Новости за 31.12.2018

One of the longest coaching tenures in NFL history has come to an end, as Marvin Lewis is done in Cincinnati. Bengals owner Mike Brown decided this morning to fire Lewis, NFL Network reports. Lewis was expected to be fired last year, but in a surprise move he signed a two-year contract extension. This year, [more]

Word last week was that the Dolphins planned to fire executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum, but intended to hold onto head coach Adam Gase. The team never said anything publicly before or after losing to the Bills to end their season with a 7-9 record, however, and now comes word that they’ve [more]

Pistons fall to Magic

The Saints still have on-field business to conduct this season, but they’re not letting that stop them from taking care of some off-field affairs as well. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Saints have signed tight end Josh Hill to a three-year contract extension. The deal reportedly has a total value of $8.85 million, [more]

After two losing seasons, the Vance Joseph era is over in Denver. Joseph, the head coach who went 11-21 in his two years with the Broncos, was fired this morning. That news comes as a surprise to exactly no one, as Joseph had been widely expected to get fired if he didn’t make the playoffs [more]

The Browns had more success under interim coach Gregg Williams and interim offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens than they’ve had in a generation or so. So it stands to reason they’d have a shot at the full-time job. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Browns General Manager John Dorsey said that both [more]

Steve Wilks will not be back with the Arizona Cardinals. Although there’s been no official announcement, Wilks has told his assistant coaches that he will not be the head coach in 2019, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. That’s been widely expected as the Cardinals have slogged through a rough first year with Wilks [more]

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Perhaps no team in the NFL fell shorter of expectations than the Vikings, who took a title-contending team and added an $84 million quarterback. So as they watch the playoffs from the comfort of home, it’s reasonable to wonder if changes are coming. But Vikings coach Mike Zimmer told Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network [more]

The Raiders have a new G.M., and NFL Network needs a new lead draft analyst. Mike Mayock will be the next General Manager of the Raiders, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The announcement could come as soon as today. Raiders coach Jon Gruden has been friendly with Mayock for years, and they have mutual respect [more]

The Chargers are expected to have two of their biggest offensive stars back on the field this week, one of whom will be making his season debut. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, both running back Melvin Gordon and tight end Hunter Henry are expected to play Sunday when the Chargers face the Ravens. (Frankly, [more]

A report from Chris Mortensen of ESPN on Sunday morning broke the news that Marcus Mariota would not start at quarterback for the Titans on Sunday night and added that there was long-term concern about his health. Mariota has been dealing with nerve trauma related to the stinger he suffered in Week 16 and, per [more]

Brandon Ingram had his best game of the season.

Brian Flores’ dance card is starting to fill up. Flores is listed as the linebackers coach in New England, but he spent the 2018 season doing most of the defensive coordinator duties for the Patriots and that’s paying off in interest from teams looking for a head coach. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports the Browns [more]

Bills QB Josh Allen closed his rookie season with a strong performance. CB Xavien Howard would like to sign a long-term deal with the Dolphins. The Patriots rediscovered WR Chris Hogan in Sunday’s win. A call for the Jets to hire a new head coach with previous experience in the job. LB Terrell Suggs now [more]

Longtime NFL linebacker and former Lions General Manager Matt Millen is a week removed from heart transplant surgery. And as he recovers, he told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America that he hopes to make the most of the second chance he’s been given. He waited six months for a transplant, which he [more]

The Ravens beat the Chargers 22-10 in Los Angeles in Week 16 in a game that had major ramifications for each team’s playoff picture. Baltimore wound up going into the final weekend needing a win to seal the AFC North title while the Chargers had to win and hope the Chiefs lost to get a [more]

Jets safety Jamal Adams liked coach Todd Bowles, but Todd Bowles has already been fired. The guy who drafted Adams — General Manager Mike Maccagnan — remains on the job, and Adams effectively said he needed to do a better job. “We need more players and we need more dogs, simple as that,” Adams said, [more]

Neither Baker Mayfield nor Lamar Jackson opened the season as their team’s starting quarterback, but they were in the lineup for a Week 17 game that had a lot riding on it. Jackson was trying to get the Ravens into the playoffs while Mayfield was trying to get the Browns a winning record and that [more]

Panthers coach Ron Rivera was asked about some of his aging stars yesterday, and how glad he was to get them a win in an otherwise meaningless season finale. “It was probably the best way to send Ryan and Pep on their way,” Rivera said, of Ryan Kalil and Julius Peppers, via Joe Person of [more]

After what was a crazy Sunday afternoon and early evening of Week 17 games, the Football Night in America crew assembled at the big desk in an effort to make sense of it all. The product of several topics that were discussed along with a not-so-fast speed round appear in the attached video. Topics include [more]

The Colts were 1-5 six games into Frank Reich’s head coaching career and it looked like any thoughts of advancing to the playoffs would have to wait until at least next season. Neither the Colts nor Reich was ready to start thinking that way, however, and the team is going to the playoffs this year [more]

The Browns couldn’t pull off the comeback win in Baltimore on Sunday afternoon, but the second half of the 2018 season was still a big success in Cleveland. Winning five of their final eight games left the Browns with a 7-8-1 record, which is their best since 2007 and something to build on for next [more]

With the Saints clinching home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs after 15 games, the 16th game of the season became a day of rest for Drew Brees, and a day for backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to state his case that some team should sign him as its starting quarterback in 2019. It did not go [more]

The four division champions are favored to beat the four wild card teams in the opening round of the playoffs. Various sports books have the following lines listed for this week’s four games: Texans as 2 or 2.5-point favorites over the Colts. Cowboys as 2.5 or 3-point favorites over the Seahawks. Ravens as 2.5 or [more]