Bears interview Pete Carroll for head coaching job
NFL, Sports
By By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer 
January 11, 2025
The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job on Thursday. The 73-year-old Carroll is looking to return to the sideline after moving into an advi...
How Harbaugh turned around the Chargers
NFL, Sports
January 11, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh’s football philosophy is rooted in being physical on both sides of the ball and wearing down an opponent. However, when it comes to relating to his players, it i...
NFL moves Vikings-Rams to Arizona due to fires
NFL, Sports
January 11, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL has moved the Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The game will be played Mond...
Wilson trying to focus on present, not uncertain future
NFL, Sports
January 10, 2025
The Steelers will face the Ravens in Baltimore at 8 p.m. Saturday. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson isn’t ready to zoom out. Maybe because he’s almost pathologically predisposed to focusing on the “mo...
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NFL NOTEBOOK
January 10, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts is back for the Eagles — limited at practice, for now — and with all signs pointing toward their star quarterback set to start this weekend in an NFC wildcard playoff g...
Researchers confirm Wycheck’s CTE
NFL, Sports
By By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer 
January 10, 2025
Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, had sta...
NFL, Sports
By By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer 
January 10, 2025
The Chicago Bears interviewed Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching job on Thursday. The 37-year-old Petz...
Like Steelers, Ravens have share of playoff failure
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
January 10, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t the only team with a recent history of underwhelming postseason success. In fact, they might not even be the team enduring the most pressure and scrutiny that takes to f...
Smith focused on Ravens, not new job
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
January 10, 2025
The Steelers offensive coordinator could be a head-coaching candidate for New York and Chicago. Arthur Smith’s chance to interview for another NFL head coaching opportunity can wait until next week wh...
McCormick suffered broken hand, Jackson good to go
NFL, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
January 8, 2025
Five days before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff game, starting right guard Mason McCormick on Monday was to be “sized for a cast and/or a brace” for a broken left hand. McCormick suffered the injury...
Jaguars request interviews with 8 candidates
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are conducting their coaching search with transparency for the first time in franchise history. The Jaguars released a list of eight interview reques...
Playoffs feature plenty of veteran running backs
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Those veteran running backs who changed addresses in the offseason have given themselves a chance to showcase the difference they can make in the postseason. Plenty of contender...
Titans fire GM Ran Carthon after two seasons
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — General manager Ran Carthon paid the price for the Tennessee Titans going 9-25 in his two seasons. The Titans introduced Carthon as the franchise’s first Black general manager ...
Tomlin: No time for ‘pouting’ for Steelers
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Pittsburgh will face AFC North rival Baltimore Saturday night in a wild-card game. Mike Tomlin doesn’t want his Pittsburgh Steelers looking too far back – or too far ahead – as the NFL playoffs approa...
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2025
Packers’ Watson out for season with ACL tear Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he won’t be available for any of the postsea...
Arthur Smith to Jets, Bears?
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By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is a candidate for vacant head coach job of the New York Jets, several national outlets reported Monday, and the Jets have formally requested an ...
Steelers have ‘choice to respond the right way’
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Despite backpedaling into the AFC playoffs on a fourgame losing streak, the Pittsburgh Steelers late Saturday night sounded more like a team ready to wear their white jerseys than wave a white towel. ...
Lions secure No. 1 seed in NFC, playoffs set
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 7, 2025
The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through Motown. The Detroit Lions secured a No. 1 seed with a 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. Jahmyr Gibbs scored four touchdowns...
Jaguars fire coach Doug Pederson, keep GM
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Doug Pederson is out as Jacksonville’s head coach after the franchise’s “best team assembled” won just four games. Jaguars owner Shad Khan fired Pederson on Monday, a day aft...
Rodgers proved he can still play at high level
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 7, 2025
Aaron Rodgers showed the rest of the NFL in Week 18 that he can still play at a high level in case he wants to return for a 21st season. The four-time NFL MVP threw four touchdown passes against a tea...