Новости за 09.01.2020

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota hasn’t started since Week Six. He won’t start this week. But Mariota does have an important role for the Titans this week. Mariota is attempting to simulate Lamar Jackson on the scout team, preparing the Titans starting defense for what they will face Saturday. “Well, we’ll need good speed. That’s something [more]

The Titans practiced without linebacker Jayon Brown, cornerback Adoree' Jackson and wide receiver Adam Humphries on Tuesday and Wednesday, but one of them was able to get back on the field. Jackson will also be the only one of that trio to play in Saturday’s game against the Ravens. The Titans announced on Thursday that [more]

The Ravens issued their final injury report ahead of Saturday’s game against the Titans and it only features two players. They’ve listed tight end Mark Andrews and running back Mark Ingram as questionable to play this weekend. Both players were limited in practice on Thursday. For Andrews, that was simply a continuation of the way [more]

Pro Bowl replacements have started to filter out on Thursday and one of them will come in the NFC’s secondary. Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller has been added to the roster. He takes the spot of Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Fuller also went to the Pro Bowl last year. Fuller started every game for the Bears for [more]

The Bears fired several assistants after the end of their disappointing 2019 season and the moves left them without a tight ends coach. That opening was filled on Thursday. The team announced that Clancy Barone has been added to head coach Matt Nagy’s staff. Kevin Gilbride Jr. was the previous position coach. Barone has been [more]

Eric Schaffer was leaving Washington in May anyway, so he and the team found a way to accelerate the timetable. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the team and the senior vice president of football operations and general counsel have “agreed to mutually part ways now instead of May.” Since the move was inevitable, [more]

The Giants raised some eyebrows when they settled on Joe Judge as their choice to replace Pat Shurmur as the team’s head coach and reactions haven’t been uniformly positive since word of the move broke on Tuesday. Judge was officially introduced at a press conference on Thursday and one of the questions he faced had [more]

In today’s NFL, teams gain far more yards through the air than on the ground. But this season’s Ravens were unique. The Ravens ran for 3,296 yards and passed for 3,225 yards. That made them the first team since the 2011 Broncos to gain more yards rushing than passing. The last NFL team to gain [more]

The Falcons aren’t finished making changes to their coaching staff. The team announced that longtime assistant Mike Mularkey was retiring from coaching. The 58-year-old was their offensive coordinator from 2008-11, and came back as their tight ends coach last season. “I’ve been blessed to do this for a long time and have a lot of [more]

The Cowboys have two more Pro Bowlers on their roster. The team announced that wide receiver Amari Cooper and linebacker Jaylon Smith have been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster. They are taking the places of Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans and Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly. Cooper caught 79 passes for 1,189 yards and [more]

The Colts added another Pro Bowler Thursday. The team announced that center Ryan Kelly was added to the Pro Bowl roster. He replaces Pittsburgh center Maurkice Pouncey, who didn’t play in Week 17 because of a knee injury. This is Kelly’s first Pro Bowl, and he joins teammates Quenton Nelson and Darius Leonard in the [more]

Wide receiver Adam Thielen didn’t practice on Thursday, but that doesn’t rule him out of Saturday’s game against the 49ers. Thielen suffered a cut on his ankle during Wednesday’s practice and needed stitches to close the laceration. That led him to sit out the team’s final on-field workout ahead of their trip to California for [more]

David DeCastro won’t be going to the Pro Bowl later this month, but another guard from the AFC North will be there in his place. Browns left guard Joel Bitonio has been named to the team as an injury replacement. Bitonio started every game this season and didn’t miss an offensive snap for the third [more]

The Pro Bowl is coming at the end of January and that means it is the time of year for players to be named as replacements for the players originally selected to take part in the festivities in Orlando. Panthers right guard Trai Turner has been named to the NFC roster. He’ll take the place [more]

The Falcons named Raheem Morris as their new defensive coordinator when they announced Dan Quinn would return as head coach and now they’ve added a new coach to work under Morris on that side of the ball. According to multiple reports, the Falcons have hired Joe Whitt. Whitt was most recently the defensive passing game [more]

There’s still one vacancy, and Eric Bieniemy has already interviewed for it. But the Chiefs offensive coordinator is close to missing out on another window of opportunity for a head coaching job, at a time of growing concerns about the lack of progress for minority candidates. “I think it’s discouraging, to say the least,” Bieniemy’s [more]

The Vikings had one of their starting wide receivers on the practice field Thursday. According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Adam Thielen isn’t practicing today, but wide receiver Stefon Diggs is. Thielen suffered a cut on his ankle in practice yesterday that required stitches. Diggs had missed the previous two days [more]

During a Wednesday press conference, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson gave a couple of different answers regarding the status of offensive coordinator Mike Groh and wide receivers coach Carson Walch. Pederson said both coaches would be back next season, but gave a different answer when asked to confirm that. Pederson said both coaches “are still [more]

The Ravens feel like they’ll be alright offensively if Mark Ingram can’t play against the Titans on Saturday, but the outlook for having him may have brightened a bit on Saturday. Ingram is on the practice field for Thursday’s session. Ingram did not take part in practice on Tuesday or Wednesday because of the calf [more]

Joe Barry has been on the Rams coaching staff for the last three years and he’s reportedly set to talk to head coach Sean McVay about a promotion. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Barry is meeting with McVay about the defensive coordinator position that opened up when the team dispatched Wade Phillips. Barry [more]

There are now two impressive returns from what appeared to be season-ending pectoral injuries in this year’s playoffs. According to Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com, the 49ers are going to activate linebacker Kwon Alexander for Saturday’s divisional round game against the Vikings. Alexander isn’t expected to play every snap, but his comeback is still quicker than [more]

Last week, MDS and I went 2-2 in the wild-card round, properly believing in the Texans and Seahawks but blowing it as to the Patriots and Saints. This week, we agree on three of the four picks, with one of us having the guts to call for an upset. Our picks for the best NFL [more]

The NFL has announced the 32 nominees for its annual Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award, and one of them is a familiar name to football fans. George Teague, head coach at John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas, is the Cowboys’ nominee for the Shula Award. Teague played five [more]

Joe Judge may have at least one assistant with NFL head coaching experience on his first Giants staff. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that Judge is expected to speak with former Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens about being part of the team’s offensive staff. Judge and Kitchens were both on the coaching staff at Mississippi [more]

The Dolphins have hired another off-the-beaten path assistant coach. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Dolphins are hiring Illinois defensive line coach Austin Clark to coach their outside linebackers. The 30-year-old Clark spent two years on Lovie Smith’s staff at Illinois, and two at Southern Cal after one year at his alma mater [more]