Colt McCoy may be one of the lucky ones, but his 12-year existence in the NFL is not because he opened the right fortune cookie.

For every college football coach in America, McCoy should be studied on “How To Football.”

Earned a scholarship at the University of Texas. Sat behind Vince Young. Excelled when given the chance. Made an NFL ...Read more

Four years ago, the San Francisco 49ers capped a disastrous, no-good, nothing-could-go-right 2020 season with a loss at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. — their temporary home amid the COVID pandemic.

So the venue was certainly fitting for the end of another disastrous, no-good, nothing-could-go-right season on Sunday.

The 49ers ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott will be signed to the Chargers’ practice squad, according to a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly.

Elliott played 15 games for the Cowboys this season, rushing for 226 yards and three touchdowns before he asked to be released. With Rico ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons owe Grady Jarrett.

He is well compensated for his labors as a defensive lineman. But the man has put all of himself into making this franchise a winner. He has done nothing but represent the Falcons with professionalism, passion and a heart for the community. He has earned two Pro Bowl berths and this...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay and Kevin O'Connell worked closely on the Rams staff for two seasons, molding an offensive scheme that helped the 2021 team make a playoff run that it capped with a victory in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium.

Now McVay and O'Connell, the third-year coach of the Minnesota Vikings, will face each other in the postseason ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams took the field needing arguably their most impactful win of the season.

The Rams took the field with scrubs.

Say what? A competitive fireball such as Sean McVay and a Super Bowl champion such as the Rams just laying down in a game that meant something?

It was weird. It was wild. It was the scene at SoFi Stadium early ...Read more

NEW YORK — After Sunday night’s season finale victory against the Miami Dolphins, Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers walked off the field together, possibly for the final time as teammates.

On Monday, Adams told reporters Rodgers’ status will impact the 32-year-old’s future with the team.

“Yeah, for sure,” Adams said. “I don’t ...Read more

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As far as money goes, Sunday's 30-25 win over the Los Angeles Rams may end up being the most lucrative of Geno Smith's career. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback hit three escalators — all worth $2 million — that he will pocket if he is still under contract with the team in mid-March.

The first was to finish the season ...Read more

CHICAGO — Large cardboard boxes filled the locker room at Halas Hall on Monday morning as players gathered belongings and prepared to spread to parts far, wide and, in many cases, warmer.

The makeup of the Chicago Bears will be considerably different in 2025. General manager Ryan Poles will probably touch on a few goals when he speaks to the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Watching Justin Herbert scramble for 41 yards in the Chargers' regular-season finale against the Las Vegas Raiders, how could you not think it?

Watching Quentin Johnston catch everything Herbert threw in his vicinity, how could you not feel it?

This will be the season Justin Herbert finally wins his first playoff game — and ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said his complete focus is on his team’s upcoming wild-card matchup with the Rams when asked Monday about rumors that teams would like to acquire him via trade.

Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer said on-air during “Fox NFL Sunday” that “multiple teams” have interest in trading ...Read more

SEATTLE — Ryan Grubb, hired to much fanfare as the Seahawks offensive coordinator last February, has been fired after less than a year with the team, according to multiple reports Monday morning.

Grubb came to the Seahawks following a successful two-year run at the University of Washington and a brief stint at Alabama, entrusted to run the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Raiders coach Antonio Pierce is still waiting for clarity on his job status.

“I haven’t been told anything different,” Pierce said Monday in regards to whether he’ll remain in charge.

The former NFL linebacker led the Raiders to a 4-13 record his first full season, putting his future in question. Pierce, 46, was also the ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Kraft stepped up to the podium and took accountability for Jerod Mayo’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tenure as New England Patriots head coach that lasted just under one year.

“I’m going to be very brief here and say this whole situation is on me,” Kraft said Monday to begin his opening statement about firing ...Read more

NEW YORK — On Tuesday, the Jets will interview Rex Ryan for their vacant coaching position.

A day before the scheduled meeting with Jets owner Woody Johnson, Ryan believes he’s the best candidate for the job and that he will get his old job back.

“Oh, 100%. Absolutely I do,” Ryan said on ESPN New York. “And the reason I think I’m ...Read more

The head coach of the Dallas Cowboys has finished his five-year contract. And if Sunday’s game against the Washington Whatevers is indeed Mike McCarthy’s final act with the team, he was basically Jason Garrett 2.0.

The Cowboys under McCarthy were not that much different than they were under Garrett, a small data point better. McCarthy’s ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have had 23 losing seasons since they arrived in Denver in the summer of 1993. The Nuggets have had 12, the Broncos 11, and the Avalanche five.

But from a business perspective, Denver’s Major League Baseball franchise has something the Broncos, Nuggets and Avalanche all envy — a destination stadium with an ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Who knows when the next win will come for these Steelers, if at all?

But the level of delusion or head-scratching stuff we've seen with this team sure has started to accumulate.

The latest example came Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, when the Steelers actually slowed down the Cincinnati Bengals — holding them to their fewest ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers will open the NFL's wild-card weekend, and the Rams will close it.

The Chargers will play at Houston at 1:30 p.m. PST Saturday, and the Rams will play host to the loser of Sunday night's Minnesota-Detroit game on "Monday Night Football" at 5 p.m.

The rest of the playoff schedule, times Pacific, is as follows:

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