[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- His first experience in the AFC Championship Game last year taught Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes a few truths about football this deep into the season. The main lesson: to be ready for anything the opponent might throw his way.Mahomes will take those lessons into this year's AFC title game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium (3:05 p.m. ET, CBS).What you
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It was easy to see that the final weeks of the 2019 NFL season were tough on Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly. The player who prided himself on being perfect was less than that for perhaps the first time in his career.There were times he seemed a step slow.What you need to know:• McShay's 2020 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 »• The Kiper & McShay 2020 draft
[ad_1] OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Quarterback Lamar Jackson carried the Baltimore Ravens to the best record in the NFL this season with jaw-dropping elusiveness, faking out defenders game after game with spin and juke moves.But what Jackson won't be able to shake for the next year is a question.Jackson fell to 0-2 in the postseason after Saturday's shocking, 28-12 divisional-round playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans. It took only 32
[ad_1] FRISCO, Texas -- When Mike McCarthy was named coach of the Green Bay Packers in 2006, he was well-versed in the history of that franchise."Driving into the stadium and you had statues of Curly Lambeau and [Vince] Lombardi in the front," McCarthy said Wednesday as he was introduced as the ninth coach in Dallas Cowboys history. "After about the fifth day, I started going through the back door. I
[ad_1] EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Joe Judge. It's a gutsy move for the New York Giants, who reportedly are on the verge of making him their new coach. It's a name that won't immediately inspire the fan base, even after having matriculated under New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.Judge, 38, has spent the past eight seasons with the Patriots. His NFL career began
[ad_1] FRISCO, Texas -- Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones did not enter Saturday's interview with Mike McCarthy with a preconception that he would become the Dallas Cowboys' coach less than 48 hours later, but a high-ranking source said McCarthy "blew the socks off" with his interview.After their first face-to-face meeting lasted more than 12 hours, the Joneses felt like they did not need to talk with other candidates.The realization that
[ad_1] FRISCO, Texas -- Mike McCarthy's best moment came on Feb. 6, 2011 at AT&T Stadium when the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.On Monday, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones picked McCarthy to be the ninth coach in franchise history, according to a source, and AT&T Stadium will be McCarthy's new home.Of the coaches available, none had a résumé like McCarthy.He was
[ad_1] BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns and general manager John Dorsey parted ways on Tuesday, just two days after firing head coach Freddie Kitchens.Here's what the latest upheaval in Cleveland means for the Browns going forward:Why did the Browns and Dorsey 'mutually part ways?'The Haslams wanted Dorsey to take a subordinate role within the organization, clearing the way for somebody else to be general manager or head of the
[ad_1] EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Monday will come and the annual NFL chaos will be underway. It's the day when coaches and general managers arrive at work and are inevitably greeted with pink slips. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!For the New York Giants, the question is whether coach Pat Shurmur and/or general manager Dave Gettleman will be among those losing their jobs the day after the regular
[ad_1] 6:00 AM ETLindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketballTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff and tight end Tyler Higbee live only a few freeway exits from each other, but rather than spend time fighting L.A.-area traffic, the Rams quarterback and tight end found common ground connecting on
