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The 2023 regular season has wrapped and there’s just two more Sundays of football left. While four clubs still have their Super Bowl dreams alive this weekend, there are still two teams (Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks) with an opening for a head coach.  Below, we’ve rounded up to the top candidates this cycle who will certainly have their names …

Jennings’ commitment to blocking doesn’t surprise 49ers teammates originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — In the 49ers’ divisional playoff round win over the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver Jauan Jennings famously blocked cornerback Corey Ballentine all the way to the Gatorade tubs on the Packers’ sideline. While the outside world might have been shocked or surprised, …

Star San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was a limited participant in practice Thursday, a positive step after Samuel missed practice Wednesday as he continues to deal with a shoulder injury.  His status for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions (6:30 p.m. PT on FOX and the FOX Sports App) is still unclear, but Samuel’s return to …

TCL, Bose, Govee The NFL Championship games are just days away, with the Super Bowl following closely behind on Feb. 11, 2024. During these games, millions of people will be at home, glued to their couches, watching the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers strive for victory. If you plan to be one of those …

Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons are close to hiring their new head coach, as CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reported Thursday that the Falcons are nearing a deal to name former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris their new lead man.  Morris also has an in-person meeting scheduled with the Seattle Seahawks on Friday. He met with …

The Bill stands alone. Possibly. Only one team had interviewed legendary head coach Bill Belichick since he became available to be hired by any other NFL franchise, two weeks ago today. And now the Falcons, who interviewed Belichick twice, have opted to hire former Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. Now, with two vacancies left and Belichick to date not interviewed …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 25, 2024, 05:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 The difference a matter of days can make in affecting the fortune of a team, or more pinpointedly, an individual player is sometimes staggering. One moment they’re trudging through the muck of worthless ineptitude, with no turnaround in sight, when suddenly the clouds …

Getty Images With the 2023 regular season in the rearview mirror, 28 of the NFL’s 32 teams are now done for the year. That means it’s time to turn our attention toward the league’s coaching carousel, where there are currently two vacancies.  The New England Patriots started things off by promoting Jerod Mayo to replace Bill Belichick, and the Las …

The Atlanta Falcons are hiring former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to be their new head coach, NFL Network reported Thursday. Morris spent the past three seasons (2021-23) with the Rams, most notably winning Super Bowl LVI. He was previously with the Falcons in some capacity from 2015 to 2020, including as interim head coach in the final …

I went to the dogs last week, and my picks were a lot like what comes out of a dog when you walk them. They stunk just as bad, too.  It was not a good divisional round for me. I went 1-3 both straight up and against the spread.  That’s bad. I called for the Green Bay Packers to upset …

Ex-NFL GM: ‘No reason’ for Pats to get rid of Mac Jones originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Does Mac Jones deserve one more chance with the New England Patriots? The 2021 first-round pick is coming off his second consecutive poor season after a promising rookie campaign. He went 2-9 as New England’s starting quarterback in 2023, getting benched a …

Jan 25, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who has missed 10 games with a lower-body injury, will return against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Heiskanen, 24, sustained the injury in a collision with teammate Scott Wedgewood during a game against Colorado on Jan. 4. “It was a long three weeks, but I’m really happy to …

Getty Images The home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers has been known as Levi’s Stadium since the building opened in 2014 and that won’t be changing any time soon.  The 49ers announced on Thursday that they’ve reached a 10-year naming rights extension with Levi’s that will keep the company’s name on the stadium through the 2043 season. The deal …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter When an NFL team and a coach “part ways,” it’s often a euphemism for: He got fired. So when the Miami Dolphins released a statement on Wednesday saying that they were parting ways with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, it sure looked like a firing. A surprising one, for sure, but a firing nonetheless. In his …

The Falcons have finished another interview with Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. The team announced the completion of an in-person meeting with Slowik on Thursday afternoon. The first interview took place remotely the day after the Texans were knocked out of the playoffs by the Ravens. Slowik has also had an in-person interview with the Commanders. Former Patriots head coach …