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Every team in the NFL playoffs, ranked
The NFL playoffs are officially set. All the ups and downs, laughs and years, improbable comebacks and unprecedented collapses, none of those mean anything now. All that’s left is a four-week sprint to immortality. ...
Reports: Bill Belichick, Patriots to part ways
Bill Belichick, the architect of six Super Bowl-winning teams with the New England Patriots, is ending his 24-year run as the team's head coach, multiple outlets reported Thursday....
Bill Belichick done in New England, ending speculation
Bill Belichick is no longer the head coach of the New England Patriots, a position he’s held for nearly a quarter century, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Mike Reiss....
Take 5: Top Alabama replacements for Nick Saban
The bombshell Wednesday night that Alabama head coach Nick Saban is retiring elicited one clear question....
Take 5: Top Seahawks candidates to replace Pete Carroll
SEATTLE — Pete Carroll's 14-year tenure as the Seattle Seahawks' head coach coming to an end on Wednesday may have come as a shock on the national stage, but it was more of a mild surprise to close observers of the franchise....
If this is it for Nick Saban, he leaves with a real claim to GOAT status
Retirement for coaches like Nick Saban are always shocking, especially when Alabama hadn’t really lost a step. Maybe a half-step, but certainly nowhere near Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno levels, and that’s going to lead to a ton of speculation about why he’s doing this now, as reports say the coach is...
Reports: Alabama coach Nick Saban retiring
Alabama head coach and seven-time national champion Nick Saban is retiring, ESPN and The Athletic reported Wednesday....
On Pete Carroll and how to be a great coach without being a jerk
Not many football coaches can dominate both college and the NFL. Jimmy Johnson was able to do so, but also ran so hot that it burned his relationship with Jerry Jones and he eventually burned out of coaching entirely after a few seasons with the Miami Dolphins. Pete Carroll has spent much of the las...
Washington T Troy Fautanu declares for NFL Draft
Two days after a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff championship game, Washington left tackle Troy Fautanu declared his intention to enter the NFL Draft....
Aaron Rodgers out as guest on Pat McAfee’s show
Aaron Rodgers has been cut — by "The Pat McAfee Show."...
Giants, DC Wink Martindale mutually part ways
The New York Giants and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale have mutually agreed to part ways after two seasons, the team announced Wednesday....
Pete Carroll out as Seahawks head coach
Pete Carroll is out as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks after 14 years and a Super Bowl title, and will transition to an advisory role with the organization....
Nevada high court to hear NFL’s appeal on Gruden lawsuit
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing oral arguments on the NFL's appeal of Jon Gruden's lawsuit against the league....
Who had Pete Caroll on their fired NFL coaches bingo card?
Pete Carroll will no longer be the Seattle Seahawks head coach, and instead serve in an advisory role with the franchise, owner Jody Allen announced Wednesday....
The Bears once again do the minimum in the most backward way possible
To make it clear right at the top, here are all the things Matt Eberflus was allowed to do to keep his job: Completely waste training camp, except getting pretty much half the team hurt. “Mr Track Shoes” didn’t have his team ready to start the season, starting 0-4 and looking bewildered while doing ...
Frozen tundra: Single digits, sub-zero windchill, forecast for AFC wild-card games
The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills have some of the hardiest fans in the NFL — they're going to need layers of resilience in the stands at wild-card games this weekend....
Michigan’s national title is a crop in the Big Ten’s budding football harvest
As maize-and-blue confetti streamed from the NRG Stadium rafters, it felt like the Big Ten’s harvest was finally ripening. The national title game was decided when Michigan outmuscled Alabama a week earlier, but Monday night’s national title was merely the coup de grâce in a process that began five ...
The luster on Brian Daboll’s bald head rubbed off in record time
While the New York Giants didn’t intend to undergo drastic changes this offseason, they are now. On the same day that head coach Brian Daboll said he expected both offensive and defensive coordinators to return, the latter reportedly went scorched earth on his boss before storming out. With Wink Mar...
Aaron Rodgers has to find another platform for his nonsense
Aaron Rodgers, who spouted his usual garbage on The Pat McAfee Show yesterday, will no longer be appearing in his weekly paid spot on the ESPN program....