Author: Bobby Finger on Jezebel, shared by Tom Ley to Deadspin

It’s been a very busy day for the Chargers. After officially making the announcement to relocate to Los Angeles earlier, the Chargers have now found their new head coach.According to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, the Chargers are set to hire former Bills interim head coach Anthony Lynn.https:…

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NEW YORK (AP) New York Jets defensive lineman Leonard Williams is replacing injured Oakland Raiders pass rusher Khalil Mack in the Pro Bowl.

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The Los Angeles Rams decided they would need a bold move to draw interest for 2017. New head coach Sean McVay was their solution.What makes him so special? He now becomes the youngest man ever to be hired as a head coach in NFL history at the age of 30. Even so he already brings some fairly impres…

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Jack Del Rio and the Oakland Raiders opting to retain Ken Norton Jr. is the right decision — for now.Raider Nation has been trying to fire Ken Norton Junior for a season and a half now. True to his boxing pedigree, he has deftly bobbed and weaved through your hashtags and angry tweets, and lived …

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He reportedly had been a candidate for the Chargers’ head coaching job.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) The Chargers were the biggest story in Los Angeles for about four hours.

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ROCKAWAY, N.J. (AP) A former professional football player has saved a man from a New Jersey house fire.

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With the hiring of Vance Joseph, the new head coach is looking to reboot the Denver Broncos in order to bring them back to the Super Bowl.The Denver Broncos introduced Vance Joseph as their 16th head coach on Thursday afternoon at Dove Valley. As a first-time head coach, Joseph, 44, is charged wit…

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots gave Michael Floyd a fresh start last month when they signed the receiver just a day after he was waived by the Arizona Cardinals following a DUI arrest.

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NFL teams were salivating over Star Lotulelei back in 2013, and now evaluators from across the league will get another chance to pick from the Lotulelei tree.Lowell Lotulelei may not end up being a first round pick like is elder brother, but he shares similar beastly qualities on the defensive lin…

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The Los Angeles Rams have made Sean McVay the youngest head coach in NFL history. The Rams on Thursday hired McVay, who turns 31 years old on Jan. 24. The Washington Redskins’ offensive coordinator replaces Jeff Fisher, who was fired 13 games into the Rams’ homecoming season in Los Angeles, and interim head coach John Fassel.

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Chargers fans knew for several years that this dreaded day could be coming, that their beloved NFL team might move up the freeway to tap the perceived riches of Los Angeles. Team chairman Dean Spanos, who tried to move to LA a year earlier, announced the move to his employees at a morning meeting at Chargers Park. At the same time, the team posted a letter on its Twitter account, which was rebranded as the Los Angeles Chargers.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Former Texas and NFL quarterback Vince Young has pleaded no contest and been sentenced to 18 months of probation for a 2016 drunken driving arrest in Austin.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) Todd Haley will pull out the video during the occasional meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers as a gag yeah, but also to prove a point.

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When the Chargers announced their plans to move back to Los Angeles on Thursday after spending the past 56 years in San Diego, the reaction on social media ranged from sadness for fans losing their team to amusement over a new logo that eerily resembles one from a more established Los Angeles sports franchise.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Cornerback Quinten Rollins practiced for a second straight day for the Green Bay Packers, a sign that their secondary could be getting closer to full strength ahead of the divisional-round playoff game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

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For the first time in what seems like 257 years, Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston practiced in full on Thursday.After practicing on a limited basis yesterday, Houston was on the field in full for Thursday’s session. Perhaps even better news, the entire team was out there i…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Rams have made Sean McVay the youngest head coach in NFL history.

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With the 2016 season over, the focus for the Arizona Cardinals and their fans has shifted to the NFL Draft. For a team that was supposed to be a Super Bowl contender, it’s a chance to add enough talent to make one last run with their current players, and win the franchise’s first champions…

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Linebacker Kentrell Brothers stepped up in a big way for the Minnesota Vikings on special teams, and was praised by Pro Football Focus for his efforts.There are some positions in the NFL that get all the glory. Quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running backs can all become household names, but som…

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Should the Minnesota Vikings bring back their veteran nickel cornerback or do they have enough young talent to let him walk this offseason?When Mike Zimmer was hired as the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach back in 2014, his first task was to fix the team’s awful pass defense. During the s…

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All but the two least serious charges will be dropped against Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter stemming from an alleged altercation outside a bar hours after the team’s Sunday playoff win against the Miami Dolphins, a prosecutor announced Thursday. District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. said that after viewing surveillance video, he decided to drop charges of aggravated assault involving a police officer and a simple assault charge for Porter’s actions Sunday involving a bouncer, as well as charges of resisting arrest and defiant trespass. ”Today our office was able to view surveillance video showing multiple angles of the events that led to the arrest of Steelers coach Joey Porter.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) If it wasn’t clear how much power Tom Coughlin would wield in his return to Jacksonville, it became evident Thursday.

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