As he works to assemble his first staff with the Dolphins, Jeff Hafley has identified Eagles defensive line coach Clint Hurtt as a defensive coordinator candidate. The Dolphins have interviewed Hurtt for the position, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.

Hafley’s interest in Hurtt suggests incumbent Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is on his way out, which isn’t a surprise. Weaver is a candidate for a handful of head coaching jobs. If he doesn’t land any of those, he’ll likely serve as an assistant on another staff in 2026.

If Hurtt takes over for Weaver, it would represent a homecoming...

Brock Purdy did not play this weekend, but fans still talked about him nonstop. One photo on social media started a crazy debate.

The picture came from an Instagram post by 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. He shared several photos from the 2025 season. One showed McCaffrey, Purdy, and fullback Kyle Juszczyk celebrating together on the team plane.

Fans quickly noticed something in that photo. Purdy and Juszczyk appeared to flex their wrists, as if they were showing off watches. That caught people’s attention right away.

Many fans linked the gesture to Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Sanders is known...

By the end of the Jets’ disastrous 2025 season, the noise would be deafening. Same headlines, same arguments, same familiar question. How does this keep happening? Now imagine Aaron Glenn still standing, but bruised making a quiet trip to see Bill Parcells. No cameras. No quotes. Just football truth. Parcells isn’t drawing up blitz packages or fixing third down efficiency. What he’d offer Glenn is far more uncomfortable and far more useful. Because when Parcells rebuilt teams, he didn’t start with plays. He started with power, honesty, and force of will. Here’s how Parcells could help Glenn right the Jets...

Connor Hughes reports that the Jets will interview Wink Martindale for the defensive coordinator position.

Martindale is believed to be a leading contender for the Jets’ DC vacancy. Here’s a list of candidates for the position:

1. Browns safeties coach Ephraim Banda (Interviewed)
2. Packers DL coach DeMarcus Covington (Interviewed)
3. Broncos assistant HC/pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard (Interviewed)
4. Michigan DC Wink Martindale (Interviewed)
5. Jets DBs coach Chris Harris (Interviewed)
6. Lions defensive assistant Jim O’Neil (Interviewed)
7. Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones (Interviewed)
8. Dolphins CBs Coach Mathieu Araujo (Interviewed)

Martindale, 62, began his coaching...

The NFL season didn’t end the way that the San Francisco 49ers or start tight end George Kittle had hoped for when the season first began.

Kittle’s season ended in the NFC Wild Card round when he suffered a torn achilles against the Philadelphia Eagles. Miraculously, San Francisco still found a way to advance to the NFL Divisional Round.

However, once there, they were promptly and throughout dispatched by NFC West rival Seattle to the tune of a 41-6 butt-kicking.

“Surgery went really, really good,” Kittle said of the injury. “(The doctor) said best-case scenario when you tear an Achilles...

It sure seems that if Mike McDaniel lands any head coach job this offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders opening is the only one he really wants.

After winning 11 games in his second season as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, McDaniel’s tenure with the team began to slowly unravel. Reports suggested the methods he used to turn them into a top team in the AFC backfired and led to losing control of the locker room in 2024 and 2025.

Miami finished with losing records the last two seasons, and their 7-10 finish to this past season was too...

Indiana Hoosiers star Fernando Mendoza declared for the 2026 NFL draft, where he will likely go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders. Mendoza spent one season in Indiana, leading them to the national championship and a 16-0 finish.

The challenge will be different for the quarterback, who will arrive on a team with a lot of work to do to compete. During an interview with NBC’s “Today” on Friday, Mendoza expressed his excitement to join a team like Las Vegas.

Raiders fan Carson Daly told Mendoza the team would get an offensive line for him, while keeping two capable...

Rams sports psychologist Dr. Carrie Hastings says Sean McVay's public accountability creates a tight connection with players needed for winning in a tough road environment like Seattle.

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week we ask questions of the most plugged-in Seattle Seahawks fans and fans across the country.

It’s time for some Seahawks Reacts survey results! To the surprise of no one, Seahawks fans (well, at least the ones who voted in this survey) are all about Seattle getting the NFC Championship win over the Los Angeles Rams. However, most see this being another close one decided by one possession, as has been the case for the last five Seahawks-Rams showdowns. In total, almost 90 percent see a...

Following the Chicago Bears’ first playoff win in 15 seasons, the season ended in heartbreak with a 20-17 loss at home to the Los Angeles Rams. Although the season didn’t end the way fans were hoping for, there’s plenty of reason for optimism moving forward into the upcoming offseason. For starters, the Bears’ core players are in place. As of now, all 11 offensive starters are set to return, as is the majority of their depth chart. The defensive side of the ball is another story, but after a lackluster year on that side of the ball, maybe that’s not...

The New York Giants let Saquon Barkley walk out the door in free agency — and less than a year later, he was hoisting the Lombardi Trophy with the Philadelphia Eagles, of all teams. It was a tough pill for the Giants to swallow, and it was memed, mocked, and commercialized by Barkley and a Unisom sleep aid.

It’s no doubt difficult for the Giants to win that type of break-up, but the running back room envisioned by Joe Schoen has taken form. The Giants spent two day-three picks in the last two NFL drafts, resulting in Tyrone Tracy Jr....

The Dallas Cowboys did not have the season that anyone expected, and they missed the playoffs despite having a relatively healthy roster.

It is the first season since QB Dak Prescott was drafted that ended in a losing record without the quarterback suffering an injury that caused him to miss games.

No, Prescott was fully healthy, and except for a four-week span where WR CeeDee Lamb was out with a high ankle sprain, the offense remained intact throughout the season.

WR George Pickens picked up the slack, and a revamped rushing attack also helped keep the Cowboys afloat.

The offense...