Just as it took decades for a 16-seed to win a March Madness game, we’re still waiting for a 7-seed to advance in the NFL playoff bracket. Seven-seeds are 0-6 all-time with a 12.2-point average margin of defeat. With that in mind, backing No. 2 seeds over 7-seeds with your 2024 NFL playoff bracket picks may be logical NFL picks, …

Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is proving to be a popular name in head coaching searches once again. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Titans would like to interview Quinn and that they have requested permission from the Cowboys to do so. Quinn is also on the list of candidates for the openings with the Panthers, Chargers, and …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz Charles McDonald is joined by host of the Bootleg Football podcast Brett Kollmann to talk through every head coach opening around the NFL and determine the best fit for each one. The duo start things off as always with some of the funniest stories from the weekend, including Arthur Smith’s meltdown over the final play of …

The Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers will play in the AFC Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs. The Bills are heavy 10-point favorites, expected to win by at least two scores.  The Bills are on a heater, having won their last five games en route to the AFC East title. The Steelers haven’t been too shabby themselves, winning …

After 14 seasons on the job, Pete Carroll is done as the Seahawks’ head coach, moving off the sidelines and into an advisory role on Wednesday. Carroll had told reporters following the 2023 season he expected to return to his post in 2024, but now the 72-year-old former Super Bowl champion has cleared the way for a successor. Seattle experienced …

Georgia has always been a key recruiting area for Auburn and that is once again the case in the 2025 recruiting cycle. The Tigers already have commitments from two Peach State natives in Kendarious Riddick and Ryan Ghea and they are in the mix for several more. One of them is four-star cornerback Devin Williams, who has scheduled a return …

With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator.  Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of interest in …

The Seattle Seahawks and Pete Carroll have “amicably agreed” to end his time as head coach after 14 seasons in charge. He’ll transition into an advisor role, the team announced. He finishes his Seahawks tenure with a 137-89 record, including two Super Bowl appearances and a championship title at the end of the 2013 season. Seattle finished with a 9-8 …

Bryce Young’s rookie season left much to be desired on all fronts, as the Carolina Panthers went 2-15, the worst record in the NFL. Tight end Hayden Hurst feels that the No. 1 overall pick’s underwhelming first season was a result of the turnover on Carolina’s coaching staff throughout the season. “I think it was apparent, if you were in …

Jan. 10—Ohio State announced two more coaching staff moves Wednesday. Parking Fleming is out after three years as special teams coordinator, and Matt Guerrieri will be the team’s new safeties coach. Guerrieri replaces Perry Eliano, whose contract was not renewed after he mentored the OSU safeties the past two seasons. Guerrieri is an Ohio native who was a three-time All-Pioneer …

Pete Carroll out as Seahawks head coach after 14 seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL coaching carousel experienced a shocking development on Wednesday. Pete Carroll is out as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks after 14 seasons and will now become advisor in the organization, the team announced. “After thoughtful meetings and careful consideration for the …

With the 2023 regular season ending Sunday, 18 of the NFL’s 32 teams are done for the year. That means it’s time to turn our attention toward the league’s coaching carousel where there are currently seven vacancies. There are the Carolina Panthers, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Los Angeles Chargers — all of whom fired their coaches midseason. Then there are …

Getty Images A bowl game featuring the two worst teams in college football? That’s exactly what a Southern California-based promoter wants to see happen in 2024, though the NCAA told the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy there is “no chance” it would issue the necessary waiver allowing for a proposed “Irrelevant Bowl.”  Proposed by Newport Beach, California-based promoter Roy Englebrecht, the …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Josh Allen’s regular season couldn’t have ended any other way than how it did in the Buffalo Bills’ win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 18. It said everything about his polarizing year. It was also the Bills’ fifth consecutive win. Allen ripped away the AFC East title from the Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa and Mike …

Over the past two years, NFL players have been asked their opinions on the best of the best at the end of the regular season. Players vote on the NFL All-Pro Team, a list that is crafted by the players themselves to give credit to the top players at each position on offense, defense and special teams.  The list was …