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Against all odds, NFL stays on schedule Despite numerous challenges presented by the coronavirus, the league has avoided any canceled games going into the final weekend of the regular season. By BARRY WILNERAssociated Press Share Cleveland’s Kevin Stefanski is the latest head coach who has had to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak, but the Browns were able to resume practice Friday in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cleveland can clinch a playoff berth with a victory. Ron Schwane/Associated Press It’s now 2021, and while the league isn’t gloating about get...

TAMPA, Fla. -- — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heating up at the right time. Hardly surprising where Brady is concerned. The six-time Super Bowl champion threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns Sunday, helping the playoff-bound Bucs clinch the fifth seed in the NFC with a 44-27 regular season-ending win over the Atlanta Falcons. But the team's fourth straight victory, which means the Bucs (11-5) will face the NFC East champion, Washington or the New York Giants, on the road in the club’s first postseason game in 13 years, may have come with a steep cost. Star receiver Mike Ev...

A season often in doubt to end on time, no cancellations By BARRY WILNERJanuary 1, 2021 GMT Without cancellations or significant delays, too, likely even to the staging of the Super Bowl. It’s now 2021, and while the league isn’t gloating about getting every regular-season game played in an NFL stadium, maybe it should. When the Eagles host Washington for the season finale, a sense of achievement and relief would be natural. “It’s been a tremendous accomplishment by our players and clubs, all personnel who have worked on this, and certainly our relationship with the players associatio...

Jan 1, 2021 The Detroit Lions have conducted a series of interviews to find their next general manager, including with Louis Riddick, Thomas Dimitroff, Scott Pioli, and Rick Smith.  Teams still cannot interview general manager candidates who are currently employed by another NFL team until the end of the regular season. The day after the NFL regular season ends is January 4th, 2021.  At that point, in-person interviews may begin for the general manager or head coaching candidates who are either not employed by an NFL team or are with a team that is not in the postseason. Virtual interviews ...

Morris took over as interim coach on Oct. 12, a day after the Falcons decided to part ways with general manager Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Dan Quinn. At the time, the Falcons were 0-5 and coming off a 23-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Since then, the Falcons have gone 4-6 under Morris and five of those losses were by five points or less. "Every single day I communicate to Rich McKay," Morris said. "Twice a week, you communicate with Arthur Blank. All of those things are looked at as interviews. … Everything is going to be an interview, and it always will be, and it always has been. ...