The 2025 common season is within the books, that means it is time for some to modify gears to the offseason and others to shift focus to the NFL playoffs.
Every bit of stories is all of the extra consequential getting into the postseason, because the march to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara formally kicks off.
Who’s harm? Who’s working towards? Who’s beginning? Who’s on the recent seat?
Here’s the most recent on what’s occurring across the league:
The Steelers are reportedly planning to rent former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy as their new head coach, but it surely’s not in an effort to retain four-time MVP Rodgers. However, the transfer is not anticipated to harm Pittsburgh’s probabilities of retaining the longer term Hall of Fame quarterback, who’s deciding whether or not he desires to play subsequent season.
The Dolphins have landed one of many prime head coach candidates on this teaching carousel cycle. Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Hafley has reportedly reached an settlement to change into the Dolphins’ subsequent head coach. This will mark the 46-year-old Hafley’s first head teaching job within the NFL. Hafley has been Green Bay’s defensive coordinator the previous two seasons, a stint preceded by being the pinnacle coach at Boston College from 2020-23. Miami just lately employed long-time Packers govt Jon-Eric Sullivan as its new basic supervisor; Hafley and Sullivan labored collectively the final two years in Green Bay.
After one other season of failed expectations wherein the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the second consecutive yr, they enter one other offseason of uncertainty, beginning with who’ll be their beginning quarterback in 2026. Tua Tagovailoa was benched for the ultimate three video games of the season due to poor play. Tagovailoa is assured $54 million for 2026, and the Dolphins would incur important hits to the wage cap by releasing him. Releasing him subsequent yr would lead to a $99 million lifeless cap cost. If the transfer is designated as a post-June 1 launch, these prices are break up over two years, with $67.4 million allotted to the 2026 cap and $31.8 million in 2027.
The Seahawks’ most up-to-date harm report lists Darnold as having no harm designation heading into the 2026 NFC Championship Game in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams regardless of him being restricted in observe all week. Seattle’s starter was beforehand questionable to play within the staff’s divisional-round matchup with an indirect concern.
In the common season, Darnold totaled 4,048 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a 99.1 passer score, whereas finishing a career-high 67.7% of his passes. The Seahawks went 14-3, which ended with them beating the San Francisco 49ers on the street in Week 18 to clinch the NFC West and the No. 1 seed within the NFC.
Thielen introduced his retirement after 12 seasons on Jan. 14. A two-time Pro Bowler, Thielen spent the primary 9 seasons of his profession with the Minnesota Vikings (2014-22), adopted by a two-year stint with the Carolina Panthers (2023-24) and splitting the 2025 season with the Vikings and Steelers. He totaled 1,000-plus receiving yards in three seasons (2017, 2018 and 2023) and double-digit receiving touchdowns in two seasons (2020-21).
Despite an injury-shortened rookie marketing campaign, the Jacksonville Jaguars intend on having the broad receiver/cornerback play each methods once more in 2026, ESPN reported on Jan. 14. Hunter’s 2025 season ended after seven video games as a consequence of a knee harm. Hunter, whom the Jags traded as much as choose with the second general decide within the 2025 NFL Draft, totaled 28 receptions for 298 yards and one landing as a receiver. Hunter logged three passes defended and 15 mixed tackles as a defensive again. Jacksonville went 13-4 and received the AFC South earlier than dropping to within the wild-card spherical.
Packers HC Matt LaFleur will get extension
The Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur have reportedly agreed to a multiyear contract extension. While the main points of the deal aren’t public, it confirms LaFleur will stay in Green Bay for his eighth season following the Packers’ slim loss to the Chicago Bears within the NFC wild-card spherical. LaFleur had one yr remaining on his contract, and it had been reported that the Packers would both lengthen the longtime head coach or transfer on from him this offseason.
In the primary seven years below LaFleur, Green Bay went 76-40-1, lacking the playoffs simply as soon as. However, 2025 marked the third yr that the Packers received the No. 7 seed within the NFC, and LaFleur is 3-6 within the playoffs.
Crosby went by means of profitable surgical procedure to restore the meniscus in his left knee in early January. He could have six months to recuperate earlier than NFL coaching camp begins. Crosby missed the Raiders’ ultimate two video games of the 2025 season after posting 10.0 sacks and 73 tackles in 15 video games.
The Falcons have agreed to change the ultimate two years of Cousins’ contract, per ESPN and The Athletic. According to reviews, the transfer will possible result in the Falcons releasing Cousins by the third day of the 2026 NFL league yr on March 13, as it’s unlikely any staff would look to commerce for him given his contract. As a part of the restructure, Atlanta transformed Cousins’ 2026 wage from $35 million to $2.1 million and moved the remaining $32.9 million to his 2027 base wage to extend the determine to $67.9 million. His 2027 wage would change into assured if he is nonetheless with the staff by March 13, whereas releasing him with a post-June 1 designation would value the Falcons a lifeless cap hit of $35 million that may be break up into funds of $22.5 million in 2026 and $12.5 million in 2027.
Cousins, who began eight of his 10 video games performed this season, will play in his fifteenth season in 2026. The veteran signal-caller led the Falcons to a 5-2 document instead of the injured Michael Penix Jr. (torn ACL) to finish the yr, finishing 61.8% of his passes for 1,471 yards, 10 landing passes and 5 interceptions in that span.
The Commanders had the NFL’s oldest roster this season, however certainly one of their key veterans has expressed an curiosity in returning in 2026. Miller introduced that he’d wish to proceed enjoying at the least yet one more season and would favor to remain in Washington. Miller, who signed a one-year deal final offseason, will flip 37 in March, the identical month he may also be a free agent. The 2025 marketing campaign was Miller’s first full season since 2018. He began three of his 17 video games performed and gathered 9.0 sacks, 26 tackles and 6 tackles for loss.
“I think I proved to myself I can play another year,” Miller stated, per NBC. “I want to be here, but I’m not in a position to start making demands and saying where I want to play and where I want to be at. Whoever wants me, that’s where I’ll be. … I would love to be a Commander. … [Head coach Dan Quinn] does a great job of keeping me healthy and ready to go as far as vet days and rest, and I would love to be able to run that back.”
Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles assured in 2026 return
Bowles isn’t nervous about his job safety after an epic collapse by the Bucs. Everything unraveled after a 6-2 begin, and the Buccaneers (8-9) did not win their fifth consecutive NFC South title. Bowles had led Tampa Bay to the playoffs in every of his first three seasons after changing Bruce Arians in 2022. He has three years remaining on his contract, and he’s working as if he’ll return for a fifth season.
“I’ve earned the chance,” Bowles stated about coming again. “I’ve won three straight division titles, so that says a lot as far as I’m concerned. I don’t really have a message for fans other than true fans are true fans, and we’re going to try to do our best to go out there and win for them. They’re going to feel how they feel, but that’s not a coach’s problem. The coach’s problem is to make the team better and that’s all I’m looking forward to.
“I really feel like we had sufficient expertise to win. The errors we made weren’t talent-driven; they had been extra mistake-driven.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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