Новости за 28.01.2022

A year ago, Urban Meyer was bringing a lifetime of college football excellence to the NFL. He apparently didn’t know what he was getting himself into. Even if he should have. Meyer recently appeared on Dan Dakich’s podcast to lament what became an abject failure, one of the worst less-than-one-season flame outs in league history. [more]

One of the themes from the Rams this week has been what winning a Super Bowl would mean for the record of defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and linebacker Von Miller both mentioned their desire to see Donald add that line to the already sterling list of accomplishments he’s had in the [more]

The AFC Championship game features a pair of teams that met in the penultimate week of the regular season in the Bengals and Chiefs. The venue was different, as the clubs met in Cincinnati on Jan. 2. But the teams are largely the same given that they played so late in the year. The Bengals [more]

The fans voted Wiggins as a starter in an exhibition game, why would anyone have a problem with that?

Police launched an investigation in May 2021 after a 23-year-old woman filed a complaint.

Friday's collection of links.

With a new General Manager and head coach in place, the Bears are beginning to fill out other positions within the organization. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Chicago has requested permission and is set to interview Philadelphia director of player personnel Ian Cunningham for an elevated personnel position. Cunningham has been with the [more]

The Chiefs will be hosting their fourth straight AFC Championship Game on Sunday and history says that the crowd is going to be very loud when they and the Bengals take the field. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor addressed what the team is doing to prepare for that during his Thursday press conference. The team [more]

The price is not as high as one might expect for Collins.

The Rams brought Von Miller to Los Angeles in a trade in order to bolster their pass rush and he’s done just that in recent weeks. Miller has at least one sack in his last six games and he’s forced a pair of fumbles, including one by Tom Brady in last Sunday’s win over the [more]

What happened on Thursday, plus Friday's big NHL story.

The Saints got a later start on their head coaching search than other teams, but they’re trying to make up for lost time. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Saints plan to interview former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores for the vacancy created by Sean Payton’s decision to step down after 16 years on [more]

Chris Buescher says there's an expectation of winning at RFK Racing. Daniel Suarez expresses confidence he'll win at Trackhouse Racing.

Eric Weddle had been retired for two full years before the Rams called him and asked him to sign for the playoffs, but he has shown no sign of being out of shape. He played 61 snaps on Sunday against the Buccaneers and says he feels great. Weddle told the Deseret News that the Rams’ [more]

Few players have accomplished as much as Patrick Mahomes, so early in his career, and he’s one win away from another unprecedented accomplishment. If the Chiefs beat the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl LVI, Mahomes will start in his third Super Bowl, and he will be the youngest quarterback [more]

If what Anthony said is true, those men deserve to be ejected.

After Zaza Pachulia – a limited role player – narrowly missed starting the 2016 All-Star Game, the NBA revamped its system for picking All-Star starters.

If Rich Bisaccia isn’t retained by the Las Vegas Raiders as their head coach, he may already have his next job lined up. According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears are hopeful to be able to hire Bisaccia as their special teams coordinator under new head coach Matt Eberflus. Eberflus and Bisaccia [more]

Anthony Davis scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Lakers.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is stealing from his younger brother. The Ravens announced Thursday night they are hiring University of Michigan defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald to take over their defensive coordinator position following the departure of Wink Martindale earlier this month. Macdonald left the Ravens and the elder Harbaugh brother to join Jim [more]

The 22 civil cases pending against Deshaun Watson, which a pre-trade deadline effort to settle all of them failed to accomplish, proceed through the so-called discovery phase. Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, recently discovered something interesting. In a statement released to Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston, Buzbee claims that a witness [more]

The Panthers fired three assistant coaches after the season, including special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn. They hired Blackburn’s replacement Thursday. The Panthers announced they have agreed to terms with former Bears special teams coach Chris Tabor, who has 14 years of NFL experience. Tabor spent the last four seasons with the Bears after seven years [more]

The midfield and defense were perhaps as sharp as they've ever been. Christian Pulisic, however, was not.

The USMNT was led by Antonee Robinson and teenage midfielder Yunus Musah as the back line did not allow a shot on target to El Salvador.

The Bears made it official Thursday night: They announced the hiring of former Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, making him the 17th head coach in franchise history. New General Manager Ryan Poles selected Eberflus over former head coaches Dan Quinn and Jim Caldwell. Ebeflus has spent 13 seasons in the NFL but has no head [more]