NEW YORK — Two days after introducing Aaron Glenn as their new coach, he has already made an addition to their coaching staff.

Gang Green has hired Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed. NFL Network first announced the news of Wilks being hired by the Jets.

Considering Glenn is a first-time coach, hiring an experienced ...Read more

NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Howie Long said on FOX last Sunday that there are likely only five NFL teams who wouldn’t trade their own quarterback for Washington’s Jayden Daniels:

The Ravens, Bills, Bengals, Chiefs and Chargers.

But the list might not even be as long as five. And if it is, it’s probably the Texans with C.J. Stroud who ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Perhaps the second-biggest winner of the Chiefs’ recent run of success is the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots.

While the Patriots were in the process of winning six Super Bowl championships under Brady and coach Bill Belichick, NFL fans accused them of cheating and getting preferential treatment from game officials.

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LAS VEGAS — The quotes from former players are all alike. Pete Carroll knows how to build a football culture. Knows how to steady a ship in choppy waters. Knows how to instill the importance of competition.

It’s what the Raiders need. Choppy waters have been the norm around here for some time. The ship has been sinking more than anything.

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CHICAGO — When new Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson was entering the 2024 season with the Detroit Lions, he was more concerned about what the Bears could do in the NFC North than any other opponent.

He believed the Bears — who finished the season 5-12 — were “a sleeping giant.”

“Now there are a number of reasons why that did not ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — "Umm, man, that's a few days back."

That was Mike Tomlin on Jan. 14, answering a question about George Pickens' reported late arrival for a Christmas Day game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and it feels three or four months ago the way we've been chewing on the Steelers' tough steak of an offseason.

Seriously, how's it even ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Philadelphia Eagles are the perfect team to halt the Kansas City Chiefs’ chances of winning three consecutive Super Bowls.

It’s hard to predict the outcome, but Philadelphia has enough physical talent on both sides of the ball to knock off Kansas City in Super Bowl 59, which will be played Feb. 9 in New Orleans.

The ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers will be seeking to do more than decide who will be their quarterback next season. They apparently are trying to homogenize the position, as well.

Team president Art Rooney II said he would like the Steelers to have quarterbacks who play the same style, indicating it was difficult for offensive coordinator Arthur ...Read more

BALTIMORE — What’s old is new again for the Ravens. Chuck Pagano is returning to Baltimore.

Nearly two decades after being hired as part of coach John Harbaugh’s first staff and more than a dozen years after serving as the Ravens’ defensive coordinator for one season, the longtime assistant is coming out of retirement and rejoining ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — For the second straight year, Baker Mayfield will end the postseason at the Pro Bowl Games.

Mayfield was added to the NFC roster Tuesday when Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels withdrew due to injury. Mayfield becomes the first Buccaneers quarterback selected to the all-star event multiple times.

The Bucs have ...Read more

As Jerry Jones was once “All In,” the son is now Stephen “Air Quotes” Jones.

Shortly after the Dallas Cowboys vice president now famously put up his air quotes to minimize the team’s “drought,” he hinted that maybe their approach to how they build a roster in the offseason will change.

Maybe.

“You always have to evaluate ...Read more

NEW YORK — In March 2023 in Phoenix, Ariz., Giants co-owner John Mara was asked if a sale of Washington’s NFL franchise would be good for the NFC East.

“I’m not gonna comment on that,” Mara said, before cracking: “The NFC East doesn’t need any help. The NFC East is strong enough.”

How prescient a comment that was. Dan Snyder’...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Landon Dickerson, who exited the NFC championship game with a left knee injury, expects to play for the Eagles in the Super Bowl, according to NFL sources.

The 26-year-old left guard started at center Sunday against the Washington Commanders in place of Cam Jurgens, who served as the emergency backup because of a back injury. ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the first play of his first NFL game in 2017, you may recall, Kareem Hunt lost a fumble at New England.

Safe to say he was devastated.

So much so that even as he came off the field he wondered if his time with the Chiefs and in the NFL instantly was in jeopardy.

“Honestly, I thought I wasn’t going to get the ball ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL will announce its MVP in a couple of weeks, three days shy of Super Bowl LIX, and it’s virtually guaranteed to be someone who won’t be playing a competitive football game for the next eight months.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the odds-on favorite, of which he’s certainly deserving — you know, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Mark Craig was talking with Brad Childress a couple of years ago before the Kansas City Chiefs would play Philadelphia in the Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.

There had been mild speculation that Andy Reid, then 64, might retire if the Chiefs were to put a second Super Bowl title on his résumé with ...Read more

As Jerry Jones was once “All In,” the son is now Stephen “Air Quotes” Jones.

Shortly after the Dallas Cowboys vice president now famously put up his air quotes to minimize the team’s “drought,” he hinted that maybe their approach to how they build a roster in the offseason will change.

Maybe.

“You always have to evaluate ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz was 1,122 miles from the stadium where his NFL career began in 2016 and 1,512 days removed from making his last NFL start in an Eagles uniform.

He posed for pictures alongside Patrick Mahomes and his other Chiefs teammates inside the Kansas City locker room at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday. This time of year, seven ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL will announce its MVP in a couple of weeks, three days shy of Super Bowl LIX, and it’s virtually guaranteed to be someone who won’t be playing a competitive football game for the next eight months.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the odds-on favorite, of which he’s certainly deserving — you know, ...Read more