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New Titans coach Brian Callahan ready to call plays for QB Will Levis
Brian Callahan has been around some great quarterbacks in his 14 years as an NFL assistant coach....

49ers WR Deebo Samuel back at practice, but limited
San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel returned to practice Thursday with the NFC Championship Game looming in three days' time....

Reports: Former Syracuse coach Dino Babers is new Arizona OC
The Arizona Wildcats are bringing aboard former Syracuse head coach Dino Babers as offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports Thursday....

Reports: Falcons hire Rams DC Raheem Morris as next coach
The Atlanta Falcons are hiring Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their next head coach, several reports said Thursday....

Injured Chiefs G Joe Thuney, RB Isiah Pacheco miss practice
Kansas City Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney and running back Isiah Pacheco each missed practice Thursday due to their injuries....

LB Roquan Smith restored Ravens' rough and ready mindset
When paying Roquan Smith on a tier with the richest defenders in the league fell outside the realm of responsible accounting for the rebuilding Chicago Bears, one general manager sprinted to the phone armed with the Baltimore Ravens' checkbook....

NFC Championship Game Betting Primer: 49ers should feel Purdy good
This may sound surprising, but the San Francisco 49ers needed some good fortune to advance last week — at home — against the Green Bay Packers, and the Detroit Lions looked like a seasoned group of veteran playoff performers in turning back the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....

The Lions cannot be happy with 'just being there' against the Niners
The Detroit Lions are in the NFC title game. No, it’s not a dream, it is reality and they’ve got folks believing. Detroit can turn the page, beginning a new chapter in their history. Appearing in their first Super Bowl and beating one of the NFL’s most successful franchises to advance would be an ex...

AFC Championship Game Betting Primer: 'Heavyweight fight' at QB
Now do you believe in the 2023-24 version of Patrick Mahomes? He looked every bit the NFL's best player in the dramatic divisional round win over the Buffalo Bills....

Top 10 NFL franchises by Conference Championship appearances
The San Francisco 49ers are set to appear in their NFL-record 19th Conference Championship game. ...

Levi's extends 49ers' stadium naming-rights deal
Levi Strauss and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to extend the company's naming-rights deal at Levi's Stadium through 2043....

Grounded in run-first approach, Lions, 49ers embrace throwback ID
Universal bewilderment from loud media voices met the signing of free agent David Montgomery, and even more exclamatory doubts and darts followed when the Detroit Lions used their first-round pick in the 2023 draft to select Alabama's Jahmyr Gibbs....

Ravens' John Harbaugh hungry to break Andy Reid's hex on assistants
John Harbaugh is 1-4 against Kansas City since his former boss, Andy Reid, became head coach of the Chiefs....

Report: Pats WR Kayshon Boutte arrested on illegal betting charge
New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has been arrested on charges related to illegal online gaming while he was at LSU, Louisiana State Police said Thursday....

Jags GM: Trevor Lawrence, Josh Allen not going anywhere
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and edge rusher Josh Allen will be with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the long term, general manager Trent Baalke said Thursday....

Logic tells us the Ravens should win the Super Bowl, but the NFL has a way of going off script
We’re down to the final four in the NFL. Despite Kansas City and San Francisco having been in this mix multiple times over the past few years, simple logic points to Baltimore and Lamar Jackson finally breaking through. We also know the NFL tends to go “off script” sometimes in the postseason. The R...

Ex-LSU wide receiver allegedly bet on his team while underage
Former LSU and current New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested Thursday and is accused of using an alias to bet on sports while he was underage, according to the Louisiana State Police....

Andy Reid’s career arc is the inverse of Bill Belichick’s
Now in his sixth consecutive AFC Title game, Andy Reid is making up for lost time after struggling to get over the hump during his decade and change in Philadelphia. The venerable Chiefs coach is a virtuoso playcaller who has shepherded Kansas City to three Super Bowls, two Lombardi Trophies and has...

Transfer QB Jayden de Laura leaves Texas State
Transfer quarterback Jayden de Laura has left Texas State, one week after enrolling....

Reports: Panthers pick Dave Canales as head coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales is on the verge of becoming the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, NFL Network and ESPN reported Thursday afternoon....