Kansas City’s postseason success continued when it beat Baltimore in the AFC Championship Game to set up a showdown against San Francisco in Super Bowl 58 on Sunday, February 11. The Chiefs are appearing in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in the last five years, while the 49ers are returning to the Big Game for the second time …
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Travis Kelce could stake a claim to being the top tight end in NFL history. He’s already a two-time Super Bowl champion who will seek a third ring at Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. He’s also a nine-time Pro Bowler who just broke Jerry Rice’s record to become the most prolific pass-catcher in NFL playoff history. …
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Eagles request permission to interview Dolphins safeties coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have reportedly put in a request to interview Dolphins assistant coach Joe Kasper, who was on Nick Sirianni’s coaching staff in 2021 and 2022. The news was first reported by NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe. Kasper spent this past year coaching safeties under new Eagles …
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The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are a well-traveled group, most of whom have moved from one Power 5 program to another. Led by Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon’s Bo Nix, all seven have spent this week leading up to Saturday’s Senior Bowl working on their next landing spot. The game will culminate a week of scrutiny from NFL coaches, scouts …
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The NFL may be in its Taylor Swift era now, but Long Story Short, we’ve been here since the original lyrics to “Picture to Burn.” The girl on the bleachers, meanwhile, is busier than ever, heading to the Grammys on Sunday (live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET), where Swift is up for six nominations, including …
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The 2023 NFL season has finally reached its ultimate showdown. Super Bowl LVIII is upon us, and two historic franchises are set to go head to head for the latest Lombardi Trophy. What better way to prepare for the 58th Super Bowl than by digesting 58 important things to know for the big game? We’ve got you covered right here …
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The crazy Eagles connections with Super Bowl-bound 49ers and Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year, but their fingerprints are all over the two teams that did. Some 18 players, coaches, scouts and front office execs who spent time with the Eagles will be in Las Vegas for Super …
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The Titans have found their offensive coordinator. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team will hire Nick Holz to fill that position on Brian Callahan’s staff. Holz joins the Titans after working for the Jaguars. Holz was hired as the passing game coordinator in Jacksonville last year and he spent the 2022 season as the offensive coordinator at …
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The Seahawks have hired Mike Macdonald as their head coach and they now have to fill out the rest of their coaching staff for the 2024 season. Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand is under consideration for a role on that staff. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the team has requested an interview with Engstrand for their offensive coordinator …
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We noted before the 2023 season that the NFL was studying the XFL’s low-impact kickoff, and after another season of tinkering with the kickoff rules, the league is continuing to consider a major change. The NFL found during the 2023 season that concussions were down mostly because kickoff returns were down, thanks to the new rule giving the receiving team …
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The Chargers introduced Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach at a Thursday press conference and his comments focused on winning the championships that have eluded the team under other management. There wasn’t much talk about the moves the team will be making to get to that point, but there are some tough decisions looming. The Chargers are projected to …
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After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a test of actual on-ice hockey skills, resulting in …
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49ers owner Jed York is still not happy about what he views as a bad call against his team in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs four years ago. York said yesterday that he still remembers the 44-yard pass from Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to Tyreek Hill in Super Bowl LIV, on third-and-15 with the 49ers leading 20-10 and seven …
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Mike Macdonald’s success calling defensive plays in Baltimore helped him become the Seahawks’ head coach and he’s not planning to give those duties to someone else in Seattle. In a Thursday press conference introducing Macdonald, Seahawks General Manager John Schneider made several references to how impressed he was by Macdonald’s work in the Ravens’ 37-3 win over the Seahawks during …
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Running the ball still matters What makes an offense great? In short, the ability to effectively attack multiple parts of the field and stress defenses. Good offenses can do something so well that defenses have to adjust to stop it. Great offenses punish defenses for those adjustments. We live in a passing era, but running the ball efficiently is still …
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