Friday morning’s unexpected, but not really all that surprising, bombshell comes from TheAthletic.com, which has reported that former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson asked ownership to fire coach Pete Carroll and G.M. John Schneider in February 2022. Wilson’s expected, and definitely not surprising, response has landed on Twitter. “I love Pete and he was a father [more] … [Read more...] about Russell Wilson denies wanting to get Pete Carroll, John Schneider fired
Archives for February 2023
Saints restructure Tyrann Mathieu’s contract
Add safety Tyrann Mathieu to this year’s list of Saints players who have had their contracts restructured this offseason. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Saints reworked Mathieu’s deal. The move created $4.668 million in cap space. Mathieu started every game in his first season with his hometown team. He ended the year [more] … [Read more...] about Saints restructure Tyrann Mathieu’s contract
Browns announce Bubba Ventrone as special teams coordinator and assistant head coach
Bubba Ventrone is officially a member of the Browns coaching staff. Word that the Browns would be hiring Ventrone as their special teams coordinator and assistant head coach broke earlier this week and the team formally announced the move on Friday. Ventrone spent a decade playing special teams in the NFL before moving into the [more] … [Read more...] about Browns announce Bubba Ventrone as special teams coordinator and assistant head coach
Terry McLaurin: Sam Howell’s first start against the Cowboys was a great first step
Head coach Ron Rivera has said that the Commanders plan to roll with second-year quarterback Sam Howell as QB1 when the team’s offseason program begins in April. Howell mostly sat back and learned in his first season after being selected in the fifth round out of North Carolina. But he did help lead Washington to [more] … [Read more...] about Terry McLaurin: Sam Howell’s first start against the Cowboys was a great first step
Bruce Arians: Philosophies “didn’t match” for Todd Bowles, Byron Leftwich
Last April, Bruce Arians executed what was supposed to have been a smooth handoff of the head-coaching baton to Todd Bowles. The baton ended up bouncing around on the track. In the aftermath of a sub-.500 season that wouldn’t have resulted in a playoff berth if the Buccaneers weren’t assigned to the worst division in [more] … [Read more...] about Bruce Arians: Philosophies “didn’t match” for Todd Bowles, Byron Leftwich