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Bill Vinovich has been selected as the referee of Super Bowl LVIII. The NFL announced today that Vinovich got the Super Bowl assignment, which the league awards based on a combination of the referee’s grade during the season, his seniority and his past postseason assignments. Vinovich previously refereed Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LIV. The 63-year-old Vinovich became an …

Patrick Mahomes was certainly aware of the noise surrounding the fact that he’d yet to play a road playoff game prior to the Chiefs’ win over the Bills. The all-world quarterback seemed to respond to Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins’ comments about how this past Sunday’s game was different from prior matchups.  “Real quick, real quick, real quick. Hey! They …

The Philadelphia Eagles will be looking for a new offensive coordinator in the 2024 season, as Brian Johnson won’t be returning to the position (as first reported by JAKIB Sports Derrick Gunn). Philadelphia will be looking for its third offensive coordinator in three years, as Shane Steichen left after the team’s NFC championship season to become the head coach of …

Getty Images The last time we saw Cam Newton on an NFL field was back in Week 16 of the 2021 season. While it’s been essentially two full seasons since the former league MVP has been on an NFL roster, he’s always left the door slightly open regarding a comeback. In the past, Newton has been selective about where he’d …

The Philadelphia Eagles have fired offensive coordinator Brian Johnson, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the move. Johnson joins ousted defensive coordinator Sean Desai as coach Nick Sirianni continues to reshape his staff following a season-ending collapse. The Eagles …

The Saints’ search for a new offensive coordinator includes a pair of 49ers assistant coaches. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese and offensive passing game specialist Klint Kubiak have interviewed with the team. The Saints fired Pete Carmichael at the end of the regular season. Griese joined the 49ers in 2022 after more than a …

The top-seeded Baltimore Ravens will attempt to reach the Super Bowl for the first time in 11 years when they host the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Baltimore (14-4) last appeared in the Super Bowl after the 2012 season, when the Ravens edged San Francisco to win the second championship in franchise history. …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers interviewed NFL chief football administrative officer Dawn Aponte for their general manager position, the team announced Monday. The Chargers are looking to fill the role after parting ways with Tom Telesco in December.  This would be a historic addition for the Chargers as Aponte would become the second female general manager in the NFL if she …

Bill Belichick might not be a shoo-in to become the Falcons’ next head coach.  The legendary coach’s candidacy for Atlanta’s gig has “lost momentum in the past week,” The Athletic reported Tuesday.  After he and the Patriots parted ways on Jan. 11, Belichick interviewed with the Falcons twice in just over a week. He first spoke with the team on …

Dalton Del Don runs through seven players he’ll be targeting in 2024 fantasy football drafts. Rashee Rice, WR, Kansas City Chiefs Rice was one of the league’s most efficient wide receivers as a rookie, when he finished with the third-most yards after the catch. He emerged as Kansas City’s clear No. 1 option in the passing game down the stretch …

Getty Images If you were tuned into CBS on Sunday for the Kansas City Chiefs’ wild playoff win over the Buffalo Bills, then you were part of television history.  The Chiefs’ 27-24 victory had an average audience of 50.393 million, which is an astronomical number. Not only was it the most-watched divisional playoff game in NFL history — it was …

Over in the CBS Sports Research group we’ve been crunching numbers furiously to get you hyped up for the NFL’s Championship Sunday. Read up so you can prove to your friend that you are smarter than they are.  Here are 15 facts to know for Sunday’s games: 1. Passing the torch. Either Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes has started a …

Jan 23, 2024, 11:31 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils signed general manager Tom Fitzgerald to a multiyear contract extension Tuesday, also giving him the additional title of president of hockey operations. The Devils have been one of the fastest-rising and most-improved teams in the NHL since Fitzgerald took over for Ray Shero on an interim basis …

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are one win away from earning a spot in Super Bowl LVIII and will play host to the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET, FOX and the FOX Sports App). Yet the debate continues about Purdy’s role in the success of the Niners. Is this season’s NFL …

Here’s the thing about situations that are the equivalent of catching lightning in a bottle. Slim as the chances of it happening might be, it definitely can’t happen unless you put the bottle in the street. On Sunday, Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles failed to put the bottle in the street, conceding to the Lions with 36 seconds left and one …