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Getty Images Figuring out a way to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on Saturday afternoon is Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley’s current priority. If the Rams win that game, Staley will focus on the NFC title game. If they lose, his attention will turn toward other matters. Adam...

Getty Images Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said the day he fired Doug Pederson that he expected Duce Staley to be a candidate for the job. How serious a candidate is the question. Staley, the assistant head coach and running backs under Pederson, is in Palm Beach, Florida, today interviewing with...

Getty Images New Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer is joining a fairly short list of people who have become NFL head coaches without ever playing or coaching pro football. Meyer is one of the best coaches in college football history, but the track record of college coaches to adjust to the pro...

Getty Images The Jets have wrapped up another interview with Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Smith interviewed with the team for a second time on Thursday and this was in-person after a virtual interview the first time around. He joins 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as...

Getty Images One of the coaching cycle’s hottest candidates will continue his interviewing tour in the coming days. While Robert Saleh is reportedly interviewing with the Eagles on Thursday, NFL media’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo report the Chargers are expected to bring in Saleh for a...

Getty Images Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie’s decision to fire coach Doug Pederson may have stemmed from a difference of opinion about who should be the team’s starting quarterback going forward. Pederson thinks Jalen Hurts gives the Eagles the best chance to win, and Lurie wants to salvage Carson...

Getty Images Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore flirted with the Boise State head coaching job before agreeing to a new contract to remain in Dallas, but that extension apparently isn’t stopping others from thinking about hiring Moore. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that the Eagles...

Getty Images The Eagles are moving forward with their head coaching search by talking with one of the cycle’s hottest candidates. Philadelphia has interviewed Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Ian Rapoport of NFL media reports. Brady, 31, has interviewed with the Falcons, Texans...

Getty Images 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh sat down for a second interview with the Jets on Wednesday, which would seem to indicate a real chance that Saleh could be their next head coach. Saleh left that interview without the job, however, and he’s now scheduled for his first...

USA TODAY Sports Former NFL linebacker Steve Hendrickson, who won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers, died on Friday at the age of 54, via Marty James of the Napa Valley Register. Hendrickson appeared in 100 career games over seven seasons spent with the 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, San Diego...

Getty Images The Eagles were a late entry into this year’s head coaching cycle and their search is reportedly expected to include a new name. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is expected to interview Patriots inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo for the opening created by firing...

Getty Images Who ordered the Code Red? Owner Jeffrey Lurie claims it wasn’t him. During Monday’s video conference with reporters regarding the firing of coach Doug Pederson, Lurie was asked whether he had a role in the decision to remove quarterback Jalen Hurts from the second half of the Week...

Getty Images The Eagles are starting to make up for lost time in their head coaching search. They fired Doug Pederson on Monday and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that they have requested an interview with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Tuesday. Saleh has interviewed with five of...

Getty Images Giants head coach Joe Judge garnered plenty of headlines with his rant about disrespecting the game by not playing to win for all 60 minutes. He was clearly talking about the Eagles, though he never mentioned them or former head coach Doug Pederson by name. Though the comments...

Getty Images The Eagles have two more current coordinators on their radar for their head coaching vacancy. ESPN’s Dan Graziano reports Philadelphia has requested to interview Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. And ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reports the club has requested to interview...

Getty Images On Monday, the Eagles fired coach Doug Pederson. Also on Monday, the Eagles contacted his potential replacement. Geoff Mosher of InsideTheBirds.com reports that the Eagles already have reached out to Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley to gauge his interest in the job. Riley became the...

Getty Images Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie decided it was best for the Eagles to move on without Doug Pederson as their head coach on Monday and said in a statement that a discussion about their “collective vision” was the impetus for the move. At a press conference, Lurie expanded on where that...

Getty Images Doug Pederson issued a statement on Monday afternoon after being dismissed after five seasons as the head coach of the Eagles. Pederson opened the statement, which was released by the team, by saying that “it has been an absolute honor” to serve in that job and that he will...

Getty Images Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie doesn’t think Doug Pederson will be out of work for long. Lurie said today that despite firing Pederson, he believes Pederson is a good coach and will recommend him to any of the six other owners who currently have head coaching vacancies. “I actually...

Getty Images The Eagles ended speculation about Doug Pederson’s status on Monday when they announced that he is no longer the team’s head coach. Settling that issue means that another coach will be involved in discussions about what to do with quarterback Carson Wentz. The second overall pick...