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Byline: Jason La Canfora Whatever you think of the reports that longtime New York Jets hater Bill Belichick inquired about their head coaching job - if anything, I suspect he [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski Jun. 5After 19 interceptions and being a statistical part of 28 turnovers over his first five NFL seasons, Minkah Fitzpatrick's stat line in 2023 was a bunch [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Oct. 10The list of transfer quarterbacks Pitt has lured on campus is a long one, just as long as Pat Narduzzi's nine-year tenure as head coach. Yet [...]

Byline: Joe Rutter Nov. 25Judging by Jeff Saturday's resume as a six-time Pro Bowl center, Mike Tomlin anticipates the Indianapolis Colts interim coach relying heavily on the running game when [...]

Byline: Nancy Armour, Columnist, USA TODAY There was a time, not all that long ago, when the Cincinnati Bengals were a team to emulate when it came to diversity. They [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty The Washington Nationals, a rebuilding team, completed the biggest project of their offseason Tuesday, announcing their player development staff for 2022. Constructing it was a major focus [...]

Byline: DAN RALPH, THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON -- Lead It didn't take chairman Ian Murray and the Edmonton Elks' board of directors long to clean house after a dismal CFL [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Ron Rivera is distracted, and rightfully so. One of his star receivers and newest roster additions, Curtis Samuel, just limped off the field because of a lingering [...]

Byline: Mike Jones, Columnist An NFL regular season unlike any before it has drawn to a close. The 14-team playoff field is set, and on Saturday, the first three matchups [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski May 21-- May 21--Aside from Ben Roethlisberger, no player has been part of the Pittsburgh Steelers longer than Ramon Foster. And on the opener of 2019 organized [...]

Byline: Mike Jones, Columnist, USA TODAY PHOENIX - Freddie Kitchens knows what everyone's thinking, both the good and the bad. The first-year Browns' head coach is well aware of the [...]

Byline: Tim BenzJan. 17--Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II had his annual season-ending powwow with the team's local print outlets Wednesday.He made one comment that was so far from true, [...]

Byline: Jori Epstein, USA TODAYBefore Sunday's game at Indianapolis, the Cowboys hadn't lost a game since the Titans handed them a 28-14 defeat on Nov. 5.So yes, quarterback Dak Prescott [...]

Byline: Les Carpenter On the day after another disaster, Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden had a lot to process. He had likely lost his second starting quarterback for the season, [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel The Dallas Cowboys had worked their way to the Houston Texans 42-yard line during the first possession of overtime on Sunday night and didn't need all that [...]

Byline: Mark Maske EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants placed a rather sizable wager this offseason on Eli Manning and the status quo, passing up the chance to [...]

Byline: Mark Maske It now seems clear that the Pittsburgh Steelers and tailback Le'Veon Bell need each other. The Steelers need Bell. If that wasn't obvious before Sunday night, it [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Aug. 24--Here's how my first attempt to interview Steelers undrafted rookie inside linebacker Matthew Thomas went. It happened after practice Thursday. Me: 'Matthew, got a few moments?' [...]

Byline: Kareem Copeland Questions regarding the Washington Redskins run defense tend to elicit a similar response from those within the organization. Eyes typically lower a bit and sighs escape from [...]

Byline: Kimberley A. Martin Faced with questions about heightened expectations and his precarious position in Ashburn, Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden couldn't help but lighten the mood with a well-timed [...]

Byline: Adam Kilgore The Marist War Eagles of Atlanta had arrived at the brink, and Coach Alan Chadwick watched his sawed-off senior quarterback jog toward him on the sideline. Timeout [...]

Byline: Liz Clarke In offices and workplaces across America, Friday is an unofficial day for downshifting - for dressing on the casual side and letting the mind wander to the [...]

Byline: Adam Kilgore For the past three seasons, the NFL playoffs have been incomplete, made less than whole by a subtle yet blatant absence. Drew Brees has been a January [...]

Byline: Rick Maese It wasn't long ago that one of the bright spots for the Washington Redskins was its defensive front, especially against the passing game. But now seven games [...]

Byline: Mike Jones RICHMOND, Va. - The Washington Redskins emerged from their preseason opener having suffered a blow to the depth at outside linebacker. And injuries at wide receiver and [...]

The task of pulling together Mississippi's shattered football program is now in the hands of its interim coach, Matt Luke. The 40-year-old Luke was promoted from co-offensive coordinator Thursday night [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, jbell@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports Six weeks into his whirlwind initiation as an NFL general manager, John Lynch considers it a benefit that he can think like a [...]

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Jets do not like the routine, but they are familiar with it. They play New England, they lose to New England, and then they assemble [...]

Jets Coach Rex Ryan presumably would love to be the coach of the New England Patriots. And it would have little to do with Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski or [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The day after Dave Brandon resigned as the University of Michigan's athletic director resembled most other football Saturdays in this college town. Fans wearing maize and [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, jbell@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports Football is a game of adjustments, usually on the fly. Mike Zimmer, who finally landed his first head coaching job this year with [...]

Byline: Dejan Kovacevic May 19--'Football in shorts' is more than just one of Mike Tomlin's many pet phrases. It has a distinct beauty, this one. It's the coach's derisive, default [...]

Finding a savior isn't difficult. Getting saved is the trick. The Redskins have sought deliverance from one out-of-towner after another over the past 15 years: big-name coaches such as Mike [...]

Byline: Jim Corbett, @ByJimCorbett, USA TODAY Sports Jim Harbaugh and Ron Rivera will turn their playoff clash into something of a 1980s Chicago Bears alumni reunion Sunday when Rivera's Carolina [...]

Byline: Nathan Fenno, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Three masts from satellite television trucks reached into the gray skies above Redskins Park on Monday afternoon, lured by turmoil the franchise can't seem [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Aug. 30--Pitt wide receiver Devin Street did not appear to be insulted by remarks made by Florida State safety Karlos Williams, who told the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat: [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Aug. 07--Pitt senior Devin Street is the team's best wide receiver, but coach Paul Chryst expects more than big plays from him. 'Devin is one of those [...]

Byline: Tom Pelissero, @TomPelissero, USA TODAY Sports Christian Ponder remembers a time he considered the deep ball one of his strengths. Then he tried to tackle Clemson defensive back DeAndre [...]

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Rex Ryan is going to need all the help he can get to survive beyond next season as the coach of the Jets. Bill Belichick, he [...]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes, the feeling of confusion came rushing back quickly. As soon as the final game of the 2006 N.F.L. season was mentioned [...]

Byline: SEAN GORDON FOOTBALL / CFL / ANALYSIS TORONTO -- Four nights before the Grey Cup, various CFL and corporate grandees gathered on the Rogers Centre turf for a lavish, [...]

Byline: JOE SMITH; Times Staff Writer Is there a bigger mess in the NFL than the Jets? - Not only are they 3-6, playoffs hopes dwindling by the day, they [...]

Byline: TOM JONES If the 2012 Greg Schiano Bucs played the 2011 Raheem Morris Bucs, who would win? This year's Bucs, and it wouldn't even be close. The 2012 Bucs [...]

Byline: RICK STROUD TAMPA -- Let's hit the pause button as the Bucs wrap up their bye week and examine the 1-3 start under coach Greg Schiano. 'Every quarter, as [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -- When the Colts' interim coach, Bruce Arians, met with the players on Wednesday, he did everything possible to strip away the emotion that will be attached to their [...]

Byline: ANDY WARRENER; TIMES CORRESPONDENT A FAMILY PORTRAIT To beat the Ravens in 2012, opponents will have to stop the Hawkins-Witter-Mosley trifecta. Coach Brian Emanuel says QB Brandon Hawkins is [...]

Byline: JOEY KNIGHT; TIMES STAFF WRITER A family portrait To paraphrase coach Sean Callahan, if you want to get the Hawks, this might be the year. Even then, it remains [...]

Byline: Eric Prisbell, USA TODAY Nick Saban did not want to bask in the glow of the national championship for too long, so when a friend urged him in an [...]

Byline: TOM JONES Are you ready for some football? Hard to believe, but the NFL gets under way this week as most teams report to training camp. Who are the [...]