Pierce faces uphill battle to show he should be the Raiders coach HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Antonio Pierce knows the NFL is a results-based business, and he has five games remaining to prove his case that the Raiders should remove the interim tag and name him the head coach. “I’m racing time now,” Pierce said Monday. “Clock is ticking. It’s almost over. I get it. But the best part about it, I know whenever this is over that I’ve gotten better.” Las Vegas is 2-2 since he replaced the fired Josh McDaniels, with victories over both New York teams that are…
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Steelers QB Kenny Pickett out against the Cards because of ankle injury. Mitch Trubisky takes over PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett injured his left ankle in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against Arizona and did not return. Pickett came up limping after getting tackled by Cardinals defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter following a short gain near the Arizona goal line. Pickett attempted to walk back to the huddle before taking a knee. He was examined in the blue tent on the sideline before going back to the locker room for further testing. Mitch Trubisky took over for…
Chloe Kitts, No. 1 South Carolina blitz Bowling Green Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce made team owner Mark Davis forget about last week’s 3–0 loss to the Vikings by crushing the Chargers with a 63–21 victory four days later. But Pierce has done a lot more than just embarrass a divisional rival in a prime-time matchup. He has a strong case to become the permanent coach in Las Vegas. The Chargers, on the other hand, fired Brandon Staley after the dreadful Thursday Night Football performance. Will Los Angeles swing big by hiring Bill Belichick if he becomes available…
Player Snapshot: Matt Olson Matt Olson is in line for a big year two with the Braves. Matt Olson is heading into the second year of his eight-year, $168 million deal with the Atlanta Braves, signed shortly after the Braves acquired him from the Oakland A’s for a package of four players, including top catching prospect Shea Langeliers, outfielder Cristian Pache, and two arms, Joey Estes and Ryan Cusick. Olson had a good, not great, year occupying the spot left vacant by the departed Freddie Freeman in 2022. 2022: .240BA/ 148H/ 103 RBI/ 34 HR/ 44 2B/ 75 BB while…
DK Metcalf sign language, explained: Why Seahawks star learned how to silently trash-talk NFL opponents Trash talking is slowly decreasing in the NFL. Whether fans, players and coaches like it or not, the league is cracking down on taunting, as they want their participants to set a good example for the younger audience. There are undoubtedly ways to get around the flags and fines, but DK Metcalf has found the perfect loophole: sign languag Predicting top-scoring WRs of Week 16 ‘NFL Fantasy Live’ Predicting top-scoring RBs of Week 16 ‘NFL Fantasy Live’ Predicting top-scoring QBs of Week 16 ‘NFL Fantasy…
What happened with the Panthers? ‘Hunger Games’ culture, backstabbing and another fired coach Joseph Person and Dianna Russini CHARLOTTE, N.C. — David Tepper thought he’d nailed it this time. After firing Matt Rhule in October 2022, the Carolina Panthers owner was determined to get his second head-coaching hire right. Tepper, the hedge-fund billionaire who bought the team in 2018, ran a more thorough search in looking for Rhule’s successor, focusing on coaches with offensive backgrounds after missing on what he called a “CEO coach” in Rhule.
Chris Olave only received 5 first-place votes for Offensive Rookie of the Year So that’s frustrating. Chris Olave was outstanding in his New Orleans Saints rookie year — he led the team with 72 receptions for 1,042 yards and 4 touchdown catches in 2022, which ranked high among the league’s first-year players. But it wasn’t enough for Olave to win recognition as the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year at Thursday night’s NFL Honors awards ceremony. That belongs to his old college teammate Garrett Wilson. For his part, Olave isn’t bitter. He quickly congratulated his friend on that accomplishment. It’s…
Carson Beck’s tattoos, explained: The meanings behind Georgia QB’s arm and leg ink All eyes have been on Carson Beck this season. The Georgia quarterback took over from Stetson Bennett, who won back-to-back national championships with the Bulldogs. Beck may not end up a Heisman finalist like Bennett, but he’s handled the pressure that comes with the starting QB role. He’s helped the Bulldogs to an undefeated season, so far, as they hunt for a third-straight national title. On and off the field, Beck is hard to miss. And that’s not just because of his buzz cut or height of 6-4.…
Pittsburgh Steelers completed another fourth quarter comeback in the 20-16 victory against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football in Week 9. But the game might not have been so close if the Steelers hadn’t committed a season-high 10 penalties for 80 yards. That was the message in a nutshell from Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin following the contest. The 17-year head coach referenced the penalties in the opening statement of his postgame press conference on November 2. “Really excited about the win. [But] obviously, it could have been cleaner,” Tomlin told reporters. “First and foremost from a penalty perspective, part…
Dan Campbell doesn’t care much if the Detroit Lions clinch the … Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker has been enacted from off the Reserve/NFI list Tuesday evening, formally including the standout college QB to the dynamic program. The Lions opened Hooker’s hone window on Nov. 29. Hooker was one of the leading quarterbacks in college football last year some time recently tearing his ACL within the Tennessee Volunteers’ penultimate diversion of the standard season. Tennessee was 2 wins absent from a tall chance at a CFP billet but fell to South Carolina and lost Hooker for the year in one fell swoop. To create room, the Detroit Lions postponed kicker Riley Patterson, who was dormant for Week 15 against the Broncos by coach’s choice. Hooker may be a exceptionally curiously quarterback prospect from the…