Browns' Stefanski positive for COVID-19, out of playoff game

The Cleveland Browns will play their first playoff game since 2002 without first-year coach Kevin Stefanski, who tested positive for COVID-19 just two days after leading the team back to the postseason. The team announced Stefanski’s positive result on Tuesday – 18 years to the day since the Browns’ last postseason game. Also, Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio and wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge also tested positive along with two staff members – tight ends coach Drew Petzing and defensive backs coach Jeff Howard.

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Report: Chargers ask for interview with Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy

The Los Angeles Chargers have requested permission to interview Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for their head coaching position, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. While he may not have history with the team in Los Angeles, Bieniemy played four years for the San Diego Chargers as a running back from 1991-1994 and was [more]

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Giants' Evan Engram reflects on up-and-down 2020 season: 'I don't have any excuses'

Giants TE Evan Engram had a Pro Bowl season. He was second among NFC tight ends in receptions (63) and 654 yards receiving. But when he addressed the media for the final time of the regular season, most of his questions from reporters revolved around what didn’t go well for him this season.

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Giants show promise in Judge's first season, miss playoffs

After starting 0-5 and winning one of their first eight games in a season overshadowed by a pandemic and games played in near-empty stadiums, the Giants (6-10) were lucky to have a shot at winning the NFC East on Sunday night. It all came down to the Eagles beating Washington (7-9) in Philadelphia. The Eagles had a shot at helping the Giants until coach Doug Pederson pulled quarterback Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter to give third-stringer Nate Sudfeld some snaps.

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Streaking Ravens look forward to 'next challenge' vs. Titans

There might come a time when the Baltimore Ravens look back with pride at the late-season surge that got them into the playoffs for the third year in a row. For now, their scrutiny is on what happens next – with the objective of avoiding the one-and-done pattern that’s thus far defined their postseason with quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Ravens earned a wild-card slot after withstanding a three-game skid, overcoming an outbreak of COVID-19 and shrugging off season-ending injuries to left tackle Ronnie Stanley and tight end Nick Boyle.

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Cam Newton hopes to sign his next contract early in free agency

Cam Newton and the Patriots reportedly are parting ways. Or maybe it was just a discussion that they are parting ways. Regardless, Newton will become a free agent in the more traditional way, at the traditional time. In 2020, the Panthers deliberately held his rights beyond the start of free agency as they tried to [more]

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