LOS ANGELES — He played 12 seasons in the NFC North before he was traded to the Rams, so quarterback Matthew Stafford is no stranger to cold-weather games.

On Sunday night, when the Rams play the Chicago Bears in an NFC divisional-round at Soldier Field, game-time temperatures could include a wind-chill below zero degrees.

Stafford, citing ...Read more

BALTIMORE — “I have the power.”

As Ravens’ owner Steve Bisciotti explained Lamar Jackson’s involvement in the coaching search Tuesday, he drew a clear line, one that will help shape the franchise’s next phase as it attempts to replace 18-year head coach John Harbaugh. The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player will have input, and the ...Read more

Fred Warner is back on the 49ers’ practice field and looked energetic during the media viewing portion Wednesday, though he was listed as a limited participant in the session.

The 49ers opened his 21-day practice window on Tuesday, allowing him to rejoin drills with his teammates and let the 49ers track his progress back from fracturing and ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — It may be a pie-in-the-sky hope, but if former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel doesn’t land one of the head coaching jobs — Browns, Titans, Falcons or Ravens, so far — he’s interviewing for, he could have interest in becoming the Buccaneers offensive coordinator.

McDaniel, 42, is scheduled to interview with head coach ...Read more

CHICAGO — Caleb Williams not only kept the Chicago Bears’ playoff run alive with a fourth-quarter, fourth-down completion to Rome Odunze, he created a viral moment: the Jumpman pass.

A quick back story: During the Bears’ 31-27 come-from-behind win Saturday in a wild-card-round game against the archrival Green Bay Packers, the Bears faced ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants told the world John Harbaugh was in their facility on Wednesday and they weren’t going to let him leave.

Then he left.

The organization has leaked incessantly about how hard they are working to land the former Baltimore Ravens head coach. Their desperation has created an enormous amount of pressure for them to hire ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have one of the best head-coaching jobs on the market to offer any coach who applies to fill the vacancy left by Mike Tomlin. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise, as it might actually be the best job on the market once it is examined closely.

In the wake of Tomlin stepping down as Steelers head coach, there have ...Read more

Lynn Jones didn't have a question ready.

The 64-year-old veteran reporter for the Jacksonville Free Press was attending Jaguars coach Liam Coen's postgame news conference Sunday after his team's 27-23 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Three other reporters had already asked game-specific questions when the microphone was passed to Jones, who ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy’s record is flawless in Seattle, a fantastic 4-0 with annual victories in the 49ers’ regular-season visits.

His biggest win there could come Saturday, when the No. 6-seed 49ers (13-5) try to upset the No. 1 Seahawks (14-3) at the NFL’s rowdiest outdoor amphitheater, Lumen Field.

“As I’ve played you...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said he wasn't shocked by Mike Tomlin's decision to step down after 19 seasons, but he had no intention of parting ways with his longtime head coach after another early playoff exit.

"I was certainly willing to take another run at it next year with Mike," Rooney said.

That's what ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In September 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a clear path to push the reset button on the franchise.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a season-ending elbow injury in a loss to Seattle to drop the Steelers to 0-2. Many franchises would have embraced a complete rebuild at that moment, but Steelers management did everything...Read more

There are two immutable truths that govern the NFL playoffs — unwritten rules that cut through the noise of EPA models and talking-head bluster.

Truth No. 1: In January, more games are lost than won.

Truth No. 2: When the margins are tight, trust the sideline with the better head coach and the quarterback.

Often, these truths independently ...Read more

MIAMI — If you routinely find yourself in toxic relationships that lead to heartache and drama at some point we must consider that we might be part of the problem, if not THE PROBLEM.

The most refreshing thing I have learned in the past three months is that the Miami Dolphins organization realizes it has issues — culture problems — that ...Read more

DENVER — Diss is getting ridiculous.

“Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are going to the Super Bowl,” ESPN analyst and former NFL defensive back Ryan Clark declared on “First Take” on Monday. “Josh Allen showed us once again (against Jacksonville) that he’s Superman.

“Superman is a metahuman. There are no more metahumans in the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When 11-year-old Sam Salvo woke up on Christmas morning, he was surprised with tickets to the Philadelphia Eagles’ wild-card game. When he woke up on Monday morning, after the Eagles’ loss, he was all over the internet, thanks to his viral postgame rant.

“[When I got the tickets], I didn’t know who they were playing, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have a head coach opening for the first time in 19 years. So, who’s out there?

When the Steelers replaced Bill Cowher in 2007 with Mike Tomlin, they selected a candidate with no ties to Pittsburgh, college playing experience as a wide receiver and one season as an NFL defensive coordinator under his belt at age 34....Read more

LOS ANGELES — Two days after their playoff fiasco at New England, the Chargers achieved something they were unable to do on the field.

They created separation.

That came in the form of firings, with the team parting ways with offensive coordinator Greg Roman and offensive line coach Mike Devlin.

The move came in the wake of yet another one-...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin’s time with the Steelers was one of the more complicated coaching stories that I can remember, and now it is over after Tomlin stepped down as the coach of the Steelers on Tuesday in the wake of the team’s season-ending loss to the Texans.

Tomlin was one of the more steady and consistent coaches in NFL history. We...Read more

BALTIMORE — Mike Tomlin is out in Pittsburgh.

The longtime Steelers coach is leaving the organization after 19 seasons, it was announced Tuesday. The news broke during the Ravens’ end-of-season news conference focused on their firing of longtime coach John Harbaugh, and The Baltimore Sun’s Mike Preston shared the AFC North development ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mike Tomlin informed the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday that he is stepping down as the franchise’s head coach after 19 years in the Steel City.

Now the question is whether Tomlin, 53, prefers to take a TV job or keep coaching in the NFL.

Tomlin is believed to have a Fox contract waiting for him to sign if he chooses to take a ...Read more