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From Super Bowl favorites to sideline: What happened to the Rams this season?
LOS ANGELES — The Rams came close to advancing to the Super Bowl for the third time under coach Sean McVay. But a team that was arguably the best in the NFL 12 weeks into the season ultimately lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game.
After the defeat, McVay was emotional about his team.
"It's as special of a group that, top...Read more
Giants co-owner Steve Tisch named in Epstein Files, exchanged emails about connecting with women
NEW YORK — New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch was featured among millions of documents in the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files Friday, trading emails with the disgraced financier about connecting with women.
In one thread of correspondence in April 2013, Tisch emailed Epstein, then a convicted sex offender, to say he’d just had ...Read more
Ravens hiring Bears' Declan Doyle, 29, as offensive coordinator
BALTIMORE — New Ravens coach Jesse Minter is hiring Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle to be Baltimore’s offensive coordinator, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun.
Doyle replaces Todd Monken, whom previous coach John Harbaugh had hired in 2023 and is now the coach of the Cleveland ...Read more
Patriots QB Drake Maye misses practice with illness
FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who’s dealing with an injury to his right throwing shoulder, was not present for the start of Friday’s practice.
Head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday afternoon that Maye did not practice due to an illness/right shoulder injury.
Vrabel said Maye was at the facility Friday and that he would ...Read more
Seahawks going up for sale after Super Bowl
SEATTLE — The Seahawks’ appearance in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 could be the last game for the Allen family as owners of the team.
ESPN reported Friday afternoon that the Seahawks will go up for sale after the Super Bowl. A source confirmed the report to The Seattle Times.
The report cited “league and ownership sources familiar with the ...Read more
Vikings fire general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
MINNEAPOLIS — Less than nine months after giving general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah a contract extension, the Vikings fired him on Friday, triggering another major shift in their front office four years after they brought in Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell.
Though Adofo-Mensah had continued to work through the first weeks of the ...Read more
Mike McCarthy 'never forgot his roots,' and now he returns to help Steelers blossom
PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy has visions of the Super Bowl parade beginning at 1137 Greenfield Ave., the three-story, four-bedroom house where he grew up, right across the Monongahela River from Steelers headquarters.
Maybe that sounds outlandish for a franchise that hasn't won a playoff game since 2016, let alone reached the pinnacle of the ...Read more
Jerry McDonald: If Bill Belichick has to wait a year so 49ers' Roger Craig makes the Hall of Fame, that's a no-brainer
I reacted with puzzlement and amazement when the news broke that former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will not be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
In the days since, I’ve done an about-face. If Belichick has to get snubbed for Roger Craig to be enshrined, I’m OK with it.
Same with Ken Anderson and L...Read more
Mike Vorel: Sam Darnold's superpower was evident long before reaching Super Bowl
SEATTLE — Max Browne can tell you when he knew Sam Darnold was dangerous.
It was the summer of 2015, and Browne — a former five-star recruit and Gatorade National High School Player of the Year at Skyline High School in Sammamish — was a redshirt sophomore quarterback at USC. Cody Kessler was the Trojans’ cemented starter, but Browne ...Read more
Ian Cunningham is leaving Bears front office for Falcons GM job
CHICAGO — Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham is leaving to become the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, according to an ESPN report Thursday evening.
After four years with the Bears, Cunningham heads to Atlanta to work with the franchise’s new president of football, Matt Ryan.
One of the first moves Bears GM Ryan ...Read more
Baker Mayfield says he believes Mike Evans will play for Bucs in 2026
TAMPA, Fla. — He hasn’t had any conversations with the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver since the season ended. The last thing he told him was not to rush into a decision.
But quarterback Baker Mayfield said this week he believes Mike Evans not only will play again in 2026, but that it will be for the Bucs.
During an appearance on “The Ronde ...Read more
Fallout from Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub include calls to overhaul the voting system
NEW YORK — Bill Belichick’s shocking snub as a first-ballot Hall of Famer prompted confusion, outrage and pressure to overhaul the entire voting process.
Tom Brady found it “completely ridiculous.”
Rob Gronkowski called it “absolutely absurd.”
Others were even harsher in their incredulity.
“I would like to know the names of the...Read more
Matt Calkins: Mike Macdonald's quote after reaching Super Bowl adds to Seahawks lore
SEATTLE — “We. Did. Not. Care.”
It wasn’t the words so much as the delivery.
When Fox Sports analyst Michael Strahan asked Mike Macdonald how he felt about being an afterthought to the 49ers and Rams before the season started, the Seahawks coach gave that iconic four-word response after his team won the NFC championship on Sunday night...Read more
Eagles hire Packers QB coach Sean Mannion as offensive coordinator
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are hiring former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion as their new offensive coordinator, the team announced on Thursday night.
Mannion, 33, played for nine NFL seasons as a quarterback, including three on practice squads, from 2015-23. He began his coaching career in 2024 as an offensive assistant with...Read more
Patriots QB Drake Maye provides update on throwing shoulder injury
FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots quarterback Drake Maye completely understands all of the talk and concern about his right shoulder injury this week.
Maye was listed as “limited” with a right shoulder injury on Wednesday and Thursday’s injury reports.
The 23-year-old quarterback, just 11 days away from playing in his first Super Bowl, was ...Read more
Patriots have a fan in the White House: President Trump rooting for team in Super Bowl
BOSTON — Remove politics, President Trump is sounding like a typical New Englander by the day, saying Patriots QB Drake Maye impresses him and that it’s “ridiculous” that Bill Belichick got snubbed for a first-ballot Hall of Fame induction.
Trump has said he won’t travel to Santa Clara, Calif., for the Super Bowl because “it’s ...Read more
Drake Maye injury: Patriots QB doesn't throw to start Thursday practice before Super Bowl LX
FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots hit the field without three starters Thursday at the start of their first practice in the leadup to Super Bowl LX, where quarterback Drake Maye and the other quarterbacks were present but did not throw.
Maye was present in uniform after being listed as limited on Wednesday’s projected injury report. Before ...Read more
Raiders set for 2nd interview with Klint Kubiak ahead of Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to conduct a second interview with a Super Bowl-bound assistant coach.
Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was one of the first interviews the Raiders conducted virtually when their coaching search began, will speak with the organization again this weekend.
Kubiak is ...Read more
Former Viking Matt Kalil sues ex-wife Haley Kalil over viral interview about their sex life
MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Kalil, the former NFL Pro Bowler whom the Vikings selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2012 draft, has sued his ex-wife over allegations that she invaded his privacy and profited off discussing their sex life and his genitalia on a popular social media livestream.
Haley Kalil is a successful social media influencer with ...Read more
'Mattress Mack' makes $2M bet at Caesars on Super Bowl 60
LAS VEGAS — Mattress Mack is back with a $2 million bet on the Super Bowl.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has $2 million to win $4 million riding at Caesars Sportsbook on the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl over the Seattle Seahawks.
McIngvale, 74, placed the bet on the AFC to win Super Bowl 60 at ...Read more
Popular Stories
- Jerry McDonald: If Bill Belichick has to wait a year so 49ers' Roger Craig makes the Hall of Fame, that's a no-brainer
- Fallout from Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub include calls to overhaul the voting system
- Ian Cunningham is leaving Bears front office for Falcons GM job
- Baker Mayfield says he believes Mike Evans will play for Bucs in 2026
- Matt Calkins: Mike Macdonald's quote after reaching Super Bowl adds to Seahawks lore





