ORLANDO, Fla. — Pete Carroll’s out as Seattle Seahawks head coach, and Mike Macdonald is in. To say there’s been a sizable shift in Seattle would be a Space Needle-sized understatement. Another Seahawks standard-bearer, linebacker Bobby Wagner, admits he was shocked by Carroll’s departure. Likewise, he’s cognizant that Macdonald might well offer up a defense…
ORLANDO, Fla. — A mustachioed traveler with a drawl accompanying a quick wit and an easy grin, Gardner Minshew has acclimated himself well on every stop of an entertaining NFL odyssey. His latest stop was Indianapolis, where he began the 2023 season as the Colts’ second-stringer and ended it as the franchise’s first Pro Bowl quarterback…
Teddy Bridgewater made it known he’d be hanging it up as an NFL player following the Detroit Lions’ season. That doesn’t mean he’s walking away from football, though. Bridgewater is returning to his alma mater to become the head coach of the Miami (Florida) Northwestern High football team, the school announced Friday. A first-round pick…
A couple weeks removed from another devastating playoff loss, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs took time at this week’s Pro Bowl Games to reflect on what was a tough season for him, and look ahead to what could be coming in his future. Though he finished the year with 107 catches for 1,183 yards,…
Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he…
Never low on confidence, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is unsurprisingly unconcerned with any complications regarding Dallas’ search for a defensive coordinator. The team needs a new one following Dan Quinn’s departure to helm the Commanders, but it’s possible potential hires might balk at a perceived lack of security considering head coach Mike McCarthy has only…
Plenty of people retire to Florida. Bobby Wagner‘s not one of them. He was in the Sunshine State being celebrated as one of the NFL’s best yet again, even if naysayers have been predicting lost steps to come for a while now. The Seattle Seahawks linebacker has continued to produce 100-tackle seasons with consistent amazement,…
The final pieces of confetti have been swept off the floor at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and I’ve had some time to reflect on what I saw unfold in Super Bowl 58. And what we witnessed was a piece of NFL history that will still be talked about 20 years from now. Led by…
Amari Cooper‘s wish for more money has been fulfilled. Cooper and the Browns have agreed to a restructured contract that guarantees his $20 million salary and gives him a raise via $5 million in earnable incentives, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday. The reworked deal also delivered half of his guaranteed salary up front….
There was an uneasiness rumbling at Ford Field in the second half, with Detroit Lions fans watching Matthew Stafford on the verge of breaking their hearts in his old house. Until Jared Goff completed the biggest pass of his Lions career. The Rams kept chipping away at the lead the Lions had held since the…
