Super Bowl week's Media Night is here, where the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will each give us an hourlong gabfest at the Superdome in New Orleans.
Philly went first, with these Eagles getting podiums:
Head coach Nick Sirianni QB Jalen Hurts RB Saquon Barkley WR DeVonta Smith WR A.J. Brown T Lane Johnson T Jordan Mailata TE Dallas Goedert LB Zack Baun CB Darius Slay DE Brandon Graham
Kansas City's session begins at 10 p.m. ET. The 11 Chiefs with podiums are:
HC Andy Reid QB Patrick Mahomes TE Travis Kelce DT Chris Jones WR DeAndre Hopkins WR Xavier Worthy K Harrison Butker LB Nick Bolton S Justin Reid CB Trent McDuffie RB Isiah Pacheco
Travis Kelce wishes that Jason was playing in Super Bowl
The last time the Eagles and Chiefs faced off in the Super Bowl, the Kelce brothers were on opposite sides of the field. Now Jason's retired from the Eagles, while Travis seeks his fourth Super Bowl ring. Travis wishes that Jason was still on the opposing sideline.
"Of course I wish Jason was out there," Kelce said. "Being at the mountaintop with your brother is something special that I’ll never forget. Obviously it’s being so close to him retiring, I wish he would’ve played another year.
"He’s very content where he is in life right now. I’m happy as hell for him. He gets to be around his family and his baby girls a little bit more. I’ll go out there and try to represent the family the best I can."
Travis Kelce wasn't escaping opening night without some questions about Taylor Swift. He got one about her cooking. Apparently Swift is a talented baker.
"Her pop tarts are unbelievable, man," Kelce said. "Homemade pop tarts. Unbelievable."
Mavericks fan Patrick Mahomes took a diplomatic approach to the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade.
"As a Dallas fan, it hurts me," Mahomes said. "But I’m happy for him that he’s gonna be able to go out there and be in L.A. and get to try to achieve his dream of winning a championship.
"He did so much not only for the basketball team but for the city of Dallas. I'll always be appreciative of those years. But I’m excited for the Mavericks moving forward and the guys that they’ve brought in."
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie on his "childhood team" in Boston being up for sale
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie probably isn't going to buy the Boston Celtics anytime soon.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie on rumors he is interested in buying the Celtics:
“I would never say never, but I’m not looking to own another sports franchise. The Celtics again are exceptional, they’re so well run, they’re so talented, it’s my childhood team. However, I do not… pic.twitter.com/U2GkVLeGMl
The NFL’s dedicated push to add diversity in all levels of America’s most popular sport will continue.
That was the message delivered by commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday during his annual state of the league address to kick off Super Bowl week — declining to follow in the footsteps of some major U.S. corporations stripping away diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from their business models.
“We got into diversity efforts because we felt it was the right thing for the National Football League,” Goodell said on Monday. “And we’re going to continue towards that, because we’ve not only convinced ourselves, I think we’ve proven ourselves that it does make the NFL better.”
Click the photo for more on Goodell's comments Monday from Charles Robinson on the ground in New Orleans.
Click the photo for more on Goodell's comments Monday from Charles Robinson on the ground in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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Jalen Hurts has a different name for the tush push that he helped make famous: "I call it the quarterback sneak."
Tush Push? Jalen Hurts just calls it the QB sneak 🫡
Cooper Kupp's time with the Los Angeles Rams is apparently over.
The longtime wide receiver shared on social media on Monday night that the team was looking to trade him. What such a trade would look like, or when it would come down, remains to be seen.
I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships. I don’t agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the issue, partially, in a news conference Monday in New Orleans.
Here is Roger Goodell’s response to new information about role New Orleans Saints played in local Catholic archdiocese sexual abuse scandal. He was asked whether NFL would investigate: pic.twitter.com/0YlK4BhkOw
Roger Goodell says the NFL is definitely open to having an international Super Bowl in future … and having an international franchise. @talkSPORTpic.twitter.com/G1LWtkQBPe
Commish Roger Goodell defends NFL's diversity policies
Roger Goodell says the NFL will continue its diversity efforts, despite the Trump administration’s policies and companies dropping DEI programs: “Our efforts are fundamental in trying to attract the best possible talent into the National Football League, on and off the field.”
Roger Goodell on continuing the NFL's DEI policies:
"It does make the NFL better. We're not in this because it's a trend to get in or a trend to get out of it. Our efforts are fundamental in trying to attract the best possible talent." pic.twitter.com/cYMK6sfjI7
Roger Goodell addresses ref controversy in state of league address
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The second question NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fielded Monday in his state of the league address was about officiating, and a belief that the Kansas City Chiefs are benefitting from calls.
"This sort of reminds me of the script" Goodell joked.
In seriousness Goodell called some of the conspiracy theories rampant on social media "ridiculous" and defended his league's officials, calling them "outstanding."
Goodell says any theory of the Chiefs benefiting from preferential calls from officials is “ridiculous” and the league officiating is “outstanding.” pic.twitter.com/y5jVXQsKHu
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell shoots down idea that officials are favoring Chiefs unfairly. Reminds him of idea NFL is scripted.
"It’s a ridiculous theory, for anyone who might take it seriously. But at the end of the day, it's something we might have to continue to work on." pic.twitter.com/MKVw9UA9nm
Later in the conference, Goodell said he didn't view flopping as a major issue, but didn't rule out the league's competition committee from reviewing potential changes.
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Texans hire Rams' Nick Caley to replace Bobby Slowik as OC
The #Texans are hiring #Rams TEs coach and pass game coordinator Nick Caley as their new OC, as CJ Stroud and the Houston offense get a new play-caller, per me and @TomPelissero.
Sources: Raiders to hire Brennan Carroll to be their new Offensive Line coach + Run Game Coordinator.
He has been the University of Washington Offensive Coordinator + OL Coach for the past year and prior to that had stops at Arizona, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Hurricanes and USC.…
Myles Garrett requests trade from Browns, says he wants to win Super Bowl
Myles Garrett wants out of Cleveland. Will the Browns grant his wish? (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has requested a trade, according to multiple media reports. In a statement shared by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and others, Garrett said his desire to win a Super Bowl was driving his decision to leave.
"As a kid dreaming of the NFL, all I focused on was the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl — and that goal fuels me today more than ever. My love for the community of Northeast Ohio and the incredible fanbase of the Cleveland Browns has made this one of the toughest decisions of my life. These past eight years have shaped me into the man that I am today," Garrett wrote.
Garrett added that he cared more about winning a championship than about becoming a Hall of Famer.
Jaguars name Tony Boselli executive VP of football operations
The Jaguars, who hold the No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, are slowly rebuilding their front office after parting ways with general manager Trent Baalke.
Former #Jaguars All-Pro tackle Tony Boselli has been named the team’s executive vice president of football operations, owner Shad Khan announced today.
Boselli and coach Liam Coen will report to Khan, as will the new GM after that hire is made in the weeks ahead. pic.twitter.com/Pqfx3SdJvp
Chip Kelly reportedly leaving Ohio State for Raiders' OC job
According to ESPN, Chip Kelly is leaving the Buckeyes after one season to become the offensive coordinator for Pete Carroll with the Las Vegas Raiders. Kelly’s departure comes not long after defensive coordinator Jim Knowles left to take the same position at Penn State.
Kelly came to Ohio State after the 2023 season as Ryan Day gave up play-calling duties. Kelly left his job as UCLA’s head coach to run Ohio State’s offense as the Buckeyes bounced back from two regular-season losses to win the first 12-team College Football Playoff.
The former Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers head coach has never been an offensive coordinator in the NFL. He joined the Eagles before the 2013 season after he spent four seasons as Oregon’s head coach and coached the 49ers for one season in 2016 after he was fired by the Eagles.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 18: Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly of the Ohio State Buckeyes speaks to the media during the Ohio State Buckeyes media day at the Georgia World Congress Center prior to the 2025 CFP National Championship between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
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Eagles, Chiefs make festive arrival in New Orleans
The Eagles arrived first with a flag reading "Geaux Birds" hanging out of the cockpit window as they prepare to face Kansas City in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.
Seeking their third consecutive Super Bowl championship and fourth in the past six years, the Chiefs touched down soon thereafter with several observers noticing Patrick Mahomes sporting a Hugo Boss sweatsuit for his travel.
Eric Bieniemy is returning to the NFL. The former Chiefs and Commanders offensive coordinator is joining Ben Johnson's new staff with the Bears as running backs coach, reports CBS' Jonathan Jones.
An NFL return: Eric Bieniemy has agreed to terms with the Chicago Bears to be their running backs coach, source tells @NFLonCBS. A 2-time Super Bowl champ with the Chiefs, Bieniemy gives Ben Johnson's offensive staff a veteran, championship presence.
After being fired by Washington following the 2023 campaign, Bieniemy spent last season with UCLA as the Bruins' assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.
Cowboys name Klayton Adams as OC after 2 seasons coaching OL for Cardinals
New Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer has hired his replacement as offensive coordinator. Klayton Adams will run Dallas' offense after two seasons coaching offensive line for the Cardinals, according to Ian Rapoport.
Before joining Arizona's staff, Adams coached tight ends and was an assistant offensive line coach with the Colts. His primary responsibility will likely be the run game since Schottenheimer intends to continue calling plays as head coach.
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Jets hiring Tanner Engstrand as OC away from Lions: Report
New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is bringing a fellow Lions assistant with him. Tanner Engstrand will be Glenn’s offensive coordinator, the team announced on Friday.
NOW OFFICIAL! We've named Tanner Engstrand our new Offensive Coordinator.
Engstrand, 42, was Detroit’s passing game coordinator for the past two seasons after coaching quality control and tight ends. He was believed to be a candidate for the Lions OC opening before Dan Campbell hired John Morton for that position this week.
This season, the Lions had the second-best passing offense in the NFL with 4,474 yards, averaging 263.2 yards per game.
Prior to joining Detroit, Engstand was the offensive coordinator for the XFL’s DC Defenders.
The Jets will have weapons to work with, including receivers Garrett Wilson, running back Breece Hall and a veteran offensive line. But quarterback is a big question, in addition to whether or not Davante Adams returns.
Jets name Chris Banjo as new special teams coach
The New York Jets are continuing to fill out Aaron Glenn's staff. The team announced Friday that Chris Banjo will join the staff as special teams coordinator.
Banjo joins the Jets after two years with the Denver Broncos as assistant special teams coach.
IT'S OFFICIAL! We've named Chris Banjo our new Special Teams Coordinator.
The Buccaneers are promoting from within to replace Liam Coen as offensive coordinator. Passing game coordinator Josh Grizzard is getting bumped up to play-calling duties on offense, the team announced on Friday.
Grizzard joined Tampa Bay this season after seven years with the Dolphins, for whom he was a quality control and receivers coach. The Bucs had the third-most passing yards in the NFL this season with 4,257 yards, averaging 250.4 yards per game.
Saints plan to meet with Kellen Moore again after Super Bowl 59
While searching for a new head coach, the New Orleans Saints have seemingly narrowed their focus. The team plans to meet with Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore after the Super Bowl, and has informed other candidates that they plan to keep speaking with Moore, per multiple reports.
Moore reportedly have a strong in-person interview on Monday night, and has emerged as the top candidate for the job. But NFL rules keep the Saints from officially hiring the 36-year-old coordinator until after the Super Bowl, despite New Orleans' clear interest.
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Liam Coen picks Anthony Campanile to be Jaguars DC
Liam Coen has his defensive coordinator. The Jaguars announced Thursday they are hiring Anthony Campanile, who currently works as the Packers' linebackers coach and run game coordinator.
Graham has been out since November after suffering a torn triceps. Opening his practice window gives him the opportunity to play in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs.
We have opened the practice windows for TE CJ Uzomah and DE Brandon Graham, signed RB Lew Nichols to the Practice Squad, and released TE Nick Muse from the Practice Squad. pic.twitter.com/JO8obnUPkP
Morton will replace Ben Johnson (Bears) running the offense, while Sheppard takes over for Aaron Glenn (Jets) as defensive coordinator on Dan Campbell's staff.
It’s official! The #Lions announce the hiring of John Morton as offensive coordinator and the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator.
Raiders working to retain defensive coordinator Patrick Graham
Pete Carroll is now in charge of the Las Vegas Raiders, but he'll be keeping the last regime's defensive coordinator. Josina Anderson reports the team is working on a deal to bring back DC Patrick Graham, whose unit ranked 15th in the NFL in total defense last year and 25th in points allowed.
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Jets hire Steve Wilks as next DC
Steve Wilks is back in the game.
The longtime defensive assistant and former Arizona Cardinals head coach struck a deal to become the next defensive coordinator with the New York Jets on Wednesday afternoon. Wilks, who took last year off from coaching, will now join Aaron Glenn’s staff.
Click the photo to read more about the Jets' next defensive coordinator. (Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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Should the Super Bowl trophy be re-named after Tom Brady?
Bill Belichick is over the Lombardi Trophy.
Instead, the longtime New England Patriots head coach wants it renamed to honor the quarterback with whom he won six trophies.
Belichick, now the head coach at North Carolina, proposed the idea of renaming the iconic Super Bowl trophy after Tom Brady on the “Let’s Go!” podcast this week. Brady won seven Super Bowl rings throughout his career, six of which were with Belichick in New England.
“Maybe they should name it the Brady trophy,” Belichick said. “He won seven of them.”
Saints zeroing in on Eagles OC Kellen Moore as next head coach
If a deal is made, an announcement cannot come until after Super Bowl LIX.
Kellen Moore is in the driver’s seat for the Saints head coaching job after a great in-person interview Monday night. He will be in the Saints facilities as the designated home team next week, but NO can’t contact him and nothing can be official until after the Super Bowl.
Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury takes himself out of contention for Saints' job
Kliff Kingsbury has reportedly decided to not pursue an NFL head coaching job for next season. The Commanders offensive coordinator did not accept any interview requests during this hiring cycle and had Washington reached the Super Bowl he would not have been able to interview until after the season ended.
Following the Commanders' loss to the Eagles in the NFC championship game, Kingsbury became eligible for interviews.
The Saints, who had requested to speak to Kingsbury earlier this month, are the only NFL team without a head coach.
"I didn't get into this to be a head coach again," Kingsbury told ESPN last month. "It's not about money. It never has been about money. So, that won't move me at all. It's just I want to do the best job we can here for those guys and then kind of go from there."
Breaking: #Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury — despite interest from the #Saints and other teams — has decided to stay in Washington for a second season following a remarkable turnaround that saw the team go from 4 wins to an NFC Championship appearance.
Ravens bring back former assistant, Colts head coach Chuck Pagano to coaching staff
Chuck Pagano is returning to the Ravens.
The former Ravens assistant and Colts head coach is joining John Harbaugh's staff as Baltimore's senior secondary coach. Pagano was previously on Baltimore's staff as secondary coach and defensive coordinator under Harbaugh from 2008-11.
He was then the head coach of the Colts for six seasons from 2012-17. After that, Pagano served as defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears in 2019 and 2020. He's been out of the NFL since.
The former Dallas Cowboys coach is sitting this season out. Mike McCarthy has decided to focus on next season's hiring cycle, according to the NFL Network, and will not pursue the New Orleans Saints job after all. McCarthy was due to interview with the team later this week.
McCarthy split with the Cowboys late in the coaching cycle this month, and the Saints are the last team in the league still needing a coach.
Click the photo to read more about Mike McCarthy's decision to wait until next season to try to get back into the league. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
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Key takeaways from Brian Schottenheimer's Cowboys press conference
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Cowboys make it official with new DC Matt Eberflus
Longtime Dallas DC Mike Zimmer told ESPN's Ed Werder on Sunday that he was not planning on returning to the team as part of Schottenheimer's staff and will likely retire.
Eberflus was a Cowboys linebackers coach from 2011-17, as Schottenheimer's first major hire.
Chiefs show off their white jerseys for Super Bowl LIX
The last time the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl they wore white. Hoping for a similar outcome in Super Bowl LIX, the defending back-to-back champions will sport the same jerseys while their opponents go with green.
As the designated "home" team, the Eagles had first choice at jersey color and went with green. That opened the door for the Chiefs to go back to wearing white, like they did in Super Bowl LVII in Arizona two years ago.While the Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls wearing both of their colors — red and white — history favors teams that don white.
Out of the previous 58 Super Bowls, 37 teams wearing white have gone on to win the game — a success rate of 64% compared to 36% for non-white jerseys (21 winning teams). Most recently, 16 of the last 20 champions wore white, with one of those four losers being the San Francisco 49ers last year against the red-wearing Chiefs.
Goodell talked about the notion the NFL favors the Chiefs and a whole lot more regarding officiating on Monday at his annual state of the league availability.
Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns and Philadelphia forced four turnovers against Jayden Daniels and Washington to seal its second NFC championship in three years.
It was impossible not to notice that even as the Hurts-Nick Sirianni tension from last season simmers more calmly, the two nonetheless continue to tell different stories about their partnership.
Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon delves into Saquon Barkley's 2024 success, breaking down why it was possible to overthink what was always going to be a perfect situation.
Hosts Nate Tice, Charles McDonald and Matt Harmon are live and in person at Radio Row in New Orleans as they react to some breaking news, give their favorite moments from the 2024 season and some spicy bold predictions to watch for in 2025.
Winning changes everything, and Josh Harris is ready to embrace the "Commanders" name that's now associated with the franchise's best season in more than three decades.
