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Cooper Kupp invaluable to Seahawks ahead of NFC Championship against former team

RENTON, Wash. — Perhaps it was because of his ever-growing playoff beard that veteran wide receiver Cooper Kupp felt inclined to comment on how hot it was inside the Seattle Seahawks’ meeting room Thursday. On a balmy January day in the Emerald City, Kupp stood before a gaggle of reporters...
Buffalo Bills interview Philip Rivers for head coaching job

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Philip Rivers interviewed with the Buffalo Bills for their head coaching job Friday, the latest twist in a busy couple of months for one of the most prolific passers in NFL history. The 44-year-old Rivers has no previous NFL coaching experience, having worked since his initial...
Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza officially declares for the NFL draft and could be the No. 1 pick

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Las Vegas Raiders are on the clock, and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is officially available. Mendoza formally declared for the NFL Draft on Friday and could be headed to the Raiders with the No. 1 pick in April. Mendoza led Indiana to a 16-0 season...
Former NFL player Kevin Johnson killed at homeless encampment, medical examiner says

LOS ANGELES — Former Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Kevin Johnson died from “blunt head trauma and stab wounds” at a homeless encampment, according to the medical examiner. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Johnson, 55, was pronounced dead Wednesday morning after being found unconscious. His death was ruled a...
Colts confirm FBI has opened investigation into death of former owner Jim Irsay

The FBI has opened an investigation into the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, team officials confirmed Friday. When Irsay died in May, the team issued a statement saying he died “peacefully in his sleep.” But in late August, The Washington Post reported Irsay continued to battle a...
New Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley slept in office as Pitt assistant: ‘I’d say it worked’

Newly hired Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley can sleep comfortably in South Florida nowadays, but some overnight stays in Pitt’s football facility helped him get there. Hafley, 46, spent five seasons as an assistant at Pitt under coach Dave Wannstedt from 2006-10. He was coaching defensive backs at Albany before...
Jeff Hafley took the hard road toward coaching Dolphins — including a stop at Pitt

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jeff Hafley was a football coach before he was a football coach. The new coach of the Miami Dolphins played his college football at Siena, with home games before small crowds at a decaying minor-league baseball field in a suburb of Albany, N.Y. Hafley dealt with...
Ravens hire Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as head coach

Before they even began the process of interviewing more than a dozen people for their coaching vacancy, the Baltimore Ravens knew plenty about Jesse Minter. Now he has the job. The Ravens hired the 42-year-old Minter on Thursday, about two weeks after they fired longtime coach John Harbaugh. Minter is...
The AP NFL MVP finalists are Allen, Lawrence, Maye, McCaffrey and Stafford

NEW YORK — Christian McCaffrey is the first player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year, joining Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford in the running for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player award. McCaffrey and Maye are also...
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold feeling ‘really good’ after playing with oblique injury in divisional round

RENTON, Wash. — After playing with an oblique injury in the Seattle Seahawks’ 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round, quarterback Sam Darnold said he has felt “really good” in the days since the victory. “Just attacking rehab these last couple days,” Darnold said Wednesday. “Obviously,...
After 4 NFC title game losses with Packers, Davante Adams resumes chase of ‘mythical thing’ for Rams

LOS ANGELES — Davante Adams reached the NFC Championship game four times during his eight seasons with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Every time, Green Bay came up just short of the Super Bowl, and Adams still feels the pain. “It just feels almost like a mythical thing to me...
Bills owner feels team hit ‘proverbial wall’ after latest playoff loss

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called “the proverbial wall” in leading to his decision to abruptly fire coach Sean McDermott this week. Speaking at a season-ending news conference on Wednesday, Pegula said he made up his mind immediately following a...
Broncos players express faith in backup QB Jarrett Stidham after Bo Nix’s injury

DENVER — Bo Nix’s season was done in the snap of an ankle bone, a freefall off an emotional mountaintop after leading the Denver Broncos to a 33-30 overtime win over Buffalo in the AFC divisional round Saturday. But there is no time to mourn. The AFC’s No. 2-seeded New...
Kenneth Walker III will need to carry load for Seahawks

SEATTLE — After he rushed for his third touchdown in the Seattle Seahawks’ 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoffs, Kenneth Walker III chucked the ball into the crowd. Walker, who tied Shaun Alexander’s record for TD runs in a playoff game, was grateful for his...
Broncos backup QB and ex-Patriot Jarrett Stidham is all that’s keeping New England from Super Bowl

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — All that stands between the New England Patriots and their first trip to the Super Bowl since Tom Brady left is a backup quarterback they already know pretty well. The team that Brady led to six NFL titles — and 13 conference title games — will play...
Reports: Steelers coaching candidate Jeff Hafley reaches agreement with Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins and Jeff Hafley have reached an agreement to make the former Boston College head coach and Packers defensive coordinator their coach, according to multiple reports Monday. The Pittsburgh Steelers interviewed Hafley for their head coach opening last week, according to reports. Hafley replaces Mike McDaniel, who was...

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