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LOS ANGELES — Aaron Donald was uncommonly sentimental on the afternoon of Dec. 23. He had just broken the record for sacks by a defensive tackle, accumulating 19.5 with still another game remaining, and so […]

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Jan. 20, 2008, serves as a defining moment in Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers‘ NFL career. The now-37-year-old quarterback played against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game […]

For once, a player had Bill Belichick over a barrel. And the best coach in football, the one who notoriously eschews paying premium salaries to players, gave in. So in 2015, Belichick made Stephen Gostkowski—the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich likes to use a boxing analogy when it comes to talking about his team’s ability to run the ball. “I just think it’s like body blows,” Reich said. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs claimed home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and their regular-season success is reflected in the division awards handed out by ESPN reporters Paul Gutierrez (Oakland Raiders), Jeff Legwold (Denver Broncos), Adam Teicher […]

Thanks in large part to a major acquisition and a bright, new offensive-minded head coach, the Chicago Bears pulled off a stunning run to the NFC North title. While the Bears shined, the Minnesota Vikings […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Marty Hurney said 18 months ago when he began his second go-round as the Carolina Panthers‘ general manager that he needed to make sure the “analytical part of my brain takes over […]

Adam Gase has found a new head coaching gig in the AFC East. The New York Jets are hiring the former Miami Dolphins skipper as their next head coach, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. […]

CLEVELAND — Who really is ready to be a head coach? The Cleveland Browns believe that Freddie Kitchens is ready. After a lengthy and exhaustive search, the Browns confirmed Kitchens’ meteoric 12-month rise on Wednesday, […]

The festivities are being prepared at Lambeau Field, and we’ll soon be told that Titans offensive coordinator and Sean McVay-Kyle Shanahan cabal member Matt LaFleur will be the next head coach of the Green Bay […]