The Falcons hired Ryan Nielsen to be their next defensive coordinator late last week, replacing the now-retired Dean Pees. Nielsen had been with the Saints since 2017, first as the team’s defensive line coach, then as assistant head coach/defensive line coach, and finally as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach in 2022. At practice [more] … [Read more...] about Arthur Smith: Ryan Nielsen was a right fit for us at defensive coordinator
Archives for January 2023
Germaine Pratt apologizes for calling out Joseph Ossai: I wasn’t a great teammate in that moment
Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt called out teammate Joseph Ossai as he walked to the locker room after a frustrating, last-second loss. Pratt was caught on video voicing his displeasure at Ossai’s unnecessary roughness penalty on Patrick Mahomes that moved the Chiefs into field goal range with eight seconds left. Pratt tweeted Sunday night after seeing [more] … [Read more...] about Germaine Pratt apologizes for calling out Joseph Ossai: I wasn’t a great teammate in that moment
Report: Panthers retain assistants Chris Tabor, James Campen
New Panthers head coach Frank Reich reported to work at his new job for the first time Monday. His first order of business after signing his contract was to begin meeting with the current assistants on the staff. Joe Person of TheAthletic.com reports the Panthers are retaining special teams coordinator Chris Tabor and offensive line [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Panthers retain assistants Chris Tabor, James Campen
With salary cap in place, franchise and transition tag amounts for 2023 are known
The formulas for determining the franchise and transition tags ultimately tie the amount at each position to a percentage of the salary cap. Thus, once the salary cap is known, the tag amounts are known. With the salary cap at a record-high $224.8 million for 2023, the tags have been determined. Per multiple reports, the [more] … [Read more...] about With salary cap in place, franchise and transition tag amounts for 2023 are known
Bradley Chubb will replace Khalil Mack in the Pro Bowl games
The NFL has named Dolphins linebacker Bradley Chubb to the Pro Bowl games to replace Khalil Mack. Chubb also made the Pro Bowl in 2020. The Dolphins acquired Chubb in a trade with Denver on Nov. 1. In 16 total games this season, Chubb made 39 tackles, eight sacks, one pass defensed and a career-high [more] … [Read more...] about Bradley Chubb will replace Khalil Mack in the Pro Bowl games