Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays and provides real-time audio. The NFL teamed up with OneCourt and Ticketmaster to pilot the game-enhancing experience 15 times during the regular-season during games hosted by the Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings.
Washington, 41, has been the defensive line coach at Notre Dame the past four seasons and was switching this year to coach linebackers. He has also been the Fighting Irish's defensive run game coordinator. A defensive tackle in his playing days at Boston College, Washington was linebackers coach at Ohio State from 2019 through 2021 and at Michigan in 2018. He also has previous stops at Cincinnati, BC, Elon and Slippery Rock.
If last offseason was about rebuilding the Chicago Bears' offense, this one is shaping up to be about stabilizing and reshaping the defense. A year ago, Ryan Poles attacked the offensive line from every angle, adding four new starters through a mix of the draft, free agency, and trades. The result was tangible progress. This offseason calls for a similar approach on the other side of the ball, where needs are both obvious and unavoidable. That's what makes this weekend in Mobile so important.
Is there anything more disappointing than seeing that one pop song that completely infiltrated your music recaps of 2025? If you regularly bet on the NFL, it's probably seeing how much you lost on the Lions. The thrilling 2025 NFL regular season featured plenty of unexpected results, and bettors weren't spared. Of the seven teams that entered the campaign with +2000 odds or shorter to win the Super Bowl, only three made the playoffs. None got to the conference championship round.
[Marshon] Lattimore was given the benefit of the doubt for his subpar play in 2024 because of a hamstring injury that limited him to five games, including the playoffs, after the Commanders acquired him. He never regained the form that led to four Pro Bowl berths with the Saints before tearing the ACL in his left knee nine games into the season.
Doyle, who at 29 happens to be the same age as star quarterback Lamar Jackson, becomes the youngest offensive playcaller in the NFL. Doyle was an offensive coordinator for one season with the Chicago Bears last year, but head coach Ben Johnson called the plays. This is a bold move by new Ravens coach Jesse Minter, who hired Doyle after interviewing him in Baltimore on Friday. Doyle has never been an offensive playcaller and has only seven years of NFL coaching experience.
The Seahawks and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers have been owned by Allen's estate since the former owner and Microsoft co-founder died in 2018 after a yearslong battle with cancer. His sister, Jody Allen, has controlled the teams as the executor of the trust, with a directive from her late brother to eventually sell both and donate the proceeds to charity.
Ticket prices for the Feb. 8 Super Bowl are the second-highest ever at an average of about $8,230 each, according to reseller TickPick. The record average purchase price of about $9,800 was set in 2024, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas. This year's contest features the New England Patriots facing off against the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, California.
The last eight seasons, eight years of my life, he's been through ups and downs of me as a player, as a person, he's seen me grow up in a sense, ... we've had a lot of success here and I'd be lying to you if I'm sitting here saying that I feel like I didn't have a part in it because if I make one more play that game in Denver, we're probably not having this press conference right now.
