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Steelers reportedly close to hiring defensive coordinator

PITTSBURGH — According to several media outlets, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers are close to signing Patrick Graham as their defensive coordinator. Graham, 47, would be the first major hire to new coach Mike McCarthy’s staff. Graham was the defensive coordinator the past three seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, and he also served in that role with the Miami Dolphins in 2019 and New York Giants in 2020 and 2021. He was the linebackers coach/run game coordinator on McCarthy’s staff in Green Bay in 2018. Former Buffalo Bills receivers coach Adam Henry, who was ...

Cleveland Browns pick Todd Monken as coach

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have hired one of their former coordinators to be the team’s head coach. However, it is not the one some people expected. The Browns hired Todd Monken on Wednesday as the franchise’s 19th full-time head coach, wrapping up a three-week search. He ...

McCarthy comes home to Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him. There the kid who grew up rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers from his family’s home in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood was on Tuesday, sitting on dais wearing a ...

Tough coaching helped Drake Maye flourish

Drake Maye got the tough coaching he wanted and thrived. The 23-year-old Maye is one victory away from being the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. He is grateful to have coach Mike Vrabel and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in New England. The Patriots went from ...

Bill Belichick snubbed in first HOF vote

Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn’t get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report from ESPN. Citing four unidentified sources, ESPN reported Tuesday that Belichick didn’t receive the necessary 40 votes from ...