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Bears are mulling whether to fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, coach Matt Eberflus says

Nov. 11, 2024 17:12 PM EST

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears are mulling whether to fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron in the wake of another dismal outing, coach Matt Eberflus said Monday. “The process of that, we’re going through that right now,” he said. "All those adjustments and...

Jets' Jeff Ulbrich once thought being a coach was 'craziness' until one play made it all make sense

Oct. 13, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jeff Ulbrich's passion for coaching began with a play by the man who replaced him on the football field. Ulbrich was a veteran linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers playing mostly on special teams because he was backing up a young, emerging Patrick...

Patriots, Seahawks look to move on from old coaches when they meet in New England

Sep. 13, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

Seattle (1-0) at New England (1-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX BetMGM NFL Odds: Seahawks by 3. Series Record: Seahawks lead 10-9. Against the spread: Seahawks 0-1, Patriots 1-0 Last Meeting: Seahawks beat Patriots 35-30 on Sept....

Patriots, Seahawks look to move on from old coaches when they meet in New England

Sep. 12, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

Seattle (1-0) at New England (1-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX BetMGM NFL Odds: Seahawks by 3. Series Record: Seahawks lead 10-9. Against the spread: Seahawks 0-1, Patriots 1-0 Last Meeting: Seahawks beat Patriots 35-30 on Sept....

Patriots and Seahawks, two once-proud franchises fallen on hard times, meet with a chance to go 2-0

Sep. 12, 2024 15:02 PM EDT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots were so bad last year they fired six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick. The Seattle Seahawks weren’t much better, reason enough to get rid of Pete Carroll — the only coach ever to lead them to the NFL title. And on...

Rookie Bo Nix had a difficult debut for Denver and it won't get any easier the rest of this month

Sep. 09, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Things won't get any easier for Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix the rest of this month. Mike Macdonald won his debut as Pete Carroll's successor in Seattle with a dominant defense that throttled Nix, the 12th overall pick in the draft, whose...

Bo Nix faces steep challenge in 1st NFL start as Broncos open season vs. Mike Macdonald's Seahawks

Sep. 05, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Bo Nix did his part through the offseason and in training camp to win the starting quarterback job for the Denver Broncos. The reward? His first game will be played in one of the most challenging environments in the NFL against a defensive scheme no one has...

New-look Seahawks under Mike Macdonald host revamped Broncos to open the season

Sep. 05, 2024 14:16 PM EDT

Denver (8-9) at Seattle (9-8) Sunday , 4:05 p.m. EDT, CBS BETMGM NFL ODDS: Seahawks by 6. Series record: Broncos lead 35-22 Last meeting: Seahawks beat Broncos 17-16 on Sept. 12, 2022, in Seattle. Last season: Broncos 8-9;...

Mike Macdonald is drawing praise as Seattle's new coach but the test starts this week vs. Denver

Sep. 04, 2024 18:08 PM EDT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Mike Morris saw the field for all of one game because of an injury in his rookie season. Not a lot of time to make an impression on his teammates. When word leaked out about Mike Macdonald becoming the new coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Morris’ phone erupted...

New Northwestern AD Jackson aims to help school navigate evolving landscape, heal wounds

Sep. 03, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Mark Jackson had never visited Northwestern. By the time he first stepped foot on campus, he had already agreed to leave Villanova and take over as the school's new athletic director. “My wife, she was like, ‘Aren’t you gonna go visit the campus?'”...