NFL news roundup- Latest league updates from Wednesday, Feb. 22
COACHING NEWS
- DeMarcus Covington, current Patriots DL coach, interviewed for the Chargers' defensive coordinator job, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. Rapoport reported on Feb. 20 that Derrick Ansley is expected to be promoted to Chargers DC.
- Doug Belk, current DC at the University of Houston, was another external candidate who interviewed for the Chargers DC position, per Rapoport.
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NFL news roundup- Latest league updates from Wednesday, Feb. 22
COACHING NEWS
- Joe Kasper, former Eagles assistant coach, is being hired as the new Dolphins safeties coach, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reports, per a source.
COACHING NEWS
- Aaron Curry has been named the Steelers' new linebackers coach. Curry spent the last four seasons in Seattle as a defensive line/defensive end coach.
SIGNINGS
- FB/LB Nick Bellore signed a two-year extension with the team worth a total of $6.6 million, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reports, per a source. Garafolo adds that Bellore, who made $2.15 million in 2022, will make $3.75 million in 2023. Seattle's special teams captain, Bellore, 33, was slated to be a free agent ahead of his 13th NFL season.
Eric Bieniemy "fired up and excited" to call plays for Commanders - ProFootballTalk
Eric Bieniemy “fired up and excited” to call plays for Commanders
Eric Bieniemy- Only concern is Washington, we can talk about being a head coach next year - ProFootballTalk
Eric Bieniemy: Only concern is Washington, we can talk about being a head coach next year
Vance Joseph returning to Broncos as defensive coordinator
Per Peter Schrager of NFL Media, the Broncos are hiring Joseph to be their next defensive coordinator under head coach Sean Payton.
After compiling a 11-21 record as Denver’s head coach from 2017-2018, Joseph spent the last four seasons as Arizona’s defensive coordinator under Kliff Kingsbury. He was not retained when the Cardinals elected to hire Jonathan Gannon as head coach, with Gannon hiring Nick Rallis to be Arizona’s new defensive coordinator.
Joseph, 50, has been coaching in the league since 2005. He started with the 49ers and coached defensive backs for San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati before he was hired to be Miami’s defensive coordinator in 2016.
Vance Joseph returning to Broncos as defensive coordinator - ProFootballTalk
Colts sign Malik Turner - ProFootballTalk
Colts sign Malik Turner
It’s the second wideout that the team has added in the last week. They also claimed Kristian Wilkerson off of waivers from the Patriots.
Turner has played for the Seahawks, Cowboys, and 49ers over the last five seasons. He did not catch a pass in three appearances for Dallas last season, but had 12 catches for 149 yards and three touchdowns for the Cowboys in 2021. For his career, Turner has 29 catches for 414 yards and four touchdowns.
Russell Wilson denies wanting to get Pete Carroll, John Schneider fired - ProFootballTalk
Friday morning’s unexpected, but not really all that surprising, bombshell comes from TheAthletic.com, which has reported that former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilsonasked ownership to fire coach Pete Carroll and G.M. John Schneider in February 2022.
Sam Howell "super excited" to be Washington's QB1, ready to work with Eric Bieniemy - ProFootballTalk
Washington head coach Ron Rivera has declared Sam Howell the team’s starting quarterback, and Howell says he’s up to the task.
“I was obviously super excited, and I’m super grateful to Coach Rivera for giving me that opportunity,” Howell said. “But really the work starts now. I’ve got to take advantage of the opportunity that I do have and do everything to try and give this team a chance to win every time single game that we play. The process doesn’t change, I’ve always tried to get better, but with this opportunity, I’ve got to take advantage of it.”
Report- Lions to sign Aaron Glenn to contract extension - ProFootballTalk
Glenn interviewed for the head coaching jobs with the Cardinals and Colts this hiring cycle. In the 2022 hiring cycle, Glenn interviewed with the Saints and Broncos.
Glenn has spent two seasons as the Lions defensive coordinator, following Dan Campbell from New Orleans. He spent five years as the Saints defensive backs coach after two years as the Browns assistant defensive backs coach.
Jeff Bezos hires investment firm to consider Commanders bid - ProFootballTalk
Owner Daniel Snyder reportedly would prefer not to sell to Bezos, given his ownership of the Post — and Snyder’s possible belief that the Post instigated negative coverage of Snyder, potentially to allow Bezos to buy the team. Some have wondered whether Bezos would sell the Post as a goodwill gesture to Snyder.
Snyder’s investment banking partner, Bank of America, get paid based on the final sale price; it won’t care about petty rivalries or hard feelings if Bezos make the highest bid.
Snyder reportedly wants $7 billion for the team. Preliminary expressions of interest made in December 2022 resulted in nothing higher than $6.3 billion.
Bruce Arians- Philosophies "didn't match" for Todd Bowles, Byron Leftwich - ProFootballTalk
“It was very hard for me,” Arians told Rich Eisen recently, via JoeBucsFan.com. “But it’s Todd’s football team. I handed it to Todd for a reason. He’s got to build it in his image. There’s no hard feelings between the two guys; the philosophies just didn’t match. . . . I got all the trust in the world in Todd Bowles, but I feel terrible for Bryon. I think Byron will still be a head coach soon and he should be.”
For now, Leftwich isn’t even an assistant coach. He went from the brink of being hired by the Jaguars in early 2022 to being in football limbo for 2023. He wasn’t interviewed for a single head-coaching job in the current cycle.
Browns announce Bubba Ventrone as special teams coordinator and assistant head coach - ProFootballTalk
Bubba Ventrone is officially a member of the Browns coaching staff.
Word that the Browns would be hiring Ventrone as their special teams coordinator and assistant head coach broke earlier this week and the team formally announced the move on Friday. Ventrone spent a decade playing special teams in the NFL before moving into the coaching ranks and his history was cited by Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski in the release announcing the hire.
Saints restructure Tyrann Mathieu's contract - ProFootballTalk
Mathieu started every game in his first season with his hometown team. He ended the year with 91 tackles, three interceptions, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
The Saints have also created cap space by reworking the contracts of safety Marcus Maye, center Erik McCoy, right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, and kicker Wil Lutz. The moves have cleared around $30 million in cap space and the team will have some more work to do in order to get under the cap by the start of the new league year.
Report- Browns to name Ben Bloom defensive line coach - ProFootballTalk
Ben Bloom will reportedly remain on the Browns’ coaching staff after the arrival of defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, but he will have a new job title.
Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Bloom will be the team’s defensive line coach. He was their run game coordinator the last two seasons and will replace Chris Kiffin, who left to take a job on DeMeco Ryans’ staff in Houston.
Chiefs promote Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator - ProFootballTalk
Matt Nagy is once again the offensive coordinator of the Chiefs.
The Chiefs announced that Nagy will be taking over the job vacated by Eric Bieniemy’s departure for Washington. Nagy held the same position in 2016 and 2017 before being hired as the head coach of the Bears and he was seen as the likeliest candidate to take over the role.
Panthers restructure Austin Corbett's contract - ProFootballTalk
The Panthers began clearing some room under their salary cap on Friday.
The team announced that they have restructured the contract of right guard Austin Corbett. The team did not announce the details of the restructure, but they likely converted a good chunk of his $7.8 million base salary into a signing bonus.
Matt LaFleur, Packers coaches are skipping combine - ProFootballTalk
Packers coach Matt LaFleur and his coaching staff will not attend the NFL Scouting Combine next week in Indianapolis.
According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, “LaFleur felt his time was better spent working with the staff on scheme projects. Because everything from the combine is recorded, they can view it afterward.”
Davis Webb is leaving Daboll and the Giants to be the QB coach in Denver.
I wish we could get him back, still think he was the most important guy in the room other than Allen. If Russell Wilson can return to anywhere near his previous form Davis is going to quickly get a reputation for being a quarterback whisperer with three solid signal-callers on his resume'.
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Report- Rams have had trade talks about Jalen Ramsey, and it's "very likely" he's dealt - ProFootballTalk
Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey tweeted, and then deleted, that he “maybe” could get traded this offseason. Odds are improving on that happening.
The Rams have had trade talks about the six-time Pro Bowler, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports, and Pelissero’s league sources “now believe it’s very likely Ramsey is dealt in coming weeks.”
Lamar Jackson's camp leaks some information to Stephen A. Smith - ProFootballTalk
The Ravens have stayed quiet regarding the offers that previously have been made to quarterback Lamar Jackson. Jackson has not been quiet, directly or indirectly leaking bits and pieces of the negotiations to the media.
On Friday’s First Take on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith said that Jackson’s camp reached out with some specific information.
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