How dead set were the Steelers on hiring Mike McCarthy based on their interview schedule? The Steelers held in-person interviews with two head coach candidates other than Mike McCarthy, both filling their Rooney Rule obligations. That has caused many to raise questions over just how open their coaching search truly was. McCarthy has a winning […]
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NFL insider predicts 49ers could trade Mac Jones to this NFC team
“”Everybody, Minnesota would be a fun idea,” Breer responded. “The Vikings will bring in competition for J.J. McCarthy, but may have to do it on a budget.”
Source: 49ers gave Robert Saleh permission to hire assistant coach Greg Scruggs
“The 49ers gave permission to new Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Saleh to take one of their assistant coaches with him.
San Francisco was prepared to lose assistant defensive line coach Greg Scruggs to the Titans on Sunday morning, but Saleh now is expected to go in a different...
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The music was blaring inside the Seahawks’ locker room at Lumen Field, the NFC champions gear was already on, and the reality of the moment was finally starting to sink in for Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
After Seattle’s dramatic 31-27 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game, the star wide receiver summed it up simply. Smith-Njigba repeated and echoed the emotions in the locker room, the same sentiment, while soaking in the moment, as the Seahawks celebrated their biggest win of the season and secured the Super Bowl berth.
“It’s a dream come true, honestly,” said Smith-Njigba. “Just...
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John Schneider officially entered the NFL record books Sunday night, but his achievement didn’t require him to catch a single pass or make a tackle. The Seattle Seahawks general manager and president of football operations just pulled off a front-office miracle that no other executive in league history can claim.
Following Seattle’s gritty 31-27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game, NFL senior researcher Dante Koplowitz-Fleming shared a staggering statistic: Schneider is the first GM ever to reach multiple Super Bowls with the same franchise while featuring a completely new head coach and an entirely new...
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The Seattle Seahawks are heading to Super Bowl LX after a nail-biting 31-27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, but the win didn’t come without its fair share of drama. While the headlines will focus on Sam Darnold’s three-touchdown performance, social media is currently on fire over a controversial fourth-quarter catch by veteran receiver Cooper Kupp.
With roughly three minutes remaining and the Seahawks clinging to a four-point lead, Darnold found the former Super Bowl MVP on a crucial 3rd-and-short.
Did Cooper Kupp get the 1st down?
The refs gave the 1st down to the Seahawks and...
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We’ll have more stuff on the hiring of new Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon throughout the week, as there are a lot of angles to examine for what should be the biggest move that the Packers make in the 2026 offseason, but I want to get this one up quickly, because it’s a one-off I believe is interesting. After the Dallas Cowboys hired their own new defensive coordinator, Christian Parker, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, who currently works on the Cowboys’ beat and used to work for DallasCowboys.com, [spoke to why Dallas didn’t end up hiring...
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Super Bowl LX is giving us a massive rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, but the most intriguing battle might be happening in the front office.
While fans are buzzing about the star-studded rosters, NFL insider Peter Schrager pointed out a fascinating connection between the two men who built them: John Schneider and Eliot Wolf.
Before they were leading Super Bowl contenders, both general managers were pupils of the legendary late Ted Thompson. Schneider, the Seattle Seahawks’ general manager and president of football operations, and Wolf, the New England Patriots’ executive vice president of player personnel,...
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The Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl hopes ended devastatingly on Sunday night, falling 31-27 to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship at Lumen Field. For Davante Adams, the loss was not just another playoff defeat — it was yet another missed chance to reach the Super Bowl, a goal that has continued to elude him throughout his decorated NFL career.
In the aftermath of the game, Adams struggled to hold back tears while speaking with reporters in the locker room. Pausing frequently to collect himself, the veteran wide receiver made it clear the emotions were still raw.
“It’s tough...
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Breaking down the biggest talking points from the conference title games and why the Seahawks and the Patriots advanced to Super Bowl LX.
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are no strangers to making the Super Bowl. New England has competed for the Lombardi Trophy at least once in every decade since the 1980s, totaling a whopping 12, aka 20 percent of all Super Bowls ever played. Seattle may not have the same success as the Patriots (then again, nobody does), but the ‘Hawks are heading for their fourth Super Bowl since 2005 and seeking to avenge their defeat to New England from 11 years ago.
What makes this year’s Super Bowl interesting is the state of these teams in more recent...
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The most brutal stretch of the NFC Championship Game took only 14 seconds on the game clock.
Late in the fourth quarter, we all witnessed the most gut-wrenching, head-drooping, heart-stopping, two-play sequence of the 2025 NFL season.
A beautiful pass breakup that resulted in a 4th-and-12 turned into a first down and an immediate 34-yard TD pass to Puka Nacua to put the Los Angeles Rams within 4.
The crime was the latest taunting penalty by Riq Woolen. An unbelievable moment. Especially considering this really has been a while since Woolen ‘cost’ the team a game, it felt like it...
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Sam Darnold edged out his elite quarterback class in the 2018 NFL Draft to punch his first ticket to the Super Bowl following the Seattle Seahawks’ 31-27 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday night.
Darnold began his career with the New York Jets as the third overall pick in the first round of that year’s draft. That round saw the likes of top selection Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen (seventh) and Lamar Jackson (32nd) highlight that remarkable class.
Darnold took some time to get comfortable in the league while his quarterback colleagues rose into...
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