Новости за 30.12.2019

The Giants interviewed Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels before they hired Pat Shurmur in 2018 and they’d like to talk to him again after firing Shurmur on Monday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Giants have requested permission to interview McDaniels. McDaniels agreed in principle to become the Colts’ head coach during that hiring [more]

The Seahawks were already banged up, and have suffered yet another serious injury to a key contributor. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks is believed to have torn his ACL in last night’s loss to the 49ers. Kendricks is having an MRI today but the expectation is not that it [more]

Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard was arrested for domestic battery in Florida on Sunday night. A police report of the incident alleges that an argument between Howard and his fiancee went from verbal to physical when Howard grabbed both her arms and pushed her against a wall in their bedroom. Howard’s fiancee fell on the walking [more]

In a statement confirming this morning’s firing of coach Pat Shurmur, the Giants were careful to say it wasn’t all his fault. He was just the only one they hired. The team’s statement made it seemingly clear that General Manager Dave Gettleman’s status was secure. “Dave Gettleman is our general manager in 2020 and hopefully [more]

The Patriots suffered an ugly loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, costing them a bye week — which means there’s no time to do anything but get better, now. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said this morning on WEEI that all of his focus now is going to the Titans, the Patriots’ opponent on Saturday. “You [more]

The Giants are firing their head coach, but they’re not cleaning house. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the team has decided to retain General Manager Dave Gettleman. Of course, that could depend on how candidates for the job think about his presence in the front office. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY, Baylor’s [more]

The Giants have added another vacancy to this year’s Black Monday pool. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, they’ve fired coach Pat Shurmur. The decision seems easy enough on its face, as Shurmur was 9-23 there in two seasons. That’s the same record he posted during two years as the Browns’ head coach as [more]

The lines are out for this weekend’s four wild card games, and the Saints are the biggest favorites. New Orleans is an eight-point home favorite over Minnesota, as listed by multiple sports books. That’s no surprise, as the Saints were 13-3 this season, the best record of any team playing in the wild card round, [more]

The Browns have shown Freddie Kitchens the door after one season as the team’s head coach and there’s word about one of the candidates they’d like to speak to about replacing him. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Browns have requested permission to interview Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. That is a change from [more]

The Panthers are moving quickly to line up candidates for their head coaching vacancy. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, they’ve asked the Chiefs for permission to interview offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. This has been expected, considering their success and the strong endorsement he got from coach Andy Reid. The 50-year-old former running back [more]

Jameis Winston‘s first pass as a member of the Buccaneers was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Will his Buccaneers tenure end the same way? Winston’s final pass of the 2019 season was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Falcons linebacker Deion Jones in overtime on Sunday, so Winston heads into the offseason without [more]

Baylor coach Matt Rhule’s smart enough to know his players have smart phones. So he decided to discuss his potential jump to the NFL with them personally. Via Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News, Rhule had a meeting with his players in New Orleans (where they’re playing in the Sugar Bowl) and was upfront with [more]

One of the top receivers in college football during the 2019 season will be taking his game to the professional ranks in 2020. Oklahoma wideout CeeDee Lamb announced his decision to declare for the draft via social media on Sunday. That came a day after Lamb and the Sooners were drummed out of the playoffs [more]

Washington owner Daniel Snyder announced the firing of team president Bruce Allen early on Monday morning and the team’s makeover is set to continue later in the day. Ron Rivera is meeting with the team and the expectation is that he will be hired as their new head coach assuming all goes well at the [more]

The Bills called a timeout ahead of the first play of the Jets’ second offensive possession on Sunday so that they could remove linebacker Lorenzo Alexander from the game to a loud ovation from the home crowd. Alexander said back in January that he expected 2019 to be his final season in the NFL and [more]

Titans coach Mike Vrabel had some good years with the Patriots. But they were a long time ago, and he’s sufficiently removed from Robert Kraft’s money that he won’t be sentimental when he sees them Saturday “I haven’t had a paycheck with a Patriots logo on it since 2008,” Vrabel said, via Paul Kuharsky of [more]

2019 exits under the same sort of cloud of controversy with which it entered: A non-call of pass interference with significant postseason implications. With 15 seconds left in Sunday night’s game between the 49ers and Seahawks, a throw to the end zone on third and goal from the five seemed to result in early contact [more]

Washington is moving quickly to reset their franchise after another losing season. On the heels of a report that the team is planning to hire Ron Rivera as their next head coach comes word of another major change in the organization. Longtime team president Bruce Allen has been relieved of those duties. Word that such [more]

Word came on Sunday that Ron Rivera will be interviewing with Washington about the team’s head coaching vacancy on Monday and there may not be any other candidates on tap to meet with team owner Daniel Snyder. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team’s interview with Rivera is more of a “coronation” and [more]

Only 12 teams are still in business this morning, which means 20 of them are in full offseason mode. At least one of them’s on the clock, but perhaps two as the Bengals’ expected selection of Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow from LSU will clear the way for Washington to pick second from a strong field. [more]

Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray‘s status for Sunday’s game against the Rams was in doubt due to a hamstring injury, but he made the start despite being at less than 100 percent in Week 17. Murray left the game briefly after taking a hit to the elbow, but otherwise adapted to life with the injury [more]

Panthers tight end Greg Olsen had plenty of family members on hand yesterday, and the team recognized his career accomplishments on the scoreboard in the waning moments of another bad loss. If it wasn’t goodbye, it sure looked like one. “I just think sometimes the writing’s on the wall,” Olsen said, via Joe Person of [more]

The Jets wrapped up a 6-2 second half of the regular season by beating the Bills in Week 17 and they’ll now move on to trying to build a team that doesn’t lose seven of its first eight games during the 2020 season. One question on that front is whether they’ll have wide receiver Robby [more]

The Titans will be in New England on Saturday night to face the Patriots in a playoff game and they are bringing some offensive firepower with them. Derrick Henry capped the regular season and the NFL rushing yards race with a 53-yard touchdown on his final carry against the Texans in Sunday’s 35-14 win that [more]

Eric Weddle wasn’t ready to say he was done playing. But he has a pretty good idea he’s done playing for the Rams. Via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com, the veteran safety said he’s unsure what comes next, but understands the Rams are likely moving forward with John Johnson and rookie Taylor Rapp. “I’m not going [more]