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Seahawks nostalgic to be back in San Francisco, site of 2024 turning point
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As a rookie head coach in 2024, Mike Macdonald took his team to San Francisco for the first time with no trophies on the line but a sense the Seattle Seahawks' season was on the brink.,"We were on a rollercoaster," Macdonald said Tuesday at the San Jose Convention Center, recalli...
NFL security chief: No planned ICE operations at Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO -- The NFL's chief security officer said she is "confident" that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no planned operations leading up to and through Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium on Sunday.,"We are confident of that," Cathy Lanier said during the NFL's Super Bowl secur...
NFLPA: Players have 'No appetite' for 18th game
SAN FRANCISCO -- The embattled NFLPA came armed with a very clear message during its annual Super Bowl press conference on Tuesday -- the union remains strong and the NFL will not force the players into adding an 18th regular-season game.,"The 18th game -- we've stated before, our members have no ap...
Patriots' Mike Vrabel calls Robert Kraft missing Hall of Fame 'unfortunate'
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel knows franchise owner Robert Kraft will be a Hall of Famer, but if he truly missed the first ballot selection in the Class of 2026, there will be disappointment in the organization. ,Vrabel said Tuesday at the Santa Clara Marriott he...
Reports: Giants to add Matt Nagy as offensive coordinator
The New York Giants plan to hire Matt Nagy as their offensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Nagy's primary order of business will be to continue the development of prized quarterback Jaxson Dart.,Nagy, 47, spent the past three seasons in the same post with the Kansas City ...
Report: Patriots owner Robert Kraft not selected for Hall of Fame
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft did not receive enough votes for selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Last week, ESPN also reported that former head coach Bill Belichick, who led the Patriots to nine Super Bowls and six championships over 24 seasons, also is not...
Ghosts are gone from view of Seahawks' Sam Darnold
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It was during a 2019 Monday night game against the New England Patriots that a young Sam Darnold was caught on the telecast telling his coaches on the sideline he was "seeing ghosts.",It was a comment that haunted Darnold for years.,Of course, it wasn't that surprising.,The New Y...
Klint Kubiak won't discuss Raiders, 'all in' with Seahawks
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Klint Kubiak won't look ahead to his next job while he is on the verge of achieving his goal in his current role.,The Seattle offensive coordinator reportedly will be introduced as the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach next week, after he leads the Seahawks in the Super Bowl against ...
Kid Rock to headline Turning Point USA's alternative halftime show
Turning Point USA, the conservative student-outreach organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk, announced on Monday that Kid Rock will headline its streaming concert that will air opposite the Super Bowl halftime show.,TPUSA created the event, titled the All-American Halftime Show, shortly af...
Seahawks Opening Night notebook: Goal-line nightmare revisited
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Not surprisingly, Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald was asked what he would do if his team was at the New England Patriots' 1-yard line in the final minute of the Super Bowl and needed a touchdown to take the lead.,It was 11 years ago that the Seahawks faced that same situati...
Patriots Opening Night notebook: DC Terrell Williams happy to be back
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Terrell Williams is back with the New England Patriots in time for the Super Bowl.,The defensive coordinator missed most of the season after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in September. He took a leave of absence after being on the sideline for New England's Week 1 loss to ...
Report: Super Bowl host committee says no ICE operations planned
The United States' biggest domestic sporting spectacle, the Super Bowl, reportedly won't be affected by the nation's biggest on-going hot-button topic, the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.,The Bay Area Host Committee informed city officials in the area that ICE has no raids planned fo...
Patriots' Drake Maye declares throwing shoulder 'just fine'
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Drake Maye is concern-free as Super Bowl LX approaches.,That goes for his throwing arm, too.,The New England Patriots' second-year quarterback said his tender right shoulder feels fine and there's no reason for worry entering the Sunday clash with the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Cl...
Mike Vrabel, Pats' coach and ex-LB, on verge of Super Bowl history
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Mike Vrabel will be in an exclusive club if he can steer the New England Patriots to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX on Sunday. In fact, Vrabel will be the club's only member.,A New England win would make Vrabel the only person to win a Super Bowl as a player...
NFL to play first game in Paris, return to Madrid and Mexico City
The NFL will play its first regular-season game in Paris next season with the New Orleans Saints named Monday as one of the participants.,The game will take place at the 80,000-seat Stade de France, France's national stadium that served as the host site for the opening and closing ceremonies at the ...
Roger Goodell: Bill Belichick will become Hall of Famer
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell believes Bill Belichick belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, though the league has no official role in candidates reaching Canton.,"Bill Belichick's record goes without saying, same with the Patriots and Robert Kraft, who is also a candidate. T...
Roger Goodell talks controversies surrounding NFL in state of the league address
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell tackled a multitude of controversies surrounding the league Monday including New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch's appearance in the Epstein Files, the league's ongoing diversity problems in the coaching system and Bill Belichick's recent Hall of Fame snub during his ...
NFL to 'get facts' before investigating Giants' co-owner over Epstein allegations
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch's alleged connection with Jeffrey Epstein is not yet the subject of an NFL investigation, but commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is "looking into" the facts around the files released by the U.S. Justice Department regarding Epstein in ...
Reports: Titans tap 49ers' Gus Bradley as new DC
The Tennessee Titans are bringing in a familiar voice to help build their new defense, hiring Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Bradley arrives in Tennessee alongside Robert Saleh after the two spent this past season together with the San Francisco 49ers,...
Broncos promote Davis Webb to offensive coordinator
The Denver Broncos promoted Davis Webb to fill their offensive coordinator vacancy, the team announced Monday.,Webb, a retired NFL quarterback who was Denver's offensive pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, replaces three-year coordinator Joe Lombardi, who was fired Jan. 27 after the Bronco...