The past few off-seasons have been frustrating at best for Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers, with the Carolina brass choosing to keep him in the fold one season at a time with the dreaded franchise tag. Obviously, the money that’s come along with that tag hasn’t been all that bad for Peppers, but there’s little [...]
Continue reading...27 January 2010
When the regular season ended earlier this month, Chicago felt pretty good about their chances of landing a solid offensive coordinator to take the place of the fired Ron Turner, who by all accounts was abysmal last year in the position. But after three and a half weeks filled to the brim with candidates saying [...]
Continue reading...24 January 2010
From the first day of the off-season, the general consensus around the league has been that Oakland head coach Tom Cable was on his way out from his gig with the team. But after meeting with team owner Al Davis multiple times over the past two weeks, Cable has seemingly saved his job for at [...]
Continue reading...24 January 2010
There’s not much more in life that I enjoy than watching an entire city find redemption in the form of their favorite football team beating the odds to get to the Super Bowl. In New Orleans, we have just that, with a huge population of fans suffering through just about every possible calamity on and [...]
Continue reading...21 January 2010
A week removed from his initial post-season meeting with team owner Al Davis, Oakland head coach Tom Cable is still clinging precariously to his position with the team, in spite of rampant rumors circulating the league on a daily basis clearly saying Cable was on his way out very soon. According to Aaron Wilson of [...]
Continue reading...19 January 2010
A new day is come for Bills fans everywhere, with the team seemingly set to hire Chan Gailey as their new head coach this afternoon, and while some fans may find excitement in his arrival, the signal it sends to the rest of the league is not one to be proud of. Before I get into [...]
Continue reading...17 January 2010
12:35 pm – Schefter is reporting (via Twitter) that the coroner examining Adams’ body has determined the cause of death to be cardiac arrest. 12:05 pm - The Bears players, coaches, and fans awoke this morning to the terrible news that one of their own was gone. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, defensive end Gaines Adams [...]
Continue reading...14 January 2010
Now that the regular season is gone away, the hot stove season of the NFL Draft and Free Agency are starting to ramp up. NFLNR is no stranger to covering either one, especially the draft, and we’ve started to update our mocks twice a week to account for any news that hits the wire. The [...]
Continue reading...14 January 2010
Headed into the off-season, Buffalo’s upper management had reason to be excited about their chances of landing a top flight head coach, given the level of talent already in place and a 6-10 finish to their season. But after being jilted by one big name after another, the Bills are down to just a few [...]
Continue reading...13 January 2010
The other shoe fell this morning in Kansas City, with the Chiefs choosing to dismiss defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast, after their addition of Romeo Crennel became official. The news of Pendergast’s firing was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Pendergast came to the Chiefs along with head coach Todd Haley last spring from Arizona, but [...]
Continue reading...11 January 2010
Wed @ 9:15 am – It’s a done deal, according to Scout.com’s Adam Caplan. Crennel will get a three year deal with the Chiefs and should start shortly after the East-West Shrine game on January 23rd. Tues @ 1:25 pm – ESPN’s Bill Williamson is reporting that Crennel will discuss a return to the NFL [...]
Continue reading...11 January 2010
Tues @ 4:05 pm – Apparently the final decision on Cable’s future in Oakland will take place later this week, possibly as early as tomorrow, depending on what Davis wants to do. 11:15 am – According to NFL.com’s Steve Wyche, one potential candidate to replace Cable if he is fired would be Packers assistant head [...]
Continue reading...10 January 2010
With an agreement in principle already in place, Pete Carroll took the final step towards taking charge of the Seahawks this evening, stepping down from his position as head coach at Southern Cal. Carroll is returning to the NFL coaching ranks a little more than ten years after he left, guiding the Trojans to two [...]
Continue reading...9 January 2010
Tennessee made a tremendous push in the second half of the season to finish the year at 8-8, and while most of the Titans players walked away from the stadium last week feeling good about their chances in 2010, there is at least one member of the team that is unhappy with the status quo. [...]
Continue reading...8 January 2010
You can certainly file this rumor under the speculative at best category if you like, but there is at least one source in the Los Angeles area that believes an agreement between Pete Carroll and Seattle is already in place (H/T to SPORTSbyBROOKS) According to the Los Angeles Daily News, sources close to the situation [...]
Continue reading...8 January 2010
10:15 pm – The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a deal between Carroll and the Seahawks is not yet complete, but is imminently close to being finished, and could potentially pay him $35 million over five seasons. 5:15 pm – The Carroll story has exploded over the past hour, with reports coming in from [...]
Continue reading...7 January 2010
The city of Miami has a lot of things going for it, but a great football facility for the Dolphins to play in isn’t one of them. While the sun and surf is absolutely wonderful, Land Shark Stadium leaves much to be desired from both the team and fan’s perspective, and unless Miami finds a [...]
Continue reading...7 January 2010
One of the more interesting available candidates for teams in need of a new general manager is Marc Ross, who serves as the director of college scouting for the Giants. Ross’ name was floated around for multiple positions last season, but was unable to land a gig in the right spot and chose to stay [...]
Continue reading...6 January 2010
Josh Cribbs has said all the right things this season with regards to his contract situation in Cleveland. But that could be all for naught if newly hired team president Mike Holmgren chooses to go in a different direction in the coming weeks, and that is exactly what seems to be happening right now. Cribbs [...]
Continue reading...6 January 2010
Charlie Weis has long been rumored to be headed to Kansas City to take over the Chiefs offense. Today those rumors became a reality, with ESPN’s Chris Mortenson reporting (via Twitter) that Weis has agreed on a deal with Kansas City to become their next offensive coordinator. Weis was fired from his head coach position [...]
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31 January 2010
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