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Four Cents: Jaguars look like a team that’s thrown in the towel and needs a change
Read full article: Four Cents: Jaguars look like a team that’s thrown in the towel and needs a changeHave you ever heard the phrase “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all?” Fortunately, my mom never told me that as a kid so I have plenty to say and none of it is nice. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr's Four Cents analysis from Week 11.
Lions coach Dan Campbell says leg injury to Jahmyr Gibbs is going to be 'fine'
Read full article: Lions coach Dan Campbell says leg injury to Jahmyr Gibbs is going to be 'fine'Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, dressed in shorts, watched training camp from the sideline on Wednesday after he left practice earlier in the week with a leg injury.
More interviews didn’t equal more minority hirings in NFL
Read full article: More interviews didn’t equal more minority hirings in NFL(AP Photo)The NFL expanded the Rooney Rule to give more minority candidates opportunities to become a head coach and reward teams who develop them. The Houston Texans hired David Culley this week, making the 65-year-old longtime assistant the league’s third Black head coach hired. Culley and Saleh join Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Miami’s Brian Flores and Washington’s Ron Rivera as the league’s only minority head coaches. “We didn’t make as much progress on the head coaching side as we would have liked,” Rooney said. AdPerhaps an increase in minority executives will lead to more minority head coaches.
Jets hire 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as coach
Read full article: Jets hire 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as coachFILE - San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is shown during an NFL football game against Arizona Cardinals, in Santa Clara, Calif., in this Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The search for a new coach continues for the New York Jets after they completed an in-person interview with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, without apparently reaching a deal. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)NEW YORK – The New York Jets were searching for a leader, someone who could bring a frustrated, playoff-starved franchise back to respectability. The Jets reached an agreement in principle with the popular and energetic San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Thursday night to hire him as their head coach. The 20th coach in franchise history, Saleh beat out Smith, Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Carolina offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, Indianapolis defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, New Orleans defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn, former Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis, and Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley.