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2/17/2024Apparently, Russell Wilson and Ciara didn’t buy what Sean Payton was shoveling on radio row during Super Bowl Week.A fairly newsy seven days — congrats, Jenny Cavnar and welcome home, Troy Renck — in the Grading The Week offices got even newsier Friday.Because just when we were about to wax poetic on Christian Braun’s knuckleball of a jumper or the latest chapter in Carmelo Anthony’s revisionist ...

cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — Deshaun Watson is on track in his rehab schedule from shoulder surgery — maybe even a little ahead — and will begin throwing soon, a league source told cleveland.com.Watson, who underwent surgery Nov. 21 to repair his fractured right shoulder socket, is set to begin throwing in March — as soon as a couple of weeks from now — which is a great sign for his participation ...

Seattle Times staff reporterIf Jay Harbaugh’s last name gives him a hefty family legacy to live up to, his new position with the Seahawks also gives him some big shoes to fill.The son of new Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and a nephew of longtime Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, Jay Harbaugh was introduced this past week as the new special-teams coordinator for the Seahawks.It marks the first time ...

16-20 minutes 1/21/2024The 49ers earned a wild playoff win in a rainstorm Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium, coming back to beat the visiting Packers 24-21.With the win, they secured a berth in the NFC Championship Game, which they will host next Sunday against the winner of tomorrow’s Buccaneers-Lions game.Christian McCaffrey’s 6-yard touchdown run turned a four-point deficit into a three-point lead ...

5-7 minutes 1/21/2024SANTA CLARA — Dre Greenlaw was running zig-zags with the joy of a third-grader dodging tackles at recess.A 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker who is built to hit people, he intercepted Jordan Love with less than a minute left in the 49ers’ 24-21 win against the Green Bay Packers and then danced around his opponents.He carried the football with one hand, moved it from left to right, juked, ...

Mike Tomlin is going outside of his comfort zone — and the organization — to find his next offensive coordinator.Not since Todd Haley was hired in 2012 have the Steelers looked beyond the walls of 3400 South Water Street for the person in charge of leading the offense.The new coordinator’s task will be to improve an offense that ranked No. 25 in yards and No. 27 in points in 2023. No team in the postseason ...

WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the games and predict the winners.Bill Belichick completed a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend about their head coaching job, and he would be joining a promising situation. The Falcons finished 7-10, but have a decent defense, a veteran offensive line, and several ...

The Falcons plan to have a second interview with a head coaching candidate other than Bill Belichick: Jim Harbaugh.ESPN confirmed an initial report from the NFL Network that the University of Michigan coach will meet again with Atlanta officials.The Falcons interviewed Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and Bills quarterbacks coach and interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady on Saturday for their ...

In the first month of the season, the Dolphins had garnered comparisons to some of the best offenses in NFL history.A 70-point outing in Week 3 put the unit on a record-setting pace in the second year of the Mike McDaniel era. But by the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round, the offense was unrecognizable.Miami’s timing-based passing game wasn’t hitting the ...

The Chargers interviewed Detroit Lions offensive and defensive coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn on Saturday for their coaching vacancy, the 13th and 14th candidates to replace Brandon Staley.Johnson, Glenn and the Lions face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in an NFC Divisional playoff game.Johnson has been with Detroit since 2019, serving as the Lions’ offensive coordinator for the past ...