When the 2024 season ended for the New York Jets, it seemed like there was a very real chance that Aaron Rodgers had played his final snap in a Jets uniform, but with the recent hiring of Aaron Glenn as head coach,
Jordan Love just finished his second season as the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. While Love made progress in some areas and struggled in others, most experts still view him as having the potential to be an elite NFL quarterback.
Following weeks of speculation about his future, Robert Saleh found a new job with an NFL team months after he was surprisingly fired from Aaron Rodgers' New York Jets.
Clements latched on with Green Bay back in 2006, spending six years as the team's quarterbacks coach — a role that had working extensively with Rodgers. Clements was promoted to the Packers' offensive coordinator from 2012 to 2014, and then assistant head coach for 2015 and 2016.
The New York Jets got their guy. The team announced it had hired former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as its new head coach, succeeding Robert Saleh, who was fired last year after a 2-3 start.
D.J. Reed's path to free agency started with the San Francisco 49ers, who drafted him in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Reed quickly became a key contributor, even reaching Super Bowl LIV in his second season, though the 49ers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Lions raided the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their new defensive line coach, hiring Kacy Rodgers to replace Terrell Williams. Now the Lions are looking at another Buccaneers coach to perhaps take over as Detroit's new defensive coordinator.
While it's undeniably true that football teams benefit from complementary play, Newton may be oversimplifying things just a bit. In 2024, the Dolphins, Bears, Steelers and Cardinals all fielded top-15 defenses without a resulting MVP candidate at quarterback. So did the 2023 Patriots, Browns, Jets, Raiders and Saints.
The NFL season is coming close to an end, with only four teams remaining in the playoffs, there are more than 1,500 players contemplating what comes next.
NFL season has a grand total of three games remaining, which means the order for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft is essentially set (aside from the final four teams). Here’s a closer look at the results of my latest Round 1 mock of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Former NFL MVP Cam Newton has faith that Aaron Rodgers can turn back the clock and play MVP-caliber football.
According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions are interviewing former Michigan Wolverines linebacker Larry Foote to fill the void at defensive coordinator left when Glenn departed to join the New York Jets.