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• Does Kevin O’Connell Have Any Legitimate Gripes With His Contract Situation?
When the Minnesota Vikings fired Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman after the 2021 season, they couldn’t have imagined what a new regime would bring. The Vikings wanted to be “super competitive” and establish a “championship standard” lost in the final years of the Zimmer-Spielman era. They wanted someone to rebuild the culture — and have plenty of success while doing it....2025
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• Why a new head coach isn’t enough to turn a 7-win team into a contender again

Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images The Cowboys are looking for a new head coach, but that hardly guarantees them anything. Many Dallas Cowboys fans are at least moderately excited about the prospect of getting a new coaching staff assembled. But the historical record of coaching changes on seven-win teams does not bode well for the 2025 Cowboys, especially given how prone this front offi...2025
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• Purple Rumor Mill: Sam Darnold’s Future, Vikings’ Offseason Fix, Mike Zimmer

VikingsTerritory’s Purple Rumor Mill is a two-day chronicle each week. All the week’s Vikings rumors are lassoed and plopped in […] The post Purple Rumor Mill: Sam Darnold’s Future, Vikings’ Offseason Fix, Mike Zimmer appeared first on Vikings Territory....2025
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• Cincinnati Bengals coaching tracker: Rumors, news, and more info on all assistant candidates

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Here’s everything you need to know on the Bengals’ search for a new defensive coordinator, offensive line coach, and more! Even though the Cincinnati Bengals finished the season with a winning record (9-8) and on a five-game win streak, the fact the defense and much of the offensive line were huge liabilities through much of the ...2025
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• Giants news, 1/16: Defensive staff shakeup, ticket prices, Brian Burns, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for Thursday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View New York Giants fire defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson New York Giants pass on QB Shedeur Sanders in Dane Brugler’s latest NFL mock draft New York Giants ran the ball just fine, but still sorely missed Saquon Barkley Where will the New York Giants turn at quarter...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Noah Gray named the Chiefs ‘most improved player’

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, January 16 The latest Chiefs vs. Texans: Chiefs Riding Betting Dominance Into Divisional Round | The Mothership The Chiefs have been particularly dominant against the spread the last two years. They’re riding a six-game ATS winning streak, dating back to the AFC Championship win over the Cincinnati Bengals in January 2023. ...2025
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• Why a new head coach isn’t enough to turn a 7-win team into a contender again
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• Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders could be a path to keeping Mike Zimmer

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Deion Sanders would make quite the interesting coach for the Dallas Cowboys. The offseason the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in may have been inevitable for weeks and months leading up to it, but that has not stopped the team from finding some of the most Cowboys ways possible to stay relevant. Most fans seem to think they’ve done so for all of the wrong...2025
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• Cowboys news: Dak Prescott shares his thoughts on Mike McCarthy’s departure

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The latest news around the Dallas Cowboys. What Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said about Mike McCarthy’s Dallas departure - Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News The Dallas Cowboys franchise quarterback speaks on his head coach walking out the door. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott understands the business of the NFL and expressed that when asked to commen...2025
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• Bringing back LB Eric Kendricks should be high on Cowboys offseason priority list

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Cowboys have to make a decision on Eric Kendricks this offseason. Now that the regular season has come to a close, and the Dallas Cowboys aren't going to the playoffs, they are in offseason mode. Until something changes, the expectation is for Dallas to be quiet in free agency when it comes to outside guys, but they'll certainly try...2025
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• Cowboys news: Parting ways with Mike McCarthy likely just the start of offseason change

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Dallas Cowboys offseason just got a whole lot more interesting. Jerry Jones says he and Mike McCarthy mutually agreed to go in different directions - Michael David Smith, Pro Football Talk It seems like we may never get the full story on the dynamic between Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy on his way out of Dallas. Jones released a statement saying that he and ...2025
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• 10 candidates to replace Mike McCarthy as Cowboys head coach

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are 10 candidates to be the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys waited and waited and on Monday, the day before their deadline to extend Mike McCarthy’s contract, they officially decided to move on from the Super Bowl winning head coach. Sources: Mike McCarthy is out as #Cowboys coach. The sides couldn’t agree on length of contract...2025
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• Cowboys’ 2025 free agent profile: LB Eric Kendricks

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Should the Cowboys bring the veteran linebacker back after a solid 2024 campaign? The Dallas Cowboys have a long list of unrestricted free agents who will officially hit the open market in a little over two months. Of those, six or seven were significant contributors in 2024, meaning the Cowboys have some difficult decisions ahead of them in the next two mo...2025
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• Looking back at the worst mistakes made by the Cowboys front office

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images What would you say is the WORST mistake the Cowboys front office has made in recent history? It was rough season for the Dallas Cowboys. After three straight playoff appearances, the Cowboys are sitting this one out after their first losing season since 2020. It’s been a year filled with injuries, blowouts, and repeated frustration directed toward the...2025
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• Report: Seahawks request interview with former playcaller for Russell Wilson

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Klint Kubiak is currently with the New Orleans Saints as their offensive coordinator. Add another name to the list of offensive coordinator candidates for the Seattle Seahawks. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, son of Super Bowl winning coach Gary Kubiak, has been requested for interview by the Seah...2025
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• Cowboys roundtable: Grading the team’s 2024 performance

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Our writers provide their opinions on the latest Dallas Cowboys news during our weekly review on the Roundtable. Every week, we gather the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have Brian Martin, Tom Ryle, and RJ Ochoa, David Howman and Jess Haynie. What grade ...2025
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• NFL Week 15 Picks: The Rise and Fall of the 49ers Empire (Also: Johnny Manziel)
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"Mike Zimmer | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images “I still have a lot of fondness for Cincinnati."

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"Cowboys expected to hire Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator: Ex-Vikings coach heading to Dallas, per report"

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"Barr was the first draft pick of the Mike Zimmer era in Minnesota, as the Vikings took him with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft."

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"Bengals offensive analyst Adam Zimmer, son of longtime NFL coach Mike Zimmer, dies at 38"

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"Justin Jefferson hasn't talked to Mike Zimmer since making postgame comments on Vikings lacking energy"

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"Mike Zimmer has his man, and he was sitting right next to him the entire time"

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"Dalvin Cook says he'll play vs. Lions in Week 14; Mike Zimmer expects him close to 100 percent"

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"" Mike Zimmer turned his postgame press conference into a pep rally."

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"Coach Mike Zimmer will return to the Vikings for a fourth season, PFT has confirmed."

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"Mike Zimmer gives emotional, uplifting speech to Vikings after loss"

2015
"Vikings coach Mike Zimmer made it simple for Adrian Peterson: He can either play in Minnesota or not play at all."

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"Mike Zimmer building Vikings on defense, Teddy Bridgewater"

• Why a new head coach isn’t enough to turn a 7-win team into a contender again
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• Giants news, 1/16: Defensive staff shakeup, ticket prices, Brian Burns, more headlines
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• Arrowheadlines: Noah Gray named the Chiefs ‘most improved player’
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• Mike Zimmer is open to a Cincinnati return; He’s also willing to help Bengals with their DC search

Mike Zimmer | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images “I still have a lot of fondness for Cincinnati.” Patrick Graham, Demarcus Covington, and Matt Eburflus. These are just some of the names who have been associated with the Cincinnati Bengals’ search for a new defensive coordinator. But there is one name that nobody is talking about, and maybe they should be. Mike Zimmer. “I still have a lot of fond...2025
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• Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders could be a path to keeping Mike Zimmer
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• Cowboys news: Dak Prescott shares his thoughts on Mike McCarthy’s departure
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• Bringing back LB Eric Kendricks should be high on Cowboys offseason priority list
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• Cowboys coaching search: Why Jason Witten might make sense for Dallas in this moment

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports We are living in a world where Jason Witten is apparently a real candidate to be the next Dallas Cowboys coach. The Dallas Cowboys came literally hours short of starting the 2024 season with a seemingly unprecedented ultimatum towards their future. Find the elusive success in the postseason that’s escaped them since 1996, or both head coach Mike McCarthy’s a...2025
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• Cowboys news: Parting ways with Mike McCarthy likely just the start of offseason change
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• Deion Sanders Dallas Cowboys head coach rumors are here and they’re spectacular

Peter Brouillet-Imagn Images Can you see the Colorado head coach becoming the next head man in Dallas? After the Dallas Cowboys let former head coach Mike McCarthy’s contract expire today, many began to speculate on who would get an interview for one of the most notorious roles in the NFL. Would it be former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll? Could current DC Mike Zimmer get the promotion? ...2025
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• Giants news, 1/16: Defensive staff shakeup, ticket prices, Brian Burns, more headlines
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• Arrowheadlines: Noah Gray named the Chiefs ‘most improved player’
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• Mike Zimmer is open to a Cincinnati return; He’s also willing to help Bengals with their DC search
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• Cowboys coaching search: Why Jason Witten might make sense for Dallas in this moment
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• Cowboys news: Parting ways with Mike McCarthy likely just the start of offseason change
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• Report: Seahawks request interview with former playcaller for Russell Wilson
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• Cowboys roundtable: Grading the team’s 2024 performance
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• Cowboys’ narrow loss to Commanders offers a great reason to keep Mike Zimmer around

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Mike Zimmer really found his footing as the Cowboys season went along. The Cowboys ended their season with a loss coming by way of the defense breaking down on the final drive, but that doesn’t change the way this defense had rounded into form under first year coordinator Mike Zimmer. From Week 10 on, which is the point when Micah Parsons returned from his ...2025
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• Mike McCarthy selling himself on “building programs” only points to rudderless front office

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy may have taken the podium at AT&T Stadium for the final time after Sunday’s loss to the Commanders. For the second time in six seasons, the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in the position of leaving a head coach in limbo following the conclusion of his contract culminating with a home game from AT&T Stadium against division rival Washington...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Noah Gray named the Chiefs ‘most improved player’
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• Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders could be a path to keeping Mike Zimmer
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• Cowboys news: Dak Prescott shares his thoughts on Mike McCarthy’s departure
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• Cowboys coaching search: Why Jason Witten might make sense for Dallas in this moment
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• Cowboys news: Parting ways with Mike McCarthy likely just the start of offseason change
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• 10 candidates to replace Mike McCarthy as Cowboys head coach
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• Cowboys roundtable: Grading the team’s 2024 performance
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• The McCarthy Chronicles: The case for the Cowboys keeping their coach

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images An argument for the Cowboys keeping Mike McCarthy The Dallas Cowboys’ miserable 2024 season finally came to an end with a loss to the Commanders, dropping them to 7-10 on the year and officially beginning a stage where all that’s left to do is wonder whether or not Mike McCarthy will be granted a contract extension or if Jerry Jones will let it lapse and sta...2025
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• Mike McCarthy selling himself on “building programs” only points to rudderless front office
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• Cowboys news: Micah Parsons is a lasting bright spot from ‘24 season, lobbies for coaches

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The latest Dallas Cowboys offseason news. Micah Parsons reflects on fourth NFL season, backs Mike McCarthy - Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys may not have found as many players to build the future roster around as they hoped this season, but at least there’s Micah Parsons. While his own accomplishments were impressive, Parsons was proud of...2025
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• Dalvin Cook says he'll play vs. Lions in Week 14; Mike Zimmer expects him close to 100 percent
The star Vikings running back exited Monday's loss to Seattle early with a shoulder injury...2019
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• Zimmer: Adrian Peterson can play for us, or not play
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer made it simple for Adrian Peterson: He can either play in Minnesota or not play at all. Zimmer also said his star running back won't play anywhere else....2015
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• Vikings brass meets with Peterson at star running back's home
GM Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer have started the process to bring Adrian Peterson back into the fold....2015
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• Bengals offensive analyst Adam Zimmer, son of longtime NFL coach Mike Zimmer, dies at 38

Adam Zimmer had been the Vikings' co-defensive coordinator before joining the Bengals this year...2022
• Terence Newman, Minnesota Vikings reach deal
Veteran cornerback Terence Newman is reuniting with Vikings coach Mike Zimmer. What can Minnesota expect from the 36-year-old this season?...2015
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• Mike Wallace Traded to Vikings: Latest News, Reaction and Analysis
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• Sources: Vikings fire coach Zimmer, GM Spielman

The Vikings have fired coach Mike Zimmer and GM Rick Spielman, signaling a regime overhaul after eight seasons....2022
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• Vikings name Gary Kubiak offensive coordinator following loss of Kevin Stefanski to Browns, per report
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• The Linc - Rules analyst would be “shocked” if the NFL doesn’t outlaw the Eagles’ QB sneaks
Photo by Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 2/17/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Quarterback Push Could Be Outlawed by NFL Next Season - The 33rd TeamPushing a ball carrier to help move him forward has been legal in the NFL since 2005 and in the college game since 2013. But amazingly, the Eagles really have been the first tea...2023
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• Mike Zimmer dismisses Teddy Bridgewater criticism
Critics tend to nitpick Teddy Bridgewater because the Minnesota Vikings quarterback lacks the obvious physical tools of other NFL signal-callers. Coach Mike Zimmer dismissed those hot takes as a product of the fantasy football mentality....2016
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• Monday Morning Hangover: 5 Reasons a Patriots-Panthers Super Bowl Won't Happen
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Scary, Sad, Season-Changing Week 8 Injuries
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• Andy Dalton Not Only Problem in Cincinnati, Bengals Defense Must Step Up
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• Cordarrelle Patterson Struggling in Misplaced Role in Vikings Offense
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• Justin Forsett Is a Must-Start Fantasy Running Back in Week 8 vs. Bengals
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• Giants news, 1/16: Defensive staff shakeup, ticket prices, Brian Burns, more headlines
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• Arrowheadlines: Noah Gray named the Chiefs ‘most improved player’
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• Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders could be a path to keeping Mike Zimmer
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• Cowboys news: Dak Prescott shares his thoughts on Mike McCarthy’s departure
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• Bringing back LB Eric Kendricks should be high on Cowboys offseason priority list
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• Cowboys coaching search: Why Jason Witten might make sense for Dallas in this moment
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• Cowboys news: Parting ways with Mike McCarthy likely just the start of offseason change
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• 10 candidates to replace Mike McCarthy as Cowboys head coach
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• Looking back at the worst mistakes made by the Cowboys front office
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• Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders could be a path to keeping Mike Zimmer
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• Cowboys coaching search: Why Jason Witten might make sense for Dallas in this moment
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• Cowboys news: Dallas loses season finale to Washington in final seconds

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Notable headlines surrounding America’s team. Cowboys loss comes at the buzzer in 23-19 thriller against Commanders - Mark Heaney, Inside The Star The season ends fittingly. Defense Shines: Pass Rush Dominates It would be easy to blame the defense for this Cowboys loss, but they gave a strong performance against one of the league’s best. Holding Jayden Daniels ...2025
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• Cowboys vs Commanders: Writer predictions for season finale

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Who is ready to potentially see some Trey Lance? The Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 season is mercifully coming to an end, but there is one game left to play first. The Washington Commanders, led by Dan Quinn and rookie sensation Jayden Daniels, have already clinched the playoffs but need to win this game to move up to the sixth seed. Meanwhile, the Cowboys have n...2025
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• Jerry Jones says Dallas Cowboys will not be moving on from head coach Mike McCarthy

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Jerry Jones noted after Sunday’s loss to Detroit that the Cowboys will not be moving on from Mike McCarthy. The Dallas Cowboys are 3-3 and have reached the bye. In a vacuum that sounds okay. But the how we got here matters and at the moment the Cowboys are pulling into Bye Town after driving through a 47-9 embarrassment of a loss. The loss was so bad that i...2024
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• Mike Zimmer keeping Al Harris on the Cowboys defensive coaching staff

Perry Knotts/Getty Images Keeping Al Harris seemed like a priority for Dallas Cowboys. The Dallas Cowboys are holding on to one of the better assistant coaches in the NFL. Defensive backs coach Al Harris will be returning to the team in 2024. Mike Zimmer says he will be retaining Al Harris on the Cowboys defensive coaching staff, as expected:"I'm excited to work with him and I've heard ...2024
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• Bengals News (5/15): Chase Brown eager to learn from Joe Mixon
Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals newest running back has a good veteran to learn from. Bengals’ DJ Turner got call from Leon Hall, hopes to emulate his gameTurner joins former Wolverines teammate Dax Hill — the team’s first-rounder last year — as the new long-term leaders in the defensive backfield. It’s a group defined by its raw athleticism and versatilit...2023
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• Anthony Barr, Justin Jefferson with shocking observation about Vikings fans at Rams game
The Minnesota Vikings were unable to defeat the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. It was a tough game, but they played their hearts out regardless. However, it appears Minnesota was lacking energy from the fan base, as Anthony Barr and Justin Jefferson react to Mike Zimmer’s pregame antics. According to Courtney Cronin, Mike Zimmer got […] The post Anthony Barr, Justin Jefferson with shockin...2021
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• Kirk Cousins explains confusing sideline exchange with Mike Zimmer, clarifies 'celebration'

The Vikings grabbed a 19-17 win over the Lions at the buzzer, and the quarterback and head coach shared a bizarre celebration....2021
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