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One fired, one in limbo: John Harbaugh and Matt LaFleur loom over NFL coaching cycle

Harbaugh is preparing to interview amid multiple vacancies, while the Packers face a looming decision on LaFleur -- setting the stage for one of the most dramatic NFL coaching cycles in years

Falcons bring back their MVP: Matt Ryan returns to Atlanta in new president of football role leading franchise

Ryan will need to hire both a general manager and head coach in his first offseason

The five-hour reckoning that reshaped Matt Nagy's next head-coaching run

After undergoing a "blind spot report" built on anonymous feedback from trusted voices, Nagy believes he's closed the book on his past and is ready for another head-coaching opportunity.

NFL coaching carousel pauses for wild-card weekend, with one or two exceptions

Seven NFL teams are searching for new head coaches, but interview requests for top wild-card candidates remain on hold until after this weekend's playoff games

Browns fire Kevin Stefanski after five-win season; two-time Coach of the Year may land another job this cycle

Stefanski is responsible for two of the three playoff appearances for the 1999-and-beyond iteration of the Cleveland Browns

Falcons overhaul power structure: Arthur Blank seeking new 'president of football'

The Falcons are creating a 'president of football' role that the new GM and coach will report to

How Wild Card Weekend would change under one team's NFL seeding proposal

Under a proposed rule, better records would outrank division titles for home field. Here's how this postseason's AFC and NFC seeding -- and matchups -- would change

NFL coaching, GM shakeups are coming: What I'm hearing as the firing cycle begins

Sources around the league outline which head coaches and general managers are safe, which are not, and how the NFL's hiring calendar is about to unfold

Joe Burrow trade chatter, a few Titans coaching candidates and what sources are saying around the NFL

Joe Burrow's recent comments have league executives talking, while sources weigh in on a potential Bengals offseason, the Titans' coaching search and other NFL developments

DK Metcalf suspension voids $45M in guarantees, gives Steelers future financial out

Metcalf's money did not vanish, but his safety net did.

Mike McDaniel's job security, Denver's built-in advantage and what sources are saying around the NFL

Why the Dolphins are leaning toward continuity, how Denver's built-in advantage could shape the playoffs and what sources are saying as the season winds down.

Philip Rivers' impossible comeback, Joe Burrow's unrest and what sources are saying around the NFL

As Rivers is expected to start an NFL game at 44 years old and Burrow has raised eyebrows across the league, sources weigh in on what it all actually means

Mike Tomlin under fire? Here's the reality behind the curtain in Pittsburgh

There seem to be three paths to Tomlin's future in the Steel City, plus notes on Giants GM Joe Schoen's fight to keep his job -- plus why NFL teams will move earlier than usual to ink extensions with players.

As Deshaun Watson ramps up slowly, Browns prepare for another QB logjam in 2026

The Browns opened Watson's 21-day practice window, but league sources say a 2025 return remains a long shot. With his contract locking him into Cleveland through at least 2026, another crowded quarterback competition now looms.

"If it's gonna work this season, this is the week:" Browns give Shedeur Sanders crash course in QB1 prep

Why Cleveland did not give the rookie any QB1 reps any season and how the Browns made up for it ahead of Week 12, plus myriad other NFL notes on hot seats and contract extensions.

Jonathan Jones joined CBS Sports in November 2019 as a senior NFL reporter and insider. A proud University of North Carolina graduate, he previously covered the Carolina Panthers for the Charlotte Observer before becoming a national NFL writer at Sports Illustrated.

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