Latest Bill Belichick News

Las Vegas Raiders agree to hire 73-year-old Pete Carroll as their head coach, AP source says

Jan. 24, 2025 21:04 PM EST

Pete Carroll has a youthful energy that many people half his age don't possess, and the Raiders hope that enthusiasm — and, more importantly, his proven track record — translates to Las Vegas. It's a gamble in a city that knows something about that subject on someone who will...

As the Chiefs chase a Super Bowl three-peat, the Bills aim to spoil the party in Kansas City

Jan. 24, 2025 15:41 PM EST

Buffalo (15-4) at Kansas City (16-2) Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST, CBS/Paramount+ BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 1 1/2. Against the spread: Bills 12-7; Chiefs 8-10. Series record: Bills lead 30-25-1. Last meeting: Bills beat Chiefs...

Bill Belichick and North Carolina have a signed contract for his hiring as football coach

Jan. 23, 2025 16:53 PM EST

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick and school officials have signed his official employment contract, formalizing last month's hiring after speculation that the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach might opt instead for a return to the NFL. The school released the...

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel tabs longtime Belichick assistant Josh McDaniels as offensive coordinator

Jan. 22, 2025 15:51 PM EST

The New England Patriots have hired former Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels as their new offensive coordinator — his third stint in that role with the team, but his first since the departure of longtime mentor Bill Belichick. The Patriots, who named...

Ohio State celebrates and gets ready for all the changes coming to college football in 2025

Jan. 21, 2025 12:54 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — The early betting favorite to win next year's national championship: Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time: What sort of sport will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now. A...

Million-dollar questions abound in changing college game as Irish and Buckeyes prepare

Jan. 18, 2025 11:25 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — A quarterback moving from Tulane to Duke doesn't raise eyebrows. The $8 million that boosters at a basketball school paid for a football player does. A veteran NFL coach finding a career lifeline at a college program that doesn't win a lot shouldn't surprise anyone....

Jets interview Vikings' Flores and McCown and Packers' Hafley for their head coaching job

Jan. 17, 2025 18:53 PM EST

The New York Jets interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley on Friday for their head coach vacancy. The trio increased the list to 15 coaching candidates to meet with the...

Chiefs begin quest for 3rd straight Lombardi Trophy as Houston arrives for AFC divisional round game

Jan. 16, 2025 14:23 PM EST

Houston (11-7) at Kansas City (15-2) Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 8. Against the spread: Texans 8-8-2; Chiefs 8-9. Series record: Chiefs lead 10-5. Last meeting: Chiefs beats Texans 27-19 on...

Broncos feel they finally have the QB, roster to challenge Kansas City's AFC West supremecy in 2025

Jan. 15, 2025 17:29 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos ended both their prolonged playoff drought and their protracted search for a foundational quarterback this season despite an NFL record $91 million in dead cap charges. With more money to spend in 2025, a cohesive locker room that notably...

Browns name Tommy Rees offensive coordinator. Former Notre Dame QB worked as ball boy in Cleveland

Jan. 15, 2025 12:27 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator on Wednesday, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged...