ORLANDO, Fla. — Congratulations, Jacksonville Jaguars.

You have done it.

You have pulled off the most significant, spine-tingling feat we’ve seen in Duval since Molly Hatchet released “Flirtin’ with Disaster.”

Except you are flirtin’ with dominance.

You have gone from the most unwatchable team in the NFL to the most interesting, ...Read more

Former NFL safety Ryan Clark remembers meeting with Jalen Ramsey before the 2016 NFL Draft, and the two talked briefly about how an NFL team might use him.

Clark was aware of the defensive back from watching Ramsey at Florida State. But he underestimated his size until he saw him in person.

“You don’t realize how freaking big he is until ...Read more

They coached together in the NFL in Washington, and then with the Rams.

Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur are good friends. Both say they are close as brothers.

That the Rams are playing the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional-round playoff game Saturday at Lambeau Field did not preclude the two head coaches from communicating this week.

“It ...Read more

BALTIMORE — When Lamar Jackson is back home in South Florida, training with his private coach in the offseason, old friends will come around to watch him throw, and Jackson will start to laugh.

Together they’ll reminisce about the old days in Broward County, all those years spent growing up and goofing off, when nothing was more important ...Read more

Last season, the Packers went 13-3, won a playoff game, expressed supreme confidence against the NFC's top defense and were squashed 27-0 in the first half of a blowout loss to the 49ers.

This season, the Packers again went 13-3 and again are expressing supreme confidence against a top-ranked defense heading into Saturday's NFC divisional ...Read more

The Los Angeles Times' Sam Farmer examines the divisional-round matchups this weekend in the NFL playoffs. Last week he was 5-1 on predictions, only misfiring on Cleveland's upset of Pittsburgh. Using point spreads with scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread would have been 5-0-1.

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NFC: Rams at Green Bay

Saturday, 1:...Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite winning three national championships and never having a losing season in 17 years as a college coach, Urban Meyer still yearns for more to achieve.

At 56, the desire was strong enough for Meyer to come out of a comfortable two-year retirement to make the jump to the NFL for the first time to assume the challenge ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets let Robert Saleh out of the building, but they didn’t let him get far.

The San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator agreed in principle on Thursday night to become the 20th head coach in Jets franchise history, just one day after completing his in-person, second interview at the team’s facility in Florham Park, N.J...Read more

SAN DIEGO — If you were stunned to see the Cleveland Browns go up 28 points on the Pittsburgh Steelers last week in an NFL playoff game, it didn't mark you as a football rube.

In Rancho Bernardo, football lifer Dale Lindsey stared in disbelief.

"I was shocked to see what was going on," said the University of San Diego's head coach, who ...Read more

It's hard to say exactly what is more insulting or ludicrous: A tweeted report suggesting there's a "very strong chance" Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy won't get a head coaching job again this offseason OR the reasons offered for that suggestion.

The tweet in question from The Draft Scout's Matt Miller:

"Been texting with an ...Read more

Everyone who watched Alabama's Heisman winner DeVonta Smith torch Ohio State for 215 yards and three touchdowns in the first half of the national championship game came away with the same conclusion: Smith is really good.

In fact, most would expect the talented, record-breaking Smith to be the first wide receiver's name they hear called in the ...Read more

Coming off their first playoff win with quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Ravens will face the NFL’s hottest passing offense when they travel to Buffalo for an AFC divisional-round showdown with the Bills on Saturday night. Here’s who has the edge in each phase of the game:

RAVENS PASSING GAME: Quarterback Lamar Jackson finally ended talk that...Read more

DETROIT — There is a lot to like about Brad Holmes, the Detroit Lions' new general manager.

This is the guy who helped pick Aaron Donald after the Lions picked Eric Ebron.

Case closed. Drop the mic. Welcome to the Motor City.

That’s enough of a resume, by itself, to endear him to Lions fans, many of whom look at the Lions’ decision to ...Read more