April 2024 - Football Wiretap

Titans Hire Dennard Wilson As Defensive Coordinator

Jan 31, 2024 10:35 PM

The Tennessee Titans have agreed to hire Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator. 

Wilson was most recently defensive backs coach of the Baltimore Ravens.

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Packers Hire Jeff Hafley As Defensive Coordinator

Jan 31, 2024 10:33 PM

The Green Bay Packers have hired Jeff Hafley as defensive coordinator. 

Hafley comes to the Packers after working as the head coach for Boston College for the past four seasons (2020-23), where he led the Eagles to bowl eligibility in three of his four years. 

Hafley replaces Joe Barry in the job.

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Mike Macdonald Hired By Seahawks As Head Coach

Jan 31, 2024 1:23 PM

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to hire Mike Macdonald as head coach on a six-year deal.

Macdonald was most recently defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens and becomes the NFL's current youngest head coach at 36.

Macdonald will replace Pete Carroll.

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Duke Tobin: Bengals 'Want Tee Higgins Back'

Jan 31, 2024 8:29 AM

The Cincinnati Bengals are making it clear that they want Tee Higgins back in the fold next season.

The 33rd overall pick in 2020, Higgins will be a free agent this offseason.

The Bengals have some options to retain the wide receiver -- extend him on a long-term deal, franchise tag him for roughly $22 million in 2024, tag and trade him, or simply let him walk in free agency to create cap space.

"We'll see what happens this year," executive Duke Tobin said. "I want Tee Higgins back. Everyone on our team would like to have Tee Higgins back. Again, there's one pie and how big of a slice that takes and what else we can't do because of it, we'll have to determine and we'll see."

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Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor

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Jerry Jones Says Cowboys Are 'All In' On Next Season

Jan 31, 2024 8:25 AM

The Dallas Cowboys have had a hard time in the playoffs despite three-straight 12-win seasons.

Mike McCarthy is 1-3 in the postseason, but Jerry Jones decided to retain him as head coach for a fifth season.

Dallas will have some work to do this offseason with Dak Prescott entering the final year of his contract and a possible extension looming.

"I would anticipate -- with looking ahead at our key contracts that we'd like to address -- we will be all in," Jones said. "I would anticipate we will be all in at the end of this year.

"... It will be going all in on different people than you've done in the past. We will be going all in. We've seen some things out of some of the players that we want to be all in on. Yes, I would say that you will see us this coming year not build it for the future. It's the best way I've ever said. And that ought to answer a lot of questions."

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Bobby Slowik To Remain With Texans For 2024

Jan 31, 2024 8:22 AM

After interviewing with teams for head-coaching jobs, offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik will stay with the Texans for the 2024 season, according to sources.

His new deal includes a significant raise.

Slowik interviewed with the Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons for their job openings.

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Steelers Hire Arthur Smith As Offensive Coordinator

Jan 30, 2024 2:41 PM

The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to hire Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator. 

Smith was fired by the Atlanta Falcons earlier this month after compiling a 21-30 record in three consecutive 7-10 seasons without a playoff berth. Before his stint in Atlanta, Smith was the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator from 2019-20. 

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Brad Idzik Hired By Panthers As OC, Dave Canales To Call Plays

Jan 30, 2024 2:39 PM

The Carolina Panthers have hired Brad Idzik as offensive coordinator, but head coach Dave Canales will call plays.

Prior to last season, Idzik spent four seasons with Canales in Seattle as the assistant wide receivers coach.

Canales is tasked with improving the play of Bryce Young. Canales helped Baker Mayfield go from last in the NFL in Total QBR (26.2) in 2022 with Carolina and the Los Angeles Rams to 18th this past season (54.4).

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Chiefs To Wear Traditional Home Jerseys In Super Bowl

Jan 30, 2024 2:33 PM

The Kansas City Chiefs will wear their red home jerseys in Super Bowl LVIII as the designated home team against the San Francisco 49ers.

When the Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year, they wore their white jerseys as the designated road team. The Chiefs wore their home jerseys in 2021 when they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay elected to wear their white jerseys despite being the designated home team.

The 49ers will wear white as they did when they previously met the Chiefs in the Super Bowl in 2020. San Francisco has a 2-1 record in Super Bowls wearing their white jersey.

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Ben Johnson Informs Seahawks, Commanders He's Staying With Lions

Jan 30, 2024 1:12 PM

Ben Johnson has decided to remain as offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions.

Johnson was a candidate for several head coaching openings, including the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commenders.

Johnson reportedly was seeking an incredibly lucrative contract to become a head coach, which possibly cooled his market.

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Tags: Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Football Team, Misc Rumor

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Odell Beckham: I Proved 'I Can Still Play Football'

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T.J. Hockenson Undergoes Surgery For Torn ACL

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Andy Reid: Kadarius Toney Injury 'Not Made Up'

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Chiefs Pass-Rusher Charles Omenihu Has Torn ACL

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Falcons Hire Rams Assistant Jimmy Lake As DC

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Chargers Working To Hire Joe Hortiz As GM

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Travis Kelce Passes Jerry Rice For Most Playoff Catches

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Bills Name Joe Brady OC, Remove Interim Tag

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Dan Campbell Doesn't Regret Critical 4th Down Calls

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49ers Open As Slight Super Bowl Favorites

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Jim Harbaugh Ready 'To Take A Crack' At Super Bowl

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Browns Hire Ken Dorsey As New OC

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Lamar Jackson, Ravens 'Mad' As Offense Sputters

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Chiefs Win AFC Title, Advance To 4th Super Bowl In Five Years

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49ers Rally To Reach Super Bowl LVIII

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Ravens Attracting Big Bets As AFC Title Game Favorite

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Zac Robinson Follows Raheem Morris To Atlanta As New OC

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Isiah Pacheco Expected To Play In AFC Title Game

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Eagles Hire Kellen Moore As OC

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Patriots Plan To Promote DeMarcus Covington To DC

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