Dolphins

• Josina Anderson reports the Dolphins have been evaluating the head coach position before their decision to fire Mike McDaniel on Thursday, and a league source indicates owner Stephen Ross pushed up their meeting from Friday.
• According to Barry Jackson, Miami was “very sensitive” to the previous fiasco involving Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh and Ross, which led to tampering accusations in 2011, and made sure not to explore other head coaches with McDaniel under contract.
• Jackson writes that McDaniel was shocked about the decision and “fully expected” to be retained. In the end, Ross decided to...

The Las Vegas Raiders keep searching for direction, and John Harbaugh sits high on their wish list. He brings a Super Bowl title, years of winning, and league-wide respect. Many believe he could quickly turn the franchise around.

That hope took a hit this week. The Miami Dolphins made a surprise move by firing head coach Mike McDaniel. The decision instantly changed the coaching market and caught attention across the NFL.

For the Raiders, this creates a new problem. Las Vegas is already facing a rebuild. Now they must compete with Miami, a team that looks more stable and may...

Mike McDaniel is on the free market after the Miami Dolphins fired him on Thursday. The 42-year-old coach missed the playoffs in the last two seasons, which prompted fans to ask for changes in the front office and the coaching staff.

The Dolphins will seemingly undergo major changes in the 2026 NFL offseason, as they now need a new general manager and head coach. Meanwhile, McDaniel is already drawing interest from around the league.

The Cleveland Browns fired Kevin Stefanski on Monday after a 5-12 record. The AFC North team holds interest in McDaniel to replace Stefanski, insider Mary Kay...

Bears

• Placed LB Ty Summers on the practice squad injured list.
• Signed LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin to the practice squad.

Buccaneers

• Signed OT Marshall Foerner to a futures contract.

Colts

• Signed DB Rob Carter to a futures contract.

Panthers

• Released DB Mike Reid from the practice squad.
• Signed DB Demani Richardson to the practice squad.

Patriots

• Released DB Miles Battle from the practice squad.
• Signed OT Sebastian Gutierrez to the practice squad.

Texans

• Designated DB Jaylen Reed to return from injured reserve.
• Placed DB ****[Kaevon...

NFL sideline reporter Jane Slater scared fans this week after a grilling accident at home. She shared a video showing flames shooting up from her grill, and it quickly spread on social media.

Slater, known for her NFL and Cowboys coverage, wasn’t talking football this time. She was just trying to grill when things went wrong. As she opened the grill, a burst of fire shot up toward her face. She later joked that she almost burned her face off.

The scene looked scary, but Slater was not hurt. She admitted it shook her up and said she felt lucky...

Ja’Marr Chase’s 2025 campaign is over after the Bengals failed to make the postseason. That means he has more time to get some gaming in.

Chase had an up-and-down season that featured him being suspended for spitting on Jalen Ramsey. It still didn’t stop him from having another dominant campaign. However, it wasn’t enough to get his squad into the postseason.

As the playoffs get set to start, Chase has taken his talents to the gaming world. He was recently on a livestream while playing ARC Raiders. The game is a multiplayer extraction adventure set in a lethal future Earth,...

One Sports bettor had a significant bone to pick with Hard Rock Sportsbook.

A viral video online shows a male at the sportsbook section of the casino demanding his money. The older gentleman could be heard screaming, “Pay me my f–king money. I want my f–king money.” He continued to yell at the staff over his money.

“I’m gonna call the police. I’m gonna call everybody,” he finished yelling at Hard Rock staff. The footage would then end without a resolution.

C'mon @HardRockBet … pay that man his money! pic.twitter.com/jXLqLpecLL

— Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) January 3, 2026

What...

The Patriots have spent the last two games without Harold Landry as the veteran pass rusher has dealt with a lingering knee injury. But with the playoffs just days away, Landry has begun to ramp back up.

“[Thursday] was the first time in a couple of weeks we could see him running around. We’ll put the film on and see exactly how it looks, but he’s been rehabbing his butt off,” outside linebackers coach Mike Smith said Thursday. “He’s been in this game long enough to know how important the playoffs are and how hard it is to get to...

An NFC North team has reportedly reached out to Mike McDaniel following his firing from Miami.

The Dolphins cut ties with McDaniel on Thursday in one of the more surprising moves since Week 18. While the team missed the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, McDaniel is said to have expected at least one more term.

“After careful evaluation and extensive discussions since the season ended, I have made the decision that our organization is in need of comprehensive change,” Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross said on Thursday, per The Athletic. “I informed Mike McDaniel this morning that he has...

Calvin Johnson cemented himself as one of the best wide receivers the NFL has ever seen during the nine seasons he spent with the Lions. He played before the league relaxed its stance on the use of marijuana, but that didn’t stop him from smoking throughout his career and occasionally sparking up before he took to the field.

The use of marijuana has become normalized in the United States to the point where it’s wild to think about how much it was demonized even a decade ago, and there are plenty of NFL players who saw their career take a...

The New England Patriots can watch the College Football Playoff semifinals before they begin their postseason.

An unpredictable college tournament is down to four teams. No. 6 Ole Miss will look to continue a Cinderella run without head coach Lane Kiffin when playing No. 10 Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. No. 1 Indiana then faces No. 5 Oregon in Friday night’s Peach Bowl in Atlanta.

The Patriots released a video of players placing toy footballs in bins, each adorned with a logo from the remaining schools, to make their title pick. They didn’t form much of a...

On Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco 49ers will hit the road to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round of the NFC playoffs. The 49ers missed out on the number one seed in the NFC with a home loss to the Seattle Seahawks last weekend, and now, they will have to go on the road to face the defending Super Bowl champions in what is sure to be a hostile environment in Philadelphia.

The 49ers have had numerous question marks on the injury front this week, including star offensive lineman Trent Williams, but on Thursday, they got...