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Broncos promote Joe Woods to defensive coordinator

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos coach Vance Joseph has promoted secondary coach Joe Woods to defensive coordinator, replacing Wade Phillips, who left for the Los Aneles Rams.

Mike Tomlin regrets comments, suggests discipline for Antonio Brown

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin regrets his profane comments about the Patriots, but that doesn’t mean Antonio Brown is out of the woods.The sanctity of the NFL locker room was clearly violated on Sunday night, when Pittsburgh Steelers streamed a video on Facebook after the team…

StaTuesday: The history of postseason field goals and Packers' Crosby

Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby has a résumé full of postseason field goal accuracy

Chip Kelly Could Return To Jacksonville Jaguars As Offensive Coordinator

Chip Kelly interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach opening that went to Doug Marrone, but he is now considered a favorite for the Offensive Coordinator position with the Jaguars.It has been an interesting few weeks for former Oregon Ducks Head Coach Chip Kelly. Following his dismissal …

A-Rod's New TV Show Sounds Sort Of Sad

I am all in on rehabbing-his-image Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod the apologetic scholar, businessman, devoted dad, analyst and Pete Rose antagonist—I eat that shit up. If you think about the trajectory of his career, it makes perfect sense that his apparent next step is to become a reality TV host:

Who Lasts Longer: Donald Trump Or Tom Brady?

Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re covering grilled cheese, teleportation, tortillas, bad smells, and more

Joel Embiid Is A Historically Good Rookie

Joel Embiid is the truth. Though The Process has yet to enjoy full, starter-type playing time—he’s on a 28-minute restriction to protect his health, and rides the bench for back-to-backs—he’s posting eyebrow-raising numbers in his 25.2 minutes per game. The flashiest figure might be his scoring per 36 minutes: 28.0…

Dirty Bird Daily: Falcons vs. Packers; last call for the Georgia Dome

The Green Bay Packers come back to the Georgia Dome for arematch withthe Atlanta Falcons. The stakes are much higher asatrip to the Super Bowl is on the line.The votes for MVP have already counted, but the real prize will be decided Sunday when Aaron Rodgers and the Packers visit the Atlanta Falco…

Panthers WRs coach Ricky Proehl resigns

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl has resigned from the Carolina Panthers so he can spend more time watching his sons play college football.

New Faces, Same Outcome, Texans Takeaways from 2016

The Houston Texans season has come to an end. Here are the takeaways from the 2016 campaign. What can spectators expect next fall?Saturday night’s 34-16 loss to the New England Patriots sparked a familiar feeling for Texan fans around the nation. A third consecutive 9-7 regular season finish,…

Playoffs Without Bengals Is A Hard Lesson

The Bengals missed the playoffs for the first time in six years. With the streak coming to an end, questions and lessons are hard to face.The NFL Playoffs are in high gear, But, what’s missing? For the first time in six years, the Cincinnati Bengals aren’t battling for a Super Bowl app…

Tomlin: Brown "foolish" to livestream postgame locker room

PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin regrets the language he used to describe the New England Patriots but is equally upset with wide receiver Antonio Brown’s for livestreaming Tomlin’s postgame speech on social media .

Weird, Roger Goodell Isn't Attending The Patriots Game In Foxboro

Roger Goodell has gone to playoff games in Seattle, Atlanta, and Kansas City this season. The two conference championship games before the Super Bowl will be Packers-Falcons in Atlanta and Steelers-Patriots in Foxboro. The NFL commissioner will choose the option which allows him to be booed and berated less.

Tomlin: Brown "foolish" to livestream postgame locker room (Yahoo Sports)

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin regrets the language he used to describe the New England Patriots but is equally upset with wide receiver Antonio Brown’s for livestreaming Tomlin’s postgame speech on social media . The coach added the All-Pro wide receiver will be punished ”swiftly” but added Brown will be available for Sunday’s AFC championship game against the Patriots. In it, Tomlin can be heard using several expletives, including one directed at New England because the Patriots will have an extra day of preparation by virtue of beating Houston on Saturday, a full 24 hours before Pittsburgh ousted the Chiefs.

Columnist Attempts To Abstain From Hall Of Fame Vote, Submits Blank Ballot Instead

The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Bill Livingston wrote a grandstanding column today about his decision to forgo participating in this year’s baseball Hall of Fame vote. There’s, uh, one big problem with his column:

Tomlin regrets comments, calls Brown 'selfish'

Tomlin regrets comments, calls Brown ‘selfish’

To Tank, Or Not To Tank

The Buffalo Bills have the option to tank in order to increase their chances at long-term success. Is it a good option for them at this point?Tank.slang(verb): To do poorly or decline rapidly.It’s mid-January and the Buffalo Bills are again in limbo. As the saying goes… not bad enough t…

Cowboys' Jerry Jones says he alone will decide Romo's future

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones says he alone will decide the future of quarterback Tony Romo, and there are ”several cards to be played.”

Jordy Nelson unlikely to play in Packers title game vs. Falcons, per report

The Green Bay Packers will likely have to earn a Super Bowl berth without the services of star receiver Jordy Nelson.Injuries have been piling up for the Packers, who were hoping for better news regarding their best pass catcher.Nelson, who missed Sunday’s win at Dallas with broken ribs, …

Report: Slim chance for Jordy Nelson return in NFC Championship game

There is a slim chance that Jordy Nelson could return for the NFC Championship game.

Panthers: 2017 Away Opponents in Detail

An in-depth look at the non-divisional road opponents of the Carolina Panthers for the 2017 season.The Carolina Panthers won only two road games during the 2016 season. Looking to improve on that mark and rebound from a forgettable 6-10 overall record the Panthers hope to performbetter in 2017….

WWE Honors Martin Luther King Jr. and Tyler Perry

Back in the day, when I was a fan of everything WWF (now WWE), I had just about every wrestling action figure you could imagine. My younger brother and I would put on our version of Royal Rumble and WrestleMania using our action figures against my sisters’ Barbies. So needless to say, wrestling will always have a…

Cowboys' Jerry Jones says he alone will decide Romo's future (Yahoo Sports)

Romo started for Dallas for 10 years before losing his job to rookie Dak Prescott after a preseason back injury. Jones said on his radio show Tuesday he believes Romo can win a Super Bowl, but didn’t say where that might be. The Cowboys are most likely to trade or release him.

Report: UConn Dicks Recruit Over, Pulls Scholarship Two Weeks Before Signing Day

Ryan Dickens, a 17-year old senior linebacker at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J., is the subject of a report from NJ.com, which details his experience of being played by UConn and the big business of college football. Cases like this come up every year, but Dickens is unique because the Huskies didn’t simply…

Packers snap counts: Kentrell Brice goes viral

Take a look back at the offensive and defensive snaps for the Packers in Dallas

Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe explain why Cowboys refuse to move on from Tony Romo

Dak Prescott still hasn’t secured the starting job in Dallas.

Roger Goodell to attend Falcons game for second straight week over Patriots

Roger Goodell will not head to Foxboro for the AFC Championship game.

Sin City? How Raiders players and coaches would become richer in Las Vegas

No matter how Derek Carr and Khalil Mack might feel about the Raiders’ potential relocation to Las Vegas, there’s no question their salaries would go a lot farther outside of California.

Chiefs picking 27th in 2017 NFL Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs know their draft slot after losing on Sunday night to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now it’s time to find another crop of stars.There is nothing fun right now about talking in terms of free agency and draft. It sucks. However, this is where we are, and it’s important to…

The Fake All-Star Team On A Bender That Inspired Ireland To Play Basketball

You can leave home again. Pete Strickland, an American who as a young man served as a Johnny Appleseed of basketball in Ireland, is going back, this time to coach the Irish national team.