The Jaguars took over the early stages of the 2022 free agent market, doling out big contracts to infuse a downtrodden team with talent. Those moves made a significant impact, helping key a surprise run to the divisional round. Money is tighter this year, and the Jags retaining their own …
Hall of Fame GM Bobby Beathard dies at 86
Hall of Fame NFL executive Bobby Beathard, an architect of four Super Bowl titles for two different teams, has died at age 86. Beathard died Monday due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease at his home in Franklin, Tenn., his son Casey told The Washington Post. Beathard won two Super Bowls …
Panthers hire Duce Staley, request OC interview with Jim Bob Cooter
The Lions will lose a key assistant to Frank Reich‘s new Panthers staff. Detroit running backs coach Duce Staley will rejoin Reich in Carolina, Dan Graziano of ESPN.com tweets. Reich and Staley worked together with the Eagles from 2016-17, and while Staley was under contract with the Lions, they chose …
Urban Meyer addresses Jaguars’ success
Urban Meyer’s disastrous tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars looked bad enough after he was fired following a 2-11 start to the 2021 season. It only looked worse when his successor, Doug Pederson, came in and got the Jaguars to the playoffs one year later. Meyer, however, does not seem sure …
Urban Meyer has effusive praise for Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence
Urban Meyer’s brief tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars turned out to be a complete football disaster, but he still sees great things ahead for their young quarterback he coached — perhaps even a future enshrinement in Canton. Appearing on the CBS Sports All Things Covered Podcast on Tuesday, Meyer said …
Pro Bowl: Trevor Lawrence replaces Patrick Mahomes
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was added to the Pro Bowl Games roster Tuesday to replace Super Bowl-bound Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. Lawrence joins teammate Jamal Agnew, a wide receiver and return specialist, at this week’s showcase in Las Vegas. He is the third quarterback to make …
Jaguars’ Arden Key fined by NFL, but not for reason you think
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Arden Key was fined for a tackle he made in last week’s AFC Divisional game, but not the one you might expect. Key was hit with a fine just short of $16,000 for roughing Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne during last week’s game. He was not, however, …
AFC Notes: Jaguars, Travon Walker, Texans, Titans
Jaguars Jaguars HC Doug Pederson was impressed with OLB Travon Walker‘s rookie season and was happy the team selected him with the first overall pick. “Everything that we saw in him in the draft process, we’re so thankful that we drafted him, he’s a part of our football team,” Pederson …
AFC Notes: Bills, Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars, Titans
Bills Bills GM Brandon Beane had high praise of impending free agent RB Devin Singletary‘s improvement in short-yardage situations and they’ll evaluate his contract situation this offseason. “Really improved in short-yardage. We know he can make guys miss. His hands improved,” said Beane, via BillsWire. “We’ll have to see from …
Seahawks player can’t believe Pete Carroll isn’t Coach of the Year finalist
The NFL announced its five finalists for the coach of the year award on Wednesday, and Seattle Seahawks defensive back Quandre Diggs was pretty unhappy to see Pete Carroll did not make the list. Carroll lost out on a top-five spot to Nick Sirianni (Philadelphia), Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco), Brian …
JuJu Smith-Schuster among potential free-agent targets for Chargers
Free agency begins March 15 at 4 p.m. ET. Positional needs for Los Angeles Chargers: OL, ILB, WR The Chargers are $19.9 million over the salary cap, per OverTheCap.com, so they must create space before free agency begins. Los Angeles probably will aim mostly for under-the-radar free agents to address …
Jaguars GM: Trevor Lawrence, Doug Pederson ‘a marriage made in heaven’
Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke believes the best is yet to come regarding the relationship between second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence and first-year head coach Doug Pederson. “That’s a marriage made in heaven there because they related to each other that way (being coolheaded),” Baalke told reporters about the Lawrence-Pederson …