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Flores is in high demand. He's already interviewed for the Baltimore Ravens' head-coaching opening. The Minnesota Vikings are confident about keeping him around if he fails to get a top job elsewhere. And the biggest possible danger also threw their hat into the ring just as the respected defensive mind was sitting down with head coach Dan Quinn and others in positions of power.

"Obviously, I didn't pitch a shutout," Campbell said Wednesday. "I had two or three plays that I wish I could have back. But that's $300 million in defensive ends and I've got a ton of respect for those dudes. It's going to be like that every week in the playoffs. "Like Coach [Mike] Vrabel said, you've gotta be willing to spill a little blood and violence. You've just gotta hope you don't spill more than they do. That's the name of the game."

Incidentally, Brady's Bills offense just faced Campanile's Jacksonville defense in a playoff game Sunday. Brady, an alumnus of Everglades High in Miramar, has held that role with the Bills full-time for the past two seasons, building off his success when he took over the job in the interim upon the firing of Ken Dorsey, former Miami Hurricanes national championship-winning quarterback, during the 2023 season.

Warner was officially ruled out Friday from the 49ers' divisional-round visit to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night, three months after his right ankle fracture. Coach Kyle Shanahan announced Tuesday that Warner's practice window would open this week for a potential return next week, and he reiterated Friday that could be the case if the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game for an eighth straight time when making the playoffs.

"Stef is one of the best teammates I've ever had in my career, in my life," Stroud said. "He's been amazing to my life, not just on the field but off as well. I think he's super teammate oriented. He wants to be around the guys. He wants to do stuff for the guys. He wants to be one of the captains in the room."

Someone looking to understand America might do well to study the nation's embrace of football. N.F.L. games regularly outperform anything else on television, and, in 2025, some hundred and twenty-seven million viewers tuned in to the Super Bowl - more than ever before. As this year's championship approaches, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz are joined by their fellow New Yorker writer Louisa Thomas to unpack the sport's allure, which has persisted despite increasingly dire evidence of the danger it poses to players' health.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Long-snapper JJ Jansen not only is the longest-tenured member of the Carolina Panthers with 17 seasons under his belt, he's also arguably the most insightful. So when he saw second-year coach Dave Canales sitting in the back of the special teams room earlier this season, listening to their discussion, taking notes and having conversations with coordinator Tracy Smith, it made an impression because that's not something he saw from Canales last season.

The flag football game that's more fun than fierce will be held at Moscone Center South Building (747 Howard St., SoMa) and broadcast on YouTube on February 7th. In the days leading up to the main event, the athletes will play the 2026 Pro Bowl Games at the same place on February 3rd. Those watching from home will find the event on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and Disney XD beginning at 3:30pm.

Dante Moore, who was the clear-cut No. 2 passer expected to come out of the Class of 2026, announced earlier this week that he will stay at Oregon for one more season, making the Jets the losers of this situation. As of now, no other young quarterback is projected to be a bona fide Day 1 draft pick until the NFL's mind-numbing pre-draft machine ultimately inflates a talent or two that will have no business being taken in the first round.

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones loves where the team is in its ability to add quality players through the draft and free agency, which he traces to the decision made at the start of the 2025 season. "The very best of what we were trying to get involving the Micah Parsons trade is all out there ahead of us," Jones said at the end-of-season press conference.

Next year's group of pro prospects has the opportunity to be special. It already had headliners in Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and Texas quarterback Arch Manning. But it got even better on Wednesday, when Oregon quarterback Dante Moore -- thought to be a top-five pick in 2026 -- announced his return to the Ducks for next season. And we're still not sure if Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss will be part of the class, too, which we'll dive into below.

The Lions' search for a new offensive coordinator continues to expand. Current Falcons OC Zac Robinson is the latest candidate to line up an interview. Robinson will speak with Detroit today about the position, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. That makes two teams interested in his case. The Buccaneers have already interviewed Robinson for their OC opening. With a Todd Monken reunion seemingly unlikely, Tampa Bay could show continued interest in his case.

SANTA CLARA Ricky Pearsall Jr. hasn't hit top-end speed since late September but said Wednesday he was optimistic about playing for the 49ers Saturday night when they visit the Seattle Seahawks. Fred Warner is probably a week away meaning the sixth-seeded 49ers (13-5) will have to beat the No. 1 Seahawks (14-3) in an NFL divisional playoff game (Fox, 5 p.m.) for him to complete an improbable in-season comeback from a broken and dislocated right ankle sustained on Oct. 12.