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Getty Images Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has become the example of the Rooney Rule gone wrong. He did not get a head coaching job in the offseason despite three interviews for such jobs in January. Of the four vacancies, two were filled by first-year head coaches and only one...

Getty Images A recent edition of PFT Live looked at a perfect question for the slow time of the calendar: Who are the best receiving tandem in the NFL? Simms and I went through four total rounds of dynamic pass-catching duos, realizing along the way that there are plenty of worthy candidates...

Getty Images Former Cowboys center Travis Frederick won the 2020 George Halas Award as selected by the Pro Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is awarded to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. Frederick missed the entire 2018 season after...

Getty Images Former NFL offensive lineman Max Tuerk died, USC announced Sunday. Tuerk was 26. “The #TrojanFamily is terribly saddened by the news of Tuerk’s passing, gone too soon at the age of 26, and our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with his family,” the school tweeted. Tuerk made...

Getty Images Multiple NFL figures recently have been talking about Colin Kaepernick. The question now becomes whether the talk will lead to action. There’s still no reason to believe it will. Indeed, there’s no indication that anyone has actually reached out to Kaepernick or his...

Getty Images The NFL’s plan continues to be to hold the 2020 season as scheduled and that means training camp is set to start late next month. Assuming it does, NFL Films cameras will be at two camps to gather footage for this year’s edition of Hard Knocks. We learned some time ago that the...

Getty Images The Chargers are wrapping up their virtual offseason program Thursday, and their offices will be closed tomorrow to mark the Juneteenth holiday. They didn’t put out a statement specifically saying that, but Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com mentioned it. That’s actually fairly consistent...

Getty Images If the Chargers or Rams or 49ers play a game in front of any fans, those fans will apparently be wearing masks. California Governor Gavin Newsom just issued an executive order that required the use of face coverings “in common and public indoor spaces and outdoors when distancing...

Getty Images The NFL has been thrown a curveball in 2020, and it’s unclear whether and to what extent the annual training-camp reality show will delve into the realities of the coronavirus. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily, whether Hard Knocks will include players being tested or the...

Getty Images President Trump revisited the Colin Kaepernick situation on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday evening, the issue came up again during an appearance on FOX News. “If he has the ability,” Trump reiterated regarding Kaepernick’s prospects for a return to the NFL. “Look, you know, he...

Getty Images Chargers minority owner Bill Fox died at his home in Point Loma, California, on Sunday, the team announced. Fox was 94. Fox invested as part owner of the then-San Diego Chargers in 1966, and he remained in that role until his passing. He and his wife, Barbara, regularly attended...

Getty Images Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said in an interview earlier this month that he didn’t put out a statement regarding George Floyd’s murder, racial inequality and police brutality because he wanted to do something to bring about change. Many have noted that one way NFL teams can show...

Getty Images For the second time in less than a year, the President has said publicly that he has no issue with Colin Kaepernick playing in the NFL, as long as Kaepernick deserves it. And in explaining that caveat, Donald Trump implies that football reasons, and only football reasons, have kept...

Getty Images More than a week ago, former NFL receiver Reche Caldwell was shot and killed in Tampa. To date, police have identified no suspects. According to FOX13News.com, police haven’t even identified a person of interest. Family and friends, per FOX13, believe Caldwell was a robbery...

As the NFL looks for ways to show that it has had the same awakening that so many other Americans have experienced since the murder of George Floyd, the easiest and most compelling way to demonstrate that fact would be to put Colin Kaepernick back to work. Veteran agent Drew Rosenhaus, who has...

Getty Images Philip Rivers isn’t happy that some people think he’s done. Chris Simms isn’t one of those people. Simms has the new Colts starter at No. 17 on the list of all NFL quarterbacks for 2020. Rivers, who is getting the same $25 million for the coming season that Drew Brees will be...

Getty Images As narratives go, I hadn’t previously seen or heard the one that Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur “pounded the table” for running back Melvin Gordon. But the narrative apparently is out there, and Shurmur was asked about it on Thursday during a conference with reporters...

Getty Images Colin Kaepernick began protesting during the anthem to bring awareness to the issue of police brutality against black and brown Americans. His message got lost in the method, but his message has become clearer than ever in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Given the...

Getty Images Philip Rivers hasn’t put on a Colts uniform yet, but he is getting comfortable in his surroundings, with his receivers and with the team’s offense. Rivers, who has moved his family to Indianapolis, is working with tight end Jack Doyle, receiver Parris Campbell and center Ryan...

Getty Images Not every team has taken advantage of the NFL’s decision to allow coaches back at team facilities because healthy players aren’t allowed back yet, but the Chargers have opted to get back into the building. The team posted pictures of head coach Anthony Lynn making his way back...