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Jerry Jones apparently doesn’t want him some gloryhole, after all. The Cowboys owner won’t be making a coaching change. Instead, the team has announced that Mike McCarthy will return for a fifth year on the job. McCarthy has won 12 regular-season games in 2021, 2022, and 2023. However, he hasn’t made it past the divisional round once. This year, the …

The speculation was fair. The Dallas Cowboys hired head coach Mike McCarthy in 2020 to do what predecessor Jason Garrett had not: Get over the playoff hump. Four years later, McCarthy has not. He has not guided a talented roster to an NFC championship game, much less a Super Bowl, both measures of success that have eluded the franchise for …

If you were thinking about grabbing tickets to the Buccaneers-Lions game on Sunday, you might want to think again — or be prepared to dip into that rainy day fund. Tickets to the NFC divisional-round matchup have skyrocketed on the secondary market, with average admission to Ford Field reaching a record high of $1,186 apiece, according to TickPick.com. The unexpected …

Packers DT makes easily disproven ‘guarantee’ about Purdy’s turnovers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Green Bay Packers’ locker room might need a fact checker. But at the very least, they’re giving the 49ers some bulletin board material. Ahead of Green Bay’s divisional-round playoff game against San Francisco on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium, there was an odd claim …

49ers left tackle Trent Williams plans to play a 14th NFL season. “Oh, yeah, 100 percent,” Williams said Wednesday, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. Williams, 35, this season became the eighth offensive lineman in history with at least 11 Pro Bowl selections. He may not catch Bruce Matthews, who had 14 career selections, but he needs only one more Pro …

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby found a way to play through a knee injury, throughout most of the 2023 regular season. It was definitely nothing minor. And definitely not something that could heal without surgery. Crosby has posted on social media a photo from a hospital bed with his left leg heavily wrapped and in a brace. The specific nature …

The Dallas Cowboys are retaining head coach Mike McCarthy for the 2024 season, the team announced Wednesday night. McCarthy will return for the fifth and final season of his current deal. “I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head …

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice for the first time since a serious ankle injury Nov. 16. He was injured when Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson used a hip-drop tackle to bring down Andrews. The NFL wants to eliminate the hip-drop tackle in the offseason. The league cites statistics that show the hip-drop tackle increases …

Purdy proves draft status is irrelevant as playoff QB outlier originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Of the eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs, the 49ers are the only team whose starting quarterback was not drafted in the first round. While those outside of the 49ers organization might think Brock Purdy’s performance since taking over …

Sunday’s divisional-round game against the Buffalo Bills will have a little bit of something old and a little bit of something new for Patrick Mahomes.  The Chiefs’ superstar quarterback is once again going up against Josh Allen in a playoff game, marking the third time the two quarterbacks have gone head-to-head in the postseason in the last four years. As …

It’s official. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy will be back for a fifth year on the job. “I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head coach,” Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones said in a statement issued on Wednesday night. …

First responders found Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay unresponsive and struggling to breathe in early December when they responded to an emergency call from inside the home, TMZ.com reported Wednesday. The online outlet cited police records from Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, that detailed the Dec. 8 incident. TMZ.com said the police report revealed Irsay had a “blue …

The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced that Titans assistant head coach/defensive line coach Terrell Williams will serve as the head coach of the American team and Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will lead the National team. The game will be played Saturday, Feb. 3 at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama. The NFL Network and …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions don’t have much of a storied rivalry, thanks in large part to their relative lack of success over the years. But with the two facing off Sunday with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line, the trash talk has already started from two likely sources.  Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson …

The Dallas Cowboys will bring back head coach Mike McCarthy for his fifth season in Dallas, per multiple reports. ESPN was first to report the news. McCarthy has gone 42-25 with Dallas in the regular season, leading the Cowboys to three straight 12-5 campaigns and playoff berths. But McCarthy’s teams have gone 1-3 in the postseason, capped off by a …