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Charean Williams
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NBC Sports
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The NFL announced this week a change to the 2021 Scouting Combine, canceling in-person workouts. In a Friday night memo, the league informed teams of changes to the pre-draft process beyond the Combine. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports the NFL is...
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Charean Williams
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NBC Sports
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The Bears announced the promotion of Sean Desai from safeties coach to defensive coordinator. Desai, 37, replaces Chuck Pagano, who announced his retirement Jan. 13 after 36 years in coaching. Desai originally joined the Bears in 2013 and is the...
Chicago Bears
... s retirement Jan. 13 after 36 years in coaching. Desai originally joined the Bears in 2013 and is the only remaining holdover from former coach Marc Trestman’s ...
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Charean Williams
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NBC Sports
6h
The Ravens announced the hirings of Rob Ryan and Anthony Weaver to their defensive staff. Ryan will serve as inside linebackers coach and Weaver as run game coordinator/defensive line coach. In a news release, head coach John Harbaugh said the team...
Baltimore Ravens
... position. “Rob is a proven NFL coach who brings extensive experience to the Ravens,” Harbaugh said in a statement. “In addition to his passion for the game, he ...
Houston Texans
... in 2010. Weaver served as defensive coordinator/defensive line coach for the Texans in 2020. ...
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Charean Williams
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NBC Sports
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Former Bears kicker Roger LeClerc died Thursday, the team announced. He was 84. LeClerc was a member of the Bears’ 1963 NFL championship team. The Bears selected LeClerc in the 15th round of the 1959 draft out of Trinity College in Hartford,...
Chicago Bears
... as a member of the Bears’ 1963 NFL championship team. The Bears selected LeClerc in the 15th round of the 1959 draft out of Trinity College ...
Denver Broncos
... Clerc spent his final season in the American Football League with the Denver Broncos in 1967. LeClerc taught math in the Agawam, Massachusetts, school system for ...
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Mike Florio
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NBC Sports
6h
Josh McCown is a great player and a great person, one of the most underrated quarterbacks of the past generation. But McCown should not be considered for a head-coaching position in the NFL. Not yet. Maybe in time he’ll become a head coach, and...
Houston Texans
... Or maybe the Texans are fully aware, and maybe they’ve extended a middle finger to anyone who wo ...
Los Angeles Chargers
... school football now that he has retired, should have been interviewed by the Chargers? Does that mean anyone instantly will be offering head-coaching jobs to Drew ...
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Charean Williams
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NBC Sports
7h
Patrick Mahomes‘ toe became a footnote when he was diagnosed with a concussion in the second half of last Sunday’s victory over the Browns. The toe, though, stands as more of a danger of preventing Mahomes from being Mahomes after an independent...
Buffalo Bills
... s it looked, and it felt that day of and the day after.” Nonetheless, expect Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier to attempt to test Mahomes’ mobility ea ...
Cleveland Browns
... fs Digest. Mahomes injured his left big toe in the first quarter against the Browns and was limping on it until he departed with the concussion. No one outside ...
Kansas City Chiefs
... e toe have limited him in practice if he hadn’t had the concussion? Only the Chiefs know for sure.) Andy Reid downplayed the toe injury earlier in the week, and ...
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Charean Williams
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NBC Sports
7h
Two-time Super Bowl champion Tony Jones has died, the Broncos announced Friday. He was 54. The 13-year NFL veteran spent four seasons with the Broncos, playing offensive tackle from 1997-2000. He served as the team’s right tackle during its first...
Baltimore Ravens
... in Cleveland. Jones was a second-team All-Pro in 1994. Jones played for the Ravens in 1996 before the Broncos traded a second-round pick to acquire him in Febr ...
Cleveland Browns
... time in Denver. Jones entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Browns in 1988 and spent eight seasons in Cleveland. Jones was a second-team All-Pr ...
Denver Broncos
... second-team All-Pro in 1994. Jones played for the Ravens in 1996 before the Broncos traded a second-round pick to acquire him in February 1997. “We lost a great ...
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Mike Florio
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NBC Sports
8h
Would the Buccaneers be better off with Antonio Brown on Sunday at Green Bay? Sure. But they won’t be worse off without him. Brown, who has been ruled out for the NFC Championship with a knee injury, joined the team primarily as insurance against...
New Orleans Saints
... m on third-down plays in the drive that gave Tampa Bay a 23-20 lead over the Saints on Sunday, and they both delivered. Brady will trust them when he needs to o ...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
... Getty Images Would the Buccaneers be better off with Antonio Brown on Sunday at Green Bay? Sure. But they won ...
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Josh Alper
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NBC Sports
8h
The Atlanta Falcons announced plans to honor the memory of Hank Aaron after Aaron’s death on Friday. Aaron died at the age of 86 and his passing has led to tributes from all corners of the United States. Many have come from Atlanta, which is where...
Atlanta Falcons
... nd the sport of baseball, Hank Aaron is undoubtedly included in that group,” Falcons President and CEO Rich McKay said in a statement. “But he was more than an i ...
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Myles Simmons
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NBC Sports
8h
Chicago has found its replacement for the retired Chuck Pagano. The Bears will promote safeties coach Sean Desai to defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Desai has been with the Bears since 2013 when he started out as a quality...
Chicago Bears
... o multiple reports. Desai has been with the Bears since 2013 when he started out as a quality control assistant, working with ...
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Josh Alper
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NBC Sports
9h
Former Lions head coach Matt Patricia is reportedly headed back to New England. Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that Patricia will be joining the Patriots to assist the coaching staff in a variety of roles. There’s no word on what kind of...
Detroit Lions
... dds that Evan Rothstein will be joining Patricia in making the move from the Lions to the Patriots. Rothstein was an assistant to the head coach and worked in ...
New England Patriots
... ve in his return to the team. Patricia was the defensive coordinator for the Patriots from 2012 until becoming the Lions head coach after the 2017 season. He was ...
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Josh Alper
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NBC Sports
9h
The Bills are underdogs against the Chiefs this weekend and that suits defensive end Jerry Hughes just fine. Hughes said this week that he’s seen a lot of people picking the Chiefs to beat the Bills and advance to the Super Bowl. He acknowledged...
Buffalo Bills
... said this week that he’s seen a lot of people picking the Chiefs to beat the Bills and advance to the Super Bowl. He acknowledged that the Chiefs have a number ...
Kansas City Chiefs
... d this week that he’s seen a lot of people picking the Chiefs to beat the Bills and advance to the Super Bowl. He acknowledged that the Ch ...
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Myles Simmons
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NBC Sports
9h
Packers cornerback Kevin King did not practice on Friday with a back injury and he’s now been listed as questionable. Earlier on Friday, head coach Matt LaFleur said the Packers will see how King progresses through the weekend to determine whether...
Green Bay Packers
... listed as questionable. Earlier on Friday, head coach Matt LaFleur said the Packers will see how King progresses through the weekend to determine whether he can ...
Los Angeles Rams
... injury status after suffering a shoulder injury during the victory over the Rams. Defensive lineman Kingsley Keke (concussion) is the only player Green Bay d ...
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Josh Alper
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NBC Sports
9h
The Buccaneers have turned in their final injury report of the week and it includes just two players with injury designations for the NFC Championship Game. Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians revealed that wide receiver Antonio Brown will miss the...
New Orleans Saints
... but did not work on Friday. Winfield had six tackles and forced a fumble by Saints tight end Jared Cook in last Sunday’s win. ...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
... o players with injury designations for the NFC Championship Game. Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians revealed that wide receiver Antonio Brown will miss ...