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Raiders hire Bucs assistant general manager John Spytek as their GM, AP source says

Jan. 22, 2025 17:19 PM EST

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders hired Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek to be their GM, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the hire has not been...

Ravens and Bills lost plenty of talent last offseason, but stayed in Super Bowl contention

Jan. 17, 2025 17:51 PM EST

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Patrick Queen and Jadeveon Clowney. Those are just a few of the key players Buffalo and Baltimore lost last offseason, when free agency and salary cap constraints threatened to knock both teams down a notch. ...

Baltimore WR Zay Flowers misses practice with knee injury as showdown with Buffalo draws closer

Jan. 15, 2025 18:41 PM EST

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Zay Flowers' absence last weekend meant plenty of available snaps for some seldom-used Baltimore receivers — and the Ravens got the ball to almost all of them. “We have a bunch of depth and guys that can step up and make plays, and that are playing...

Bears interview former Stanford coach David Shaw for their head coaching job

Jan. 14, 2025 22:15 PM EST

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Stanford coach David Shaw for their head coaching job on Tuesday. The 52-year-old Shaw led his alma mater to a 96-54 record with three Pac-12 titles from 2011 to 2022. The former wide receiver was previously an assistant with the Philadelphia...

Bears look to their past, interview former Panthers and Commanders coach Ron Rivera

Jan. 12, 2025 21:41 PM EST

The Chicago Bears reached into their past and interviewed former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera for their head coaching job on Sunday. Known as “Riverboat Ron” for his aggressive decisions, Rivera is 102-103-2 in 13 years as a coach, including nine...

Panthers fire 3 defensive coaches after surrendering most points in NFL history, AP source says

Jan. 08, 2025 19:08 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have begun to make changes to their defensive staff after giving up the most points in NFL history this season. The team has fired secondary coach Bert Watts, outside linebackers coach Tem Lukabu and quality control coach Bobby Maffei,...

Bills coordinator Joe Brady's trajectory back on the rise after overseeing Josh Allen-led offense

Jan. 07, 2025 18:17 PM EST

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady can provide a long list of issues that led to him failing in his first, brief stint as an NFL play-caller with the Carolina Panthers. The COVID-19 pandemic limited Brady’s access to players during his first season in...

With Bryce Young settled at QB, Panthers can focus on rebuilding NFL's worst defense

Jan. 06, 2025 18:30 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers aren't heading to the postseason, but they believe they’ve finally found a franchise quarterback. And that’s big, particularly with general manager Dan Morgan needing to focus his attention on fixing a defense that had a historically...

Nix leads Broncos past Chiefs' reserves 38-0 and into playoffs for 1st time since 2015 season

Jan. 05, 2025 21:30 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix celebrated the end of Denver's eight-year playoff drought with a bunch of new friends. The rookie quarterback circled Empower Field while handing out high-fives to fans after he passed for 321 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-0 rout of the Kansas City...

Bryce Young accounts for 5 TDs as Panthers beat Falcons 44-38 in OT. Atlanta misses playoffs again

Jan. 05, 2025 18:35 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers have more in common than frustrating streaks of seven consecutive losing seasons. Each NFC South team believes Sunday's regular-season finale provided evidence it has found the quarterback who will deliver long-awaited...