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It’s official. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy will be back for a fifth year on the job. “I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head coach,” Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones said in a statement issued on Wednesday night. …

First responders found Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay unresponsive and struggling to breathe in early December when they responded to an emergency call from inside the home, TMZ.com reported Wednesday. The online outlet cited police records from Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, that detailed the Dec. 8 incident. TMZ.com said the police report revealed Irsay had a “blue …

The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced that Titans assistant head coach/defensive line coach Terrell Williams will serve as the head coach of the American team and Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will lead the National team. The game will be played Saturday, Feb. 3 at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama. The NFL Network and …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions don’t have much of a storied rivalry, thanks in large part to their relative lack of success over the years. But with the two facing off Sunday with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line, the trash talk has already started from two likely sources.  Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson …

The Dallas Cowboys will bring back head coach Mike McCarthy for his fifth season in Dallas, per multiple reports. ESPN was first to report the news. McCarthy has gone 42-25 with Dallas in the regular season, leading the Cowboys to three straight 12-5 campaigns and playoff berths. But McCarthy’s teams have gone 1-3 in the postseason, capped off by a …

Mike McCarthy’s past three regular seasons with the Dallas Cowboys all finished with a 12-5 record. That’s impressive. The Cowboys’ last three postseason trips all ended the same too, with an exit before the conference championship game. That’s unimpressive. Yet, McCarthy will get a shot to run it back for the 2024 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cowboys’ …

Former New England Patriots wide receiver and current FOX Sports NFL analyst Julian Edelman stopped by “The Herd” on Wednesday as his hold team formally introduced one of his longtime teammates, Jerod Mayo, as Bill Belichick’s successor at head coach. And Edelman also had a curious potential destination when speculating where Belichick, someone he knows better than most, might go …

Did Jerod Mayo hint at who Patriots will target in NFL Draft? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A pivotal offseason lies ahead for the New England Patriots and their new head coach, Jerod Mayo. Coming off a 4-13 season, New England needs to make significant improvements to its roster to avoid a similar fate in 2024. Most of those …

There are only eight remaining teams in the NFL playoffs with Super Bowl LVIII just 25 days away. Of the eight remaining teams, it’s hard to argue that any of them aren’t among the league’s upper echelon.  Five of the six remaining teams who played last weekend defeated a lower-ranked team at home. The lone exception was the Packers, who …

Mazzulla gives opinion on Patriots’ new head coach Jerod Mayo originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots made the hiring of new head coach Jerod Mayo official on Wednesday afternoon with an introductory press conference. Later, the media wasted no time asking Boston Celtics’ head coach Joe Mazzulla what his opinion was on the new hire. “I …

The Washington Commanders fired head coach Ron Rivera after four years on the job.  What’s next for the 62-year-old Rivera? Well, it appears he won’t be taking a year off. Rivera said that he’s had “conversations with some people and some teams,” stating “several” coaching positions are at his disposal in an interview with ESPN Wednesday. That said, Rivera wants …

Super Wild Card Weekend is in the books, and we’re already onto the next round of action in the 2024 NFL playoffs. Six teams have moved on. Another six have been left behind. While the latter clubs will no doubt hurry to begin planning for the offseason, those who remain in the mix for this year’s Lombardi Trophy have plenty of …

USATSI Heading into the NFL season, nobody thought the Houston Texans would be playing meaningful football in mid-January. They were 3-13-1 last season and had one of the worst rosters in football. They hired a new head coach in DeMeco Ryans and drafted QB C.J. Stroud second overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. It was a complete reboot and so …

49ers nearing full health ahead of playoff clash vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Just as coach Kyle Shanahan promised one day ago, a few more key 49ers players returned to the fold on Wednesday. After sitting out of practice on Tuesday, Dre Greenlaw was seen in the early portion of practice open to …

Nick Sirianni entered the year appearing to have one of the most stable head-coaching jobs after leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 14-3 record and Super Bowl appearance last year. However, after a 10-1 start to the 2023 season, the Eagles finished the year 1-5, then got humiliated in a 32-9 blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the …