DENVER — Bo Nix wants the world to know: He has no concerns that he’s any kind of injury-prone quarterback.

“My ankles,” Nix said Wednesday, “are feeling really good.”

In a conference call with reporters, Nix contradicted his own head coach’s communication around the quarterback’s ankle fracture.

“Nothing predisposed, ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A 33-year-old unemployed Jesse Minter sat across from John Harbaugh.

It was 2017. Minter was interviewing for a coaching assistant job in Baltimore. His resume showed six years of defensive coordinator experience piloting turnarounds at Indiana State, then Georgia State. Harbaugh heard all about it from Minter’s father, Rick, ...Read more

With Super Bowl LX less than two weeks away, federal officials have confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security will be involved in security for the Bay Area’s biggest event in years — a routine role the department plays at major sporting events — even as viral reports and heightened national tensions have fueled fears that ...Read more

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye officially has a right shoulder injury.

The Patriots did not practice on Wednesday, but the team still had to release a practice participation and injury report ahead of Super Bowl LX. If the Patriots did practice, Maye would have been limited with a right shoulder injury.

Here’s the full simulated injury ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s hard to imagine a more accomplished candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame than Bill Belichick, who led the New England Patriots to an unprecedented six Super Bowl victories and whose 333 career wins are the second-most in NFL history.

His profile is such that you could make his case among Hall of Fame voters ...Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — What do LeBron James, Tom Brady, the president of the United States and North Carolina’s athletic director-in-waiting all have in common?

They all agree on this much: Bill Belichick was snubbed.

Reactions ranging from disbelief to outrage have continued to pour in from the sports world and political realm after ESPN ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — “I’m livid.”

That’s how Jimmy Johnson answered the phone.

“I’m so livid.”

The Hall of Fame coach recently ended a conversation with his friend and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman by saying, ‘By the way, I’m probably going to Canton this summer with (Bill) Belichick getting in the Hall ...Read more

CHICAGO — There’s only one way for the Pro Football Hall of Fame to right the wrong of denying former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick his first-ballot entrance into the Hall.

Gather all the 50 voters back together and stage a “Knives Out” whodunit, with Daniel Craig investigating in a musky mansion.

Maybe they could even get ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Browns have their next coach, and he comes from AFC North rival Baltimore.

Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken has agreed to become Cleveland’s next head coach, a source with direct knowledge confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. He replaces Kevin Stefanski, who was fired earlier this month.

At age 59, it is his first NFL ...Read more

DENVER — Say this for Sean Payton: He sure liked to spread the drops around.

The Denver Broncos were the only NFL team to place three players among the league’s top 15 in dropped passes during the regular season, per Pro-Football-Reference.com — wide receiver Courtland Sutton (eight), tight end Evan Engram (eight) and running back RJ ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — New Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy would welcome a reunion with Aaron Rodgers. Now, like last offseason, all the Steelers can do is wait for Rodgers to make his decision.

“Definitely,” McCarthy said Tuesday at his introductory news conference when asked if he would like Rodgers to return for the 2026 season. “I don...Read more

DENVER — Two days after a grueling loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC title game, Sean Payton is shaking up his coaching staff, including a major move on the offensive side

The Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, wide receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch on Tuesday, Payton announced ...Read more

NEW YORK — Brian Daboll has run 12 seasons worth of NFL offenses for five different teams in his coaching career.

In the three full seasons he coached Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen as a starter, Daboll’s offenses on average ranked ninth in the league in points per game and 11th in yards.

In the other nine seasons without Allen,...Read more

NEW YORK — Aaron Glenn is now in the market for both a new offensive and defensive coordinator.

On Tuesday, offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand and the New York Jets mutually parted ways, sources confirm to the New York Daily News.

Glenn and Engstrand had recently discussed his role moving forward. Glenn initially planned to keep ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton came across a strange sight in the Denver Broncos’ facility Tuesday morning.

His quarterback Bo Nix, with a newly surgically repaired right ankle, was cruising around on a medical scooter.

“He was just up above us here,” the Denver head coach said of Nix from the front atrium of Denver’s facility, pointing up to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Diversification should be the operational word for Howie Roseman and his front office this offseason.

You’ve heard it said that the Philadelphia Eagles have more talent on their roster than any team in the NFL. The claim is more often than not the source of the shade thrown at Nick Sirianni and his coaching staff. When the ...Read more

SEATTLE — No, this was not the real Super Bowl.

No, the Seahawks have not been crowned.

There isn't a parade scheduled in Seattle — there isn't a banner being stitched.

But the new NFC champions are not going to face a tougher team than the one they matched up with Sunday. The power of the New England Patriots simply doesn't stack up with...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Drake Maye survived the snow and led the New England Patriots to his first Super Bowl as an NFL player on Sunday, giving the state of North Carolina and the Charlotte area something to cheer about.

The funny part: It won’t be the first Super Bowl Maye has attended, nor even the first one he’s been part of in Santa Clara,...Read more

DENVER — Dreams are delicate, fleeting.

The AFC Championship Game trophy was returning to Denver. The coach’s Hall of Fame resume had a LinkedIn update that no one could refute.

Then Sean Payton tried to put his hands on the Patriots’ throat, and he got grabbed by ghosts. On fourth-and-1 in the second quarter, he went to Jarrett. And ...Read more