Jets hire 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as coach

The New York Jets were searching for a leader, someone who could bring a frustrated, playoff-starved franchise back to respectability. The Jets reached an agreement in principle with the popular and energetic San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Thursday night to hire him as their head coach. Saleh replaces Adam Gase, who was fired by on Jan. 3 after going 9-23 in two seasons.

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Darrell Bevell feels interview with Lions went well, waiting out process

After a five-game stretch as interim head coach of the Detroit Lions, Darrell Bevell interviewed with the team for a chance to stay in the role full-time moving forward. In an interview with Brett Favre on Sirius XM NFL Radio, Bevell said on Thursday that he felt good about the interview process with the team [more]

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Similarities abound for Browns, Chiefs in first playoff game

Despite their long and storied histories, with the Cleveland Browns having joined the NFL in 1950 and the Kansas City Chiefs with the AFL-NFL merger some 16 years later, the two franchises have rarely met – and never in the playoffs. Start with the coaches: The Browns’ Kevin Stefanski, who missed their first playoff win since 2002 last week in Pittsburgh due to COVID-19, was a summer intern for Chiefs counterpart Andy Reid during his days with Philadelphia. Stefanski later followed Reid disciple Brad Childress to Minnesota, learning many of the nuances of his system along the way.

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Kevin Stefanski returns to team facility after COVID-19 quarantine

After missing last week’s playoff game due to a positive COVID-19 test, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is back at the team facility on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Stefanski tested positive on Jan. 5, and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer served as Cleveland’s acting head coach. Stefanski was still involved with game planning, though [more]

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Stefanski returns to Browns, playoffs after COVID-19 absence

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is back with his playoff team after having COVID-19. Stefanski returned to the team’s facility Thursday, 10 days after he tested positive with the virus and after he missed Cleveland’s playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Stefanski couldn’t be with the Browns last week, and he watched them beat the Steelers at Heinz Field for the first time since 2003 on a TV in his basement at home.

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Bears plan to keep Nagy, GM Pace for at least 1 more season

Chairman George McCaskey insisted the Chicago Bears have the right culture to become a winning franchise. ”The leadership, the collaboration, the adaptability, the ability to handle adversity,” McCaskey said. The decision might not be popular in Chicago, where the Bears are coming off back-to-back 8-8 seasons after winning the NFC North at 12-4 in 2018.

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Chiefs sign Antonio Callaway to a reserve/future contract

The Chiefs hope to win three more games before this season is over, but their ongoing playoff run didn’t stop them from making a move with 2021 in mind. Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports reports that the team has signed former Browns and Dolphins wideout to a reserve/future contract. Callaway will become part of the [more]

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AFC divisional round has youngest group of quarterbacks ever

The NFC playoffs will give us the NFL’s oldest quarterback matchup ever this weekend. In the AFC, it’s a different story. All four starting quarterbacks whose teams advanced to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs are 25 or younger. This is the first time ever that all four starting quarterbacks in the divisional playoffs [more]

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