The Bears announced the hiring of Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator on Tuesday. Waldron likely brings some of the assistant coaches with him in Seattle to Chicago, and one of those interviewed Tuesday. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Seahawks pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal interviewed for a position on the offensive coaching staff. Lal spent …
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Stressing the importance of choosing the next Pats OC
Curran: Stressing the importance of choosing the next Pats OC originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One week after being introduced as New England Patriots head coach, Jerod Mayo is in the process of assembling his staff. Atop Mayo’s to-do list is finding a new offensive coordinator. The position became vacant after Bill O’Brien took the OC job at Ohio …
Read More »Why Chiefs didn’t win didn’t hinge on a missed field goal | What’s Wright?
Nick Wright relives the Divisional Round win for his Kansas City Chiefs, despite all of the breaks going in the Buffalo Bills favor. The Chiefs made HUGE mistakes, including a fumble at the 1-yard line, and still the Bills couldn’t capitalize and win the game… so why are people saying the Chiefs only lost due to a missed field goal …
Read More »Buffalo area cat rescue group receives over $100,000 in donations in Tyler Bass’ name
Bills fans are looking to lift the spirits of kicker Tyler Bass through charitable donations after he missed a pivotal field goal in their season-ending loss to the Chiefs. Ten Lives Club, a Western New York cat rescue and adoption group that Bass has partnered with, received over $110,000 in donations in the kicker’s name as of Tuesday afternoon, a …
Read More »2024 NFL All-Rookie team: Rams boast league-high four players, headlined by Puka Nacua
Getty For a team that gave away draft picks like Halloween candy in recent years, the Los Angeles Rams have developed quite a young core. This season, Sean McVay’s team saw the emergence of a handful of rookies, who are now getting their time in the sun following the 2023 campaign. The Rams led the NFL with four players being …
Read More »Bills brass confident Super Bowl window not ‘closed,’ won’t hit reset: ‘We’re disappointed … not broken’
The Buffalo Bills’ brass is putting on a brave face following yet another disappointing playoff loss. After a late-season run that saw them capture the AFC’s No. 2 seed, the Bills’ 2023 season came to an end this past Sunday night after dropping a 27-24 decision to the visiting Kansas City Chiefs. Despite another loss to Patrick Mahomes and Co. …
Read More »Examining Bills fans’ charitable efforts over the years, from donations honoring Lamar Jackson to Tyler Bass
During Sunday’s playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, Bills kicker Tyler Bass had a chance to tie the game with a field goal with 1:47 remaining on the clock. However, Bass pushed the kick wide right, and the Bills ended up losing the game as a result. Shortly after Bass missed the kick, the veteran kicker …
Read More »Why the Mahomes-Allen rivalry could be more interesting than Brady-Manning
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter It felt like a game of anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes put their tremendous physical tools on display in their divisional-round matchup on Sunday night at Highmark Stadium. It was a joy for everyone to watch. The only disappointment was that the season had to end for one of them. And yet again, it …
Read More »Three reasons to root for the Chiefs in AFC Championship Game when they face the Ravens
The Kansas City Chiefs are in their sixth consecutive AFC title game, but this time is a bit different for quarterback Patrick Mahomes and company. This year, their championship game is on the road as they prepare to face the Ravens in Baltimore. Mahomes had never played an away postseason game (not counting Super Bowls) until last week, when he …
Read More »Can Shanahan’s play-calling be a liability?
49ers overreactions: Can Shanahan’s play-calling be a liability? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Let’s face it, folks, the 49ers were the least impressive team that advanced through the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. There was not one phase of the team that played well enough — from start to finish — to meet the 49ers’ lofty expectations …
Read More »Packers, Matt LaFleur remain undecided on defensive coordinator Joe Barry’s future
Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry’s future in Green Bay remains up in the air in the days following their season-ending playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Matt LaFleur told reporters at his season-ending press conference that he was “going to go through the process at my own pace” when talking about Barry’s status with the team. “I know there’s …
Read More »Steelers to speak with former Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury about offensive coordinator job, per report
It appears the Pittsburgh Steelers are ramping up their offensive coordinator search. The Steelers will speak with former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury about the position, according to NBC Sports’ Peter King, via 93.7 The Fan. Kingsbury, 44, was Arizona’s head coach from 2019-22. The Cardinals posted a 28-37-1 record over that span that included a playoff berth in …
Read More »Dolphins legend Dan Marino on his greatest win over Steelers team that passed on him in 1983 NFL Draft
Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl, but the Miami Dolphins legend and Hall of Fame quarterback did win an AFC title against his childhood team — the Pittsburgh Steelers — who immediately regretted not selected him in the previous year’s NFL Draft. In fact, many Steelers fans of a certain age (including the father of this story’s author) still haven’t …
Read More »Josh Uche talks future with Patriots, hiring of head coach Jerod Mayo
Josh Uche talks future with Patriots, hiring of head coach Jerod Mayo originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots linebacker Josh Uche is uniquely qualified to discuss Jerod Mayo’s coaching abilities. Mayo was a linebackers coach for the Patriots before he was promoted to head coach last week. Therefore, he has worked with Uche quite a bit since …
Read More »Back from injury, Flames’ Jacob Markstrom to start Tuesday
Jan 23, 2024, 04:07 PM ET After missing three games with a lower-body injury, Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will start on Tuesday against the visiting St. Louis Blues. Markstrom, 33, is 13-11-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 26 starts this season. Markstrom is in his fourth season with the Flames after stints with …
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