PFT’s 2024 NFL most improved player: Sam Darnold

PFT’s 2024 NFL most improved player: Sam Darnold

As soon as next year, the official AP/NFL awards will include a separate category for most improved player. We decided to start it now. And for 2024, the clear choice is Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold. Signed to a modest (as veteran quarterbacks go) one-year, $10 million contract after Kirk Cousins received ten times that amount … Read more

Report: Raiders will interview Pete Carroll next week

Report: Raiders will interview Pete Carroll next week

The Raiders will interview former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their vacant coaching position next week, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Carroll, 73, had his first interview in this hiring cycle on Thursday when he talked to the Bears. The Raiders are replacing Antonio Pierce, who they fired on Tuesday after only one season. Carroll … Read more

Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson charged in DUI case

Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson charged in DUI case

Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson stands on the field before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium in October. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Rams receiver Demarcus Robinson, who was arrested in November, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Los Angeles County Superior … Read more

Jets complete interview with Aaron Glenn

Jets complete interview with Aaron Glenn

The Jets completed an interview with Aaron Glenn for their head coach position, the team announced Thursday night. Glenn, who is in fourth season as the Lions’ defensive coordinator, began his NFL playing career with the Jets. The team drafted him with the 12th overall pick out of Texas A&M, and he spent eight seasons … Read more

Mike Lombardi insists Bill Belichick is “committed” to North Carolina

Mike Lombardi insists Bill Belichick is “committed” to North Carolina

On Wednesday, NFL Media reported that multiple teams, including the Raiders, have contacted North Carolina coach Bill Belichick to inquire as to whether he would reconsider his move to college football. Belichick has said nothing about the report. On Thursday, UNC General Manager (and Belichick consigliere) Mike Lombardi called the report “a complete falsehood” during … Read more

Top five NFL injuries and contingency plans for Wild Card Weekend

Top five NFL injuries and contingency plans for Wild Card Weekend

NFL: Washington Commanders at Baltimore Ravens Los Angeles Chargers RBs J.K. Dobbins (ankle) and Gus Edwards (ankle) @ Houston TexansDate/Time: Saturday, 4:30 pm EasternThe Los Angeles Chargers enter Wild Card Weekend as 2.5-point road favorites which should facilitate a run-heavy game script against a mid-tier Houston Texans run defense that ranks eighth in expected points … Read more

Aaron Glenn declines to interview with Patriots

Aaron Glenn declines to interview with Patriots

Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn will interview with every team that has a head-coaching vacancy. Except one. Per multiple reports, Glenn declined an invitation to interview with the Patriots. The Patriots requested permission to interview Glenn two days after they requested permission to interview Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson — and a day after many … Read more