The NFL thread

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Giants GM Dave Gettleman starts house cleaning with dismissal of Marc Ross, waiving of Bobby Hart
Eagles rookie CB Sidney Jones may make debut vs. Cowboys
Jets' Matt Forte goes on IR with knee injury as New York shuffles roster
Packers sign Corey Linsley to contract extension

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The Indianapolis Colts have fired head coach Chuck Pagano after 6 seasons even winning vs Houston today.
Giants top the Redskins even with Eli Manning struggling hard going 10/28. Cousins 3 turnovers (picks) were the main cause of the Redskins losing.
New England way too much for NY Jets. Brady was on point and the Patriots defense was solid. 26-6
Dallas tops Philly 6-0. Dallas put the ball on the ground and let Zeke pound out over 100 yards to get the victory.
Minnesota ends the year strong at 13-3 locking up the #2 seed in the playoff and a first round bye. 23-10 over the bears.
Browns go 0-16 and fall to the Steelers. Ju Ju had one ridiculous game with over 200+ all purpose yards and a Kickoff return.
Buffalo gets a late interception to prevent the Miami Comeback! 22-16
Tennessee makes Jacksonville go on a 2 game skid with another loss 15-10. JAX still makes the playoffs with ease, so it won't hurt them.
KC and Mahomes (First start) Gets the win over the struggling Broncos 27-24. A 5-11 season will raise some eyebrows in Denver
Rams rested their starters since they are clear into the playoffs. 49'ers cleaned up shop 34-13
Seattle known to be the comeback kicks fells short 27-24 in the 4th quarter to Arizona.
Matt Ryan and the Falcons made Cam and the Panthers pay for all their turnovers (3 interceptions). ATL wins 22-10
Cincy needed to win to help Buffalo get into the playoffs. Dalton made a great play down the seam for them to win 31-27.


News:
Jim Schwartz expected to interview with Giants in next week
Pete Carrol avoids retirement talks.
Browns Pick first in draft Giants 2nd
Texans GM Rick Smith taking extended family medical leave
Broncos coach Vance Joseph facing uphill battle to return




Playoffs:


AFC:
New England (1st round bye and home field)
Steelers (1st round bye)
Jags
KC


Wildcard:
Titans
Buffalo


NFC:
Philly (1st round bye and home field)
Vikings (1st round bye)
Saints
Rams


Wildcard:
Panthers
Falcons

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Bruce Arians emotional in announcing retirement from coaching, cites family
Jon Gruden expected to become Raiders' head coach
Marvin Lewis, Mike Brown seem to be in no hurry to decide future of Bengals' coaching staff
Dom Capers, Packers' defensive boss since '09, fired
Quinton Dunbar signs three-year extension with Redskins
Bills' Sean McDermott: LeSean McCoy has 'chance' to play in wild-card game
Kenyan Drake says throwing helmet was stupid act

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...D=ansmsnnews11

NFL coaching changes.

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Open head coaching positions:
Arizona
Detroit
Chicago
Indy
NY Giants
Oakland (Gruden?)

Possible openings:
Cincy (Marvin lewis has talked about leaving or stepping down)
Browns ... I mean 0-16... you need to fix your damn coaching staff
Cowboys ... Garrett on the hot seat?
Texans .. Bill O'Brien said Sunday after the team's season finale that his future as coach of the Texans is up to owner Bob McNair

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Bengals sign Marvin Lewis to two-year deal through 2019
Top candidates for HOF: linebacker Ray Lewis, wide receiver Randy Moss, guard Steve Hutchinson and linebacker Brian Urlacher.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer announced his retirement Tuesday in an open letter after 14 seasons with three teams.
Alonzo Highsmith leaves Packers front office to be Browns' VP of football operations
Futures of Seahawks' Kam Chancellor, Cliff Avril up in air (neck injury)
49ers will make every effort to keep Jimmy Garoppolo

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Bucs safety T.J. Ward charged for pot possession
Joe Philbin, Ben McAdoo could be pursued for Packers staff vacancies
Steelers teammates confident Antonio Brown (calf) will be ready for playoff game
Cowboys: special-teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia will be allowed to leave despite being under contract with the Cowboys for two more seasons, and quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson and secondary coach Joe Baker, whose contracts were set to expire, were told they will not be back with the team.

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LSU linebacker Arden Key entering NFL draft
Marty Mornhinweg returning as Ravens offensive coordinator
OC Dowell Loggains to reunite with Adam Gase in Miami

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LSU linebacker Arden Key entering NFL draft
Marty Mornhinweg returning as Ravens offensive coordinator
OC Dowell Loggains to reunite with Adam Gase in Miami

So you're including college football in the NFL thread?

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Father of Ryan Shazier: Steelers LB making steady progress from spinal injury

Bills send wings to Cincinnati as thank you for Bengals' win over Ravens

Patriots practice despite blizzard, bye week


LeSean McCoy believes he can play vs. Jags if ankle not painful

NFL television ratings down 9.7 percent during 2017 regular seasonLeonard Fournette buys Jaguars' offensive linemen Rolex watches for helping him rush for 1,040 yards

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Looks like Brady and Bellicheck's lovers spat is getting bigger.Is this the end of the dynasty?

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Vernon Shazier, the father of injured Pittsburgh Steelers
linebacker Ryan Shazier,
told WPXI’s Lisa Sylvester that his son has regained feeling in his legs
and believes Shazier will play football again in the future (h/t Adam Bittner of
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

"He's making progress daily," Vernon
said. "He's a long way from where he was on that Monday
night."


"He's much better," he added
(h/t Lauren Kirschman of PennLive.com),
"but we've agreed to keep his progress private until he's ready to share where
he's at."

Shazier, 25, had spinal stabilization surgery on
Dec. 6 after suffering the injury against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 4. He
had to be stretchered off the field and was unable to move his legs at the
time.







"He said, 'Daddy, pray for me. I can't feel my legs,'"
Vernon Shazier said, recalling the phone call he received from his son after he
suffered the injury.

"When your child is laying there in a situation like
this, I was hoping and wishing I could switch positions with him," he
added.

Shazier has attended two of the team's games at
Heinz Field since suffering the injury and was also at the team's practice
facility on Dec. 23 in a wheelchair. He is currently on injured reserve
and his football future remains in question, though his place on the Steelers is
hardly in doubt.


A number of his teammates visited him in the
hospital in the wake of his injury, with many of them donning customized Shazier cleats or
No. 50 shirts under their pads in the team's Dec. 10 game against the Baltimore
Ravens. They dedicated that win to
the linebacker, awarding him the game ball.

"We are riding with that guy," head coach Mike Tomlin said
after that win, per ESPN.com. "He is strong. He is
strengthening us."

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Great news on Shazier.I hope he doesn't attempt to play again even if cleared.

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Raiders are giving new head coach Jon Gruden a 10-year contract, the longest coaching deal in NFL history, sources tell ESPN. The deal is likely to be worth about $100 million.

ESPN cuts ties with analysts Donovan McNabb, Eric Davis
Jags WR Marqise Lee says he'll play if cleared
NFL closes investigation into Vikings CB Tramaine Brock
Jarvis Landry, Kenyan Drake, Leonard Johnson all lighter in pocket after melee (Buffalo and Miami)

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Titans Fans may have had a heart attack. After KC got the fumble recovery for a TD it was called back, and Tenn holds on to win 22-21. What a crazy finish to that game in KC.

2 Fumbles did the rams in... Also their special teams in the first quarter gave the falcons 2 early field goals and then a TD to go up 13-0, it was hard for them to recover after a lack luster first half. Falcons and their experience head to the next round. 26-13