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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) runs in front of Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark (55) during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Mahomes keeps turning double-digit deficits into wins

By Josh Dubow Oct. 26, 2022 02:30 AM EDT

Carolina Panthers' Steve Wilks speaks during a news conference after being named the NFL football team's interim head coach on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Panthers interim head coach Wilks looking to beat the odds

By Steve Reed Oct. 11, 2022 05:53 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell speaks to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Eagan, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
O'Connell, Vikings tap Wes Phillips as offensive coordinator

Feb. 21, 2022 09:15 PM EST

FILE - Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, right, and his father, Bum Phillips look on before an NFL football training camp practice Aug. 3, 2011, in Houston. Bum lost two AFC championship games as head coach of the Houston Oilers. His son Wade coached 42 years in the NFL as both a head coach and longtime defensive coordinator, reaching three Super Bowls and winning only one. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Texans Camp Football

Feb. 11, 2022 06:55 PM EST

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia watches during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Bisaccia interviews for Raiders coaching job

By Josh Dubow Jan. 19, 2022 07:33 PM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle watches during an NFL football training camp in Irvine, Calif., on July 30, 2019. Weddle is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams for the playoffs. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)
Eric Weddle mounts unlikely comeback for Rams playoff game

By Greg Beacham Jan. 15, 2022 05:40 PM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle watches during an NFL football training camp in Irvine, Calif., on July 30, 2019. Weddle is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams for the playoffs. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)
Veteran safety Eric Weddle rejoining LA Rams for playoffs

By Greg Beacham Jan. 12, 2022 12:24 PM EST

FILE - Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves adjusts his headset at the start of play against the Detroit Lions at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002. Reeves, who won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
Reaction to the death of former NFL coach, player Dan Reeves

By The Associated Press Jan. 01, 2022 03:59 PM EST

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, second from left, and defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, foreground right, gesture from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Take two? Arizona's Joseph works to earn 2nd head coach job

By David Brandt Dec. 31, 2021 12:10 PM EST

FILE - Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator/linebackers Ted Cottrell, middle, runs a drill during the annual mini-camp at the team's practice facility in Eden Prairie, Minn., as Vikings' players, from left, E.J. Henderson, Chris Claiborne, Jeff Mack and Grant Wiley look on, May 7, 2004. Cottrell, who never landed that head coach position despite coordinating some superb defenses for the Bills, Jets, Vikings and Chargers, recalls Paul Tagliabue's passion for equity in hiring; the uneven playing field in which Cottrell and his Black peers were working; and Cottrell's own outspokenness when asked about the inequitable situation. (Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune via AP)
Coaching Pipeline: Ted Cottrell knows the struggle for jobs

By Barry Wilner Dec. 17, 2021 03:05 AM EST

FILE - Fans are seen behind logos from the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi stadium during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sept. 12, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis city and county said Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams 9/12/2021

Nov. 24, 2021 02:55 PM EST

FILE - Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller is shown after an NFL football training camp practice at the team's headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Englewood, Colo. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, that the Denver Broncos are trading star linebacker Von Miller, the franchise's career sacks leader and Super Bowl 50 MVP, to the Los Angeles Rams for two 2022 draft picks.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Von Miller leaves snowy Denver behind for Rams, sunshine

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 01, 2021 12:52 PM EDT

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws the ball during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Landover, Md. Herbert threw for 337 yards to beat Washington 20-16. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Chargers look to deal Cowboys first 0-2 start since 2010

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 01:45 PM EDT

FILE — In this July 6, 2000, file photo, Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese, right, speaks during a news conference in Nashville, Tenn. Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is at left. The Titans announced July 14, 2021, that Reese, Fisher, and former Houston Oiler head coach Bum Phillips will be the newest members of the Tennessee Titans' ring of honor. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Titans adding Phillips, Fisher, former GM to ring of honor

Jul. 14, 2021 12:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2020, file photo, Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris watches during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo. Morris has begun work as the Los Angeles Rams’ new defensive coordinator with a plan to continue last season’s success with several new wrinkles. Morris plans to continue running a 3-4 defense with the players who finished No. 1 in the NFL in several defensive categories last season. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
Morris sees opportunity in taking over Rams' No. 1 defense

By Greg Beacham Feb. 11, 2021 09:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 1996, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer yells instructions to his team as they play against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Marty Schottenheimer, who won 200 regular-season games with four NFL teams thanks to his “Martyball” brand of smash-mouth football but regularly fell short in the playoffs, has died. He was 77. Schottenheimer died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at a hospice in Charlotte, North Carolina, his family said through Bob Moore, former Kansas City Chiefs publicist. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, File)
Marty Schottenheimer, NFL coach with 200 wins, dies at 77

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 09, 2021 09:37 AM EST

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff warms up before an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Snead echoes McVay's uncertainty on Goff's future with Rams

By Greg Beacham Jan. 26, 2021 05:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2020, file photo, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City. The Los Angeles Rams have hired Raheem Morris to be their new defensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Rams tab Morris to replace Staley as defensive coordinator

By Greg Beacham Jan. 21, 2021 03:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 file photo, Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley watches his players before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. Brandon Staley has only been the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator for 13 games, and everybody already knows he could be on his way up. The 37-year-old Staley's name is prominent in NFL circles this month as the league's less successful teams plot their next head coaching hire.(AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
Jets interview Bills' Daboll, Colts' Eberflus, Rams' Staley

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 10, 2021 02:27 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams strong safety Jordan Fuller, left, breaks up a pass intended for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins during the second half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
LA Rams' top-ranked defense still rolling as playoffs loom

By Greg Beacham Jan. 05, 2021 09:30 PM EST