Ravens hire former Colts coach Chuck Pagano to work with their secondary

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have hired former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano to join their defensive staff. The team announced the move Tuesday night, saying Pagano would be a senior secondary coach. Pagano coached the Colts from 2012-17. He then spent a...

Ex-Bears coach Eberflus returns to Cowboys to run the defense; Sorensen takes over special teams

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys hired former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator Tuesday for his second stint on the Dallas staff. Eberflus returned to the Cowboys two months after the Bears fired him 12 games into his third season, just a day after he...

Bears hire Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator under new coach Ben Johnson

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator under new coach Ben Johnson. Chicago also is keeping Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator as it looks to rebound after going 5-12 this...

Lions hoping to avoid setback Eagles and Bengals had after coordinators left to lead other NFL teams

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are the third team since at least 2010 to have both coordinators become NFL head coaches in the same offseason. They're hoping not to take a step back next season as the other two teams did. Just days after the NFC's...

Ben Johnson simply couldn't pass on chance to coach Bears and help Caleb Williams develop

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Ben Johnson saw a “loaded” roster with a potential franchise quarterback in Caleb Williams and couldn't pass on the opportunity he has with the Chicago Bears. His first head coaching job is a big one. “I’ve always admired what this...

Ben Johnson agrees to become Bears head coach

Ben Johnson helped Jared Goff establish himself as one of the NFL's top quarterbacks. Now, he'll try to do something similar for Caleb Williams. Johnson finalized an agreement to become Chicago's head coach, the Bears announced on Tuesday. “Having been...

Lions wanted more in playoffs and ended up with less, falling short of last year's run

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions came up with a marketing slogan for the playoffs. “We want more.” Those three words were put on a bus that toured the state, visiting fans from the Motor City to the tip of the lower peninsula. They were also printed on blue on...

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson agrees to become Chicago Bears head coach, AP source says

Bears interview Tennessee State coach and former NFL running back Eddie George for their coach job

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed Tennessee State coach Eddie George, the Heisman Trophy-winning former NFL running back, for their head coach vacancy Sunday. The 51-year-old George is 24-22 in four seasons at Tennessee State and is coming off leading the...

Buckeyes, Irish used humbling losses as springboards to their national championship game showdown

ATLANTA (AP) — Before the first 12-team College Football Playoff even started, there were already plenty of people suggesting changes for determining future national champions. Ohio State (13-2) and Notre Dame (14-1) aren't quibbling, at least not this year. Had it...