Ian Rapoport

The finalists for the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.

Browns DC Jim Schwartz, informed that the team was hiring Todd Monken over him, has told those close to him that he’s out, per The Insiders.

Cleveland would like to retain Schwartz, who is under contract. The respected DC may have other plans. He’s coveted.

The Browns are hiring former Ravens OC Todd Monken as their new head coach, per The Insiders.

After an exhaustive search, Cleveland lands on Monken, who previously worked with MVP Lamar Jackson.

What a day

New Steelers coach Mike McCarthy has left the door wide open for Aaron Rodgers to return.

The Bills are promoting their own OC Joe Brady to head coach, per The Insiders.

It’s a 5-year deal for Joe Brady — who has been a top HC candidate for years. Now, he lands at home.

Rematch.

Patriots vs Seahawks in Super Bowl LX

The Patriots and Drake Maye are headed to the Super Bowl.

A look back at the 2024 Draft, when the Patriots believed there were three QBs worthy of going No. 1 overall. One starts today for them.

The Patriots are activating WR Mack Hollins to play Sunday against the Broncos after recovering from an abdominal injury that landed him on Injured Reserve.

Sources: The Dolphins are hiring Bobby Slowik, their senior passing game coordinator, as the new offensive coordinator.

The former Texans OC helped CJ Stroud to his stellar rookie season. Now, he’s back as a play-caller in Miami.

Remaining coaching searches likely to heat up following Championship Sunday's results The results of the AFC and NFC Championship Games will go a long way in helping this year’s wild, marathon coaching carousel reach a conclusion, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports.

How will the games on Championship Sunday affect the coaching searches?

While this primarily covers the head coaches, one note here: There is mutual interest between the Packers and Jim Leonhard for the Packers' open DC job. One to watch.

While Art Rooney originally said he believed Aaron Rodgers would not play again for the Steelers, this does open the door for a return. @tompelissero.bsky.social

The Bills plan to spend Saturday in Los Angeles doing an in-person interview with Anthony Lynn, their interim coach in 2016.

The former Chargers head coach is currently the Commanders' run game coordinator.

Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver is also set to have a Bills interview tomorrow.

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza makes it official: He’s declaring for the NFL Draft

Among the head coach candidates the Ravens have interviewed, a few could be considered for OCs -- including Joe Brady and Kliff Kingsbury -- if they don't land head jobs.

Now official: The Ravens ran their search, and it became clear that the best candidate had previously been in their building.

Jesse Minter lands the Ravens coaching job.

The Cowboys are working to hire Eagles secondary coach and passing game coordinator Christian Parker as their new defensive coordinator, per me and @tompelissero.bsky.social. The deal is not done, but hope is it will be.

A rising young coach, he lands in a big spot with a rival.

The finalists for AP Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year!

The finalists for AP MVP:

The Falcons are expected to hire former Browns OC Tommy Rees as the new OC for coach Kevin Stefanski, sources say.

The favorite all along, Rees now lands in Atlanta.

Big news for Minnesota. The two sides had discussions before but finalized it today. Vikings set to keep one of the best coordinators around (barring a head coach offer).

The Vikings have signed defensive coordinator Brian Flores to a new contract, sources tell me and @rapsheet.bsky.social

Flores is still a candidate with the Steelers and Ravens head coaching jobs. But if he doesn’t land one of those, he’ll stay in Minnesota.

WR Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers are officially splitting.

The Cardinals are bringing in Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile for a second, in-person interview tomorrow for HC, sources say. He's flying in tonight.

Jax's emergence was spurred, in part, by Campanile's unit -- No. 1 against the run. AZ gets another look.

The Falcons are putting in requests for their GM search and sources say Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham and Texans assistant GM James Liipfert got slips, sources say.

Cunningham was in the President of Football interviews, while Liipfert is a former Georgia Tech star.

Bills owner Terry Pegula: "I felt like we hit the proverbial playoff wall."

The question was, if the Broncos win, will Davis Webb's HC stock rise? Answer: It's already high.

A new OC for Justin Herbert. A great spot for Mike McDaniel and his family, with the added bonus of his wife being from California.