Новости за 12.01.2021

For most Super Bowl-winning coaches, getting fired one day would mean getting hired elsewhere quickly. For Eagles coach Doug Pederson, who led the team to Super Bowl LII, will he find another head-coaching job without having to sit out a season, or longer? Super Bowl XLV-winning Packers coach Mike McCarthy, who was fired late in [more]

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald has received interest from multiple NFL teams, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Fitzgerald has not agreed to any of the interview requests. In 15 years as the head coach at his alma mater, Fitzgerald is 106-81. He is coming off a 7-2 season and Citrus Bowl victory. Fitzgerald, 46, has [more]

The Panthers interviewed their 14th and 15th candidates for the General Manager vacancy. The team is close to making a decision with a hire expected this week, Darin Gantt of the team website reports. The team met with Seahawks vice president of football operations Scott Fitterer and Steelers vice president of football and business administration [more]

Bill O’Brien must really love coaching. He will go from being an NFL General Manager and head coach to a job as an assistant coach in college football. Alabama has interviewed O’Brien to replace Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator and will announce the hiring in the next few days, Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports reports. [more]

Brooklyn is 1-2 in the games Irving has missed.

The Eagles fired Doug Pederson on Monday. Could Pederson’s replacement already be on their staff? Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie brought up assistant head coach and running backs coach Duce Staley’s name as a potential candidate. “I would expect Duce Staley to be a candidate,” Lurie said. “He’s a great representative of the Eagles, knows our [more]

Spurs host Fulham as the sides make up their previously postponed Premier League fixture.

As many as 13 players could be unavailable through injuries or positive COVID-19 test results when Sheffield United hosts Newcastle.

James Harden requested a trade from the Rockets. Since, it has been pretty quiet.

Let Russ Cook apparently is going on the backburner after nine games with less-than-desirable results offensively and a first-round playoff exit. “We have to run the ball better, not even better, we have to run it more,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said, via Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio KJR and PFT. “We have to dictate [more]

Russell Westbrook strained his right quad while playing for the Rockets in the bubble.

The Falcons announced Monday they have completed a virtual interview for the organization’s head coach position with Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. The Falcons also have completed virtual interviews with Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, Falcons interim head coach Raheem Morris, Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, Panthers offensive coordinator Joe [more]

The Saints have restored some depth in the secondary, activating safety D.J. Swearinger off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday. Swearinger has been on the list since Jan. 2, missing New Orleans’ Week 17 win over Carolina and the team’s wild-card victory over the Bears. He appeared in 11 games for the club in 2020, recording [more]

Jared Veldheer can make NFL history this week. Veldheer, an offensive tackle who played for the Colts on Sunday against the Bills, is signing with the Packers, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. If he plays for the Packers against the Rams, he becomes the first player in NFL history to play for two different [more]

The Chiefs will have a pair of defenders back for this weekend’s divisional-round matchup against the Browns. Kansas City activated linebacker Anthony Hitchens and defensive end Mike Danna off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday, according to multiple reports. Hitchens has been on the list since Dec. 22, meaning the linebacker missed the Chiefs’ Week 16 [more]

NASCAR states that Hailie Deegan is required to take sensitivity training before the start of the 2021 season. The Camping World Truck Series starts Feb. 12

The Bills will have fans on hand again this weekend. The team welcomed fans for a home game for the first time this season for their Wild Card round win over the Colts and the team announced that they will have 6,700 fans on hand again for their game against the Ravens. As was the [more]

Though the Buccaneers got two defensive players off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday, they have to put one on. Linebacker Kevin Minter was placed on the list after starting Tampa Bay’s last two games. He had six total tackles and one pass defensed in Saturday’s win over Washington. Minter was starting for linebacker Devin White, [more]

The Heat had Sunday's game postponed due to coronavirus issues. The Mavericks had tonight's game postponed due to coronavirus issues.

The Eagles ended speculation about Doug Pederson’s status on Monday when they announced that he is no longer the team’s head coach. Settling that issue means that another coach will be involved in discussions about what to do with quarterback Carson Wentz. The second overall pick of the 2015 draft has played at a high [more]

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie doesn’t think Doug Pederson will be out of work for long. Lurie said today that despite firing Pederson, he believes Pederson is a good coach and will recommend him to any of the six other owners who currently have head coaching vacancies. “I actually think it’s better for both the organization [more]

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s work with quarterback Patrick Mahomes has landed him a lot of head coaching interviews in recent years and he’s been busy on that front this month. Bieniemy has interviewed with the Jets, Lions, Falcons, Chargers, and Jaguars since the end of the regular season. The Texans and Eagles have not [more]

Jay Bouwmeester retired this offseason after a 17 year career with the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues.

The Bills will have to adjust now that Zack Moss is out for the rest of the postseason with an ankle injury. But head coach Sean McDermott seems comfortable with the state of his team’s running backs. “We’ll look at guys on our roster that we have a lot of confidence in,” McDermott said Monday, [more]

The Bruins, Flyers, Golden Knights, and Avalanche will head outdoors next month.