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NFL offseason priorities for 2022: Key dates, quarterback dominoes, potential rule changes, Rooney Rule revisions, more
It’s almost wrong to refer to the time period between the Super Bowl and training camp as the NFL offseason. Packed with tentpole events designed to keep fans interested for the next five months, it’s more accurate to call it the NFL’s second season. The spring of 2022 will be just as busy as recent […]
Continue readingEarly NFL Power Rankings for 2022: 1-32 poll, and where Super Bowl teams Rams and Bengals land
Now that Super Bowl LVI is over and the Los Angeles Rams are the champions, we can move on from an unpredictable 2021 season and look forward to 2022. And what better way to do that than with these way-too-early NFL Power Rankings? I’m sure you are wondering how our panel views Joe Burrow and […]
Continue readingFinal NFL MVP candidate watch 2021: Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady? Picking the favorite, where each has an edge and who just missed
The award for the NFL’s most valuable player from the 2021 season comes down to two quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady formed were in a two-man race the back half of the year, and each built a case for MVP based on statistics, monumental performances and overall value to their respective franchises. Both quarterbacks […]
Continue readingSource: Green Bay Packers to hire Rich Bisaccia to fix special teams
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers will finally have an experienced coach running their special teams. They are expected to hire veteran special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, who most recently served as the Raiders’ interim head coach. A source said Monday that an announcement is coming soon after some final details are worked out. NFL […]
Continue readingSources: New Orleans Saints to hire defensive coordinator Dennis Allen as head coach
The New Orleans Saints have informed defensive coordinator Dennis Allen that they are hiring him as their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Allen, 49, will replace his longtime boss, Sean Payton, who stepped away two weeks ago. This will be Allen’s second stint as a head coach after he went […]
Continue readingNHL All-Star: Here’s what you missed from Breakaway Challenge’s return
LAS VEGAS — The NHL All-Star Skills Competition has its traditional events like hardest shot and fastest skater. But on Friday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the oddest competitions in the event’s history was held for the first time since 2016: The Breakaway Challenge, a prop comedy trick shot event. It’s an event […]
Continue readingSimulating NFL starting quarterback changes: We projected offseason trade offers, free-agent deals and draft picks for 2022
This NFL offseason promises to have plenty of quarterback movement intrigue. Will Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson be traded? How will the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers replace retired legends Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, respectively? Will teams on the cusp of contention make a big change, and who will land the top free […]
Continue readingMaxx Crosby, Hunter Renfrow say Raiders players’ respect for ‘special’ ex-interim coach Rich Bisaccia is no knock on Josh McDaniels
LAS VEGAS — While several prominent Las Vegas Raiders players were vocal in their support of former interim coach Rich Bisaccia getting the job on a permanent basis, defensive end Maxx Crosby and receiver Hunter Renfrow insisted there was no ill will toward incoming coach Josh McDaniels. Even as no Raiders players showed up at […]
Continue readingNew Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels says he wasn’t ready in first shot with Denver Broncos
HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh McDaniels acknowledged Monday in his introductory news conference as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders that he wasn’t ready for the position in his first go-around, more than a decade earlier with the Denver Broncos. And he did so after admitting something else to Raiders owner Mark Davis. “When I […]
Continue readingSources: Las Vegas Raiders expected to hire New England Patriots’ Josh McDaniels as coach; name Dave Ziegler as GM
The Las Vegas Raiders hired Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler as their general manager on Sunday and are expected to hire New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, in a package deal. The Raiders and McDaniels are still finalizing a contract, the sources said. […]
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