PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy has visions of the Super Bowl parade beginning at 1137 Greenfield Ave., the three-story, four-bedroom house where he grew up, right across the Monongahela River from Steelers headquarters.

Maybe that sounds outlandish for a franchise that hasn't won a playoff game since 2016, let alone reached the pinnacle of the ...Read more

I reacted with puzzlement and amazement when the news broke that former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will not be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot.

In the days since, I’ve done an about-face. If Belichick has to get snubbed for Roger Craig to be enshrined, I’m OK with it.

Same with Ken Anderson and L...Read more

SEATTLE — Max Browne can tell you when he knew Sam Darnold was dangerous.

It was the summer of 2015, and Browne — a former five-star recruit and Gatorade National High School Player of the Year at Skyline High School in Sammamish — was a redshirt sophomore quarterback at USC. Cody Kessler was the Trojans’ cemented starter, but Browne ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham is leaving to become the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, according to an ESPN report Thursday evening.

After four years with the Bears, Cunningham heads to Atlanta to work with the franchise’s new president of football, Matt Ryan.

One of the first moves Bears GM Ryan ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — He hasn’t had any conversations with the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver since the season ended. The last thing he told him was not to rush into a decision.

But quarterback Baker Mayfield said this week he believes Mike Evans not only will play again in 2026, but that it will be for the Bucs.

During an appearance on “The Ronde ...Read more

NEW YORK — Bill Belichick’s shocking snub as a first-ballot Hall of Famer prompted confusion, outrage and pressure to overhaul the entire voting process.

Tom Brady found it “completely ridiculous.”

Rob Gronkowski called it “absolutely absurd.”

Others were even harsher in their incredulity.

“I would like to know the names of the...Read more

SEATTLE — “We. Did. Not. Care.”

It wasn’t the words so much as the delivery.

When Fox Sports analyst Michael Strahan asked Mike Macdonald how he felt about being an afterthought to the 49ers and Rams before the season started, the Seahawks coach gave that iconic four-word response after his team won the NFC championship on Sunday night...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are hiring former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion as their new offensive coordinator, the team announced on Thursday night.

Mannion, 33, played for nine NFL seasons as a quarterback, including three on practice squads, from 2015-23. He began his coaching career in 2024 as an offensive assistant with...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots quarterback Drake Maye completely understands all of the talk and concern about his right shoulder injury this week.

Maye was listed as “limited” with a right shoulder injury on Wednesday and Thursday’s injury reports.

The 23-year-old quarterback, just 11 days away from playing in his first Super Bowl, was ...Read more

BOSTON — Remove politics, President Trump is sounding like a typical New Englander by the day, saying Patriots QB Drake Maye impresses him and that it’s “ridiculous” that Bill Belichick got snubbed for a first-ballot Hall of Fame induction.

Trump has said he won’t travel to Santa Clara, Calif., for the Super Bowl because “it’s ...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots hit the field without three starters Thursday at the start of their first practice in the leadup to Super Bowl LX, where quarterback Drake Maye and the other quarterbacks were present but did not throw.

Maye was present in uniform after being listed as limited on Wednesday’s projected injury report. Before ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to conduct a second interview with a Super Bowl-bound assistant coach.

Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was one of the first interviews the Raiders conducted virtually when their coaching search began, will speak with the organization again this weekend.

Kubiak is ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Kalil, the former NFL Pro Bowler whom the Vikings selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2012 draft, has sued his ex-wife over allegations that she invaded his privacy and profited off discussing their sex life and his genitalia on a popular social media livestream.

Haley Kalil is a successful social media influencer with ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Mattress Mack is back with a $2 million bet on the Super Bowl.

Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has $2 million to win $4 million riding at Caesars Sportsbook on the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl over the Seattle Seahawks.

McIngvale, 74, placed the bet on the AFC to win Super Bowl 60 at ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Westgate SuperBook renewed a long-running tradition Wednesday night when it released its enormous menu of Super Bowl 60 prop bets.

Sharp bettors waited in line to place up to two $2,000 wagers apiece before going to the back of the line to do it again. There was a steady stream of bettors for almost two hours taking the first ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens rolled out the purple carpet. About two dozen players present and past — Travis Jones and Justice Hill and Ray Rice and Jamie Sharper among them — filled most of the first three rows in the team’s auditorium in Owings Mills on Thursday.

They were there to see the former assistant who’d coached Baltimore’s ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — You’ve probably never heard of Eugène Sue, a French surgeon under Napoleon and later the writer credited with first use of the phrase, “La vengeance se mange très-bien froide.”

Loosely translated, it means, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” It has been uttered by characters as diverse as Vito Corleone in The ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s laughable. Absurd. Embarrassing. Certainly not a reflection of his accomplishments as an NFL coach, which is all this should be about.

Certainly not what should matter most.

As first reported by ESPN, Bill Belichick will not be inducted as a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer this summer. The former New England ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — In the aftermath of clinching a spot in the Super Bowl, there was plenty of praise for the performance by Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III from his head coach.

There was also an unintentional mention of Walker’s reality.

“I'm happy for him. He just worked. Now he's had an opportunity to really carry the load and ...Read more

DENVER — Bo Nix wants the world to know: He has no concerns that he’s any kind of injury-prone quarterback.

“My ankles,” Nix said Wednesday, “are feeling really good.”

In a conference call with reporters, Nix contradicted his own head coach’s communication around the quarterback’s ankle fracture.

“Nothing predisposed, ...Read more