Drew Brees left the Los Angeles Chargers as a free agent in 2006, joined the New Orleans Saints, and embarked on an incredible 15-year stint with the franchise.
The Los Angeles Chargers will have one player up for an award at the 2025 NFL Honors Awards show but Jim Harbaugh will not have a chance to win Coach of the Year. Harbaugh was passed over in favor of Sean Payton,
Former Saints head coach Sean Payton took to social media Wednesday to challenge legendary former Alabama head coach Nick Saban on his recollection of how Drew Brees ended up in New Orleans in 2006. Nineteen years ago, Saban was entering his second campaign as the head coach of the Dolphins following a 9-7 season.
They signed safety Brandon Jones, defensive lineman Malcolm Roach and inside linebacker Cody Barton to modest deals. During the NFL draft, they traded a future sixth-round pick for John Franklin-Myers and quickly signed him to a reworked, two-year deal worth $15 million.
Just four teams have drafted fewer players than the Saints since they promoted Mickey Loomis to GM. Years of trade gambles haven’t paid off:
There are several big factors for Jones in this coaching search — one of which is not letting a coach destined for success get away from him again.
DENVER — The Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles ... protection unit, Sean Payton would be 3-1 against Kansas City since becoming Broncos head coach, and Jim Harbaugh was really close to going 2-0 against Andy Reid this season. The Chargers (11-7) lost ...
A common joke is that the NFL stands for “Not For Long.” Players have relatively short careers, and head coaches have very little job security. Which coaches have developed a program consistent enough to be perennial contenders?
The Broncos have fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica, sources confirmed to ESPN, after two costly gaffes by his unit during the regular season.
Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.
Alex Forsyth got mowed over on the play and George Karlaftis blocked the kick. The Broncos replaced Forsyth with Matt Peart in field goal protection from that point, so Kotwica did what he could do to remedy the situation. But the Broncos have chosen to go in another direction.
A source said Friday the Denver head coach fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica after two seasons.