NEW YORK — Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick are squaring off again, this time as two of the final coaching candidates being considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2027 class.

Dan Reeves, Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan make up the rest of the field, which the Hall announced Thursday.

The Hall’s coaching subcommittee narrowed an ...Read more

DENVER — No serious fan should think the Denver Broncos are A-OK with J.K.

No one should believe they are fine with a running back room where the still-unnamed-starter is a rookie and all four members have alternated between being injured and ineffective.

No one should dismiss the running backs as an issue that will simply pass with time.

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CHICAGO — Thankfully, Chicago Bears fans, you didn’t have to wait for the other shoe to drop.

On Monday night, Caleb Williams averted a potential Cleat Crisis — escalating a battle of wills between himself and the NFL — by covering the unauthorized logo of the Caddix cleats he has been wearing since at least the preseason.

“Yeah, ...Read more

MIAMI — Lamar Jackson was one of the most dynamic talents we have seen play quarterback in decades.

Notice I used the word “was” instead of “is” to praise the Baltimore Ravens’ two-time MVP because at this point Jackson’s career is engulfed in mystery.

Is Jackson still an elite NFL quarterback?

Is Jackson still a dynamic athlete...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Derrick Barnes remains eager to have his own conversation with Jack Campbell, but the latest update regarding his fellow linebacker has Barnes and his Detroit Lions teammates feeling a sense of relief.

Campbell, who was carted off the field with a neck injury against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, said in a statement ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams star edge rusher Myles Garrett, who has been sidelined for seven games following knee surgery, returned to practice Wednesday.

Garrett, the reigning NFL defensive player of the year, has been on injured reserve since undergoing left knee surgery after the Rams’ season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers in...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Kyle Shanahan and several 49ers leaders were unmoved, unenthused and perhaps unconvinced by Wednesday’s news that estranged wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is officially making a comeback, two years after last playing for the 49ers.

Aiyuk has submitted a request for reinstatement to the NFL, his new agent, Drew ...Read more

Inés Gómez Mont — the Mexican media personality best known to many Americans for proposing to Tom Brady while dressed as a bride — was detained by U.S. immigration authorities last week in apparent connection to three outstanding warrants for her arrest in Mexico.

Gómez Mont, 43, whose full name is Inés Gómez-Mont Arena, is currently ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens have a new quarterback.

Baltimore is trading with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran Jacoby Brissett, according to multiple reports. Terms of the deal, which is expected to be completed this weekend, were not immediately available.

The move comes after Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson suffered an injury to his right ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — For the second time this season, the Seahawks will face Arizona with a backup quarterback under center after another injury to starter Sam Darnold.

Darnold will not play on Sunday against Arizona because of a quadriceps injury suffered in the closing moments of the Monday night loss to Chicago.

Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald ...Read more

DETROIT — Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell has full movement in his lower body and is continuing to make progress with movement in his upper body, according to a statement he released through the team on Wednesday.

Campbell is continuing to make progress following a serious neck injury that forced him to be carted off the field and ...Read more

DENVER — You don’t just scare them. You absolutely freaking terrify them. You’re the NFL’s Leatherface, swinging an orange-and-blue chainsaw at their Super Bowl dreams.

Playoff rematch in Denver? Patrick Mahomes doesn’t want to come back here in January, brother. Not if he can help it. Not after Sunday.

“Every time you play in this...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — From the Stat That Will Make Every Dallas Cowboys Fan Throw-up Category: the Cowboys lead the NFL in losses where they score at least 30 points.

They are the only team in the league with two losses in games where they score 30.

The Buffalo Bills and the Cowboys are the two teams in the NFL that have hit the 30-point ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The overhead freeze-frame on third down, with nine seconds remaining, suggests a clear path to the end zone.

Well, it shows a clear path for the 31 teams that have the most simple of calls in their playbook.

This is the one that did not.

The Chiefs’ final drive in Denver stalled at the 1-yard line — three times — in...Read more

The NFL trade deadline used to be a yawn-inducing nothingburger, served cold.

Major League Baseball reshuffled pennant races with its annual midseason yard sale. The NBA spent February swapping stars and setting social media on fire.

Football usually offered up a backup lineman for a conditional seventh-round pick.

Then the league pushed its ...Read more

SEATTLE — A flyover with four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters ahead of Monday night’s Seahawks-Bears game drew audible reactions from some fans at Lumen Field.

The helicopters with the 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion 16th CAB flew over the stadium as the national anthem played before Monday’s game. Fireworks erupted from the tower ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With Lamar Jackson headed to injured reserve and uncertainty over how long backup Tyler Huntley will be sidelined, the Ravens continued adding to their quarterback room on Tuesday.

Baltimore signed Kedon Slovis from the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad to its 53-man roster, the team announced. He joins undrafted rookie free ...Read more