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Getty Images Philip Rivers has retired from the NFL, but NFL fans may still see a lot of him. Rivers would be a candidate for a Monday Night Football analyst job if he’s interested, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. The current plan is to keep the trio of Steve Levy, Brian...

Getty Images The Lions have their new head coach in place, but they still need to find someone to run the offense on Dan Campbell’s staff. Ravens quarterbacks coach James Urban interviewed for the offensive coordinator job this week and reports have identified three others who are in the mix...

Getty Images The Saints lost one offensive assistant when Dan Campbell was hired as the head coach of the Lions and another member of Sean Payton’s staff could be in the mix for a couple of offensive coordinator openings. Jeff Duncan of TheAthletic.com reports that the Chargers and Seahawks...

Getty Images Brandon Staley landed the Chargers head coaching job after leading the Rams’ defense to the top spot in yards and points allowed in 2020. While much of the discussion during his introductory press conference revolved around his plan to develop young quarterback Justin Herbert, the...

USA TODAY Sports It’s business suit season in the NFL. It shouldn’t be. When coaches are hired to run NFL teams, they show up for their introductory press conferences in suits. That’s the way it is, because that’s the way it’s always been. But why does it have to keep being that way? Coaches...

Getty Images Philip Rivers has retired from the NFL. In five years, the man who finishes fifth on the all-time passing yardage and touchdowns list will be considered for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Will he make it? On the first try, probably not. He didn’t play in a Super Bowl, unlike...

Getty Images New Chargers head coach Brandon Staley says he’s eager to build an offense that revolves around quarterback Justin Herbert. “My vision for the offense really fits Justin and what he can do well,” Staley said. “Creating a system for Justin and uniquely shaping it for his skill set...

Getty Images In retiring yesterday, Philip Rivers brought to an end his streak of 240 consecutive games started, and 252 counting the playoffs. That was the longest active streak in the NFL, and the second-longest streak in NFL history. With Rivers’ retirement, Russell Wilson now has the...

Getty Images Chargers head coach Brandon Staley is starting to fill out his first staff in in Los Angeles and has reportedly interviewed a former colleague to become a coordinator. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL media, Staley interviewed Broncos defensive backs coach Renaldo Hill for...

Getty Images Brandon Staley will be bringing at least one Rams assistant with him down the 405 to the Chargers. NFL media’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report Rams assistant head coach/linebackers coach Joe Barry is expected to join Staley’s cross-town staff as defensive passing game...

Getty Images Colts defensive backs coach Jonathan Gannon has landed another interview for a defensive coordinator position. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Gannon will interview with the Chargers for that key spot on new head coach Brandon Staley’s staff. Gannon has also interviewed...

Getty Images Bears defensive line coach Jay Rodgers is leaving to join Brandon Staley’s staff in Los Angeles, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Rodgers worked with Staley on the Bears’ staff in 2017-18 when Staley coached the team’s outside linebackers. The Bears already were looking...

Getty Images Philip Rivers has decided to call it a career. Colts General Manager Chris Ballard said last week that he expected to meet with Rivers in a month to discuss the quarterback’s plans for the future. That meeting won’t be necessary because Rivers told Kevin Acee of the San Diego...

Getty Images Former Chargers and Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has issued a statement regarding his decision to retire. “Every year, January 20th is a special and emotional day,” Rivers said. “It is St. Sebastian’s Feast day, the day I played in the AFC Championship without an ACL, and now...

Getty Images After just one season with the Los Angeles Chargers, offensive line coach James Campen in back in search of a new job. Campen will not remain with the Chargers under new head coach Brandon Staley, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. It will be the third straight year Campen...

Getty Images The Chargers hired former Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley as their next head coach, and he was interested in bringing Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell with him. But the Rams won’t allow that. The Rams have blocked O’Connell from interviewing with the Chargers...

Getty Images As the 2021 coach and G.M. hiring cycle continues, the man who runs the Fritz Pollard Alliance has expressed his disappointment regarding the opportunities given to Black coaches and executives. “Thus far, the NFL hiring cycle of 2021 has not changed the rate of hires for Blacks...

Getty Images Chargers cornerback Chris Harris played for the Broncos before coming to L.A. in 2020 and that gives him a little more insight to new Chargers head coach Brandon Staley than others on the team. Staley was the outside linebackers coach in Denver in 2018 and 2019 before moving on to...

Getty Images New Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer knew his team had the first overall pick in the draft when he took the job and now he knows where the team’s second first-round pick will fall. Jacksonville acquired the Rams’ 2021 first-rounder as part of the deal for cornerback Jalen Ramsey in...

Getty Images Last week, both ESPN reported that Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll had emerged as the favorite to become the next coach of the Chargers. That was, we now know, not the case. The Chargers have hired former Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley. Per a source with...