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Bill Belichick and Andy Reid have impressive coaching trees, but whose reigns supreme?

Several appointments in the NFL this week look a lot like they are trying to copy what the Los Angeles Rams did with Sean McVay.

Baylor coach Matt Rhule quietly has drawn NFL interest. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that Rhule interviewed with the Jets, and Baylor Athletic Director Mack Rhoades confirmed more than one team has interest in Rhule. “He has been open with me, and yes, he has been approached by NFL teams, and

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are reportedly hiring Bruce Arians as their next head coach.

If the Chiefs lose Saturday, Reid will face criticism for wasting the AFC’s top seed and home-field advantage. But not nearly enough to make a dent in his job security.

ESPN.com The Cardinals officially own the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft. You’re on the clock, Arizona. The 2018 regular season and wild-card round is over, which means the top 24 picks are set. Check out the official order below, plus our projections for picks 25-32 via the Football Power Index

Confidence is thinking that your college football team could beat one of the NFL’s worst teams.

John Elway flew to Boston on Saturday to interview New England Patriots linebackers coach and defensive play caller Brian Flores about the Denver Broncos’ head coaching vacancy. Flores, who played linebacker at Boston College, broke into the NFL in the Patriots’ scouting department in 2004 and

The NFL playoffs start on Saturday night and we preview all four Wild Card round games, offering trends, analysis and odds.

Randy Gregory is finally repaying the Cowboys’ patience, and he’s one of the key sleepers in Dallas’ playoff game against Seattle.

Texas A&M center Erik McCoy has his degree and 39 career starts. That prompted his announcement that he will join three teammmates in forgoing his final season to enter the NFL draft. “Arriving in College Station as a two-star recruit at 17 years of age in 2015, my goal was to earn a college degree

The 2018 NFL season featured a pair of midseason firings when Mike McCarthy and Hue Jackson each saw disappointing campaigns end unceremoniously before Week 14. That gave the Packers and Browns a head start when it comes to 2019’s crop of new head coaches, but they won’t be the only teams in

There are just 11 games left of the NFL season. That’s fewer than you’d normally catch during your regular Sunday evening stint in front of NFL RedZone – but fear not, things are about to get really fun.

With the playoffs here, “5 Things I Liked” looks at why Dallas needs the same Week 17 consistency from Prescott in the wild-card round.

The notoriously reactive NFL has gotten proactive, for a change. The NFL has issued, without prior discussion, debate, or deliberation (at least none that was known), a so-called “approved ruling” that provides an interpretation of one of the league’s official rules. The move comes only

Rich Hribar looks at the NFL postseason field and ranks the best fantasy football options from Wild Card weekend through the Super Bowl.

Is there a stranger day in modern professional sport than the NFL’s Black Monday? Millions of breathless fans refreshing their feeds every five seconds, waiting impatiently for news of whether some poor bloke has just lost his job? It doesn’t happen in any other industry.

Drew Brees has slung the most accurate passing season in NFL history, but Patrick Mahomes is the QB getting the most buzz.

The awards are always difficult. They could be painful this year, because four incredibly strong candidates—Drew Brees (MVP), Pete Carroll (coach), J.J. Watt (Comeback Player) and Ryan Pace (Executive)—all could fall short though they have excellent cases for the highest honors in their fields.

Everyone wants to know which way Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is leaning for a pro career. Which is the better option for Oklahoma’s QB?

Wide receiver DeSean Jackson has told the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he wants out of his contract to play elsewhere next year, ESPN reported Thursday. The Bucs would clear $10 million in cap space by releasing him. The relationship between Jackson and the club has been deteriorating, culminating with

This week on “Mostly Football”, Martellus Bennett and crew continue to break down potential Super Bowl teams, wondering whether the New Orleans Saints are clearly the NFC’s team to beat. They also dig into quarterback play, questioning whether Ben Roethlisberger is a top 5 QB of his era, and if Carson

Three Hall of Famers – Curtis Martin, Troy Aikman and Steve Young – gave their best advice on how to handle this awkward and maddening situation in New York.  

Two things have to happen for the Philadelphia Eagles to reach the playoffs. The Eagles must beat Washington on the Redskins’ home field on Sunday, and the Minnesota Vikings must lose to the Chicago Bears the same day. The Eagles (8-7) stayed alive by beating the Houston Texans 32-30 on Jake Elliott

The Arizona Cardinals, at 3-12, have the worst record in the NFL with one week of the regular season remaining. They are a loss away from the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Here is a look at the first-round order for the 2019 NFL draft after Week 16. The draft order is determined by record, with strength

Will Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa make it at the next level? He’ll have to overcome a staggering trend to do so.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Streak is over. For the first time since 1971-72, the Broncos will have consecutive losing seasons after they fell 27-14 Monday night to the Oakland Raiders. In potentially the final game at the Oakland Coliseum, the Broncos (6-9) experienced a Christmas Eve Nightmare. Their penultimate

With the NFL regular season down to its final week following Sunday, the hot seat seems to be getting warmer for some coaches around the league. –NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the Jacksonville Jaguars are unlikely to let a season plagued by injuries cost coach Doug Marrone his

We’ve reached the stage of the NFL season where you need a degree in maths to know what the hell is going on. Let’s take an example. The Cleveland Browns still have between a 0.2 and 2.3 per cent chance of making the playoffs, depending on who you believe. For that to happen though, they need

The New England Patriots had an extensive plan in place to help troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon avoid the suspension that ended his season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL on Thursday suspended Gordon, hours after he announced that he planned to step away from football indefinitely