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Bengals OC Callahan will join the Titans as head coach, according to an AP source.
According to a person with knowledge of the decision, which was made on Monday, the Tennessee Titans have decided to name Brian Callahan, the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals, as their head coach.
The agreement had not been finalised when the source spoke with the AP, so they spoke under condition of anonymity.
Mike Vrabel, who was sacked on January 9th after six seasons, is replaced by Callahan.
On January 12, Callahan, who is 39 years old, participated in his first of ten virtual interviews with Tennessee. The insider claimed that after Callahan’s in-person interview on Monday, the Titans made the decision to hire him.
Until Monday, the day following the divisional playoff round, the NFL had prohibited current league workers from being interviewed in person.
Callahan is now this month’s third coach hired. Bill Belichick was replaced by Jerod Mayo with the Patriots, while Antonio Pierce, the Raiders’ interim coach, was upgraded.
Callahan has played in the NFL for 14 years. As the offensive coordinator for the Bengals since 2019, he is recognised for having contributed to quarterback Joe Burrow’s growth. He now has the opportunity to work with Will Levis, the quarterback Tennessee selected with the 33rd overall pick in April of last year.
Callahan was a member of the Bengals when they upset the top-seeded Titans in the AFC playoffs following the 2021 year. Cincinnati continued on to the Super Bowl, but the Rams of Los Angeles defeated them there.
GM of the Browns declares that he would “absolutely love” to have Flacco back.
Ohio’s BEREA Following a brief and unexpected time with the Browns, Joe Flacco may return to Cleveland for a second season, perhaps to back up Deshaun Watson.
Following Watson’s season-ending shoulder injury, general manager Andrew Berry stated on Monday that he would “absolutely love” to re-sign the 39-year-old Flacco, who went 4-1 as a starter and assisted the Browns in making the playoffs.
Berry acknowledged that Flacco might be unable to return due to budgetary constraints, but he expressed openness to the idea.
At his final-season press conference, Berry said, “He played winning football for us. “I would like to have all of our talented players return, but there are limitations. Although I kind of lean both ways, I would not mind seeing Joe return.”
Flacco is still undecided about his playing career and whether he would be content to be a team’s backup quarterback. Signed by the Browns in November out of desperation, the former MVP of the Super Bowl turned around his career by throwing for over 300 yards in each of his past five games.
Flacco might be able to find better terms elsewhere. Last season, when quarterback Jacoby Brissett signed with Washington as a free agency after making 11 starts while Watson was suspended, the Browns found themselves in a similar predicament.
According to a source familiar with the talks, Tommy Rees, the offensive coordinator for Alabama, is almost certainly going to be hired by Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski to oversee the team’s tight ends. Rees will take T.C. McCartney’s spot after Stefanski made changes to the postseason roster last week. According to the person who spoke under anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalised, Rees might also have other responsibilities. The Browns’ interest in Rees was first reported by The Athletic.
Nielson joins the Jaguars as DC
Florida’s Jacksonville Ryan Nielsen, the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday for the same role. He will be tasked with improving a team that finished the season among the lowest in the league.
The 44-year-old Nielsen replaces Mike Caldwell, who was let go the day after the Jaguars (9-8) finished the season with a five-game losing streak and a postseason berth, along with seven defensive assistants.
Although Jacksonville’s offence and defence had problems, head coach Doug Pederson singled out Caldwell as the reason for the biggest collapse in the team’s history in the latter part of the season. Pederson retained Press Taylor, a longtime buddy and play-caller, along with much of the offensive staff.
In a statement, Pederson stated, “We’re thrilled to welcome Ryan and have him lead our defence going forward.” “Ryan is a superb football coach, and both the Falcons and Saints defences under his leadership had fundamentally sound concepts and physicality.”
While putting much of the burden on the other side of the ball, Pederson blamed injuries to quarterback Trevor Lawrence and receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones for the team’s offensive woes.
The team’s final five losses came at the expense of 29.2 points and 146.8 yards of rushing from Caldwell’s squad. The lone victory came from a 26-0 thumping of Carolina, who had the lowest record at the end of the season.
Morgan is hired by the Panthers as general manager and president of football operations.
Charlotte, North Carolina — Dan Morgan, a former standout linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, was promoted to general manager and president of football operations on Monday, giving him the responsibility of turning around the struggling team.
The Panthers announced that Morgan, who has served as their assistant general manager for the previous three seasons, will take charge of the personnel department.
After being acquired by David Tepper in 2018, the Panthers have a 31-68 record, which is tied with the New York Jets for the poorest record in the league during that time. They have been under fire for bad trades and draft selections in recent years, and they haven’t made it to the postseason since 2017.
Morgan takes over for Scott Fitterer, who was let go at the end of the season.
AP source: Ertz will be signed by the Lions
Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz has signed to a contract with the Detroit Lions, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night.
The individual talked under anonymity since the signing hasn’t been made public by the team.
Six years ago, in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl victory over New England, Ertz grabbed the game-winning touchdown. In 2018, he established a record with 116 receptions as a tight end in a season. Ertz requested his release from the Cardinals earlier this season after the Eagles dealt him to Arizona in the 2021 season.
After Brock Wright was sidelined for the entirety of the Lions’ victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday due to a forearm injury, the team was thin on depth at tight end behind youngster Sam LaPorta. James Mitchell had placed himself on injured reserve one week prior to that. LaPorta and Anthony Firkser were the only ones still in the tight end room.
KC stadium financing will be on the ballot
KC stadium financing will be on the ballot
Missouri’s Kansas City In order to assist finance the construction of a new ballpark for the Kansas City Royals, legislators in Jackson County, Missouri, decided on Monday to override vetoes issued by county executive Frank White and put a sales tax renewal on the ballot for April.
Future upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs would likewise be financed in part by the three-eighth of a cent tax, which is now utilised under the terms of the leasing agreement for stadium upkeep at the Truman Sports Complex.
It seemed as recently as last week that insufficient votes would be needed to overcome the veto. However, following a wave of public criticism and further talks with the clubs, lawmakers Jalen Anderson and Sean Smith had second thoughts. As a result, the measure was approved 7-2 to go to the ballot on April 2.
Legislator for Jackson County DaRon McGee expressed his gratitude to his colleagues for voting to override White’s veto of the plan, calling White’s action “tone deaf” because it denied voters their ability to choose for themselves.
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