Getty Images While they won’t play each other until next year, there is already activity brewing between Jim and John Harbaugh. The Chargers are working towards hiring Ravens director of player personnel Joe Hortiz as the team’s new general manager, as confirmed by CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. Hortiz’s entire NFL life to his point has been spent …
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Dolphins’ defensive coordinator search: Leslie Frazier among potential candidates for Miami job, per reports
The Miami Dolphins are searching for a new defensive coordinator after agreeing to part ways with Vic Fangio after just one season together. Miami’s defense finished the 2023 regular season ranked No. 10 in total yards allowed per game, No. 22 in points allowed, No. 15 in passing, No. 7 in rushing, No. 20 in third-down efficiency and No. 28 in …
Read More »Eagles are expected to hire Karl Scott as defensive backs coach
We forecasted significant changes in Philadelphia after the Birds’ late-season collapse, and the Eagles continue to retool their 2024 coaching staff. They are reportedly hiring a couple of new defensive position coaches from Seattle. Vic Fangio is here as the new defensive coordinator, and Philadelphia is expected to hire former Seahawks defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt as their new defensive line …
Read More »Steelers president Art Rooney II believes in Mike Tomlin, but adds ‘it’s time to get some wins’
Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II is getting tired of having his club watch the Super Bowl on TV. Rooney would rather the Steelers be there in person on the field. And with the franchise riding a seven-year drought since its most recent postseason victory — the team’s longest gap between playoff wins since the 1970 merger — Rooney is …
Read More »Falcons hire Jimmy Lake as DC, retain Marquice Williams as special teams coach
The Falcons already had announced Zac Robinson as their new offensive coordinator. They now have filled the other two coordinator positions. The Falcons hired Rams assistant head coach Jimmy Lake as their defensive coordinator and retained special teams coordinator Marquice Williams. Lake will reunite with new Falcons head coach Raheem Morris for the third time. The two previously were together …
Read More »Big Ten tiers in 2024: How teams rank as Jim Harbaugh exits Michigan, Ohio State reloads, Pac-12 schools join
Big Ten football will look a lot different in 2024, and not just because it welcomes four new West Coast programs. Jim Harbaugh’s departure from Michigan to the NFL to coach the Los Angeles Chargers means the three-time reigning conference champions — and, you know, the reigning national champions as well — will have a new leader next season. While …
Read More »Vikings’ T.J. Hockenson undergoes surgery after suffering season-ending ACL and MCL injury Week 16 vs. Lions
USATSI The Minnesota Vikings lost one of their most important playmakers during the 30-24 loss to the rival Detroit Lions in Week 16, as tight end T.J. Hockenson suffered a season-ending ACL and MCL injury. On Monday, Hockenson underwent surgery in Los Angeles to correct the issue, per ESPN. It’s unclear how much time Hockenson will miss, or if he …
Read More »Report: Pats ‘don’t plan on’ picking up Mac Jones’ fifth-year option
Report: Pats ‘don’t plan on’ picking up Mac Jones’ fifth-year option originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are reportedly not planning on picking up quarterback Mac Jones’ fifth-year option, which would make the Alabama product a free agent after the 2024-25 NFL season, Mark Daniels of MassLive reported on Monday. After Jones’ 2-9 start to the …
Read More »Pat Mahomes Sr. smokes ‘Special Blend Lamar Jackson’ cigar after Chiefs win
Pat Mahomes Sr. is a big cigar fan, so much so that the father of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had some flown in all the way from Cuba to celebrate Kansas City’s AFC Championship Game win over Baltimore on Sunday. Mahomes Sr. went viral Sunday evening after he told a reporter that he was smoking a “Special Blend Lamar Jackson” …
Read More »Future Big 12 basketball power rankings: There’s a big matchup between top teams this week
Houston Cougars players and coaches celebrate after a 3-point shot as BYU and Houston play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Houston won 75-68. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Editor’s note: Each week during the remainder of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season, the Deseret News will release power rankings that take a look at …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: Taylor Swift props, news, schedule, Chiefs vs. 49ers predictions, Travis Kelce odds
The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love story has made its way to Super Bowl 58, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will square off in the biggest game of the season, which takes place Sunday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Swift and Kelce’s romance has been well documented throughout the cruel …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl props: Coin toss, Usher halftime show, Taylor Swift, National Anthem picks by NFL expert
There are many ways to bet on Chiefs vs. 49ers at Super Bowl 58, but you don’t have to be an NFL expert to get in on the action. The most watched television event of the year in the United States also includes a number of entertainment props and oddsmakers generally offer betting markets for anybody interested in the 2024 …
Read More »Michael Penix Jr.: Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer will win national championship within three years
Former Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. offered high praise to his former coach and current Alabama football leader Kalen DeBoer on Monday. Speaking on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile, Penix, the 2023 Heisman Trophy runner-up, was asked if he thinks DeBoer will win a national championship in his first three seasons in Tuscaloosa. “Yeah, I believe so,” …
Read More »Justin Tucker explains pregame dustup with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce
Before Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, three of the biggest stars on the field got into a brief conflict. Ravens kicker Justin Tucker moved his practice tee, football and helmet to warm up on the Chiefs’ side of the field — right where Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was doing his own warmup …
Read More »Chiefs player brutally taunts Roquan Smith on IG Live after AFC championship
Chiefs player brutally taunts Roquan Smith on IG Live after AFC championship originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It was chippy the whole way through Sunday’s AFC championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs. Players were at each other’s throats even before kickoff, with Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes getting into it with Justin Tucker during warmups. …
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