Arizona is expected to hire Danny Gonzales as its linebackers coach and special teams coordinator, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Gonzales will join a defensive staff that includes longtime assistant Duane Akina, who will either become a defensive coordinator or defensive backs coach for the Wildcats on Brent Brennan’s staff. The UA is also prepared to hire defensive line coach …

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are set to host the AFC Championship Game for the first time in franchise history, facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Ravens may do so with a boost, as star tight end Mark Andrews is on track to return from an ankle injury that he suffered in November. Andrews’ quarterback …

Lions tight end Brock Wright won’t be back in the lineup again this season. The Lions announced on Wednesday that Wright has been placed on injured reserve. Wright suffered a forearm injury in last Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers and head coach Dan Campbell said after the game that it didn’t look good for him to play in the NFC …

There will be some new faces on Alabama’s offense heading into spring practices. The Crimson Tide have virtually a completely new offensive coaching staff. The only coach that was retained by the newly-hired, Alabama head coach Kalen Deboer is running backs coach Robert Gillespie. With all of the changes being made to the staff, many would expect there to be …

Getty Images One of the more impactful plays in the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff win over the Buffalo Bills came early in the fourth quarter when the Bills ran an unsuccessful fake punt in their own territory. Everyone, including Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, were puzzled by that call from Buffalo in such an important spot. On fourth-and-five at their …

Hello, everyone. Can you believe we’re just four days away from learning which teams will go head to head in Super Bowl LVIII? John Breech is taking the day off in preparation for a possible Ravens victory, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver the latest. This is the Pick Six newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had their guy when they drafted Mecole Hardman. And then when they drafted Skyy Moore. And then when they traded for Kadarius Toney. The Chiefs offense has never been in any serious trouble since they traded receiver Tyreek Hill before the 2022 season. But they have been looking for …

The 2024 Texas Longhorns football schedule puts them in a prime position to make back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances. Now that the playoff field is expanding to 12 teams, it’s almost a lock. ESPN analyst and commentator Greg McElroy gives Texas a 70% chance to make the College Football Playoff in 2024, even if the Longhorns end up going 9-3. …

The 2023 season couldn’t have gone much better for Baker Mayfield. The veteran quarterback easily exceeded expectations in bouncing back from a 2022 season in which his subpar play was an impetus for the Carolina Panthers firing head coach Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start. Carolina released Mayfield several weeks later at his request after he wasn’t inserted back in …

It was a rough end to the 2023 season for Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) When the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Buffalo Bills in overtime on Nov. 26, they were 10-1. Going back to the start of the 2022 season, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was 24-4 in his previous 28 regular-season games. Less than two …

Since he was hired as Alabama’s new football coach earlier this month, questions have swirled around Kalen DeBoer and whether the born-and-bred South Dakotan who has never coached farther south than Fresno, California can successfully acclimate to the ruthlessly competitive world of the SEC. As DeBoer works to quell those doubts, he won’t be doing so with a newfound southern …

Jan 24, 2024, 12:40 PM ET The owners of the Utah Jazz said Wednesday that they have the immediate ability to bring an NHL team to Utah and requested the initiation of an expansion process. The Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) said in a news release that it would use the Jazz’s arena as an interim home for an NHL franchise. …

As the Chiefs, 49ers, Lions and Ravens prepare for the AFC and NFC championships this weekend, plenty of other teams are already looking ahead to the 2024 NFL offseason, where a number of key coaching positions are still open. Besides head coaching slots, several contenders, including the Eagles and Steelers, are hot in pursuit of new offensive or defensive coordinators. …

Jan. 24—Arizona is hiring former New Mexico head coach Danny Gonzales as their special teams coordinator and linebackers coach, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Gonzales, 48, is set to join head coach Brent Brennan’s inaugural staff with the Wildcats. Prior to serving as the head coach at UNM, the Albuquerque native and UNM graduate worked as the …

It’s not often you see an NFL team make a key signing before a conference title game, but that’s exactly what the Detroit Lions have done this week.   On Monday, NFL.com reported that the Lions were signing Zach Ertz to the practice squad. The three-time Pro Bowler started his season with the Cardinals, but he was cut in late November after he requested …