Billy Joe “Red” McCombs, former owner of the Vikings and multiple other sports teams, has died. He was 95. He made his money originally in car sales. He owned the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets before buying the Vikings in 1998 for $250 million. Under his ownership, the Vikings went to two NFC [more] … [Read more...] about Former Vikings owner Red McCombs dies at 95
Colts to hire Tom Manning as tight ends coach
New Colts head coach Shane Steichen has apparently lured an assistant away from the college ranks. According to multiple reports, Indianapolis is hiring Tom Manning to be the team’s tight ends coach. Manning had just become the Cincinnati Bearcats’ offensive coordinator under new head coach Scott Satterfield in January. Before that, Manning was the Iowa [more] … [Read more...] about Colts to hire Tom Manning as tight ends coach
Cardinals to retain Jeff Rodgers as special teams coordinator
New Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon has installed two young, inexperienced coordinators on offense and defense. But Gannon is opting for a more seasoned special teams coordinator. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Cardinals will retain assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers on Gannon’s staff in 2023. Rodgers has been with the [more] … [Read more...] about Cardinals to retain Jeff Rodgers as special teams coordinator
Report: Chargers hire Robert Muschamp as quality control coach
The Chargers are hiring Georgia analyst Robert Muschamp as a quality control coach, Matt Zenitz of on3sports reports. Muschamp is the nephew of former Florida and South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp, who now is an assistant at Georgia. Robert Muschamp spent the past two seasons working with his uncle. He earned a scholarship at [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Chargers hire Robert Muschamp as quality control coach
XFL’s challenge-anything rule could have minimized the James Bradberry Super Bowl controversy
The XFL has adopted an unprecedented rule that allows a head coach to challenge anything he wants to challenge, once per game. In the aftermath of the first weekend of XFL 3.0, MDS raised an interesting point about this tweak to the challenge procedure. If the NFL had this rule — and if Eagles coach [more] … [Read more...] about XFL’s challenge-anything rule could have minimized the James Bradberry Super Bowl controversy