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. “We’re literally taking it day by day,” Reid said, via Nate […]

The Browns activated their last player off the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier on Friday. Now, they have all of their coaches back, too. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said tight ends coach Drew Petzing and defensive backs coach Jeff Howard had returned to the building. And per multiple reports, assistant offensive line coach Scott Peters was also […]

After five seasons, 42 victories and a Super Bowl championship, Doug Pederson is out in Philadelphia. The team made his departure official in a statement from owner Jeffrey Lurie: “I have spent the last few weeks evaluating everything from this past year and looking ahead. We are all very disappointed with the way our season […]

The Saints got a couple of key offensive pieces back on the practice field Friday. Quarterback Taysom Hill and running back Latavius Murray were both limited participants in their only on-field work of the week. Hill hurt his knee last weekend and Murray injured his quad. Both players have been listed as limited for Sunday’s […]

Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said earlier on Friday that Ronald Jones will be a game-time decision. Officially, the running back is listed as questionable. Jones (quad/finger) did not practice on Wednesday, but was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday. He was active for last Saturday’s win over Washington, but did not play a […]

The NFC playoffs will give us the NFL’s oldest quarterback matchup ever this weekend. In the AFC, it’s a different story. All four starting quarterbacks whose teams advanced to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs are 25 or younger. This is the first time ever that all four starting quarterbacks in the divisional playoffs […]

The Chiefs were back on the field for their first official practice of the divisional round, and there was good news on the team’s leading rusher. Rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been out since suffering a high ankle sprain against the Saints in Week 15. But he was on the field for the team’s […]

New Broncos G.M. George Paton may be facing an immediate challenge. According to 9News.com, linebacker Von Miller is “under criminal investigation” by the Parker, Colorado police department. The department confirmed to 9News.com the existence of the investigation, but provided no details. “We’re not commenting on nature of the allegations,” a spokesperson told 9News.com. “We haven’t […]

Clemson running back Travis Etienne surprised many people when he opted to return to school for the 2020 season, but he doesn’t have any shockers up his sleeve this time around. Thanks to the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility to all football players, Etienne was eligible to go back to school in 2021. […]

In addition to addressing quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s unhappiness with the organization on Friday, Texans owner Cal McNair also touched on a recent tweet from former Texans wideout Andre Johnson. Johnson tweeted that Watson should stand his ground in a dispute with the team and said the Texans are known for wasting people’s careers. He also […]

How much longer will the Washington Football Team play as the Washington Football Team? The team has thousands of submissions from fans, with Washington Red Tails and Washington Red Wolves among those to consider. It’s possible the Washington Football Team could become the permanent name, too. Team president Jason Wright said this week that the […]

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has gone back-to-back weeks without a sack, getting shutout by the Steelers in Week 17 and the wild-card round. One of the league’s best pass rushers, Garrett looked like a defensive player of the year candidate early on in the eyes. From Weeks 2-7, he registered 9.0 sacks, four tackles […]

The Chiefs went 14-2 in the regular season — 14-1 in the first 16 weeks to lock up the AFC’s No. 1 overall seed. At points, there was some speculation about the Chiefs potentially getting bored during games, causing a bit of a lull. It’s hard to really say that had much of an effect […]

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said the day he fired Doug Pederson that he expected Duce Staley to be a candidate for the job. How serious a candidate is the question. Staley, the assistant head coach and running backs under Pederson, is in Palm Beach, Florida, today interviewing with Lurie for the job, John Clark of […]

There were questions about Bears head coach Matt Nagy’s job security during the 2020 regular season and they didn’t go away just because they wound up righting the ship in time to make the playoffs. Chicago’s stay in the postseason ended with Sunday’s 21-9 loss to the Saints and the outing illustrated much of what […]

The Browns won their wild-card matchup with the Steelers without much practice and several coaches, but they’re getting back to full strength. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday morning that he remains on track to return to the Browns’ building on Thursday and that offensive line coach Bill Callahan is back as of Wednesday. Stefanski […]

The Browns will do something they’ve rarely done in the last few weeks on Wednesday — practice. But a few of the team’s key players won’t be on the field. Right tackle Jack Conklin, linebacker B.J. Goodson, and tight end David Njoku will all miss Wednesday’s session. Conklin suffered a hamstring injury during the second […]

The Browns have a pair of cornerbacks back on the active roster. Denzel Ward and Kevin Johnson have been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Both players missed the last two games after testing positive. Their presence would be welcomed by the defense under any circumstances, but all the more so after Robert Jackson went down […]

When discussing the things that led him to Jacksonville, newly hired head coach Urban Meyer said that the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft is at the top of the list. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been the expected choice since his freshman year in college and he remains the favorite to go […]