Former Bears coach Marc Trestman is back in the NFL after seven years away from the league originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Marc Trestman is back in the NFL for the first time in seven years. The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Wednesday that Trestman will join new head coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff as a senior offensive assistant. Trestman …
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Darryl Tapp reportedly headed to Washington Commanders coaching staff
Darryl Tapp, a former star at Deep Creek High in Chesapeake and Virginia Tech, has been hired as the Washington Commanders defensive line coach, according to multiple media reports. Tapp, 39, returns to Washington, where he played defensive end and linebacker in 2013 during an NFL career that spanned 12 seasons. Tapp was an All-American at Virginia Tech and is …
Read More »Travis Kelce regrets Super Bowl incident with Andy Reid; Jason Kelce acknowledges brother ‘crossed the line’
The Kansas City Chiefs are celebrating the franchise’s third title in five years after taking down the San Francisco 49ers in overtime of Super Bowl LVIII. While they did ultimately hoist the Lombardi Trophy, things were a bit uneasy for the eventual back-to-back champs, particularly in the first half where they struggled to move the football. That frustration bubbled up …
Read More »Prisco’s post-Super Bowl Power Rankings, plus projecting what’s next for the top Chiefs, 49ers free agents
Happy midweek, everyone, and happy Valentine’s day! What a fitting holiday, coming right after the Super Bowl, now that we can all appreciate our love for the NFL season. John Breech is busy celebrating with some Joe Burrow-themed valentines, we think, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest from around the league. This is the Pick …
Read More »Salary details released for Charles Kelly, DJ Durkin
Auburn has hired many new assistant coaches this offseason, and details surrounding new contracts are beginning to emerge. Auburn Undercover’s Nathan King has revealed details surrounding the contract and salary of Auburn’s new defensive coaches including co-defensive coordinators DJ Durkin and Charles Kelly. Reports surfaced of Auburn’s hiring of Charles Kelly before the Tigers’ Music City Bowl game against Maryland. …
Read More »Falcons offseason preview: Upgrading QB top priority for Raheem Morris
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter A year ago, the Atlanta Falcons were among the NFL’s biggest spenders in free agency, taking advantage of ample salary-cap space and upgrading their defense with safety Jessie Bates, defensive lineman Calais Campbell and linebacker Kaden Elliss, among others. The net result was still a 7-10 record for a third year in a row, which …
Read More »49ers lose assistant HC Anthony Lynn to Commanders day after Kyle Shanahan said he expected whole staff back
Getty Images There’s a cliche that NFL doesn’t stand for National Football League but rather “Not For Long,” and that proved to be true for the San Francisco 49ers in the days following their 25-22 overtime defeat in Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs. On Tuesday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he expected the entirety of his …
Read More »Commanders to hire Darryl Tapp as defensive line coach
Anthony Lynn isn’t the only coach set to move from the 49ers to the Commanders. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Commanders are hiring Darryl Tapp as their defensive line coach. Wednesday also brought word that Lynn will be the offensive run game coordinator on head coach Dan Quinn’s staff. Tapp played one season in Washington during a 12-year …
Read More »Alabama football recruiting under Kalen DeBoer: 2025 updates, rankings, players to watch by SEC insiders
The dust has begun to settle following Nick Saban’s retirement as head coach from Alabama. The Crimson Tide hired former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer, who led the Huskies to the national title game last season. DeBoer inherited a star-studded roster, but several players on the Crimson Tide have since entered the college football transfer portal, including former prized recruits like …
Read More »Lawsuit — Junior hockey violates antitrust law
Feb 14, 2024, 01:41 PM ET A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law. The lawsuit, brought by divisions of the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions and two individual former major junior players, takes aim at the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes the best closer since Jordan, the comeback king like Brady and more mind-blowing playoff stats
Patrick Mahomes put on his superman cape in Super Bowl LVIII and led the Chiefs down the field time after time on do-or-die drives to earn his third Super Bowl MVP. He is the first athlete in NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB history with three championship MVPs in his first seven seasons. Somehow, the greatest QB talent in NFL history manages …
Read More »Florida football remains on top for blue-chip Jacksonville safety
The college football contact period has come and gone but Billy Napier and the Florida football program are still reaping the fruits of their labors from their recent efforts. One of the prep prospects the Gators have been pressing hard for is four-star safety Hylton Stubbs out of Jacksonville (Florida) Mandarin in the 2025 recruiting cycle. The 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound defensive …
Read More »Chiefs extend DC Steve Spagnuolo just days after Super Bowl LVIII win
Just moments before the parade to cap off the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII win, Steve Spagnuolo got another reason to celebrate on Wednesday. The defensive coordinator received a contract extension that will keep Spagnuolo with the Chiefs for the foreseeable future, the team announced. The terms of the deal are unknown, but Spagnuolo was set to hit coaching …
Read More »Report: Commanders hire 49ers’ assistant Lynn as run-game coordinator
Report: Commanders hire 49ers’ assistant Lynn as run-game coordinator originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Washington Commanders and new coach Dan Quinn are continuing to make big moves. Washington is hiring San Francisco 49ers assistant head coach Anthony Lynn as their run-game coordinator, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday, citing a league source. A big move for Washington: Commanders …
Read More »2024 College football coaching carousel grades: Brent Brennan nabs ‘A,’ Sherrone Moore faces high standards
USATSI It was going to be a (somewhat) quiet, predictable coaching carousel. There were 19 coaching changes, which was considered a slow year for a carousel that never seems to stop spinning. Then Nick Saban shocked the world by retiring. Then Jim Harbaugh did what we always thought was possible by going to the NFL. Chip Kelly took a pay …
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