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Fueled by decade in Detroit, Stafford playing for more than just Rams in Super Bowl
Matthew Stafford never has had to worry about football on his birthday before this year, but celebrating his 34th on Monday, the former Detroit Lions and current Los Angeles Rams ...
University of Iowa investigating racial slur allegedly yelled at Wisconsin wrestler by Iowa fan
'There comes a time where certain fans (not all fans) cross a line that doesn't need to be crossed,' Wisconsin wrestler Austin Gomez wrote on Twitter. ...
AP sources: Saints tab Dennis Allen to replace Sean Payton
The Indiana Times | 2022-02-08, 03:38
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dennis Allen is getting a second chance to be an NFL head coach — this time with a New Orleans Saints franchise he helped transform from an oft-stumbling, also-ran into a regular contender during the 16-year ...
Source: Lions promote TE coach Johnson to OC
The Detroit Lions have promoted tight ends coach Ben Johnson to offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming an NFL Network report. ...
Joe Burrow explains why he’s excited to be a part of the NFL’s new wave ...
Cincinnati Bengals' Joe Burrow explains why
Jarvis Landry surprises Odell Beckham Jr. on his Super Bowl presser: ‘You’re deserving of this ...
#Browns WR Jarvis Landry surprising #Rams Odell Beckham Jr. on his Super Bowl interview today pic.twitter.com/EL4xTaOszk— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) February 7, 2022 CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry always dreamed of playing in
Evan McPherson gives extra kick to Bengals’ Super Bowl dreams
Joe Burrow has been so cool under pressure that one teammate described the Cincinnati quarterback as a “stone-faced killer,” but the 25-year-old gunslinger who will lead his club into Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Rams is not the only Bengals player with his
Saints tap Dennis Allen to replace Sean Payton
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have promoted defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to head coach, two people familiar with the decision said Monday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Saints have not announced
Roger Goodell, civil rights leaders meet over Rooney Rule
LOS ANGELES — A group of civil rights leaders called for replacing the Rooney Rule in a meeting Monday with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Seeking specific recruiting and hiring procedures for NFL executive and coaching positions, they also sought “meaningful
Tom Brady doesn’t close door on comeback
Six days after his sprawling, social-media farewell to football, Tom Brady delivered a teaser. Instead of a firm reiteration that he has taken his last snap, the 44-year-old found one more tight window. And allowed the remote chance of a sequel to slip
Does Tennessee have a wide receiver problem? That depends on spring practice and transfer portal
Tennessee football failed to land a plug-and-play wide receiver in the transfer portal.�Plan B includes a spring practice competition, portal again. ...
Who are dey? A brief history of the Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals aren't often in the national spotlight. That has changed as the Bengals head to Super Bowl LVI. Here's a brief Bengals history. ...
For years, he penned essays when Bengals lost. Now his dad makes good on a ...
Robert Brown made his son write essays every year the Bengals didn't get to the Super Bowl. It came with a promise. If they ever got in, they would go. ...
Super Bowl 2022 NFL reporters' roundtable: Joe Burrow or Aaron Donald more of a factor?
The Steuben Courier Advocate | 2022-02-08, 03:15
Welcome to the Super Bowl 56 roundtable! Will the Cincinnati Bengals win their first Super Bowl or will the Los Angeles Rams capture their second Lombardi Trophy and first in LA? USA TODAY Sports+ is in Los Angeles all week for the Super Bowl. Before kickoff,
Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey finally in Super Bowl after 6 years, 2 teams
Six seasons and two teams into an often-turbulent NFL career, Jalen Ramsey finally is on the stage where he starts every season expecting to play. The Super Bowl. Ramsey said it feels good. Really good. “It means a lot to be in this position with this
Rams’ all-star pass rush aims to bury Bengals’ Joe Burrow
The Rams’ pass rush would have been trouble enough for the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Barrow in Super Bowl LVI without anyone jinxing the young quarterback and making it worse. But Bengals coach Zac Taylor might have inadvertently brought this bad matchup on his
Houston Texans hire Lovie Smith, 63, as their new coach — his 3rd NFL head ...
After giving David Culley just one year to prove himself, the Houston Texans on Monday hired Lovie Smith as their new head coach, adding a veteran with a track record of success to a team that faces questions about its hiring process. Smith, who is Black, is
Dennis Allen, Lovie Smith and Mike McDaniel have new jobs. Here’s the latest in the ...
Change is in the air. “Black Monday” arrived in the NFL the day after the regular season ended with a flurry of major changes around the league. By the time of the Super Bowl, the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars,
LeBron James says the Lakers know how they rate, but what’s next?
LeBron James sat in a chair after the Lakers practiced Monday, his left knee wrapped, his body feeling “pretty good” and nosetbacks after playing nearly 40 minutes Saturday in their overtime win over the New York Knicks. James, who missed the previous five
Jalen Ramsey finally in Super Bowl after 6 years, 2 teams
Beaumont Enterprise | 2022-02-08, 02:53
Six seasons and two teams into an often-turbulent NFL career, Jalen Ramsey finally is on the stage where he starts every season expecting to play. The Super Bowl. Ramsey says it feels good. Really good. “It means a lot to be in this position with this team and
Joe Burrow’s talent, swagger have transformed Bengals
In the pre-pandemic days, Joe Burrow probably would have had the biggest media scrum for “Opening Night” of Super Bowl week. Burrow is the ideal star quarterback to be the face of a Super Bowl in Los Angeles. His poise on the field helped lead the Cincinnati
NFL Draft 2022: Virginia Tech OL says Buffalo Bills have done their homework on him, ...
Updated: Feb. 07, 2022, 5:05 p.m. | Published: Feb. 07, 2022, 5:05 p.m. American offensive linemen Lecitus Smith of Virginia Tech and Ed Ingram of LSU practice for the Reese's Senior Bowl on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile,
Police ID'd Saints' Alvin Kamara as felony suspect before Pro Bowl
Police learned Saturday that New Orleans
Bengals fans celebrate long-awaited Super Bowl appearance
“Who dey” got its own day on Monday. ...
Police ID'd Saints' Kamara as felony suspect before Pro Bowl
The Indiana Times | 2022-02-08, 02:43
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police learned Saturday that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was a suspect in a pre-dawn beating of a man at a Las Vegas nightclub, but did not arrest Kamara until after Sunday’s NFL Pro ...
What Falcons can learn from Bengals’ rapid rebuild
After winning four games in 2020 and two games in 2019, the Bengals, thanks to some shrewd moves and fine drafting, are preparing to face the Los Angeles Rams in ...
Texans hire Lovie Smith as head coach
St Louis Post-Dispatch | 2022-02-08, 02:42
Former St. Louis Rams assistant, Illinois head coach had been Texans' defensive coordinator. ...
Don “Wink” Martindale interviews in person for Giants defensive coordinator vacancy: source
Former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale interviewed in person for the Giants defensive coordinator vacancy on Sunday, a source told the Daily News. Then the team interviewed former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve
