The Browns are expected to promote offensive assistant T.C. McCartney to tight ends coach, Aaron Wilson of profootballnetwork.com. McCartney, 32, joined the Browns’ staff in 2020. He began his NFL coaching career with the 49ers in 2017 as an offensive assistant/quality control coach. He spent two seasons in San Francisco before joining the Broncos’ staff.…… MORE
Former NFL safety Mike Mitchell is getting into coaching. Stephen Holder of TheAthletic.com reports that Mitchell will be the assistant defensive backs coach on Frank Reich’s staff with the Colts. It’s a return to Indianapolis for Mitchell. He played his final season with the team in 2018 and had 28 tackles, an interception, and two…… MORE
Sixteen years ago, the great Al Michaels vowed to never work for a four-letter network. Multiple eight-figure deals later for a variety of NFL broadcasters, ESPN could end up becoming a much more viable option for Al’s services. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that, if ESPN can’t pry Joe Buck away from…… MORE
As reported earlier today, multiple teams are willing to make a trade for Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson even if the 22 civil cases pending against him aren’t resolved. Another unresolved issue hovers over Watson’s short-term future, unrelated to the possibility of a prosecution. Eventually, the NFL will decide whether to suspend Watson under the Personal…… MORE
The Ravens have re-signed veteran safety Tony Jefferson, the team announced Thursday. Jefferson, 30, signed with Baltimore’s practice squad Dec. 13, and the team quickly elevated him to the active roster because of injuries in its secondary. Jefferson led the team with 10 tackles in Week 16 against the Bengals and made 18 tackles in…… MORE
Ken Norton Jr.’s football life has come full circle. Norton arrived at UCLA as a running back, but in his four seasons with the Bruins, he became one of the best linebackers in school history. UCLA enshrined him in its Hall of Fame in 1998. Now, Norton is returning to his alma mater as the…… MORE
The Steelers’ home stadium has been known as Heinz Field since it opened in 2001. While it looked for a while like that was going to change following the 2021 season, now it might not be the case. Kraft Heinz’s naming rights deal for the venue was set to expire after the 2020 season, but…… MORE
Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy went through another hiring cycle without getting a head coaching job. With his contract up, Bieniemy and the Chiefs had a decision to make on his future. The decision apparently is made. Bieniemy will return to Chiefs for 2022, Matt Verderame of fansided.com reports. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media adds…… MORE
Whether through comments of his own or the musings of others, the early days of Tom Brady’s retirement have featured plenty of speculation about whether he will reverse course and return to the NFL. One thought is that Brady would like to be released from his Buccaneers contract at some point this offseason so that…… MORE
By joining the Dolphins as their cornerbacks coach, Sam Madison is getting a homecoming in Miami: Madison played for the Dolphins for nine seasons, and his family has been in Miami ever since. But Madison, who spent the last three seasons on the Chiefs’ staff, was still under contract to the Chiefs when the Dolphins…… MORE
