9:59 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sensed two years ago that he would soon need a new offensive coordinator, he called Eric Bieniemy in for a chat. Bieniemy, at the time a veteran running backs coach already on the Chiefs’ staff, was well-versed in the ground game
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12:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees and Jared Goff were at the Pro Bowl together last year — a fate both would like to avoid this time around. But it provided a special bonding opportunity for the quarterbacks, who will now square off when the New Orleans Saints play host to the Los
11:00 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Wade Phillips understands the current coaching market. He understands it so much so that the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator seized the opportunity
11:30 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the Chiefs take the field Sunday for the AFC Championship Game, they’ll boast an MVP candidate at quarterback. Their advantages also will include the fastest receiver, the
7:31 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens and coach John Harbaugh have an agreement in principle on a long-term extension, which is the one coaching decision this offseason that makes the most sense. This is a reward for turning a spiraling Ravens team into AFC North champions and giving a vision for
12:22 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sidney Torres IV said he never realized he would create so much buzz when he enlisted friend Alvin Kamara to make a cameo appearance in a pair of commercials for his trash-collection company this week. But it worked out even better than expected for the New Orleans-based entrepreneur and
8:06 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trent Dilfer, the former NFL quarterback who won the Super Bowl in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens, has been hired as head football coach at a Tennessee high school. Lipscomb Academy athletic director Dr. Mike Roller announced the hiring Friday. Dilfer says he felt led to Lipscomb
3:40 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Tennessee Titans fielded the NFL’s seventh-most prolific running game last season with Matt LaFleur as the playcaller. A year before, the Jacksonville Jaguars led the NFL in rushing yards per game with Nathaniel Hackett as the playcaller. Those two coaches are now in charge of the Green
12:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Aside from the shooting star that was quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, nothing that happened late in the 2017 season inspired more hope and belief in the San Francisco 49ers than the production of that year’s rookie class. Linebacker Reuben Foster looked like an All-Pro in the making. Defensive lineman
12:00 AM ET The coaching talent was obvious, but the coaches were just young — in some cases, too young to even rent a car. But it was a group that helped develop one of the NFL’s most dynamic offenses for a season in Washington, and eventually delivered head coaches to three different teams. When