Former Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has found a new job. The Bears hired Brown as their pass game coordinator, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Brown, 37, was voted the NFL’s No. 2 offensive coordinator in a recent NFLPA player poll. He reunites with Shane Waldron, the new offensive coordinator in Chicago, after the two were on Sean …
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Bucs announce interview with Brian Johnson for OC job
Former Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson interviewed with the Buccaneers on Tuesday, the team announced. The Bucs also have interviewed Lions receivers coach Antwaan Randle El, former Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson for the position. Johnson, though, withdrew his name after getting a contract extension and a raise from the Texans on Tuesday. …
Read More »Jerry Jones dispels a question about barrier to Cowboys hiring Bill Belichick
MOBILE, Ala. — Jerry Jones deflected the first couple of questions. Has he talked to Bill Belichick this month? “I don’t want to get into, for reasons of talking about anybody that I may have talked to that’s been bantered around about coaching,” the Dallas Cowboys team owner and general manager said Tuesday. “But I didn’t talk to anybody. I …
Read More »Badgers offer three-star defensive lineman from New Jersey
Wisconsin offered Kole Briehler, a three-star class of 2025 defensive lineman from Princeton, New Jersey, on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound athlete still has one more year of high school before he’d potentially make the leap to collegiate level. Briehler has now received 22 Division 1 offers, including nine teams from within the 2024 version of the Big Ten conference. Most …
Read More »10 reasons why 49ers are headed to 2024 Super Bowl: San Francisco with historic second-half comeback vs. Lions
For 30 minutes Sunday, it looked as if the Detroit Lions might reach their first-ever Super Bowl. But then the San Francisco 49ers stormed back to steal the NFC Championship, ensuring a title-game rematch with the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty postseason journey for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, as the 49ers barely survived the upstart …
Read More »Perry: Why Belichick to Commanders ‘doesn’t make sense’
Perry: Why Belichick to Commanders ‘doesn’t make sense’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With Bill Belichick’s head coaching opportunities dwindling as each day passes since the Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris, could an underwhelming team such as the Washington Commanders find their way into contention to land one of the winningest coaches of all time? The Commanders originally liked …
Read More »2024 Senior Bowl: Michael Pratt, Ladd McConkey, Quinyon Mitchell among Day 1 standouts
Several prospects made the most of the first day of the 2024 Senior Bowl from Mobile, Alabama. One of those players was Tulane’s Michael Pratt, who is hoping to move up the food chain of quarterback prospects. While Pratt is currently projected as a third-round pick (according to CBS Sports’ prospect rankings), former NFL defensive lineman and current CBS Sports …
Read More »LSU football lands commitment from instate four-star OL in 2025 recruiting class
LSU football landed a big commitment from the 2025 recruiting class Tuesday night. Calvary Baptist rising senior interior offensive lineman and four-star prospect Devin Harper pledged to LSU coach Brian Kelly and the Tigers, who have commitments from the state’s top three rated recruits in the 2025 class. St. Martin’s Episcopal running back Harlem Berry is the top-ranked Louisiana prospect …
Read More »Jerry Jones says he believes in Dak Prescott, but how much is that worth?
Dak Prescott is coming off a career season, which earned him a top-five finish in MVP voting. For the third consecutive season, the quarterback helped the Cowboys win 12 games. But his future is complicated. While the Cowboys have gone 73-41 in the regular season in his eight seasons, they are only 2-5 in the postseason, and Prescott has a …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Ranking 10 best retired QBs to never win the big game, including Dan Marino, Jim Kelly
The Super Bowl is the defining moment for a quarterback and his legacy. Winning a Super Bowl can change the trajectory of a career while losing the championship game alters the narrative of the quarterback. Super Bowl championships significantly help a quarterback’s Hall of Fame case. Losing a Super Bowl (or two) doesn’t hurt a quarterback’s ability to get into …
Read More »Report: LA Chargers broke the bank to steal Jim Harbaugh from Michigan football
Michigan football was reportedly set to make Jim Harbaugh the highest-paid coach in all of college football. And it wasn’t enough. Apparently literally, as well as figuratively. Harbaugh said on Sunday on CBS that he went back to the NFL because you can’t win a Lombardi Trophy at the college level. Considering he’s coming off of a national championship with …
Read More »Panthers announce hiring of four offensive assistants
New head coach Dave Canales made four hires to his offensive coaching staff Tuesday. The team announced assistant head coach/run game coordinator Harold Goodwin, running backs coach Bernie Parmalee, wide receivers coach Rob Moore and offensive line coach Joe Gilbert. Goodwin, 50, is following Canales from Tampa, where he had the same title for five seasons. He also has had …
Read More »Dan Campbell's late game timeout hurt Lions more than passing on two field goals | What's Wright?
Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell raised some eyebrows and conversations on his aggressive game plan. They fell short to the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFC Championship Game after blowing a 17-point lead. While many fans question Campbell opting to go for it on fourth down instead of two field goals, Nick Wright raises one about calling his …
Read More »Florida State decommit CJ Heard reportedly deciding between Colorado and UCLA
Colorado may not be finished adding to its 2024 recruiting class. According to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports, uncommitted three-star safety CJ Heard is deciding between Colorado and UCLA. The former Florida State commit will visit both schools in the coming days before announcing his decision on Feb. 8, Wiltfong reported Tuesday. Heard decommitted from the Seminoles on Nov. 19, about …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl pregame performers: Daniel Durant to perform national anthem in American Sign Language
Getty Images When Super Bowl LVIII kicks off from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, the pregame festivities will feature plenty of entertainment and that includes an announcement from The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), LOVE SIGN, and the NFL that deaf performers Daniel Durant, Anjel Piñero and Shaheem Sanchez. The NFL has already revealed that Reba McEntire will be …
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